The Longbow Vs The Crossbow Speed Test - Video 17

The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the comparative SPEED of shot between the English longbow and the hand-spanned crossbow. It is NOT an attempt to show which is better. Each weapon has its own strengths and weaknesses. As you can see in the video, the crossbow wasn’t as slow to shoot as many people make out, but please keep in mind that the hand-spanned crossbow is a very quick type of crossbow to span and shoot due to its relatively low poundage, much quicker that the other types of crossbow in