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To get a better idea of the effectiveness of the Mongol composite bow, it’s range should be compared to Welsh and English longbows of the fourteenth century and later, which possessed an accurate range of 220m. Unlike the longbow, or any other western bow for that matter, the Mongols and other nomads and Middle Eastern archers used a thumb ring to pull the bowstring back. The use of a thumb ring prevented strain on the thumb. Ralph Payne-Gallway noted that he could bend even a strong bow much easier and draw it a great deal farther with the turkish thumb ring than with the standard European finger grip. Furthermore, he noted that with the thumb ring there was less drag on the release, which was therefore quicker. Like Europeans, the Mongols held the bow in the left hand, but they set the arrow on the right hand side as the thumb ring affected how the arrow flew. If placed on the left-hand side of the bow the shot tended to be less accurate.

From The Mongol Art of War, by Timothy May.


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