Quote Originally Posted by Volsung View Post
The thought definitely went through my mind too, considering a lot of current hunting bows hold arrows in a similar position. But they are just far too small. Also what seems to be arrowheads may just be empty space, while the top of the string is wrapped around the wood. Also the shape of it is just harp...y.
You're talking about side holsters, and those arrows are in a different position.

http://www.gunslingercorral.com/Bow-...nger-focus.jpg

Additionally, most bow hunters use compound bows as opposed to Recurves because they deliver much more power for significantly less effort and make a lot less noise due to the silencers (the sound will -always- get there first no matter how powerful your bow is.)

The size of the character's bow is too huge for it to be a shortbow -- the wooden equivalent of a compound bow with regards to size. On a recurve longbow, the distance you'd have to sling the bow down to reach an arrow placed that high would be about the same, if not longer, than drawing from a quiver, which invalidates the whole purpose of having a side holster. My best friend and his Dad both bow hunt on a yearly basis...