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2022年1月10日月曜日

What to do when you buy a Yumi.

I'll record the first shape of the Yumi.


What to prepare.

Yumi

Tsuru

Camera or Smartphones

Kyudo lessons for beginners. The first thing you do when you buy a bow. Put the bow on the floor and check the shape.

A point to keep track of when you buy a Yumi.

See the video on how to attach the Tsuru.
See how to attach the Tsuru.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. Mark the bow along the line of the floor.

If you have flooring, place the Yumi so that it overlaps the line of the board.
If not, place a string to mark the spot.

Kyudo for beginners. Record when you buy a bow. Japanese archery is prone to changing shape, so record the width of the bow.

The first thing to record is the arch of the Yumi.
Check to see where it bulges out.


Check the whole thing and make sure that this width does not change.
Check it out after you draw your Yumi. Check it every time in the beginning.

Points to make the Yumi less deformed.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. What to do when you buy a bow, record your bow form. At that time, the string should be stretched a little to the right, not in the middle.

The Tsuru will be installed on the right side, not the middle.
If you continue to attach the Tsuru in the wrong place, grooves will form and you will not be able to correct them.

Kyudo lessons for beginners. The correct shape of the bow is not straight, but slightly slanted. What to do when you buy a bow.

The bow is slightly tilted before drawing. The reason is that it is made to be straight when drawn.



When the Yumi is mounted with Tsuru, the surface is not flat when viewed from the front, but tilted at an angle.

When the string is attached to the bow correctly, it leans slightly. Kyudo lesson for beginners. Points to keep in mind when handling the bow.

It is correct to install the string along the right side of the bow. A point to keep in mind when you buy a bow.

If you only use your hands to support it, it will look like this.
You can see that Tsuru is on the right side of the Yumi.

If the shape of the Yumi changes, the Yumi will become weaker and the Ya will not fly straight.
Let's be careful not to change the shape of the Yumi.

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