- Usually "fast flight" type strings need to be an inch longer than Dacron because they stretch less.
- Lars Andersen is full of shit
- "To draw a bow like an Olympian, draw to the eye, and then down to keep natural shoulder rolling motion." - just tried it, doesn't work.
- There is, in fact, a way to tell if an arrow is too stiff for a bow.
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[Fast Flight] doesn't stretch much, meaning more energy can be transferred to the arrow on the shot, but causes more shocks to the limb tips. Dacron stretches more ... continued
- Yugaeri (Turning of the Bow) happens when you shoot Japanese longbow. Upon release, the bow swings inside your palm. This turning effect somehow stops the string from hitting your ears, which this site claims does occasionally happen if held improperly.
