hi i love the vid. i shoot and make mollegebet style bows of white wood.i am sort of training my self for a york round.not competitively i dont know anyone in the us that does it.having a lot fun,do you guys shoot yorks at all?
@MrElliejimmy Mollegebet bows look lovely and really fast, though I have never had the pleasure of shooting one. When I used to shoot competitively I shot mainly Western and some Albion rounds but never York. Few do as 100 yards is a real bitch to hit consistently with a traditional wooden bow! :) These days we regularly shoot at a target approx. 110 yards distant with our "warbows", but hits are few and far between!
@Baskerville22 I haven't read it from cover to cover as it's quite a weighty tome, but yes I do have it and like to jump in and read odd sections now and then. I really should read it properly one day!
el del pelo largo exagera excesit¡vamente la poestura, yo tiro con ese mismo arco y no hace falta tanto gesto ni movimiento, es un payaso. todos muy exagerados, no es real, fuerzan todo para hacerse los machitos
@ArgondeToledo I'm sorry but I disagree. This has nothing to do with being macho (if my translation is accurate). It is called a rolling loose and is a modern technique designed to assist the archer in drawing back a heavy bow while reducing the shock on the bow arm on the loose. I do agree that it looks strange and it is debatable whether it improves the range or not. Interestingly none of the archers in this video now use this technique.
I have a nother question for you guys-what do you guys have on your belts I say what looked like a knife and a pouch If you don't mind me asking what are the pouches for don't mean to be nosey I just curious thank you again and I love all your videos :)
@MrTylerplatte That's OK. Good question. The knives have heavy blades and are used for digging arrow heads out of the soil if they break off, or out of the wood if we miss and hit the target stands. The pouch contains things such as beeswax for the string, a rubber pad to help grip and draw out stubborn arrows, a spare string, bow stringer, spare nocking points for the string, nocking pliers, Superglue etc. Basic maintenance kits for bow and arrows basically.
@Dregowz Why do you feel the need to be abusive and use the word "stupid"? If you don't understand then a polite question would suffice. The techniques demonstrated here are modern, not traditional. It is called a "rolling loose", the movement helps dissipate the shock of the release as the body uncoils from the stresses of drawing and shooting bows with such high draw weights. It may look funny but it helps.
@bigbowbrum i bought a standard 8 mm in width and 78 cm long arrow from a store. it is made out of beech and has a light metal tip. With my brother's longbow ( 57# at 30" ) which is made out of black locust I've managed to fire that arrow 230 yards. We measured it with a rope 12 meters long :)
Ok at 1:21 until 1:39 was the gayest bow shooting I've ever seen. I know there is a reason for it but damn! Maybe it was the combination of the music and the archer at slow motion! Either way still a good vid!
@mstone05 We shall never know for sure what stances they used back in the middle ages. Some of the techniques seen in this video are purely modern, developed to achieve the maximum distance from a heavy draw weight bow. Other's are adaptations of stances seen in medieval manuscript illustrations, tried out by the guys to see if they were practical or gave any real aid. Everyone shoots differently. What matters most is that we enjoy what we do.
Awesome Video. perfect music! Everything fits perfectly together! I like the scene, when you touch the grass like the gladiator. Greeting from Vienna/Austria.
Wellington tried to raise a brigade of longbow men in tyhe 1800's during the peninsular wars in Spain. Image the impact that at the battle of Waterloo!
It never came about as Sundays was taken up by drinking and football
byt he time you guys are done shooting bows there will be no more yew left, nah jokes. also is there any difference between between english yew and italian yew apart from italian yew looking a it lighter in colour
@loadedClownZ Good question! Good yew certainly is getting rarer, but sourcing enough of it was a real problem even in medieval times. English yew tends to have a higher moisture content than Italian. Italian, due to a drier climate, grows slower so the growth rings are closer giving the wood a higher density which makes for a better cast.
@bigbowbrum I know during the Hundred Years War they imported Italian Yew because the demand for English Yew was so high that it nearly became extinct in northern Europe.
@Androandroandrica Using my 90lbs Osage bow (which has a better cast than my 100lbs English yew) I have achieved around 215 yards with a standard 60g arrow, and about 270 yards with a lighter flight arrow. I do have a 123lbs Italian yew bow that should beat that, but due to shoulder and elbow injuries I have yet to really get the maximum out of it at full draw. I'm looking forward to seeing what it can do though.
@bigbowbrum i bought a standard 8 mm in width and 78 cm long arrow from a store. it is made out of beech and has a light metal tip. With my brother's longbow ( 57# at 30" ) which is made out of black locust I've managed to fire that arrow 230 yards. We measured it with a rope 12 meters long :)
@priksarxida These arrows can penetrate steel up to 1.5mm thick, and seasoned oak at least an inch in depth without relying on the grain splitting. I will leave it up to you to conclude what kind of effect that would have on a man!
are longbows meant to have perfectly round limbs or flatter limbs because its really hard to tell how they are by looking at videos of english longbows.
@loadedClownZ The general rule these days is for medieval-style longbows to have the limbs as a 'D' shape or Galleon-shaped or sometimes slightly oval, with a width/depth ratio of 5/8. What we don't know is how closely this ratio of width to depth was followed during their heyday, as we mainly have only the Tudor Mary Rose bows to go by.
@bigbowbrum thanks for the help cause i'm planning on making one around christmas time but here in australia i dont have access to yew so i'll use the best native we have, which is rather good.
@toppertruthio Really sorry to hear that, but unfortunately it happens quite a lot at first. The only thing you can do is examine the break and see why it happened, then learn by it. Most bowyers break far more than they finish to start with, but sadly it is the best way to learn. Keep at it though.
@markitisthen It depends on what length you ask the bowyer to tiller the bow to. Most warbows are tillered to 32" so the archer can safely draw to the ear. All our bows are tillered, and therefore measured, at 32".
@bigbowbrumThanks for the reply, I have been shooting Asian bows with a thumbring for some time but have always been fascinated with the longbow. I have a laminated longbow which draws around 80#@30 that I can shoot quite comfortably ;-), I only draw to 30 as i have short arms!
I have another question wear do you get those rope type targets 30 seconds into your video For the love for the english bow . I have looked and looked and I simple can not find them any wear. Thanks you again :)
@MrTylerplatte I often get asked this question from archers in the USA. Unfortunately the simple answer is that I don't know of any suppliers in the US that sell them. They are available from all good archery suppliers in England though, and I get mine from Quicks.
could you tell me wear I can get a self yew warbow If you could that-that would be wonderful. As I said before I absolutly love your videos and cannot wait until you make more videos. :) Thanks
@MrTylerplatte Well a "self" bow is a bow you've made yourself, hence the name. You'd have to contact a bowyer if you wanted a quality one(just search online, there are many), and one made of yew would be pretty expensive, as it's not very plentiful anymore. You should know though, that warbows have very high draw weights, and I would not recommend one if you are beginning. It's best to at least start on a traditional longbow, or on a recurve.
@guilemaster147 A "self" bow is the correct term for a bow made from a single stave of wood, utilising the natural laminations of sap wood and heart wood. It has nothing to do with who made it! :D
@bigbowbrum Well I've never really learned anything apart from what I've been told or that I've picked up, but hey, you learn new stuff everyday. But the rest of my comment still stands strong, yew is still comparatively very pricey, and warbows probably aren't the best to start with =P
I down wright Love this video I've wachted It a thousand times and It's really inspiring to me. How much you all love the true form of Archery and not the Bull Shit it's become to day. It's simply and utterly disgusting with fucking all these compound bows and high carbon arrows.
@MrTylerplatte Hi there Mr Tyler. I just wanted to say thanks for your comment. I'm really glad you enjoy our videos so much. Some people find this video too sentimental but I wanted to try and convey the romantic side of shooting these bows, and the enjoyment we have from keeping alive the old skills. I happy you found it inspiring too. Best wishes to you.
@MrTylerplatte Until recently, there was a S American tribe who regularly made kills at 250yd—the men, of course, they did nothing with their days, but shooting, beginning in boyhood, . . . nothing else, not hut construction, or fire-making, . . . nothing but shooting, . . .
Hi, i'd just like to thank you, when i started shooting my war bow a few years ago it was your videos that taught me my technique now i shoot a 150lb yew monster made by Varin Smith of Green Man Long Bows, so again thank you
@TheMetalHeaded Nice to hear from you and glad our videos were of some help. That does indeed sound like a monster of a bow! I am not aware of Varin's work so I shall look him up and see what he makes. Thanks for posting.
@Olwe1992 Yes I'm afraid so Jaap. Years of heavy bow shooting has left me with a very painful left elbow and dodgy right shoulder, so I had a choice of either giving up archery or swapping hands. I was surprised just how easy it was and after 4 weeks I was shooting pretty well with my left hand, and after 3 months I am now a better shot with my left hand than I ever was with my right! :)
@bigbowbrum well thats just about the worst news an archer can get! im not surprised you didn't give up archery haha. I probably dont have to tell you this, but for other people here: a proper warming-up also gets the fluids in between your joints going which will help a lot against injuries. I have to admit 99% of the time i dont warm up before archery or weight lifting though! Anyway it's good to hear you can still continue doing what you wouldn't want to give up!
@Imonaboat657 The targets are made from compressed straw. We buy them from Quicks Archery but of course I live in England and it would cost a fortune to ship to the States. You could try 3 Rivers Archery but I have yet to find anyone that sells this type of target in America. Someone must though..
@whowantsabighug No, the height/length of a bow is irrelevant. All medieval-style longbows are generally between 6 and 7ft long. As the archer holds the centre of the bow at approximately shoulder height there is always plenty of clearance with the ground. More important factors are draw length and draw weight at that length. Best wishes.
can u please tell me one thing? Me and my brother are making a longbow with curved tips and we would like to know if the lenght or height of the bow is measured when you place is next to you and just mark how tall it is, or do you need to measure it as if it was a FLAT non-curved piece of wood?? i want it to be 182 cm long.
@Androandroandrica The length of a longbow is normally measured as if it were a flat piece of wood, which to be honest it really is when unstrung as the limb tips are not usually recurved. Hope this helps. Best wishes and good luck with your finished bow.
@strathpipe No I'm afraid there is no evidence to suggest this. The Welsh did use one form of the bow but there is nothing to say the English didn't too. Longbows have been found all over Scandinavia and continental Europe that vastly predate the Welsh use of it against the Normans and Edward I. We shall never know who invented it but it is called the "English" longbow as they were the first to use it en masse and they developed it into the fearsome 15th century weapon we all know today.
@bigbowbrum Like all english folk I'm thinking you are deluded(kidding yourself on) the Welsh used it at Agincourt did they not. Hence giveing england the victory.
@strathpipe There is no need to be rude. If you wish to believe the Welsh invented the bow then that is your choice. You asked my opinion and I gave it to you. It matters not to me what you believe. I am not nationalistic. I enjoy my history as a hobby, nothing more and I prefer facts to jingoism. As for Agincourt, there are 5,000 archers listed in the pipe rolls and less than 500 of them were Welsh. Visit Kew and see for yourself.
@bigbowbrum Well as for listings the english were inclined to list the Welsh as english in more than a few wars.As for your history I have found that the english make up a Lot of their history to suite themselves and whats more they are inclined to believe it. Hence self deluded.
@MedievalWorkshop Yes of course. I will e-mail it across. The bows in this video are a mix of self yew bows, and laminate bows. One of the laminates is a Hickory-backed Osage bow but I forget what the others were as it was 3 years ago.
@lucinqua Hello Lucka. Unfortunately very little information exists about the type of finger protection worn by medieval archers. It is likely that many didn't use anything, their fingers simply being toughened by years of use, however there are illustrations of archers using both tight-fitting full gloves and to a lesser extent "skeleton" gloves like ours. The gloves we use are of a modern style but it is likely that a version of it was used by some archers that far back, though not all.
@bigbowbrum Good lord, bare fingers? I can barely loose a 35lb bow with bare fingers (very painful), so there would be no way I could do that with a 100+ pound bow. Then again, im not a full time military archer of the medieval era. I still have a hard time believing they could do that though. My guess is they just used a glove or tab. I dont see why they wouldnt. Illustrations dont always capture reality, but im not saying youre wrong.
@LotusDragon09 I agree with you. Illustrations were usually drawn by monks that had no first-hand experience of archery or warfare. That's what makes history so interesting and intriging. Trying to make sense of the written and illustrated evidence and combine that with common sense and experimental archaeology. I wouldn't like to shoot without some form of protection either but perhaps they built up callouses thick enough to shoot bare fingered? Doubtless we shall ever know.
@AntipodeanAl Yeah sure no problem. I will send you a list of suppliers, all of whom normally ship overseas. Glad you enjoy the videos. More are on their way, and I agree that England's naval heritage is a fascinating subject.
@bigbowbrum Can you please send me a list of suppliers for the bows? I would be very thankful.I'm am actually 13 so I don't have much money. But could you please send me the list? Or if you know a good video on how to make a bow or if you have one please send me the link. Thank you. By the way, I love your videos.
@warbowgeeks Hi, glad you like our videos. I just use Windows Movie Maker which comes free with every copy of Windows. Microsoft don't really advertise the fact that it is there, but it is a great little tool and there is a large fan base out there of people writing great little add-ons for it too. It can usually be found under "C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\moviemk.exe". Best wishes.
@jf713jf Ha, ha. We are not pointing at the clouds, we are shooting at a mark 210 yards down the field, but in order to achieve that distance we have to elevate the bow to around 45 degrees. Medieval bowmen would have practised this form of long distance shooting much more than at close up targets so they could judge distances in preparation for battle. e.g. The Finsbury fields outside the walls of London had marks set from 250 - 400 yards for just this kind of practise.
@ecuadmail I will send you a list of bowyers and suppliers that I either use or am aware of. I would recommend you browse their websites then give them a call to discuss your requirements.
@Gillarlika77 No they didn't. I have examined them. The 2 slab sided bows have an ESTIMATED pull of around 180lbs, but the average draw weight in the haul is more like 120 - 130lbs.
@gh4pwner Drawing back these powerful bows certainly does put a lot of pressure on the fingers. I use a leather, 3-fingered shooting glove and I have reinforced the fingers with an added layer of leather. Over time the fingers will get used to the friction by building up a thick layer of caloused skin, which helps a lot.
Just got back from the Oyster Fayre in Colchetser and have finally brought home my own warbow. A real beauty and won me a prize at the archer of the fayre competition ^_^. Traditional is best without a doubt. poetry in motion my friend, great video.
@Hardrada88 Hey well done. A friend of mine, Ben Perkins of BareBow Archery was also competing I believe. You may even have seen him during the course of the event.
@bigbowbrum Small world!! Haha not much, was just a token. Last year I failed hard at archery so have spent a year getting somewhat closer to the target's and now my first real bow be it second hand. Wonder if I met him :) Spoke to a few of the archers for advice etc. Have you heard of FaireBow? (Fair, Faire whichever)
@Hardrada88 Fairbow? Yes, absolutely. Magen Klomp is a very good friend of mine, and James who runs the UK side of the company is a good lad too. I have shot with Magen many times.
@bigbowbrum Excellent :D It's such a small world. I was shooting today just over a field and some fella stopped to chat with me about history/metal detecting and it turns out he knew my dad, worked with him and was in an Archery group from Harwich! Odds haha. They are superb people. Really helped me out with bow specs, told me what number of arrows i.e. 5 16's. Really helpful. As are these videos please keep posting. Been sharing on the Facebook!
Love the video, like watching a ballet, beautiful. I've been doing archery for a while now, decided to have a go at making a longbow. I was given a really nice piece of Ash to have a practice with, another nine bows and I can try some Yew. Keep the arrows flying.
@KosmoAntoninus The correct modern term for this type of bow is "English longbow", in recognition of the development and unique use of the bow by the English in their medieval armies and not because they invented it. The term "English bow" is a reference to the medieval term given to the bow by the French during this period. Throughout history this type of bow had many names, none universal until roughly Tudor times when the term "longbow" became the generally accepted norm.
@bigbowbrum Hey I'm 14 and want to buy a bow but i'm not sure what draw size weight I should get because i don't want to buy one that i cant even pull back, and if I said that incorrectly I mean when you pull your bow back and the amount of weight you have to pull back,
@itachi150101 It's a valid question but also one that is impossible for me to answer as I have no possible way to judge your strength and ability without standing next to you. However, most beginners start with a draw weight around 35 - 40lbs so they can learn the correct technique without struggling or wanting to loose early. The only way to know for sure is to go to a club or archery shop and try out a few different bows and see what feels comfortable for you. Good luck and best wishes.
@XGeerOfWarX I will send you a list of suppliers and bowyers. Yes there are several bows in this video. The least powerful was around the 90lb mark and the most around 120 - 130lbs.
Would you mind passing the same info along to me also? I'm in Canada, so any good names of longbow boyers you could recommend out my way that'd be great. Thanks a bunch! Great videos!
Hey, bigbowbrum! I'm getting a reflex-deflex pretty soon - one question; at the same draw-weight, will a reflex-deflex put more energy into the arrow than a long-bow, or is it the same?
@celticbattleaxe Good question and one I can't answer as I have never shot the reflex/deflex style of longbow. In theory it should have more energy and thus shoot further as the limbs will move faster than a standard-shaped longbow, but I don't have any practical experience to back this up I'm sorry to say.
I read about the English longbow in one of those Uncle John's Bathroom Books. I believe it claimed 300 yard range and when they find a skeleton of some medieval archer his back is curved from shooting so much. I don't know where they get their data from, but it interested me. Glad to come across this video and see that people keep the tradition alive.
@19jc80 A lot of the skeletal evidence seems to have come from the bodies recovered from the wreck of the Tudor warship Mary Rose (sank in 1545), and the men that fell at Towton (1461) during the Wars of the Roses. 300 yards is achievable with a longbow, but if the arrow used is a fairly hefty (60g) war arrow then a bow with a draw weight of at least 140 - 160lbs is required. A more average distance would be 250 yards, but it all depends on the arrow weight really.
someone please help me find a place to find and buy a good longbow. I live in GA and I can only find compound bows. I admire and appreciate the art and passion that goes into the longbow. I am a novice archer (boyscouts was a long time ago for me lol) but I went to a new archery range in canton and did suprisingly well. needless to say the flame of passion for longbow archery has been rekindled for me and I cant find anywhere that sells a good longbow, please help.
I love this video to me it shows the passion and down right love that everyone in this video has for the might and raw power of the English Longbow. The English Longbow is more much more then a weapon of raw power it is a work of art to those who understand and respect it. The real and true archer does not need those fancy sights or rang finders all they need is there eyes and gut feeling. What I find sickening is that only a hand full of people still practice traditional archery breaks my heart
@BlaNtimiRiLiTsLeNiN YouTube says your channel is unavailable. If you send me your e-mail address I will send you a list of all the suppliers and bowyers I use.
@TheMetalHeaded That's a very strong bow! The best exercise is of course shooting your bow, but you can always help the process along with gym exercises that replicate drawing a bow. Good back exercises like dumbell or barbell bent over rows, and rear delt (shoulder) exercises and tricep presses or close grip bench presses to help strengthen and stabilise your left arm.
@bigbowbrum hello i do now 5 years bow shooting on birst not real on1 on a rack with pins in sky i go making a long bow to i already got a compound bow and a flatbow nice video s like them mutch :) do u make ur own bows to? sorry for english i am dutch
I love bows as well!! you should look at my vids too haha i love longbows as well man i want to expand into hunting vids if you are into that! so please rank and comment on my vids!!
Ok Ok, i love your work. i have a #90 english long bow being made as we speak, laminated but not italian yew as thats very expensive in australia ($1600 AUS) my question is why do you hold at full draw for so long as that would surely reduce the power of the bow, or are you guys useing italian yew? is the high altitude north facing italian yew so much better than the rest? my current bow would snap if i tried to hold that long. please tell me what your kickass bows are made of, cheers Rob
@robbieatvic Hi Rob. Some of the bows shown here are of Italian yew, others are laminated with Hickory and Osage or Hickory, Satinwood and Lemonwood. Holding a bow at full draw does reduce the power, but a few seconds will not harm it or cause it to break. Good Italian yew is very dense which makes it very good, but some Pacific or English yew can be as good. We shoot differently now as this was almost 3 years ago. We are always learning and adapting our techniques.
is there any web site u recommend with info on proper arrow weight in relation to purpose and bow strength of course?
im making my own aluminium arrovs from garbage, and am planning to make a bow from nice piece of ash board i found. also garbage, part with bark on it but fat enough for bow i guess.
@kaaajeee I can't think of one, but all archery suppliers will tell you what spine of shaft to use with what poundage of bow. If you can't find the info then let me know what bow weight you are using and for what purpose and I will give you my opinion.
so i d like a long self bow not very flat because i like the simple image of english bows. its gonna be mostly a target bow on fields, long and short range. and i think that about 60lbs would be enough for my first and only bow. not too weak either.
so which non exotic wood shoud i look for(money is the issue, time/work is not), how long should it be? and how heavy the arrows for maximizing speed vs energy ?
@kaaajeee If using a 60lb bow then 11/32" diameter would be ideal, spined 55/60lbs. Cedar is best, but you can use ash or pine. Length should match your draw length and the tiller length of your bow. Use the longest length possible to maximise power for long shots. Balance should be just in front of centre. Fletchings no longer then 5". Weight is not an issue as this will be determined by the wood & arrow head, but unless you stick on a huge medieval head then the arrow will not weigh much.
hmm i hope no one gets hit by a stray arrow lol
40kDakota 2 days ago
I'm English :D
GREATBRITISHGAMER 1 week ago
hi i love the vid. i shoot and make mollegebet style bows of white wood.i am sort of training my self for a york round.not competitively i dont know anyone in the us that does it.having a lot fun,do you guys shoot yorks at all?
MrElliejimmy 1 week ago
@MrElliejimmy Mollegebet bows look lovely and really fast, though I have never had the pleasure of shooting one. When I used to shoot competitively I shot mainly Western and some Albion rounds but never York. Few do as 100 yards is a real bitch to hit consistently with a traditional wooden bow! :) These days we regularly shoot at a target approx. 110 yards distant with our "warbows", but hits are few and far between!
bigbowbrum 1 week ago
Have you read The Great Warbow by Matthew Strickland & Robert Hardy ? A wonderful history of the longbow.
Baskerville22 2 weeks ago
@Baskerville22 I haven't read it from cover to cover as it's quite a weighty tome, but yes I do have it and like to jump in and read odd sections now and then. I really should read it properly one day!
bigbowbrum 2 weeks ago
i like the bows but im more one for compound or recurve bows
Campervandude 3 weeks ago
el del pelo largo exagera excesit¡vamente la poestura, yo tiro con ese mismo arco y no hace falta tanto gesto ni movimiento, es un payaso. todos muy exagerados, no es real, fuerzan todo para hacerse los machitos
ArgondeToledo 3 weeks ago
@ArgondeToledo I'm sorry but I disagree. This has nothing to do with being macho (if my translation is accurate). It is called a rolling loose and is a modern technique designed to assist the archer in drawing back a heavy bow while reducing the shock on the bow arm on the loose. I do agree that it looks strange and it is debatable whether it improves the range or not. Interestingly none of the archers in this video now use this technique.
bigbowbrum 3 weeks ago
For many awesome things, seeing them in slow motion makes them even cooler.
English Longbow Archery is not one of these things.
overdenkotten 1 month ago
Great video and fine music! I like it!
64Schill 1 month ago
I have a nother question for you guys-what do you guys have on your belts I say what looked like a knife and a pouch If you don't mind me asking what are the pouches for don't mean to be nosey I just curious thank you again and I love all your videos :)
MrTylerplatte 1 month ago
@MrTylerplatte That's OK. Good question. The knives have heavy blades and are used for digging arrow heads out of the soil if they break off, or out of the wood if we miss and hit the target stands. The pouch contains things such as beeswax for the string, a rubber pad to help grip and draw out stubborn arrows, a spare string, bow stringer, spare nocking points for the string, nocking pliers, Superglue etc. Basic maintenance kits for bow and arrows basically.
bigbowbrum 1 month ago
whay are you pepol moving so mutch after you relese the arrow its only stupid
Dregowz 1 month ago
@Dregowz Why do you feel the need to be abusive and use the word "stupid"? If you don't understand then a polite question would suffice. The techniques demonstrated here are modern, not traditional. It is called a "rolling loose", the movement helps dissipate the shock of the release as the body uncoils from the stresses of drawing and shooting bows with such high draw weights. It may look funny but it helps.
bigbowbrum 1 month ago
@bigbowbrum i bought a standard 8 mm in width and 78 cm long arrow from a store. it is made out of beech and has a light metal tip. With my brother's longbow ( 57# at 30" ) which is made out of black locust I've managed to fire that arrow 230 yards. We measured it with a rope 12 meters long :)
Androandroandrica 2 months ago
@Androandroandrica That's a very nice distance you guys got there. Well done!
bigbowbrum 2 months ago
Good to see you keeping the old ways going! Alot of respect and hope you pass this art down to the new generation!
bcarlo25 2 months ago
Ok at 1:21 until 1:39 was the gayest bow shooting I've ever seen. I know there is a reason for it but damn! Maybe it was the combination of the music and the archer at slow motion! Either way still a good vid!
bcarlo25 2 months ago
@bcarlo25 I laughed so hard at 1:21 , he look like peter pan.
but still a really good video :)
Isalys555 1 month ago
@mstone05 We shall never know for sure what stances they used back in the middle ages. Some of the techniques seen in this video are purely modern, developed to achieve the maximum distance from a heavy draw weight bow. Other's are adaptations of stances seen in medieval manuscript illustrations, tried out by the guys to see if they were practical or gave any real aid. Everyone shoots differently. What matters most is that we enjoy what we do.
bigbowbrum 2 months ago
Awesome Video. perfect music! Everything fits perfectly together! I like the scene, when you touch the grass like the gladiator. Greeting from Vienna/Austria.
skhshooting 2 months ago
Little know fact:
Wellington tried to raise a brigade of longbow men in tyhe 1800's during the peninsular wars in Spain. Image the impact that at the battle of Waterloo!
It never came about as Sundays was taken up by drinking and football
casp1965 2 months ago
byt he time you guys are done shooting bows there will be no more yew left, nah jokes. also is there any difference between between english yew and italian yew apart from italian yew looking a it lighter in colour
loadedClownZ 2 months ago
@loadedClownZ Good question! Good yew certainly is getting rarer, but sourcing enough of it was a real problem even in medieval times. English yew tends to have a higher moisture content than Italian. Italian, due to a drier climate, grows slower so the growth rings are closer giving the wood a higher density which makes for a better cast.
bigbowbrum 2 months ago
@bigbowbrum I know during the Hundred Years War they imported Italian Yew because the demand for English Yew was so high that it nearly became extinct in northern Europe.
loadedClownZ 2 months ago
whats your distance record mister? please say
Androandroandrica 2 months ago
@Androandroandrica Using my 90lbs Osage bow (which has a better cast than my 100lbs English yew) I have achieved around 215 yards with a standard 60g arrow, and about 270 yards with a lighter flight arrow. I do have a 123lbs Italian yew bow that should beat that, but due to shoulder and elbow injuries I have yet to really get the maximum out of it at full draw. I'm looking forward to seeing what it can do though.
bigbowbrum 2 months ago
@bigbowbrum i bought a standard 8 mm in width and 78 cm long arrow from a store. it is made out of beech and has a light metal tip. With my brother's longbow ( 57# at 30" ) which is made out of black locust I've managed to fire that arrow 230 yards. We measured it with a rope 12 meters long :)
Androandroandrica 2 months ago
nice video. can this arrow kill a man? like we see in movies?
priksarxida 2 months ago
@priksarxida These arrows can penetrate steel up to 1.5mm thick, and seasoned oak at least an inch in depth without relying on the grain splitting. I will leave it up to you to conclude what kind of effect that would have on a man!
bigbowbrum 2 months ago
are longbows meant to have perfectly round limbs or flatter limbs because its really hard to tell how they are by looking at videos of english longbows.
loadedClownZ 2 months ago
@loadedClownZ The general rule these days is for medieval-style longbows to have the limbs as a 'D' shape or Galleon-shaped or sometimes slightly oval, with a width/depth ratio of 5/8. What we don't know is how closely this ratio of width to depth was followed during their heyday, as we mainly have only the Tudor Mary Rose bows to go by.
bigbowbrum 2 months ago
@bigbowbrum thanks for the help cause i'm planning on making one around christmas time but here in australia i dont have access to yew so i'll use the best native we have, which is rather good.
loadedClownZ 2 months ago
Those are some pretty nasty pieces u've got there lads.
Estonian7 2 months ago
just spent the last month making a bow and it snapped.....im bloody gutted
toppertruthio 3 months ago
@toppertruthio Really sorry to hear that, but unfortunately it happens quite a lot at first. The only thing you can do is examine the break and see why it happened, then learn by it. Most bowyers break far more than they finish to start with, but sadly it is the best way to learn. Keep at it though.
bigbowbrum 2 months ago
@bigbowbrum yeah ive kept it and can see where i went wrong,now i suppose its back to the beginning lol.
toppertruthio 2 months ago
@toppertruthio owwww
Estonian7 2 months ago
what is the title to the music track gents? beautiful video by the way. bring back medieval Sunday's I say.
casp1965 3 months ago
Hello,
is the 90-125lbs draw weight measured at 28 inches or at the archers draw length?
thankyou.
markitisthen 3 months ago
@markitisthen It depends on what length you ask the bowyer to tiller the bow to. Most warbows are tillered to 32" so the archer can safely draw to the ear. All our bows are tillered, and therefore measured, at 32".
bigbowbrum 3 months ago
@bigbowbrumThanks for the reply, I have been shooting Asian bows with a thumbring for some time but have always been fascinated with the longbow. I have a laminated longbow which draws around 80#@30 that I can shoot quite comfortably ;-), I only draw to 30 as i have short arms!
please keep the excellent videos coming.
markitisthen 3 months ago
a question just came to mind .... did you ever hear of someone actually hitting a bird during this kind of shooting?
sheepmaster1987 3 months ago
@sheepmaster1987 We have had a few near misses, but no hits. You would be surprised just how fast they react and can swerve out of the way!
bigbowbrum 3 months ago
I have another question wear do you get those rope type targets 30 seconds into your video For the love for the english bow . I have looked and looked and I simple can not find them any wear. Thanks you again :)
MrTylerplatte 3 months ago
@MrTylerplatte I often get asked this question from archers in the USA. Unfortunately the simple answer is that I don't know of any suppliers in the US that sell them. They are available from all good archery suppliers in England though, and I get mine from Quicks.
bigbowbrum 3 months ago
could you tell me wear I can get a self yew warbow If you could that-that would be wonderful. As I said before I absolutly love your videos and cannot wait until you make more videos. :) Thanks
MrTylerplatte 3 months ago
@MrTylerplatte Well a "self" bow is a bow you've made yourself, hence the name. You'd have to contact a bowyer if you wanted a quality one(just search online, there are many), and one made of yew would be pretty expensive, as it's not very plentiful anymore. You should know though, that warbows have very high draw weights, and I would not recommend one if you are beginning. It's best to at least start on a traditional longbow, or on a recurve.
guilemaster147 3 months ago
@guilemaster147 A "self" bow is the correct term for a bow made from a single stave of wood, utilising the natural laminations of sap wood and heart wood. It has nothing to do with who made it! :D
bigbowbrum 3 months ago
@bigbowbrum Well I've never really learned anything apart from what I've been told or that I've picked up, but hey, you learn new stuff everyday. But the rest of my comment still stands strong, yew is still comparatively very pricey, and warbows probably aren't the best to start with =P
guilemaster147 3 months ago
@guilemaster147 Yes I agree with everything else you said in your comment.
bigbowbrum 3 months ago
Isn't 45 degrees the optimal angle instead of like 60 degrees?
N609B 3 months ago
I down wright Love this video I've wachted It a thousand times and It's really inspiring to me. How much you all love the true form of Archery and not the Bull Shit it's become to day. It's simply and utterly disgusting with fucking all these compound bows and high carbon arrows.
MrTylerplatte 4 months ago
@MrTylerplatte Hi there Mr Tyler. I just wanted to say thanks for your comment. I'm really glad you enjoy our videos so much. Some people find this video too sentimental but I wanted to try and convey the romantic side of shooting these bows, and the enjoyment we have from keeping alive the old skills. I happy you found it inspiring too. Best wishes to you.
bigbowbrum 4 months ago
@MrTylerplatte Until recently, there was a S American tribe who regularly made kills at 250yd—the men, of course, they did nothing with their days, but shooting, beginning in boyhood, . . . nothing else, not hut construction, or fire-making, . . . nothing but shooting, . . .
phillipgaley 3 months ago
Age of Empire II xD England Campain! XP
2124161 5 months ago
Hi, i'd just like to thank you, when i started shooting my war bow a few years ago it was your videos that taught me my technique now i shoot a 150lb yew monster made by Varin Smith of Green Man Long Bows, so again thank you
TheMetalHeaded 5 months ago
@TheMetalHeaded Nice to hear from you and glad our videos were of some help. That does indeed sound like a monster of a bow! I am not aware of Varin's work so I shall look him up and see what he makes. Thanks for posting.
bigbowbrum 4 months ago
@bigbowbrum
You're shooting left handed now mate! injury?
Olwe1992 3 months ago
@Olwe1992 Yes I'm afraid so Jaap. Years of heavy bow shooting has left me with a very painful left elbow and dodgy right shoulder, so I had a choice of either giving up archery or swapping hands. I was surprised just how easy it was and after 4 weeks I was shooting pretty well with my left hand, and after 3 months I am now a better shot with my left hand than I ever was with my right! :)
bigbowbrum 3 months ago
@bigbowbrum well thats just about the worst news an archer can get! im not surprised you didn't give up archery haha. I probably dont have to tell you this, but for other people here: a proper warming-up also gets the fluids in between your joints going which will help a lot against injuries. I have to admit 99% of the time i dont warm up before archery or weight lifting though! Anyway it's good to hear you can still continue doing what you wouldn't want to give up!
Olwe1992 3 months ago
What are your targets made of, and where could i get one? I've been looking everywhere for one like that with no luck. Thanks.
Imonaboat657 5 months ago
@Imonaboat657 The targets are made from compressed straw. We buy them from Quicks Archery but of course I live in England and it would cost a fortune to ship to the States. You could try 3 Rivers Archery but I have yet to find anyone that sells this type of target in America. Someone must though..
bigbowbrum 5 months ago
Is there a specific formula to decide how big your bow should be in comparison to yourself?
whowantsabighug 5 months ago
@whowantsabighug No, the height/length of a bow is irrelevant. All medieval-style longbows are generally between 6 and 7ft long. As the archer holds the centre of the bow at approximately shoulder height there is always plenty of clearance with the ground. More important factors are draw length and draw weight at that length. Best wishes.
bigbowbrum 5 months ago
Wat are you pulling
USNSarDiver 5 months ago
can u please tell me one thing? Me and my brother are making a longbow with curved tips and we would like to know if the lenght or height of the bow is measured when you place is next to you and just mark how tall it is, or do you need to measure it as if it was a FLAT non-curved piece of wood?? i want it to be 182 cm long.
Androandroandrica 5 months ago
@Androandroandrica The length of a longbow is normally measured as if it were a flat piece of wood, which to be honest it really is when unstrung as the limb tips are not usually recurved. Hope this helps. Best wishes and good luck with your finished bow.
bigbowbrum 5 months ago
@bigbowbrum thank you very much
Androandroandrica 5 months ago
A question: Do you wear an arm protector so it won't hurt when the cord streaks your arm or is it normal for the cord to streak your arm?
Csorax 5 months ago
@Csorax Yes it is quite normal for the bowstring to hit the forearm, and that is why we wear the bracers for protection. Best wishes.
bigbowbrum 5 months ago
I almost cried when i watched this video.
MrDanassassin 6 months ago
Is it true the Welsh invented the english longbow!
strathpipe 6 months ago 2
@strathpipe No I'm afraid there is no evidence to suggest this. The Welsh did use one form of the bow but there is nothing to say the English didn't too. Longbows have been found all over Scandinavia and continental Europe that vastly predate the Welsh use of it against the Normans and Edward I. We shall never know who invented it but it is called the "English" longbow as they were the first to use it en masse and they developed it into the fearsome 15th century weapon we all know today.
bigbowbrum 6 months ago
@bigbowbrum Like all english folk I'm thinking you are deluded(kidding yourself on) the Welsh used it at Agincourt did they not. Hence giveing england the victory.
strathpipe 6 months ago
@strathpipe There is no need to be rude. If you wish to believe the Welsh invented the bow then that is your choice. You asked my opinion and I gave it to you. It matters not to me what you believe. I am not nationalistic. I enjoy my history as a hobby, nothing more and I prefer facts to jingoism. As for Agincourt, there are 5,000 archers listed in the pipe rolls and less than 500 of them were Welsh. Visit Kew and see for yourself.
bigbowbrum 6 months ago 2
@bigbowbrum Well as for listings the english were inclined to list the Welsh as english in more than a few wars.As for your history I have found that the english make up a Lot of their history to suite themselves and whats more they are inclined to believe it. Hence self deluded.
strathpipe 6 months ago
@strathpipe You are entitled to your opinion and I wish you well in your pursuit of historical knowledge.
bigbowbrum 6 months ago
@bigbowbrum That's very nice of you thanks.
strathpipe 6 months ago
@strathpipe The Welsh never get any credit for anything, just like we now are speaking American ;)
VinVilhjalmsson 5 months ago
@ VinVilhjalmsson - Not so! They got the credit for Rorke's Drift, in the film "Zulu" when it was really the Warwickshire regt.
adventussaxonum 4 months ago
@strathpipe No, the oldest longbow found in Britain was in somerset and over 2000 years old
hetrodoxly 5 months ago
@hetrodoxly Yes that's right. The find you mention is the Ashcott Heath longbow in Somerset, dating back to 2665 BC.
bigbowbrum 5 months ago
3:22 LAZOR!
zRev1983 6 months ago
Absolutly beautiful :') Can i have a list of suppliers please and are they yew bows, laminate, hickory ar what. Thanks for the vid.
MedievalWorkshop 6 months ago
@MedievalWorkshop Yes of course. I will e-mail it across. The bows in this video are a mix of self yew bows, and laminate bows. One of the laminates is a Hickory-backed Osage bow but I forget what the others were as it was 3 years ago.
bigbowbrum 6 months ago
Might I ask if three finger guantlet is authentical piece of equipment for about 14-16th century?
lucinqua 6 months ago
@lucinqua Hello Lucka. Unfortunately very little information exists about the type of finger protection worn by medieval archers. It is likely that many didn't use anything, their fingers simply being toughened by years of use, however there are illustrations of archers using both tight-fitting full gloves and to a lesser extent "skeleton" gloves like ours. The gloves we use are of a modern style but it is likely that a version of it was used by some archers that far back, though not all.
bigbowbrum 6 months ago
@bigbowbrum Good lord, bare fingers? I can barely loose a 35lb bow with bare fingers (very painful), so there would be no way I could do that with a 100+ pound bow. Then again, im not a full time military archer of the medieval era. I still have a hard time believing they could do that though. My guess is they just used a glove or tab. I dont see why they wouldnt. Illustrations dont always capture reality, but im not saying youre wrong.
LotusDragon09 6 months ago
@LotusDragon09 I agree with you. Illustrations were usually drawn by monks that had no first-hand experience of archery or warfare. That's what makes history so interesting and intriging. Trying to make sense of the written and illustrated evidence and combine that with common sense and experimental archaeology. I wouldn't like to shoot without some form of protection either but perhaps they built up callouses thick enough to shoot bare fingered? Doubtless we shall ever know.
bigbowbrum 6 months ago
@AntipodeanAl Yeah sure no problem. I will send you a list of suppliers, all of whom normally ship overseas. Glad you enjoy the videos. More are on their way, and I agree that England's naval heritage is a fascinating subject.
bigbowbrum 6 months ago
@bigbowbrum Can you please send me a list of suppliers for the bows? I would be very thankful.I'm am actually 13 so I don't have much money. But could you please send me the list? Or if you know a good video on how to make a bow or if you have one please send me the link. Thank you. By the way, I love your videos.
WarriorHorace 6 months ago
@WarriorHorace Yes of course. On its way.
bigbowbrum 6 months ago
Could I have a list of your suppliers too?
I really enjoyed this video, your passion for the English war heritage is admirable.
TheTrumpat 6 months ago
@TheTrumpat Sure thing. I'll send it to you now.
bigbowbrum 6 months ago
What web site do you go to to do all of the editing becase i want to make a cool video like this! Thanks
warbowgeeks 6 months ago
@warbowgeeks Hi, glad you like our videos. I just use Windows Movie Maker which comes free with every copy of Windows. Microsoft don't really advertise the fact that it is there, but it is a great little tool and there is a large fan base out there of people writing great little add-ons for it too. It can usually be found under "C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\moviemk.exe". Best wishes.
bigbowbrum 6 months ago
where canu get the bow and arows like that
arikarp100 7 months ago
@arikarp100 I will send you a list of the suppliers I use.
bigbowbrum 6 months ago
@arikarp100
There are several places actually! Where do you live? Cheers!
vinsk8er4life 6 months ago
what is the point of ceremoniously pointing it at a random cloud and releasing? seems like a good way to lose arrows. smh
jf713jf 7 months ago
@jf713jf Ha, ha. We are not pointing at the clouds, we are shooting at a mark 210 yards down the field, but in order to achieve that distance we have to elevate the bow to around 45 degrees. Medieval bowmen would have practised this form of long distance shooting much more than at close up targets so they could judge distances in preparation for battle. e.g. The Finsbury fields outside the walls of London had marks set from 250 - 400 yards for just this kind of practise.
bigbowbrum 7 months ago
the grass thingy is gay!!
sabaw1172 7 months ago
@sabaw1172 Everyone sees things in their own way but the grass sequence is a nod to the opening scene in Gladiator.
bigbowbrum 7 months ago
Can you suggest a way of obtaining a good first bow?
ecuadmail 7 months ago
@ecuadmail I will send you a list of bowyers and suppliers that I either use or am aware of. I would recommend you browse their websites then give them a call to discuss your requirements.
bigbowbrum 7 months ago
And btw.. The "girl bow" thing was a joke, you guys got a great and fun hobby that i respect.
Longbowmen for the win! *showing two fingers* :)
Gillarlika77 7 months ago
This makes me want to take up archery.
victoriathegopher 7 months ago
90lbs to 125lbs draw weight <--- Thats a girl bow..
The mary Rose bows had 200lbs pull weight..
Gillarlika77 7 months ago
@Gillarlika77 No they didn't. I have examined them. The 2 slab sided bows have an ESTIMATED pull of around 180lbs, but the average draw weight in the haul is more like 120 - 130lbs.
bigbowbrum 7 months ago
@bigbowbrum bwt I`ve made a selfbow that weigths 0.6 kg and its capable of piercing 3/4" ply from
50 feet but really dont know DF for it. I`me engeneer specialized in mech properties of wood and longbow lover
mig15fan 7 months ago
@bigbowbrum my fingers burn even with 55 pound recurve, how do u handle that much friction on ur fingers?
gh4pwner 7 months ago
@gh4pwner Drawing back these powerful bows certainly does put a lot of pressure on the fingers. I use a leather, 3-fingered shooting glove and I have reinforced the fingers with an added layer of leather. Over time the fingers will get used to the friction by building up a thick layer of caloused skin, which helps a lot.
bigbowbrum 7 months ago
@Gillarlika77
So come on dude, enlighten us, what do you shoot?
blooregardrules 7 months ago
@Gillarlika77 I would love to see a video fo you pulling a 200# bow to full draw.
cbrusharmy 7 months ago
@cbrusharmy No way i could pull 200lbs. maybe some of the guys in the strongman competitions could.
But the real longbowmen started early with the training, and if you look at their skeletons their shoulders were fuxxed up.. So i heard..
Gillarlika77 7 months ago
Wow! Memories...
Thanks guys
woodlist 7 months ago
Super video, thanks for sharing it. Imagine the noise if a thousand archers let loose at once!
Andrewausfa 7 months ago
Just got back from the Oyster Fayre in Colchetser and have finally brought home my own warbow. A real beauty and won me a prize at the archer of the fayre competition ^_^. Traditional is best without a doubt. poetry in motion my friend, great video.
Hardrada88 7 months ago
@Hardrada88 Hey well done. A friend of mine, Ben Perkins of BareBow Archery was also competing I believe. You may even have seen him during the course of the event.
bigbowbrum 7 months ago
@bigbowbrum Small world!! Haha not much, was just a token. Last year I failed hard at archery so have spent a year getting somewhat closer to the target's and now my first real bow be it second hand. Wonder if I met him :) Spoke to a few of the archers for advice etc. Have you heard of FaireBow? (Fair, Faire whichever)
Hardrada88 7 months ago
@Hardrada88 Fairbow? Yes, absolutely. Magen Klomp is a very good friend of mine, and James who runs the UK side of the company is a good lad too. I have shot with Magen many times.
bigbowbrum 7 months ago
@bigbowbrum Excellent :D It's such a small world. I was shooting today just over a field and some fella stopped to chat with me about history/metal detecting and it turns out he knew my dad, worked with him and was in an Archery group from Harwich! Odds haha. They are superb people. Really helped me out with bow specs, told me what number of arrows i.e. 5 16's. Really helpful. As are these videos please keep posting. Been sharing on the Facebook!
Hardrada88 7 months ago
Love the video, like watching a ballet, beautiful. I've been doing archery for a while now, decided to have a go at making a longbow. I was given a really nice piece of Ash to have a practice with, another nine bows and I can try some Yew. Keep the arrows flying.
Bushcraft501 8 months ago
I never heard of English bow. Is it a nationalistic longbow?
KosmoAntoninus 8 months ago
@KosmoAntoninus The correct modern term for this type of bow is "English longbow", in recognition of the development and unique use of the bow by the English in their medieval armies and not because they invented it. The term "English bow" is a reference to the medieval term given to the bow by the French during this period. Throughout history this type of bow had many names, none universal until roughly Tudor times when the term "longbow" became the generally accepted norm.
bigbowbrum 8 months ago
@bigbowbrum Hey I'm 14 and want to buy a bow but i'm not sure what draw size weight I should get because i don't want to buy one that i cant even pull back, and if I said that incorrectly I mean when you pull your bow back and the amount of weight you have to pull back,
itachi150101 7 months ago
@itachi150101 It's a valid question but also one that is impossible for me to answer as I have no possible way to judge your strength and ability without standing next to you. However, most beginners start with a draw weight around 35 - 40lbs so they can learn the correct technique without struggling or wanting to loose early. The only way to know for sure is to go to a club or archery shop and try out a few different bows and see what feels comfortable for you. Good luck and best wishes.
bigbowbrum 7 months ago
To "lean" into the English warbow is the secret!
alanvt1 8 months ago
ok a few quick questions.. where can i buy a bow like that, for how much, and is the draw weight 90-125 lbs or am i mistaken?
XGeerOfWarX 8 months ago
@XGeerOfWarX I will send you a list of suppliers and bowyers. Yes there are several bows in this video. The least powerful was around the 90lb mark and the most around 120 - 130lbs.
bigbowbrum 8 months ago
@bigbowbrum
Would you mind passing the same info along to me also? I'm in Canada, so any good names of longbow boyers you could recommend out my way that'd be great. Thanks a bunch! Great videos!
LegioXFretensis 8 months ago
@LegioXFretensis Yes of course.
bigbowbrum 8 months ago
Hey, bigbowbrum! I'm getting a reflex-deflex pretty soon - one question; at the same draw-weight, will a reflex-deflex put more energy into the arrow than a long-bow, or is it the same?
celticbattleaxe 9 months ago
@celticbattleaxe Good question and one I can't answer as I have never shot the reflex/deflex style of longbow. In theory it should have more energy and thus shoot further as the limbs will move faster than a standard-shaped longbow, but I don't have any practical experience to back this up I'm sorry to say.
bigbowbrum 9 months ago
@bigbowbrum Aww, that's OK. Heck, you know more about longbows than anyone on the internet!!
celticbattleaxe 8 months ago
@bigbowbrum Aw, it's OK! Hey, you know more about the longbow than anyone else on the internet. :)
celticbattleaxe 8 months ago
Hampshire and Dorset? Must be descendants of The White Company- Which one is Samkin Aylward?
adventussaxonum 9 months ago
@adventussaxonum Ha ha. I think we all want to be Samkin! - "Axe my Arse!" ;o)
bigbowbrum 9 months ago
Well Done! Great bows and great video...
adyona 9 months ago
where is the bow?? long bow,but where is build??
stringo909 9 months ago
I read about the English longbow in one of those Uncle John's Bathroom Books. I believe it claimed 300 yard range and when they find a skeleton of some medieval archer his back is curved from shooting so much. I don't know where they get their data from, but it interested me. Glad to come across this video and see that people keep the tradition alive.
19jc80 9 months ago
@19jc80 A lot of the skeletal evidence seems to have come from the bodies recovered from the wreck of the Tudor warship Mary Rose (sank in 1545), and the men that fell at Towton (1461) during the Wars of the Roses. 300 yards is achievable with a longbow, but if the arrow used is a fairly hefty (60g) war arrow then a bow with a draw weight of at least 140 - 160lbs is required. A more average distance would be 250 yards, but it all depends on the arrow weight really.
bigbowbrum 9 months ago
someone please help me find a place to find and buy a good longbow. I live in GA and I can only find compound bows. I admire and appreciate the art and passion that goes into the longbow. I am a novice archer (boyscouts was a long time ago for me lol) but I went to a new archery range in canton and did suprisingly well. needless to say the flame of passion for longbow archery has been rekindled for me and I cant find anywhere that sells a good longbow, please help.
foolecoole 9 months ago
@foolecoole I will send you a list of the bowyers and suppliers I use.
bigbowbrum 9 months ago
@bigbowbrum Outstanding! Many thanks to you for your help!
foolecoole 9 months ago
I love this video to me it shows the passion and down right love that everyone in this video has for the might and raw power of the English Longbow. The English Longbow is more much more then a weapon of raw power it is a work of art to those who understand and respect it. The real and true archer does not need those fancy sights or rang finders all they need is there eyes and gut feeling. What I find sickening is that only a hand full of people still practice traditional archery breaks my heart
MrTylerplatte 10 months ago
Where do you get your bows from?
If they are english made, from steve stratton and DIY archery guild maybe?
If so, are they good-any other manufacturer suggestions??
BlaNtimiRiLiTsLeNiN 10 months ago
@BlaNtimiRiLiTsLeNiN YouTube says your channel is unavailable. If you send me your e-mail address I will send you a list of all the suppliers and bowyers I use.
bigbowbrum 10 months ago
id be pissed if i was living next door
Beauie81 10 months ago
Im 18 and shoot a war bow at 120lb at 28inchs, any tips on how to build to the bow, any exercises or is it just regular shooting ???
TheMetalHeaded 10 months ago
@TheMetalHeaded That's a very strong bow! The best exercise is of course shooting your bow, but you can always help the process along with gym exercises that replicate drawing a bow. Good back exercises like dumbell or barbell bent over rows, and rear delt (shoulder) exercises and tricep presses or close grip bench presses to help strengthen and stabilise your left arm.
bigbowbrum 10 months ago
@bigbowbrum thanks for the help, by the time im 20 i want to have a 150lb yew warbow with slightly recurved tips, the height of the war bow !
TheMetalHeaded 10 months ago
Can you imagine seeing a thousand of the arrows coming out of the sky at you? I would pee a little I think.
clewi1091 10 months ago
These men will one day be the saviors of our earth. Bless you, bless you all!
Fajjani 10 months ago
Good work, but for music you can use this song .. it will work better I think ;)
please enter this one : InExtremo Liam .
TrullakBums2009 11 months ago
the music makes this video pretty funny
Arfat 11 months ago
@bigbowbrum hello i do now 5 years bow shooting on birst not real on1 on a rack with pins in sky i go making a long bow to i already got a compound bow and a flatbow nice video s like them mutch :) do u make ur own bows to? sorry for english i am dutch
-bas
isisrufus 11 months ago
@isisrufus Hello bas. I have tried making a couple of bows, but all the bows used in our videos were made by professional bowyers.
bigbowbrum 10 months ago
I love bows as well!! you should look at my vids too haha i love longbows as well man i want to expand into hunting vids if you are into that! so please rank and comment on my vids!!
ScarfaceVision 11 months ago
Ok Ok, i love your work. i have a #90 english long bow being made as we speak, laminated but not italian yew as thats very expensive in australia ($1600 AUS) my question is why do you hold at full draw for so long as that would surely reduce the power of the bow, or are you guys useing italian yew? is the high altitude north facing italian yew so much better than the rest? my current bow would snap if i tried to hold that long. please tell me what your kickass bows are made of, cheers Rob
robbieatvic 11 months ago
@robbieatvic Hi Rob. Some of the bows shown here are of Italian yew, others are laminated with Hickory and Osage or Hickory, Satinwood and Lemonwood. Holding a bow at full draw does reduce the power, but a few seconds will not harm it or cause it to break. Good Italian yew is very dense which makes it very good, but some Pacific or English yew can be as good. We shoot differently now as this was almost 3 years ago. We are always learning and adapting our techniques.
bigbowbrum 11 months ago
@robbieatvic holding doesnt change anything but accuracy.
mmedly 11 months ago
dude nice video am training my self how to shot mine right
mk9496 11 months ago
where didi you down load the music from or could you tell me where to get a copy from please
2shayflame 11 months ago
@2shayflame I got it from the Soundclick website.
bigbowbrum 11 months ago
Cool Pose:
+1 Attack
+1 Armour Piercing
+1 Range
Thor22289 11 months ago
is there any web site u recommend with info on proper arrow weight in relation to purpose and bow strength of course?
im making my own aluminium arrovs from garbage, and am planning to make a bow from nice piece of ash board i found. also garbage, part with bark on it but fat enough for bow i guess.
kaaajeee 11 months ago
@kaaajeee I can't think of one, but all archery suppliers will tell you what spine of shaft to use with what poundage of bow. If you can't find the info then let me know what bow weight you are using and for what purpose and I will give you my opinion.
bigbowbrum 11 months ago
@bigbowbrum cool . ash board is lost.
so i d like a long self bow not very flat because i like the simple image of english bows. its gonna be mostly a target bow on fields, long and short range. and i think that about 60lbs would be enough for my first and only bow. not too weak either.
so which non exotic wood shoud i look for(money is the issue, time/work is not), how long should it be? and how heavy the arrows for maximizing speed vs energy ?
should they be centerbalanced or closer to tip?
kaaajeee 11 months ago
@kaaajeee If using a 60lb bow then 11/32" diameter would be ideal, spined 55/60lbs. Cedar is best, but you can use ash or pine. Length should match your draw length and the tiller length of your bow. Use the longest length possible to maximise power for long shots. Balance should be just in front of centre. Fletchings no longer then 5". Weight is not an issue as this will be determined by the wood & arrow head, but unless you stick on a huge medieval head then the arrow will not weigh much.
bigbowbrum 11 months ago
NARAKU WATCH OUT!!!!
ipod3gtoucher 11 months ago
Got to like that sound of the arrow releasing and that satisfying "THUK."
jaknife99 11 months ago
Very cool. What's the maximum effective range of one of those?
davidrodgersNJ 1 year ago