Aiming on horseback (excellent ground aiming below)
Folks,
We are finally getting fast (not too fast) but steady horse for archery in Hong Kong. We are also shooting longer range (>12m) too.
Since I am using a light korean bow (35'). When I did a side shot, even I aimed much the "down way", my arrow still travelled "ahead" of the target. It means the back shot would be very slow etc etc.
Any suggestion about aiming on fast moving horse and shooting long distance?
Fox
We are finally getting fast (not too fast) but steady horse for archery in Hong Kong. We are also shooting longer range (>12m) too.
Since I am using a light korean bow (35'). When I did a side shot, even I aimed much the "down way", my arrow still travelled "ahead" of the target. It means the back shot would be very slow etc etc.
Any suggestion about aiming on fast moving horse and shooting long distance?
Fox
sorry for other members, my english not good,i use chinese reply then who can help me post english, for the accuracy of language
王先生，也许这是一个不正确的建议，也许值得试一试，
首先垂直竖立起你的拇指，作为一个标尺测量距离，相同高度的目标，在不同的距离上的目测高度也许叫长度更准确些，目标长度占你拇指的长度是固定的，所以你测量目标的长度也就知道目标的距离，加上不同距离弓箭发射所需要的角度，就是一个炮兵射击诸元数据，
你所说的问题是如何掌握提前量的问题，伸直你的食指作为提前量的一个标尺，用钟表计录马蹄的抬起落下的速度，作好速度与标尺之间的对应关系
王先生，也许这是一个不正确的建议，也许值得试一试，
首先垂直竖立起你的拇指，作为一个标尺测量距离，相同高度的目标，在不同的距离上的目测高度也许叫长度更准确些，目标长度占你拇指的长度是固定的，所以你测量目标的长度也就知道目标的距离，加上不同距离弓箭发射所需要的角度，就是一个炮兵射击诸元数据，
你所说的问题是如何掌握提前量的问题，伸直你的食指作为提前量的一个标尺，用钟表计录马蹄的抬起落下的速度，作好速度与标尺之间的对应关系
Fox, 35# might be a little light. But with light arrows (as you use) there should be no big problem.
I would suggest two things. First, you might just not have got used to it yet. You have built up your skills at shorter range and your brain still needs to adjust to the speed/distance.
The second thing is to check that you are really pulling back to full draw. With the excitement of a faster horse and more distant target, perhaps you are snap shooting. I started committing exactly that mistake on Monday, shooting for the first time after a longish break.
S
I would suggest two things. First, you might just not have got used to it yet. You have built up your skills at shorter range and your brain still needs to adjust to the speed/distance.
The second thing is to check that you are really pulling back to full draw. With the excitement of a faster horse and more distant target, perhaps you are snap shooting. I started committing exactly that mistake on Monday, shooting for the first time after a longish break.
S
What Jiao saying is basically tone the inclination of now according to the distant bewteen archer and target. Then calculate the horse speed. Adding up the vector some of these then how I know how high and how off sided we need to aim.
thank you fox wang, i will try to do my first horseback archer after a few days,it is a dangerous sport?