I agree that someone who can draw three times the bow of an average person shouldn't necessarily have three times the BL for all purposes. I don't have any trouble imagining the typical professional archer with a demanding sort of bow having 20 points in Bow skill.
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Originally Posted by Flyndaran
Strength is only one of many requirements for swordsmen. For war archers it's far and away the number one feature.
Pulling back a 180 lb bow repeatedly is jaw dropping amazing regardless of stat normalization or distaste for "outliers".
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Someone once told me that 80s Arnie was much too slow for a swordsman, but might have made a scary archer with a strong bow. As a fencer I'm inclined to agree, although I really would not want to try to parry a cut from 80s-Arnie.
Kyle Aaron also remarked that as a personal trainer, he could see that the GURPS rules for physical actions were designed by people who didn't get out much.