The movie Prey, starring Amber Midthunder, shows all the folks shooting a bow with what I would consider their string hand upside down. Now I know there are multiple ways to skin a cat , but I've never heard of or seen this method. Has anyone else seen this style or is this Hollywood doing it's usual?
I met an ALABAMA-COUSHATTA Indian years ago. He was making stone points, of course we started talking archery. He actually held the nock with his thumb and index finger while drawing his bow.
My STAR releases can be shot inverted. Not necessary and not my favorite method. However it may help cure target panic - at least getting back to a solid anchor. Why? Because it kills the impulse to release before anchor. But, there is a better way...
David, the proper way to shoot at massed enemies is to have eight hundred stout hearted lads at your side, all well practiced with cloth-yard shafts ;-)
I completely forget about the speed shooter gal. I would think if I tried that method ,my fingers would roll the string to where the arrow would come off the shelf. But she's doing it quite proficiently.
The movie is about an alien being from outer space that comes to early America and preys on the Native American population - and you are concerned about the how authentic the archers release is? lol
If you are going to concern yourself with that, why does the movie has Comanche Indians fighting this alien in the Rocky Mountains.
Hmmm...that inverted-hand technique would allow me to shoot a left-handed bow, since the string would roll off the fingers 180º from the way it normally does. I might have to try it!
