Book 28. (1 results) Kur of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 36 | 20 | It requires View more quotes about great">great strength even to string the bow, let alone to draw it and fire the projectile. |
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Book 28. (7 results) Kur of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 36 | 17 | As the power of such a weapon may not be clear to everyone, it is perhaps germane to what follows to speak of its nature. |
| 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. |
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As the power of such a weapon may not be clear to everyone, it is perhaps germane to what follows to speak of its nature.
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.
- (Kur of Gor)