Talk:Tallboys/@comment-70.48.161.187-20150617005352/@comment-5607198-20150625054908

The other thing to remember is, the reason longbows were regarded as a high-training weapon was the immense STRENGTH needed for a warbow. The average man cannot use the 100-150 pound bow you would find in a military block of archers. Then, if you CAN pull that weight, you have to be able to aim and shoot with any degree of reliability.

The bows that the tallboys are shooting may simply not be that heavy. Archery does require plenty of practice to be expert in execution, but it's a lot easier to train than most imagine. I learned how to shoot a bow when I was five.

Plus, when you said the guards "aspire" to it, that's kind of the point: you don't need to have the qualifications of an officer, you just need to be a bit better than the other schlubs you work with.