Late roman archery (aiming)!

[Virilis]

Salve!

I will demostrate again my opinion that the late roman helmets with the nasal quards were not intended to be used with bows. Here is a picture where I am trying to shoot a bow with a Burgh Castle style helmet.

First of all, the nasal quard get`s in the way when I am trying to anchor the shot in my cheek. Most importantly, it is impossible to get a good aiming vision with your right eye, the nasal quard just get`s in the way very badly, no matter how much you bend your body. It is the same with the thumb-release method.

Then again with a open-faced helmet (here a eastern viking style helmet) the shooting is very easy. I am not saying that shooting with a nasal-quard helmet is impossible, it is simply much harder. Perhaps there is a connection with the adoption of the late roman army of the open faced germanic style spangenhelms without the nasal-quards (or very tiny ones, kind of relics?) and the more varied role of the late roman soldier wich includes also archery?