The Theory and Practice of ArcheryLongmans, Green, 1887 - 296 páginas |
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Página viii
... holds good ; but improvements have been effected since his time , and Mr. Butt has been able to add a great deal of useful information gathered from the long ex- perience of himself and his contemporaries . The chapters which deal with ...
... holds good ; but improvements have been effected since his time , and Mr. Butt has been able to add a great deal of useful information gathered from the long ex- perience of himself and his contemporaries . The chapters which deal with ...
Página x
... hold steady , and he will hit the bull's - eye . But the archer has also to supply the motive force which propels his arrow . As he watches the graceful flight of a well - shot shaft , he can feel a pride in its swiftness and strength ...
... hold steady , and he will hit the bull's - eye . But the archer has also to supply the motive force which propels his arrow . As he watches the graceful flight of a well - shot shaft , he can feel a pride in its swiftness and strength ...
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... opposed to the more powerful weapon used by our forefathers for the purposes of war . The cross - bow never took a very strong hold on the English nation as compared with the long - bow , B and , as it has never been much employed for.
... opposed to the more powerful weapon used by our forefathers for the purposes of war . The cross - bow never took a very strong hold on the English nation as compared with the long - bow , B and , as it has never been much employed for.
Página 9
... hold itself upright or stoop , i.e. follow the string - should be regulated by its strength and the length of the arrow to be used with it . It may be taken as a safe rule that the stronger the bow the greater its length should be ; and ...
... hold itself upright or stoop , i.e. follow the string - should be regulated by its strength and the length of the arrow to be used with it . It may be taken as a safe rule that the stronger the bow the greater its length should be ; and ...
Página 18
... holds in his hand ? Scarce 50 lbs . ! And yet the pace of his shaft is unsurpassed by any ; and it is close upon five shillings in weight too . There is another . Mark his strength and muscular power ! Possibly a bow of 80 lbs . would ...
... holds in his hand ? Scarce 50 lbs . ! And yet the pace of his shaft is unsurpassed by any ; and it is close upon five shillings in weight too . There is another . Mark his strength and muscular power ! Possibly a bow of 80 lbs . would ...
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60 Yards TOTALS arrows at 60 Butt C. E. Nesham C. H. Everett C. J. Longman Cabinet Edition Captain C. H. Fisher Crystal Palace Archery Eyre feathers fingers GENTLEMEN Hits Score gentlemen shot Grand Annual Grand Leamington Grand National Archery H. A. Ford handicap match held on July hits at 60 Hits Score Hits Hits Score Miss Hussey Illustrations inches Jephson Gardens LADIES Hits Score Leamington and Midland loose Major C. H. Fisher Meeting was held Midland Archery Meeting Miss H Miss Legh National Archery Meeting nock O. K. Prescot Palace Archery Meeting Piers F point for hits point for score point of aim Rimington Royal Toxophilite Society score at 60 Score Hits Score Scorton Arrow shooting string T. L. Coulson target TOTALS GENTLEMEN Hits TOTALS Hits Score TOTALS LADIES Hits vols won the point Yards 80 Yards Yards TOTALS GENTLEMEN Yards TOTALS Hits Yards TOTALS LADIES
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