Hi guys, so I am talking about a medieval style bow. Not a modern bow of any sort, or a medieval crossbow. So traditionally during the medieval days, bowstrings were made from linen, hemp, silk, rawhide, vegetable fibers, etc. So say you had a medieval bow from 950 years ago. If you loaded your arrow, pulled the string back, then you fired the bow, how far forward past the normal resting position of the string would it go if at all? Or would it go forward with the arrow and as soon as the string is straight would it stop? If it would have enough energy to carry the string past the strings normal straight resting position, would the center of the string be more forward than closer to the ends of the bow? I am making painted pewter medieval statues and a few of my figures will be of troops that just fired the bow, the arrow has left, and the string is either straightening or going forward past it's normal resting position from the energy. I figured all the experts are here. I do not know how similar bowstring mechanics are on modern bows versus medieval ones.
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