historical shooting in cold weather

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:14 am

Manchu coats and Mongol dels always had long sleeves or cuffs that could be turned down over the hands to keep them warm. This was a normal method of protecting the hands that reached into the Middle East and onto the Black Sea steppe.

I find in cold and wet weather it is all too easy to forget to relax the thumb of the bow hand with predictable results. Strangely,once the skin is injured, it becomes easy to relax and do no more damage; you just get blood on the arrows. The climate in Sydney is such that I rarely get the chance to shoot in cold weather, but when I do I find wearing coats with sleeves longer than my arms quite effective. The drawing arm sleeve in dome types of follow-through automatically falls down over the hand.

Holtzmann · Post by **Holtzmann** » Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:03 pm

well about the coold. i get an even better video:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZTFaVl9JGU

//Emil

suomialex · Post by **suomialex** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:11 pm

Bede:

The climate in Sydney is such that I rarely get the chance to shoot in cold weather,

Ha! I have all the chance to freeze enough...