Kalahari Bushman with his bow and arrows.
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amazing language ,how they make those clicking sounds
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Comments are really complicated.
The reason there are no fletchings is because they only really matter on high poundage bows. The sort of poundage you need semi-advanced technology to aquire.
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@abdulkabza Is the archers' paradox a lot to do with release then? I thought it was mainly the arrow flexing as it passes around the bow.
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@Ravenna1964 They use a deadly neurotoxin to take down game and there enemies. The Yanomami and Waorani use a similar poison.
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Hello! I have a Bushman bow and a set of arrows. There is small collection in the Military Museum in Istanbul too. These arrows are made of reed (or similar natural material) but my arrows' shafts are wooden. I have not experimented with the bow especially because I did not want to overstrain it and decided to wait till it reaches the equilibrium. Afrika is dryer than Istanbul anyway. Primitive weapons may be surprisingly efficient despite their simple construction. It deserves respect.
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@udyatanand Juǀʼhoansi, which is a large southern dialect of the language !Kung.
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...is insufficient.
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Reason of absence of fletching: 1-They draw and release with "pinch draw" so that there is probably too little archer's paradox (flexing the shaft during release). Therefore no need to correct the flight too much 2-The arrows have high percentage of "forward of centre" (FOC) especially when the foreshafts are made of metal. It provides good flight characteristics 3- Shooting distance is usually too short. They poison the arrows to get efficiency 'cause both the range and the penetration...
abdulkabza 4 months ago
@abdulkabza
Thanks for giving a good explanation!
I both saw and tried it myself shooting there bows and arrows and I was impressed how well the flew throu the air without feathers. There shafts are made of from a grass that is called Bluegrass ,looks kind of Reed. They gather it where ever they walk. When you look upon a bundle of their arrows you can see that they do not make big differents from thickness of the reedshafts.
Ravenna1964 4 months ago
@Ravenna1964
It does not make big differents since they mostly shoot at big antilops at short distances. Also they only aim for a hit in the body to get the poison in the bloodveins. I asked a hunter how far distance they would consider their limit. He answered about 25 meters. I went hunting with them and saw them shooting att Kudu at about 20 meters. This hunter where well known for his hunting skills and had an excellent looking bow and some beautiful arrows to go with it!
Ravenna1964 4 months ago