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FourWinds
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Re: Circles under churches
May 14, 2005, 07:45
60 lb pull on a bow is at the top end of what a fully grown, very fit man could pull today, so yes it is rather powerful. However, some people reckon that the longbow 'proper' could have been up to 120 lb pull, which is why the medieval archers started training as kids.
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