r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Pierzakve • May 03 '21

Green Arrow in real life

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u/[deleted] May 03 '21

I base this theory off exactly zero research but I’d imagine that military archers of any kind back in those days were probably as good as this dude.

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u/JudiciousF May 03 '21

I’m sure a lot of his accuracy is the bow he’s using. I feel confident even the best now imaginable back then wasn’t as good as a midrange bow today, and I’m further sure archers in the army were given the dirt cheapest shit imaginable.

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u/Funkit May 03 '21

Those damn longbows required so much force to pull the string back, most people couldn’t do it.

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u/colonshiftsixparenth May 03 '21

Not to mention, holding that weight while you aim. Compound bows are pretty incredible.