archery and through into the Middle Ages in eastern European manuscripts and art.

Barebow and longbow archers often have the index, middle and ring fingers on the string all below the arrow, a method referred to as "three under". This brings the arrow closer to the eye, facilitating "point of aim" and instinctive shooting, and allows the archer to use the "string walking" aiming technique.

An Asiatic variation of this draw (the long Sassanid draw(although Sassanid main draw type was the tumb draw )) uses only the middle

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