Towton: Bows, wind and distance

In 1461 at The Battle of Towton, a decisive victory was won by the Yorkists by using a gale to their advantage to carry their arrows much further than their enemies - great story, but could it be true? Clearly a strong wind will make a difference, but by how much? I take my bow and shoot one particularly windy morning to find out. You will find the first Lock Down Longbow vid here - where it all began and the playlist here My vid about elevation is here If you would like to support this channel, visiting my sites really helps as does signing up to the news letter on the websites, either one is fine Production replica weapons are available here ​​ And T shirts and Merch Custom pieces are available here You are interested in battlefield archaeology, Towton or indeed just want to be reminded just how ve