Mistakes:
- The bow does not quite bend enough. I have invented a good rule of thumb for that: either sketch or then just imagine a rectangle around the bow, the bows ends should bend to the middle of the upper and lower frames of the rectangle. It's as easy as that, doesn't matter which shape the bow is.
- The archer here is using only two fingers for a Mediterranean grip. Proper grip utilises three fingers.
- The arrow she's shooting doesn't have fletching at all. Maybe the maker of this picture didn't want them to ruin the sight of her lips. But in reality, it would. Just draw them. Lips don't show.
- The arrows which are on her back do have fletching. But the fletching looks terrible, they're apparently made of grass, or then the feathers are dyed green and damaged very much. They're also too back on the arrow shaft, no room for fingers to grasp the arrow.
- The arrows are on her back and not in a hip quiver.
- The arrow goes from the wrong side of the bow. It should be on the left.
- Keeping the index finger straight is a beginners mistake. Completely unnecessary.
I'll contradict you on number 6. I've seen lots of people putting the arrow on the left side and from my opinion is the wrong side, imagine you're in the forest and you want to hunt something you have more arrows in a hand for backup, when you draw the bow like in this picture(I mean the position of the arrow) you'll act faster than how you're saying. And I'm not the only one who says this, look at Turkish archery, or nomadic archery you'll see that most of them hold on the right side.
ReplyDeleteFaster? maybe, stabler? no. Just as easily as you knock and rest the arrow it would bounce back, making noise and taking more time to correct it, then draw, aim and release the arrow. Besides Turkish and Nomadic use shorter bows so they can shoot on horseback thus shorter arrows easier to control if the arrow bounce back, if you try to secure the arrow with your thumb you will loosen your grip on the bow, so if you shoot there's a big chance your bow would fly out of your hand, even if that doesn't happens the shoot still would be far less accurate.
ReplyDeleteThe way I understood it, what side of the bow the arrow belongs to depends on what drawing technique you use...
ReplyDeleteSo, assuming right-handedness, using mediterranian draw would mean arrow on the left - since when you release the string, it goes slightly to the left (as that's where your right hand fingers point) and that makes the arrow flex around the bow's shaft as it's launched.
Likewise, with thumb grip the string slips in the opposite direction and the arrow would want to be on the right side to profit from that.
I'm not claiming to be an expert here though, quite opposite - I'm an absolute beginner trying to wrap my head around how it works, so any and all corrections are appreciated. Whether what I assumed is true, has exceptions to it or is complete gibberish, I would like to know :)