To answer below:
My fellow Sunday Leaguers also study and re-enact Champions League football. It's a lot of fun but I'm not foolish enough to think I belong on the pitch in a real competition. I didn't train my whole life to be an expert footballer and most researchers didn't train their whole life to drive an arrow through a man in battle.
[You can click the timestamp to reply directly to any comment]
And there are still native tribes doing hunting and warfare with bows, that were and are studied. And some reenactment freaks are in a way better shape than their ancestors ever were, due to heavy training and better food.
Nobody is shooting in the air with an arrow to distract like you would a snowball. You shoot straight.
I am (or was) a pretty good athlete myself and I still regular shoot with bows (and toy arrows) at people. And I have trained with better athletes. So I value my own opinion here.
I've trained with professional fighters in the UFC, and played for as a warmup alternate for my city's MLS team. I've also played extensively with professional soccer players in invitation only pickup games.
The difference is truly profound. While I understand you may value your experience you might allow for some lack of direct personal experience.
I am not sure what exactly is your point here? Is there any technical point that I made that makes you think I lack insight into the topic? Then please share.
> Maybe go to a LARP or reanectment event and participate (arrows with rubber endings) to compare if there are differences with your close range snowball fight.
This one - which was simple enough to find lukan. [You can just click context near the timestamp above you comment to see the comments made before]
Yes? That was debated in this thread. Don't you think it is a good idea for someone who is talking about arrow fights, but has by his own words only experience in snowball fights, to actually try out a arrow fight to better know what he is talking about?
