Editing English longbow (section)

=== Range ===

The range of the medieval weapon is not accurately known, with much depending on both the bow and the type of arrow. It has been suggested that a flight arrow of a professional archer of Edward III's time would reach {{convert|400|yd|m|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Oakeshott|1960|p=297}} The longest mark shot at on the London practice ground of [[Finsbury Fields]] in the 16th century was {{convert|345|yd|m|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Loades|2013|p=32}}  In 1542, Henry VIII set a minimum practice range for adults using flight arrows of {{convert|220|yd|m|abbr=on}}; ranges below this had to be shot with heavy arrows.{{sfn|Loades|2013|p=33}} Modern experiments broadly concur with these historical ranges. A {{cvt|667|N|lbf|order=flip|adj=on}} ''Mary Rose'' replica longbow was able to shoot a {{convert|53.6|g|oz|abbr=on|order=flip}} arrow {{convert|328|m|yd|abbr=on|order=flip}} and a {{convert|95.9|g|oz|abbr=on|order=flip}} a distance of {{convert|249.9|m|yd|abbr=on|order=flip}}.<ref name=Strickland-18>{{harvnb|Strickland|Hardy|2005|p=18}}, Appendix 408–418</ref> In 2012, Joe Gibbs shot a {{convert|2.25|oz|g|abbr=on}} livery arrow {{convert|292|yd|m|abbr=on}} with a {{cvt|170|lbf|N}} yew bow.{{sfn|Loades|2013|p=65}} The effective combat range of longbowmen was generally lower than what could be achieved on the practice range as sustained shooting was tiring and the rigors of campaigning would sap soldiers' strength. Writing thirty years after the ''Mary Rose'' sank, Barnabe Rich estimated that if a thousand English archers were mustered, after one week only one hundred of them would be able to shoot farther than two hundred paces ({{convert|167|yd|m|abbr=on}}), and two hundred of the others would not be able to shoot farther than 180 paces.<ref name="bowvsmusket.com"/> In 2017, Hungarian master archer József Mónus set a new flight world record with a traditional English Longbow of {{convert|412.82|m|yd|order=flip}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldarchery.sport/world-records?category=English%20Longbow%20Unlimited%20Men&discipline=Flight%20Archery|title=World Records}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVkTlu0C-Ks|title = 412.82 m English Longbow Flight shooting World Record – Mónus|website = [[YouTube]]| date=29 November 2017 }}</ref>