you're modelling a bow between a long and a short bow.  i used a recurve
bow (although my teacher and any student who had one could use a
compound bow).  the string has a loop on each end.  the bow has grooves
cut about string diameter-deep that circle the tips about an inch away. 
here is a crude drawing:
     ____tip
     \  \
      \  \
       === groove
      | \  \
      |  \  \
string|   \  \

hope that helps.  also, the arrows have three feathers.  they are
arranged such that as they leave the bow, they look like this:

     |    |
     |    |
     |    |\
     |    | \
     |    |  \
     |    |  (0)-----
     |    |  /
     |    | /
     |    |/
     |    |
     |    |

this is the view as a lefty would see it as he fired.  the arrow is
always on the same side of the bow as your face.  the arrow does just
fine going around the bow in this manner so there is no
archer-compensation.

Marc-Hendrik Bremer wrote:
> 
> No, I'm not left handed - was just too ignorant ;-) and no I have not done
> archery by now. Perhaps one day.
> Is my blobman doing right? Of course I bet today you used those
> more-high-tech-bows with counter-weights and all but the procedure should be
> quiet the same (?). And another question: where is the string connected? In
> the middle of the bow? I thought so by now, but then there is an angle
> between the way of the string (when released) and the arrow, because the
> arrow has to avoid collision with the bow. Does the archer compensate it or
> is the another mechanism to do so? Hope you understand what I mean  :-}.
> 
> Marc-Hendrik
> 
> ryan constantine schrieb in Nachricht <3974DE6F.5ECA082E@yahoo.com>...
> >of course it doesn't matter.  i was just wondering if it meant you were
> >left handed as well.  i guess you aren't.  have you ever done archery?
> >i have.  it is a lot of fun.  i took some classes; beat my instructor at
> >the end-of-class competition.
> >
> >Marc-Hendrik Bremer wrote:
> >>
> >> ryan constantine schrieb in Nachricht <39738658.73DC9FB5@yahoo.com>...
> >>
> >> >[...]so  why is the archer left-handed?
> >>
> >> Hm ... well ... aehm ... actually I didn't even noticed it before :-) I
> >> thought: You have this bow, put it in his right hand! Of course you are
> >> right that this makes him left-handed doesn't matter, does it?
> >>
> >> Marc-Hendrik

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