Hi all,
A little while ago I bought a little Korean bow for something different. While it's been fun, a 45# horse bow is still no match for a 60ish Centaur (which I might add is still one of the finest bows I have ever owned)
Anyway, having a reasonably long draw at 31 and a bit, I have always been quite limited in the bows I can shoot, I have a 64" and 62" curve and the afore mentioned longbow at 62".
But after a bit of training I've managed to be able to shoot my longbow this way and not feel like my finger is about to disconnect from my palm haha.
Anyway, it got me to thinking, why don't more people use this technique for long bows and recurves? You have much less surface area on the string, so there is much less pinch, which is what has been my major issue with shorter bows.
Are there any other shooters out there that have had similar experiences? Does it work as well?