And this video also shows that the bow twisting what kydo archers are doing - and practicing a lot - has nothing to do as the arrow already left the string as I see. At 0:27.
the release done by a machine is always STATIC! By finger release, the strings leaves your fingers a bit to left, this helps to bend the arrow. Your left arm pushes the bow forward. The machine never does this. That is way those shoots are bad.
Win&Win was made a machine after lot of researching an testing. That makes a much better shoot. But not as good as a man.
Actually the answer isn't the feathers. It the spine weight and the archers paradox (look it up). The fletches will cause the arrow to spin, "increasing precision", but I doubt Kyudu archers will take this to the next level and use helical fletches.
I'm surprised that unfletched arrows miss. It's common for western archers to use a combination of fletched and unfletched arrows to tune their equipment. Generally this is fine tuning, and both types of arrow will hit the target.
And this video also shows that the bow twisting what kydo archers are doing - and practicing a lot - has nothing to do as the arrow already left the string as I see. At 0:27.
mcdougles 7 months ago
the release done by a machine is always STATIC! By finger release, the strings leaves your fingers a bit to left, this helps to bend the arrow. Your left arm pushes the bow forward. The machine never does this. That is way those shoots are bad.
Win&Win was made a machine after lot of researching an testing. That makes a much better shoot. But not as good as a man.
mcdougles 7 months ago
Every arrow shot on any off-center bow will do this, it's not an intended part of the Japanese style of archery.
guilemaster147 9 months ago
its called the archer's paradox
its when the tip of the arrow is moving at a slower speed than the nock thus forcing a curve.
minxel16 9 months ago
@minxel16 At last - an explanation in plain English!
yastunt 9 months ago
Actually the answer isn't the feathers. It the spine weight and the archers paradox (look it up). The fletches will cause the arrow to spin, "increasing precision", but I doubt Kyudu archers will take this to the next level and use helical fletches.
I'm surprised that unfletched arrows miss. It's common for western archers to use a combination of fletched and unfletched arrows to tune their equipment. Generally this is fine tuning, and both types of arrow will hit the target.
dmgm1970 1 year ago
it curves?
Ogihci1997 2 years ago
Yeh - I'm also puzzled by that as well!
yastunt 1 year ago