his finger, he releases. This method is remarkably fine, striking the target more often and causing fewer mishaps. The archer sits midway between the angling and square positions, thereby avoiding the flaws found in both while retaining their accuracy and keenness of sight.

Section: The Scale of Aiming
One of the master archers said: If someone wishes to grasp the true balance, let him place a lamp at a distance as he would a target, take an extremely supple bow—it will serve him best—and sit halfway between the angling and square stances just as he would when facing the mark. He then sets the arrowhead upon the flame and keeps drawing the bow: opening one eye and closing the other, then opening them both, pulling until the arrow is fully drawn, all the while fixing his gaze on the lamp. He continues in this manner until the sight picture becomes steady. When it does, he will know that he has gained a notable benefit and a great store of skill in this craft.

Section
Know that the outside of the bow is the left-hand side when you shoot, and the inside is the right-hand side. The partisans of the square stance invalidate the practice of angling, claiming that it ruins one’s aim and that any weapon is spoiled once it is twisted. The proponents of angling, for their part, reject the square stance and say that the angling