Arrow length, weight, and "The Influencers"
It's been almost 100 years since a wonderful target archer and medical doctor name Robert Elmer wrote his book "Archery". Dr. Elmer wrote three books and instructed lots of people in the art of archery. He was a fine shot, winning seven national tournaments, besides multiple lesser tournaments. Why would I be bringing up this fine arrow shot in a blog dedicated to the Hill style of shooting a longbow? I believe Dr. Elmer was an influencer, of the kind that probably had much more influence in the world of archery than much of the social media influencers we see giving out all kinds of archery information these days. I was first informed of Elmer's words and instruction by none other than John Schulz. I didn't ask why, but the references to him was intriguing and I began digging into the hidden meaning behind what John was trying to tell me. John could be cryptic sometimes. The target s...
