Book 28. (1 results) Kur of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 36 | 21 | Too, even with the strength to bend the bow it requires additional strength to View more quotes about keep">keep it bent, to steady it, and to train it on a target. |
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Book 28. (7 results) Kur of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 36 | 18 | First, it is a weapon which requires considerable strength and skill to use effectively. |
| 36 | 19 | A woman, for example, would be unlikely to be able to bend the bow, and many men could not. |
| 36 | 20 | It requires great strength even to string the bow, let alone to draw it and fire the projectile. |
| 36 | 21 | Too, even with the strength to bend the bow it requires additional strength to keep it bent, to steady it, and to train it on a target. |
| 36 | 22 | Too, skill in its use does not come easily to all, for there are dozens of subtleties of judgment which will affect its accuracy, judgments such as those of distance, elevation, and wind. |
| 36 | 23 | Too, in many situations, one must take account of the motion, and likely motion, of the target. |
| 36 | 24 | In the hands of a typical peasant, however, this weapon is formidable. |
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First, it is a weapon which requires considerable strength and skill to use effectively.
A woman, for example, would be unlikely to be able to bend the bow, and many men could not.
It requires great strength even to string the bow, let alone to draw it and fire the projectile.
Too, even with the strength to bend the bow it requires additional strength to keep it bent, to steady it, and to train it on a target.
Too, skill in its use does not come easily to all, for there are dozens of subtleties of judgment which will affect its accuracy, judgments such as those of distance, elevation, and wind.
Too, in many situations, one must take account of the motion, and likely motion, of the target.
In the hands of a typical peasant, however, this weapon is formidable.
- (Kur of Gor)