Comments by "Seven Proxies" (@sevenproxies4255) on "Medieval Swords According To Cracked! These Articles Will End Me." video.

  1. I think the issue with the turkey elbow when shooting is that when shooting with matchlock guns in this period, you'd often be in a formation of gunners, so having the elbow to your body to present a smaller target didn't really affect the likelyhood of you getting hit. In a modern setting, solders aren't really massing in giant formations but are divided into squads and fire teams, shooting from the best cover they can find, so the way your elbow is held DOES affect the likelyhood of you getting hit.
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  2. All in all, this cracked article wasn't that bad. Some nitpicky details can be seen in it, but the gist of it's message is correct.
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  3.  @Jimbotheone  Yes, turkey elbow shooting feels most comfortable even for someone taught not to do it. So avoiding to do it is purely to present a smaller target profile as well as ensuring that most of your target profile is taken up mostly by your plate carrier so if you get hit, the ballistic plate will catch it rather than another part of the body. Of course it's all a game of statistics and trying to nudge them in favor of your survival as much as possible.
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