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Title: Archer's thumb rest
Post by: FOXXNTROUT on January 29, 2009, 01:03:00 PM

Found this today and found it interesting.

http://www.primitiveways.com/archer%27s_thumb_ring.html

Title: Re: Archer's thumb rest
Post by: Bob G on January 29, 2009, 01:11:00 PM

Very interesting...... I always wondered how those worked. I don't know about resting the arrow on the opposite side, that would really mess ME up.

Title: Re: Archer's thumb rest
Post by: George D. Stout on January 29, 2009, 01:12:00 PM

Those are thumb rings....not thumb rests. They have been, and are used, by many archers...today they are still used in recreative shoots like the SCA get togethers, and many folks who shoot the short horse bows.

Title: Re: Archer's thumb rest
Post by: Jhoneil1 on January 30, 2009, 09:25:00 PM

That is a weird one.. Why would you need a loop to use a thumbring. The ones in that website is way too long also.

Title: Re: Archer's thumb rest
Post by: Jhoneil1 on January 30, 2009, 09:30:00 PM

These are ones that I made. Not very pretty but they are functional:

(http://jhoneil.smugmug.com/photos/107655001_u53TG-L-1.jpg)

(http://jhoneil.smugmug.com/photos/128198173_abAhY-L-1.jpg)

(http://jhoneil.smugmug.com/photos/182474128_2udVV-M.jpg)

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