How to use cylindrical thumb ring ?

orange · Post by **orange** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:57 pm

Thanks all for partial info

- Yes, I know and I have Kay's book, don't have Chinese archery, but looking for cheap one.

- Newer rings hurt, this is bad new for me, unfortunately I have luck to have very big thumb, so there will be no way to use original rinks (they are too small for me)

I just recently send my thumb finger to Korea to get better fit lip based ring

- What bout this type of rings ?

They looks like one evolutionary step before pure cylindrical ones:

From archive:

Chinese - Early Archers' Rings

PS: Peter, I am a left side archer too

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:22 am

5 mm is a very big ledge for a cylindrical ring. The correct angle of the hand is important notwithstanding. Peter and I discussed the problem of fletchings longer than the brace height of the bow and how to draw the arrow without ruffling the feathers. His solution is the easiest to learn, but I am sure we will find ways to refine it. Unfortunately, Manchu fletchings are much longer than Japanese ones otherwise we could use the Japanese technique.

Jos?Dom · Post by **Jos?Dom** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:28 am

I have found the same problem as Bede and Peter, especially with Manchu arrows that have 30cm long fletchings. It's annoying to draw these arrows messing the feathers and fixing them again with fingers. My solution was to trim the fletchings in a low profile tapering to the end, still leaving the length of the fletchings. The problem was fixed to me. I'll post pictures of these arrows next time.

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:53 am

The ring in your pictures is a copy of the Shang Dynasty ring in the tomb of Fu Hao. This ring was made in 1100 BC. It had no relationship with cylindrical rings. They were not developed until the 16th-17th century.

It is described in my article on Early Archers' Rings, see http://www.atarn.org/chinese/thumbrings ... _rings.htm