Exhumed bodies of former English Longbow men showed distinct irregularities in each individuals skeletal structure due to the conditioning the training created. Only men who grew up through developmental stages while training the traditional Longview could effectively use them to their full potential. This is why the English pulled from every village when the French were smashing them repeatedly, then with this new fource the English were able to cut down heavy cavalry and knights (the French power houses on the field) by punching though full plate armor . The English tried to crate ranks of longbow men from enlisted but realized only those men trained since adolescence could effectively shoot the boss with accuracy full power and for hours at a time.
Heavy bows are a specialized skill you don't generally pick up as an adult, but rather grow into.
Last edited by Lucas; 02-24-2016 at 08:47 AM.
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