Jim,

Those arrows could be used as spears!

By the way, I have that same hunting outfit.8)

Great Picture! Thanks.

TR sure did have some adventures. I have a book about him that’s on my list, but it’s so damn thick! I’m sure once I get into it, it’ll go fast.

And that bow, wow what a nice curve!

I believe that outfit is of the scheme “Natura-Hide”…a precursor to a Cabella’s pattern of today…

I’ve read there are still legal entanglements over patent rights…8)

Doc Nock wrote: I believe that outfit is of the scheme “Natura-Hide”…a precursor to a Cabella’s pattern of today…

Seriously though (or as serious as I can be) – “The River of Doubt” is a really good read, about an impressive expedition, during a time when that word still truly meant something.

And I always find it fascinating to look at archival photos of both archery equipment and shooting form/technique across different cultures. It casts a lot of perspective on those modern day “experts” who say that one must shoot their bow with such-and-such form, that an arrow has to be set up such and such way, etc. And often, when you look around, there are numerous examples from other cultures of archers who did things quite differently, and obviously with success. What did all of these other people, who depended on their bows for survival for millenia, do without this modern expert advice?

8)

SH,

You must have a rather large HAMMER cause you often hit the Nail on the head, (IMNSHO).

I don’t trust memory much anymore, but in something I read of Doc Ashby, he documented some native culture that after WWII had metal from downed this and that to make broad heads….they were up to 1000 gr. if memory serves…and they had 4′ or so arrows…

What stuck with me most, was Doc sharing that if you looked at their “quiver” it looked a mess as they had arrows of every conceivable length in there… but EACH arrow was hand-tuned to that shooter’s bow and style!

Imagine THAT! Years later, I run across Troy B’s tuning guide on Tuff Head site and bam…tune each arrow! Doh! 😯

As you say, SH, those people LIVES depended on things that worked or they starved… I’m a long way from that from the image in the mirror (and I don’t look wearing that brand of Natura-hide), I’m a long way from starvation, but…I do like to be assured that I have as much “forgiveness” built into my set up as possible…

My hide turns bright red! Ouch!

R2 wrote: My hide turns bright red! Ouch!

Texas sun or the many thorns???

Never mind…I don’t really want that visual in my mind’s eye! 😯

Now where is that sharp pencil….?:roll:

Damn, somebody knew how to tiller a bow, huh?

My theory (unsupported by any empirical evidence or even much hard thinking) is that the long arrow shafts compensated for the lack of fletchings. This guy had a similar notion, expressed far more confidently and elegantly than I’m capable of doing on the subject: Arrow Length and Arrow Flight

Doc, I blend in well if your looking into the sun.:) Maybe we need a good eraser here? 😉

It would be interesting to see the paradox of one of those long arrows in flight. They might be so close to the intended that there’s not much time for paradox to get started??????????

Thoughts?

I believe there was a quote from Ishi in Pope’s book about that hunting outfit. It was something about paying attention to to where the bush and thorns were and going very slow and cautiously.:oops: