How to Shoot the Longbow, A Guide from Historical and Applied Sources by Hugh D.H. Soar with Veronica-Mae Soar. Softbound, 6" x 9", 155 pages. Historian and prolific author Hugh Soar examines books , treatises, and pamphlets from the sixteenth through twentieth century about the proper manner of shooting the bow have been consulted, together with the resurgence of archery societies beginning in the late sixteenth century and an examination of the design and construction of extant historic longbows in the author's possession provide the basis for this book. Includes chapters on stance & posture; holding the bow, nocking & drawing; the aim, the sight & the lose and more.