How to get started with traditional bows?

1. A 20-pound traditional Chinese bow is recommended. Because this is your first bow, its main function is to practice the essentials of technical movements and the accuracy of about 30 meters in the later stage. A large poundage will cause the focus to be placed on maintaining the force and ignoring the details of the movement.
2. Arm guards are optional. Because traditional Chinese shooting has a bow return action, there is basically no possibility of hitting the arm. But if you don't master it in the early stage, you should consider buying an arm guard.
3. The thumb ring is very important, but it is not easy to choose. It is not easy to find a suitable hard thumb ring, and the leather thumb ring is useless if it is thin. The cost performance of the Kyudo gloves is too low. I now use the leather gloves that I used to discard to find a shoe repair stall to cut off the remaining finger sleeves and then lock the edges. It is suitable and comfortable.

4. Cowhide hand guards are also very important, which can better protect your hands
5. The material and brand of the bow are selected. If you are just a novice, you are not sure whether you will continue to study later. Then a fiberglass within 300 will be enough. But if it is true love, you can consider lamination or Sancai.