content: A stronger athlete could do this with a much stronger bow. A compound bow gives more power using less strength, so you wouldn't need to be as strong as historical archers.  Imagine an olympic gymnast with a compound bow that trained in this technique for years. That is an olympic sport that I'd like to see. I imagine th  ffa  e horse archers of mongolia would have been a nightmare with this technique on horseback with stronger bows.