[Mick]

[quote author=stupac2 link=topic=10529.msg96618#msg96618 date=1409931087]
[quote author=ferrari link=topic=10529.msg96559#msg96559 date=1409877921]Thats great.  I still can't visualize putting wood behind arrows but I had a soft major :)

I think the expression means shoot a normal arrow rather than one where the shaft is, I dunno, perpendicular or something. It's kind of a weird metaphor since doing anything else obviously means an arrow that doesn't go anywhere.
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Found this.  I still think its a tortured expression but the analogy here is cute.

"Here's an analogy. You go out deer hunting. You take your bow and arrow, but do you need a map and a compass? Hardly, not if you are a real man! You take direction from the sun, go east for 3 days, and then shoot your 59er. Sure, you meant to shoot a deer, but nobody can call you a coward for shooting a 59er, right? And notice I said bow and ARROW, no "s." That's right. Real men bring only one arrow. They know how to aim (and they remember to take plenty of time when aiming), and they put all the wood behind that one arrow. Only sissies bring extra arrows for--what?--in case they "miss?" Real men don't know the meaning of the word. This is the way our fathers did it, and our fathers before them, and if it was good enough for them, it should be good enough for us."  From waterfall2006.com
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"You're not really here to hunt, are you?"

[Mick]

[quote author=stupac2 link=topic=10529.msg96618#msg96618 date=1409931087]
[quote author=ferrari link=topic=10529.msg96559#msg96559 date=1409877921]Thats great.  I still can't visualize putting wood behind arrows but I had a soft major :)

I think the expression means shoot a normal arrow rather than one where the shaft is, I dunno, perpendicular or something. It's kind of a weird metaphor since doing anything else obviously means an arrow that doesn't go anywhere.
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Found this.  I still think its a tortured expression but the analogy here is cute.

"Here's an analogy. You go out deer hunting. You take your bow and arrow, but do you need a map and a compass? Hardly, not if you are a real man! You take direction from the sun, go east for 3 days, and then shoot your 59er. Sure, you meant to shoot a deer, but nobody can call you a coward for shooting a 59er, right? And notice I said bow and ARROW, no "s." That's right. Real men bring only one arrow. They know how to aim (and they remember to take plenty of time when aiming), and they put all the wood behind that one arrow. Only sissies bring extra arrows for--what?--in case they "miss?" Real men don't know the meaning of the word. This is the way our fathers did it, and our fathers before them, and if it was good enough for them, it should be good enough for us."  From waterfall2006.com
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"You're not really here to hunt, are you?"