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Originally Posted by masraum
They aren't. Japanese long bows have the grip offset. I think, IIRC, it's about 1/3 of the way up, but I'm sure there's a more exact measurement. And I think those bows are only for "kyūdō."
When you shoot a bow, there's a vibration. Again, IIRC, the spot where the grip is on a kyūdō bow is at a neutral spot in the vibration waves in the bow where, I think, they are supposed to be canceled out or something like that.
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