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invent_or_die t1_iy14yiy wrote

Reply to comment by monsterblood10 in TIL that many pro archers use surprise release mechanisms to prevent themselves from anticipating and reacting to the impending impact. by broogernavn

Modern equipment is light years ahead of anything they had. Gotta believe techniques are far better as well.

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NorthernerWuwu t1_iy1pta4 wrote

As a counterpoint though, relatively few people today make a career out of it while archers might well have devoted their entire lives from a young age to the skill back in antiquity.

Obviously the modern equipment is orders of magnitude better but if both were using the same stuff, I'm not so certain the results would be the same.

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TheDBryBear t1_iy2kegb wrote

also entirely different purpose - archers would not be singular they would be firing in a unit and be on the move

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