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{||-||A longbow has neither the stored energy of the recurve or the ease of accurate aiming as the compound. It is basically the most simplistic bow design. There is no rest for the arrow on the riser. Longbows are basically a stick of one of various types of wood, such as yew, maple, or teak. Longbows tend to have narrow limbs and are as tall as the user. Traditional English longbows are also known as “self bows.” This is the oldest bow design and has been used by man for thousands of years.|}