On 16/12/2016 18:37, harry wrote:
Obviously they worked. As at Poitiers, Agincourt and Crecy.
And the bows they used were over 100lb draw.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_longbow#The_arrow
Hazel is mentioned so that would be a twig.

I need to coppice my hazel this winter. The "twigs" are 4 inches thick.

Andy