Bow unboxing follow-up: What the backing is for (also: archer's paradox)

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Nope, the bow was not strung the wrong way. :)

I understand why it may have looked like that though. So in this video I explain what the backing does and why it's facing away from the user.

The unboxing video I'm referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kNAvZRtYxw


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