What Qing records? Could you show me the source please? Wasn't the Manchurian Qing Dynasty good at archery?
"Allow me to inform Your Majesty of the ways of reforming our bows. According to those who are seasoned and have experienced battle, it is commonly said our bows mainly made of horn are infeior to the barbarians(the Manchus)' wooden ones. Our bows are famed under the heavens, and a powerful shot penetrates armor, and flings the arrow to a distance that the barbarians can never equal. However, as the bow gets old the strong turn into the weak, and humidity weakens the bowstring and adhesive, and this may be the disadvantages of our bows. Furthurmore, the quality bows that we field are not much in numbers, and the ones in the weapons storage are useless; for they are only of artistic value.The ones in current military usage have been in constant service, thus rendering them full of damaged parts. The wooden bows of the barbarians, on the other hand, do not get weakened upon constant usage or wet conditions, and despite their short range, packs quite some power while in range.Also, our bows of horn are shot from afar, due to their range capabilities, but are not accurate when done so, whereas their wooden bows are accurate when shot from close distances, which is what they do.This is why our bows are inferior to theirs in yerms of practical use; albeit the fame of our bows. What largely matters in the battlefield is the weapons, but the reputation and usefulness of our bows are yet to correspond to each other. This must be changed. As your humble servant hears, the people of the mountains hunt with wooden bows, and the citizen armies have killed many Japanese brigands in the past war. I too have seen a wooden bow in my childhood. To make them a whole branch must be cut on either end, with twice the length of a bow made of horn, and the bowstrings are of sinew or plant fiber, able to be lacquered if more strength is desired. This bow can be easily manufactured, with strong bowstrings and resistance to humidity, and has no fundamental difference from the barbarians.Therefore, it is my humble opinion that this bow be manufactured in large quantities, but the quality biws of our warriors should not be replaced. Now, when the useless bows are replaced with wooden ones and wooden bows are used in conjuction with the quality bows of horn, the strong conventional bows will enable us to use our superior archery capabilities, and the wooden bows to exploit the advantages of the barbarians. In conclusion, convenience and usefulness will benefit Your Majesty's army greatly."
Jo Ik, "On His Majesty's Request of advice on the usage of bows", around the year 1600
"The bows of the Qing are too large, cumbersome, and simple. The range is only 70~80 paces. They are all wooden, however, thus firm and not susceptible to wet conditions. We the Joseonese shoot well, able to hit a target 200 paces away, but problems spawn when there is the slightest mishandling of the bows. What is more, our bows cannot be used on rainy days. There is no chance the enemy are going to attack only on dry days, is there?"
Park Jega, Inner Book of「 北學議」, 18th century
This isn't a Qing record but it IS a Qing-era record.
