Word: longbow
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...line for the 1937 men's championship. In this grueling three-day event, each contestant fired 468 arrows at distances from 40 to 100 yards (two York and two American rounds). Each shot was the equivalent of lifting 44 to 52 Ib.-average "weight" or pull of a longbow-holding it at arm's length for 15 or 20 sec. Fatigue and nervousness often cause '"archer's freeze" which paralyzes the bowman's arm, prevents him from lifting it to the point of aim. Immunity to "archer's freeze" is a major requisite...