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		trengrj on Jan 22, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why didn't France adopt the longbow like England d... Makes me want to learn how to use the longbow. It seems a challenge that this skill has been lost, and is interesting in that how long it took to develop.

zaphar on Jan 22, 2016 [–]

I own one and they are very fun to shoot. But it take a lot of practice to be accurate with one. There is no sight or even an arrow rest on authentic english longbow so learning to shoot consistently takes a while.

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