The flexing that an arrow goes through upon and after release.
In the "old" days (that was for you, Arthur ), when long bows and other non-center cut style risers were prevalant, at full draw the arrow was actually pointing left of the point of aim. At release, the arrow had to flex, and this instant bend allowed it to be shot around the riser, with minimal contact, then back in line with the point of aim.
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Genesis 27:3
"œNow then, get your weapons "” your quiver and bow "” and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me."
Arthur, thanks for that video link. I never realized that the arrow moves like that when shot! I knew it flexed some, but that sucker looks like a fish swimming upstream when it's first released.
When I first saw a slo-mo video of someone shooting an arrow, I was awed. It seems like a miracle that anyone could ever hit anything with an arrow that's doing all that stuff.[:-]
Of course, the thing people are doing these days is trying to eliminate paradox by shooting dropaway rests at true centershot and stiff arrows with releases. Makes sense in one way, to maximize speed and energy, but a large part of my being revolts at the idea of trying to do away with one of the 'great mysteries' of archery.
Archers paradox?
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