Katniss' bow is a recurve in the movie. It's suspected to be a recurve in the book as well because of her body type and the height and weight of a traditional longbow.
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Legolas' bow in this picture is a recurve but for most of LotR he uses the longbow of the Galadhrim (after leaving Lothlorien).
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I know nothing about crossbows, but doesn't that string look a bit out of place? I feel like there would be quite a bit of energy lost to friction as well as the danger of the bow staves warping from being stressed upwards. I think the body should be lowered so that the string is in line with the top of the body?
That moment when when Legolas is a recurve.
Longbow
Recurve bow
Crossbow
Bilbo
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Legolas' bow in this picture is a recurve but for most of LotR he uses the longbow of the Galadhrim (after leaving Lothlorien).
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I know nothing about crossbows, but doesn't that string look a bit out of place? I feel like there would be quite a bit of energy lost to friction as well as the danger of the bow staves warping from being stressed upwards. I think the body should be lowered so that the string is in line with the top of the body?
There is no longbow in this picture.