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DRAKE Atheas - 56" - 21-55 lbs - Scythian Horse Bow
The horse bow was originally developed in Asia. The best known archers are the Huns and Mongols, who have used this prototype of bow manufactured over centuries. The horse bows were, as the name suggests, designed and made to perfection for shooting from horses. After all, when riding on horseback, space is limited and the mounted warrior had to remain agile in order to survive or hunt successfully. This almost perfect bow spread worldwide in the course of history and other peoples also developed their riding bows, which did not differ significantly in their basic function, but each represented its own variants. In contrast to the typical Western European bows, such as the English longbow, horse bows do not consist of a single piece but are usually composed of several parts. Thus wood was used, which was glued and reinforced with horn, tendons and bones to build a strongly reflex bow, which is short enough to shoot from the horse and which could guarantee long pull-outs and fast arrow speeds.
A special characteristic is the Scythian horse bow, the so-called Scythian bow. The Scythians were a nomadic cavalry tribe who inhabited the Eurasian Steppes north of the Black Sea and in present-day Ukraine and were thus influenced by both European and Asian cultures. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why their riding bow developed somewhat differently. It is constructed as a typical recurve bow with forward curved limbs and without end stiffeners. On the contrary, his tips are very flat and almost invisible in the silhouette of the bow.
DRAKE's Scythian horse Bow Atheas is a modern and, in contrast to the Hungarian Horse Bow, one-piece bow made of several layers of wood. The outer cover layers of ash, black poplar, zebrano or yew complement a core of maple wood and not only make the bow soft to the touch, but also allow a maximum draw length of up to 30". The handle is ergonomically shaped and very slim. It is therefore particularly suitable for shooters with small hands. In addition, it is wrapped in leather and particularly handy.
The individual look of the DRAKE Atheas is provided by the already mentioned outer laminates made of special woods, which give the bow a different character. The choice is yours:
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Zebrano:
The wood Zebrano gives the bow an interesting appearance with its distinct grain with regular dark stripes and is particularly pleasing to lovers of light-coloured woods. -
Yew:
Yew is one of the most traditional woods in bow making, which probably had its greatest use in the Middle Ages when longbows were the standard weapon of the English army. Even today, this wood is still used for bow making. The warm colour and fine structure of the wood is particularly beautiful. -
Ash:
Due to its positive characteristics, ash wood is one of the most important useful woods. It is always used when elasticity, toughness and strength are required. For this reason, ash wood has always been used in the construction of sports equipment, such as crossbars, bats or bows. -
Black poplar:
The black poplar is widespread in Central Europe and gives the bow a special appearance. Especially the burl wood has brown burl eyes and a clear and very decorative pattern.
They grow up to 150 years old and reach heights of up to 30m. The wood is relatively light and soft. Especially the veined wood has brown veined eyes and a clear and very decorative pattern.
And as special as the bow is, as individual are the characteristics of the natural material of wood and its craftsmanship. The resulting draw weights are therefore not given as exact values, but can only be specified and selected in smaller draw weight ranges.
Suitable for right-handed and left-handed shooters.
Specification:
Technical data:
Bow length: 56"
Bow weight: 21-55 lbs
max. bow length: 30"
Brace height: 7 - 7.5"
Delivery include:
1 piece
Characteristics
| Hand: | Both handsRight HandLeft Hand |
| Draw Weight: | 21-30 lbs31-40 lbs41-50 lbs51-60 lbs |
| Bow Length: | 56 Inch |
Right-handed or left-handed?
Determination of the draw hand
The draw hand is the hand that pulls the string. This means that a right-handed bow is held in the left hand and drawn with the right hand.
Determining your personal draw hand has far less to do with whether you are left-handed or right-handed than you might initially assume. It is much more about determining the dominant eye. The dominant eye is used for aiming. This then automatically results in the draw hand.
The term dominant eye refers to the eye whose visual information is superimposed on everything. If a shooter tried to aim with the other eye, he would have to close the dominant eye.
There are two ways of determining the dominant eye: On the one hand, it is the eye that is generally favoured, for example when looking through the viewfinder of a camera, through the peephole or similar situations. On the other hand, there is a small exercise that can be used to determine the dominant eye beyond doubt:
- The arms are stretched out and a triangle is formed with the thumbs and index fingers of both hands.
- A small target is aimed at through the triangle, for example a socket or a cupboard knob. Focus on this object.
- The hands are now slowly brought towards the face without taking the target object out of focus.
- The triangle of thumb and index fingers will involuntarily tend towards one side of the face and this is where the dominant eye is located.
If the dominance of the eye and hand do not match, the bow should still be selected according to eye dominance. The arms can be easily retrained for the new draw hand, but not the eye.
More information on choosing the right type of bow, the right draw weight and the right arrows can be found here: A brief introduction to archery
