The Collection Grows

[mark12_30]

Lyta:

Or my long held dream of wielding a bow of the Galadhrim, even though I can't pull more than about 20 lbs. and would be hopeless with any real bow!
quote:

Lyta, how badly do you want to do archery? You can build up surprising strength with a pair of five pound weights (5 each, that is).

I bought a thirty pound Mirkwood Longbow thinking it would be weeks or months before I could draw it. Nope! I drew it the first day I had it... only a few times the first day but it steadily increased.

THe big thing is findng a good archery teacher. (How lucky can I be-- my husband is a Master Coach.) But if you want to do Elvish Archery, don't sell yourself short. You can get a decent bow for less than you can get a decent sword, at least that's what I found...

If I get so that the thirty-pound bow is too light I'll buy a 40-pound recurve... also probably Mirkwood... (I'm partial to the Silvan elves, those Noldorin elves just couldn't stay out of trouble.)