| All young men in medieval villages were expected to practice archery so there were many skilled archers to be found. |
| Many handbow archers use sights, and latches with triggers called mechanical releases. |
| Massed ranks of archers would aim their arrows high, to achieve a large range, without particularly careful aiming. |
| Arrows zinged through the air, archers seemingly uncaring whether the missiles hit friend or foe. |
| They rode through the wall and into the city flanked by cavalry and archers and soldiers on foot. |
| A novice archer would also bow to the target after the first hit of the day, while advanced archers would not. |
