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Re: (TFT) Word Value
Definitely intimidating. The camera positioning is great. The accuracy is
amazing. This guy is a hobbyist, maybe a seasonal hunter, just think about
some guy who used the atlatl to live, to either to hunt or to kill
Conquistadors.
So, it's really a powerful bow. It's drawbacks? Long darts that flag game or
otherwise give away your position. Probably noisy and clumsy to carry the
long darts in the woods. It's difficult to find dart material of the
significantly long length. The length is important because it contributes to
the spine of the dart. I can easily find material for arrows 28-33" long,
but not 5-8' river cane or bamboo. You can carry a lot more arrows in a
quiver than you can carry darts in your hand. It's near impossible to use an
atlatl from horseback.
So, the atlatl's primary advantage over the bow could have been power and
the greater ability to penetrate armor compared against the bows of the day.
It that's why the Aztecs "readopted" the atlatl. Oh, the atlatl itself is
pretty easy to make when compared to a bow too. Your improvised atlatl is
considerably more effective and durable than an improvised bow.
FWIW,
Aidan
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Michael Grouchy II" <david_michael_grouchy_ii@hotmail.com>
To: <tft@brainiac.com>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 6:19 PM
Subject: RE: (TFT) Word Value
Here's a
youtube link to someone who knows how to throw them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QeH3sryM9Y
Aidan
The second round is more frightening than the first. I like how one
can
hear them zipping through the air.
David Michael Grouchy II
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