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Title: old english longbow shooters - 2 finger draw?
Post by: Stump Buster on April 12, 2009, 11:39:00 PM
Just 2 quick historical questions...

I read here that the early english longbowmen would draw using two fingers.

1) Which two fingers?
2) Split or 2 under?

THANKS!!!

Stump
Title: Re: old english longbow shooters - 2 finger draw?
Post by: TomMcDonald on April 13, 2009, 03:07:00 AM
Split first 2 fingers
Title: Re: old english longbow shooters - 2 finger draw?
Post by: Lucas K on April 13, 2009, 10:25:00 AM
I argee with Tom. It ( the spilt two finger draw) is call the Flemish draw.
Title: Re: old english longbow shooters - 2 finger draw?
Post by: Stump Buster on April 14, 2009, 12:40:00 AM
Thanks Guys!!!
Title: Re: old english longbow shooters - 2 finger draw?
Post by: TomMcDonald on April 14, 2009, 12:47:00 AM
The French would cut those drawing fingers off any archers they captured.
Title: Re: old english longbow shooters - 2 finger draw?
Post by: The Vanilla Gorilla on April 14, 2009, 12:53:00 AM
I heard thats how the origin of "flipping the bird" came about. English archers would show their middle finger to French soldiers, as a way of saying, "You can't get me, sucka!"

Now days its used as a greeting!
Title: Re: old english longbow shooters - 2 finger draw?
Post by: Grey Taylor on April 14, 2009, 02:46:00 AM
"Pluck Yew" (http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/pluckyew.asp)   on Snopes.

Guy
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