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Transitional armour. Transitional armour describes the armour used in Europe around the 13th and 14th centuries, as body armour moved from simple mail hauberks to full plate armour. The couter was added to the hauberk to better protect the elbows, and splinted armour and the coat of plates provided increased protection for other areas.
Methods of Arrow-Release: Ancient and Modern Methods of Arrow-Release.By Edward S. Morse. Salem, Bull Essex inst. 8°.
Ancient and modern methods of arrow-release. by Edward S. Morse, 1885. WHEN I began collecting data illustrating the various methods of releasing the arrow from the bow as practiced by different races, I was animated only by the idlest curiosity. It soon became evident, however, that some importance might attach to preserving the methods of ...
Transitional armour describes the armour used in Europe around the 14th century, as body armour moved from simple maille hauberks to full plate. The couter was added to the hauberk to better protect the elbows, and splinted armour and the coat of plates provided increased protection for other...
The bowstring release has always been considered as the most important element of an archer’s technique as it predetermines athlete’s performance. It is the cornerstone of archery technique as well as its most complicated element. Biomechanical analysis shows that the bowstring release can be executed in a few fundamentally different ways ...
Transitional armour describes the armour used in Europe around the 14th century, as body armour moved from simple mail hauberks to full plate armour. The couter was added to the hauberk to better protect the elbows, and splinted armour and the coat of plates provided increased protection for other areas. Swordfighting re-enactors such as the Society for Creative Anachronisms wear personalized ...
The arrow is lightly held between the first and second fingers, the thumb straight and inactive. Since this release has been practiced by the Mediterranean nations from early historic times, it may with propriety be called the Mediterranean release. The following figures (Figs. 8 and 9) illustrate this form of release.
