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  • The song title is Prologue, by Loreena McKennitt. Interesting choice of music for this mostly educational slow-mo for archers.

  • I used to be an archer like him then I took an arrow to the knee

  • Hauntingly beautiful music.

  • This was the best bow and arrow shop in Bravil.

  • What is the title of this song?

  • correct* spline

  • Wow, I knew arrows bent/wobbled in flight, but I had no idea about corrent spline, etc until this video. Apparently when you have the correct spline of your arrow matching your bow's strength, the arrow will bend out of the way of the bow itself so it doesn't rub/smack off of it. That's amazing.

  • @yononindo Beautiful video! Can you tell me what the target is that you're using? My searches have mostly resulted in foam and plastic animals and cubes.

  • First thought: OHMAIGAWDILOVETHISSONGGGG

  • Amazing video. I like the music too: mysterious, exotic, touch dangerous without being distracting.

  • It is a so good Video. I Love it and it shows perfekt what could happen if you take the false spin

  • holy crap, i did not know that arrows turn to jello in flight.

  • Ein exzellenter Film.

    Beim 2. Schuss kann man schön erkennen, wozu Armschutze benötigt werden.

    3.-5. Schuss: der Pfeil muss sich passend durchbiegen (wie hier), um sauber gruppieren zu können (Spinewert)

    Die beiden letzten Schüsse: zu geringer Spinewert (zu weiche Pfeile). Sie biegen sich doppelt durch, und treffen das Ziel nicht mehr sauber, bzw. sie zerbrechen schon während des Lösens (der Schütze wusste was er tat, sonst hätte er seine Hand nicht vorher schon umwickelt).

  • i didnt know arrows wobbled around like a noodle in flight 0_0

  • awesome vid, music got on my nerves tho

  • Excellent! 

  • I've always wanted to get into archery. Any advice for a possible newcomer to archery?

  • @IrishBraithreThar15 Yep start light, buy cheap till your sure your into it, but buy something that will not just break, (I got my bow for 50$ and it works) make sure you have plenty of room, I underestimated the power of a 45lbs bow and hit a brick wall arrow strangely did not break but tip was flattened XD, aside from that be safe and have fun ;) not as hard to get in to as some think my starter gear including nice leather quiver and arm guard wooden bow wood arrows glove target 260$ total

  • @miles305678 do you really have to have gloves?

  • @miles305678 do you really have to have gloves?, and if my arrow tip gets flatened how do i sharpen it, i have a knife/sciccor sharpener at home, can i use that,err its a blade charpener

  • @FuryOfTheSwarm You don't "Need" gloves but I highly suggest them to avoid burns cuts and even getting feathers in your hands o.0, as for arrow heads I flattened one of mine but being at a loss of what to do just put it up, only because I have plenty, but idk you could try searching "How to sharpen an arrowhead" or "How to repair an arrowhead"

  • @miles305678 thx iread on ehow, that you can sharpen your arrows with a blade sharpener, but thx =)

  • this is one of the coolest things i've seen on youtube-- great video awesome shooting

  • at 2:00 - floppy arrow is floppy.

  • @fnerXVI underspined for the weight of the bow.....

  • I think it means that we are always in our place, and there is no time or space.

  • Excellent footage of paradox, especially with 3 under (1:11). You're the only one I've found who addresses it.

  • The term archer's paradox was coined by Robert P. Elmer in the 1930s. The paradox refers to the phenomenon that in order to strike the center of the target, the arrow must be pointed slightly to the side of the target. Modern use of the term has caused the interpretation of it to be corrupted and the bending of the arrow is often considered incorrectly to be archer's paradox.

  • @Nobody1313131313  copied from google but thanks

  • at 1:16 it was like the shot in the movie robin hood with russel crow...lol

  • Thank you for NOT adding a horrible metal soundtrack to this!! The music fits perfectly :D

  • yeah, nice peace of work.... but I came to the thought, the "broken arrow"-bit had been more dramatical in the end sequence, instead of this balloon-thingy.. bit of pity though...

  • I know it was delibarate and I have really appreciated your technique with the long bow

  • Good camera work. Nice idea to show the breaking arrow. Such a break could even split your artery in your wrist if happened by mistake. Follow his good advice people.

  • WOW at 2:02! Talk about under-spined!!! I thought the arrow was going to shatter.

  • Great video. I have a question though. What fletching are you using on those arrows with that appear very flimsy? It almost looks like ostrich plume.

    Thanks for sharing.

  • Brilliant!

  • I have only one question.

    What is the archers paradox?

    I'm kinda new in het world of archery, so...

  • @AnnaCool012 it has nothing to do with this video really from what i can tell. I think the archer's paradox is a reference to the arow paradox by the philosopher Zeno. check out the arrow paradox on google

  • @laurentperron1 or i might be completely wrong with the reference. anyhow the arrow paradox is still really interesting :D

  • i have a bit of a hard on from watching this

  • i wonder what would happen if you made an arrow that was so rigid that it didn't flex back and forth when shot. would it affect the accuracy? would it just snap when shot?

  • @ishouldplayzelda

    The flex is necessary to allow the arrow to shoot around the riser and continue in a straight line toward the target. On a traditional bow, the arrow rest is not perfectly in line with the bow string. If the arrow was unable to flex, it would veer off to the left and miss the target.

  • @ishouldplayzelda "i wonder what would happen if you made an arrow that was so rigid that it didn't flex back and forth when shot.'"

    This happens all the time. It's called making the arrows wrong! Haha!

    "... would it affect the accuracy?"

    Sure! A too-stiff arrow tends to "fishtail". When it recovers & settles into a path, you can't say where it'll hit. Early learning is often hurt by this. Buy a bow and some random arrows without knowing about all this and you can't hit the target.

  • awesome vid beutifully shot exellent music suited vid to a tee

  • exellent vid shows how arrows react beutifully shot awesome music i think julie gerrard sings im watching now as slowmo arrow heads to target and see how fletchings react awesome

  • Awesome footage, set to beautiful music. 10/10

  • very cool

  • I wonder if aluminum shafts flex as much

  • @bluesteelworx

    Yep - all arrows do but the wood ones more so. The amount of flex is referred to as the "spine". Modern bows have a small spring cushion called a plunger button to counteract this flex and help tune the bow. Search Recurve Archers Paradox to see the modern one with Carbon arrows.

  • @bluesteelworx Yep, aluminums flex a lot too. Ironically using an arrow that is too stiff for a given bow will actually reduce accuracy.

  • wtf!.....like!

  • wtf 2.01 the arrow was made from rubber?

  • quando immagine e suono fanno diventare poesia lo scoccare di una freccia..

  • @marcellogandi lo scocco è poesia: è un misto di concentrazione, coordinazione, spiritualità :) 

  • ok nice video but what does this have to do with zeno's paradox?

  • @jeremy3112

    Zeno's paradox is Zeno's paradox. This is the archer's paradox: an arrow has to bend to effectively go straight. No Greek philosophy here.

  • @watertoiceXI

    Oh ic :). I was looking for zeno and i got a suggestion for this video, so that's why i got confused :).

    anyway. you're wrong about the bend, it doesn't bend it doesn't even move ;). just kidding :D

  • @jeremy3112

    Sigh, philosophers. Lol

  • This is just super duper great. Thanks.

  • The arrow reminds me of a fish somehow....

  • WWWOOOOWWW 2:02

  • Very nice. I just would like to see this kind of high speed footage from an arrow shot from a bow without a window. Making the paradox even more evident.

  • really enjoyed this video

  • awsome nice one dude!

  • Very cool!

  • absolutamente sobervio de verdad un video maestro

  • i knew that my arrows were bending, but i never realized how much

  • @Zachary7196 and this are wood arrows, immagine carbon arrows :P

  • Great vid man!

  • ay, cómo se rompió esa flecha!!

  • ay, cómo se rompió esa flecha!!

  • great video

  • pleasure to watch

  • great video

  • Is it a secret what camera was used at what framerate? If not, would love to know.

  • Great video!

  • Nice bit of footage, music very well suited I think.

  • How do you film in slow motion ? Could you explain me what camera do you use ?

    Thanks,

  • Make an awsome screen saver.

  • Wow! really awesome to see how the arrow flex's coming out of the bow.

  • What's the song called?

  • so basically the arrow spine has to be as rigid and tough as possible no matter how weak the bow so you can get a good aim.

  • @mrkiky no not true...its gotta be in the middle not too rigid not too soft :S

  • @berbm what can happen if it's too rigid?

  • @mrkiky it strays away from the target google about it theres a picture on wiki

  • @mrkiky No, the spine has to be matched to the bow's weight so the arrow doesn't veer right or left from the target.

  • @NoisemakerArrow yea ok but what makes it veer if it remains rigid?

  • @mrkiky The arrow has to pass by the bow itself (the wood part that bends), and it does so by bending around it. If the arrow bends too much, it will veer to one side. If it doesn't bend at all, it will veer to the other side.

  • @NoisemakerArrow

    Hey if you can answer this question you will have me eternal gratitude.

    My arrow vanes keep hitting the rest on my bow making their flight look like #$%&... WHY???

    45lb recurve bow @28", 32" draw length, 33" arrows, 100 grain tips, finger release, arrows spined about .362 and 10 grains per inch with vanes.

    I'm guessing my arrows are too stiff or not stiff enough but which one is it?

  • @NifoOtiBoy one of two :)

    Both configuration (too stiff/not enaugh stiff) results in arrow hitting the rest, immagine the wave on the arrow created at starting, if it's perfectly tuned with arrow speed, the arrow will never touch the rest, otherwise the arrow could touch at his head or at his tail.

    There is no way to predict perfectly what u need, u can try heaving the tip (it soften the arrow) or u can light it (it harden the arrow). Do some try and find what happens.

    Hope this helps, sry 4 eng

  • @gennaman2bit Thanks for the help bro. Appreciate it.

  • @NifoOtiBoy Go to a bow shop and ask. Or find some charts online; there are some to help you pick the right arrows for your bow.

  • Man this is such a cool video

  • Nicely done, shot (video & archery), and produced. :-)

  • That was awesome. I am thinking of getting into archery this summer. I had no idea the arrows flexed so much! Wicked. And scary! Thanks.

  • Interesting music on this video =P

    Weird twist on those arrows.

  • wth is archers pradox can any one explain to me what it is i have no idea whats going on

  • @sabata247 He's shooting an arrow.

  • I wish archery could still be a career choice. Although I do like how symmetrical my shoulders are.

  • @SpacedTime I'm not an expert on every style or form of archery, but I have been shooting longbows for 20 years or so... You push with your bow arm as much as you are pulling with your release hand. Your back muscles are what should be doing all the work, and it should be a pretty symmetrical load....

  • Magnifique vidéo, c'est impressionnant !

  • That is some awesome footage. I cant believe the wood flexes so much before breaking...

    And I don't know why they call it a paradox... A paradox is a statement that contradicts itself. Such as saying

    "I always lie'. If it is true it must be false...

    I'd rather call it, the archer fucks up, example..

    Bystander: "Holly crap what happened?"

    Archer: "I just fucked up..."

    .

  • @t5id72j The paradox is, if an archer were to hit his/her target, due to the flexing of the wood he/she will not have to aim at the target. Instead he/she must aim slightly to the side of the target in order for it to hit.

  • @acetace

    Yea, I get it now. I was just thinking that the fact that the arrow was too weak for the poundage bow was a fuckup on the archers part and not actually a paradoxical event.

    I was not thinking of the scenario when the arrow doesn't snap that it instead flexes all over the place and could head any direction, no matter how well aimed..

    .

  • @t5id72j The expression is "the Archers Paradox" in that people believe that arrows fly straight. They do not, which contradicts the expression "Straight as an Arrow".

  • @Springr1911 Actually, the expression refers to how straight an arrow is before it's shot. You wouldn't choose a warped arrow if you were buying one.

  • @t5id72j Through interpretation, that is exactly what this paradox is. Archers paradox is where the straight arrow bends one way upon release and then bends back the other throughout its flight to the target. It has nothing to do with the archer screwing up. Unless they choose an arrow that is too weak for the bow they are shooting it from (Like the last 2 shots)

  • arrows bend its the law :D

    same like sitting in an accelerating car, you go slower than the car for a while so you get pushed back in the seat. its all about mass and acceleration.

  • arrows have to move like this to fly through the air. Do you ever see a bird sit still and fly?

  • Who are the 5 bizarre people who gave this a thumbs down rating ??

  • @rainmechanic because embedding was disabled by request. i had to open a new tab to see the video etc. what's the point of that

  • @rainmechanic They were probably tiny people in that target that got hit

  • @rainmechanic idk but the 22 others i think are robin hood

  • @rainmechanic Me.

  • @rainmechanic 5 idiots?

  • Nice video. what is the material of the last arrow????

  • Okay everybody listen up, ALL ARROWS BEND WHEN LAUNCHED! even newer metal ones. The reason is: The string pushes the back of the arrow faster than the front for a split second, so it bends. If your arrows have correct spine weight for your bow/drawlength/other factors, they will fly straighter, but still bend when you loose them.

  • @miles305678 Utter poppycock! I've never heard such nonsense.

  • @Rampantmember If it did not bend it would not fly straight, but believe what you wanna believe, these were way under spine weighted to cause extream bend in the video, but all arrows do it.

  • @Rampantmember All arrows bend, PERIOD. I'm shooting FMJ (aluminum wrapped around carbon core) and they still bend. You could make an arrow out of titanium and it would bend, 25% of the entire arrows weight is at the tip so as you apply force to the rear of the arrow it has no choice but to flex until the tips speed matches that of the shaft.

  • watched it to the end. Interesting movies on your channel. Thank you for up. Best clip about the famous paradoxon on youtube ive found. Always wanted to see it in slow motion.

  • And you say this because you are an archer yourself? ... research a bit please!

    Very good video! Cheers!

  • Because of the laws of physics, the energy that is imparted to the arrow upon realease makes the arse end of the arrow start to move a fraction of a second before the pile or point. This is why the arrow bends. Klopstig did all the early work on the archers paradox. These examples bend more because the spine has been left intentionaly low to cause an 'over exagerated' paradox.. Nice music by the way... don't reply or post a response.. go down the pub and meet someone new.

  • this video is simply awesome, it should be shown on TV every day...like before the news and stuff at 8 pm

  • Thanks for this vid, it's great and a smart person can learn a lot from this. Well done.

  • Arrows are supposed to bend, its from the very high velocity from the bow.

  • @Springbokker

    haha ;)

    you're wrong.

    it has to bend to go around the handle.

    Nick

  • Very funny, ha, ha!

  • Very funny, ha, ha!

  • YOu think you know shit dont you....YOu will never ever ever ever ever....ever get the perfect shot...Hence the "Archers Paradox"

  • Which arrow, there are used more?

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  • Congratulations On The Video Man, Looks Freakin Beautiful, And Great Choice Of Music, very Elegant, By Far My Favorite!

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  • The arrows bend like spaghetti strands.

    It looks very solid in real time. Nice video

  • Awesome Video!! This is solid proof why getting the right spined arrow is so important. Thank you for sharing.

  • fine video, lot of time and effort gone in to making this,save this one to my favourites

  • Aha!!! My arrows are Khundalini-like!!!

  • very good video, especially I like the part at 2:02 where you can see the snakelike action of the arrow.

    Great.

    Thanks also for the music, the book of secrets is my favourite album of Loreena McKennitt

  • I see the paradox here :)

  • very well done! nice job

  • this video is bad ass... way ligit

  • They're not rubber; the wood flexes like that as it travels through the air.

  • 2:01 is INcredible! shows why you really need release aid

  • Why is this video called Archer's Paradox?

  • geil ;-)

  • Who made this bow that you are shooing? How close to center shot is it? It looks very close.

  • Great video, great song from Lorena Mc Kennit (I think), great idea.

  • being an archer this is excellent to watch oneof my favourite videous to watch thank you for putting on you tube for archers to enjoy.

  • very very cool dude thanks

  • no one said anything about an original long bow they can get up to almost 200 pounds of pressure release and that shit goes straight through 1/4 in. steel a gun is more deadly then a compound bow but a real long bow has way more release poundage so therefore its just as deadly to me atleast

  • at best an arrow with a broadhead can have a force of 90LB where as a .22 is around 150LB

  • the force on the fingers of a bow may be 90LB, but that doesn't mean that is the force delivered to the arrow. The english longbows on the mary rose had an average draw weight of 140LB, but the lever action of drawing a longbow creates a force of up to 1680LBS per square inch in the yew wood bow. On top of that you have to consider the weight of a 32 inch long half inch thick, bodkin tipped arrow shaft.

  • Yes that it..."rookies" don't know that,...archers paradox...

  • So is the oscillation of the arrow greater using your fingers compared to using a release?

  • I have never seen the physical, technical, and artistic aspects of archery blended together in such an amazing manner. Your work truly inspires a sense of wonder. Thank you for your contribution.

  • SuperB video. Shows all beauty of archery.

  • Very beautiful! And thank you for the warning. I'm thinking of learning archery to bowfish.

  • it seem's impossible,the way the arrow moves,in slow mo!!!!

  • Why did the arrow flex more at 2:02? was it because of low spine weight?

  • was the sepia tone really neccesary?

  • yes

  • from who is this music? its awesome!

  • @vinsk8er4life

    Is that Loreena Mc Kennith ?

  • I have no idea..

    It seems to me yes..

    I have downloaded some of her albums now and the voice does seem to match..

    But I cannot find the right song..

  • Art with a touch of God...

  • I usually watch videos and just dont care much to put any comments, but your video, is such an amazing and mesmerizing one, that i just couldnt help, sharing my thoughts of appreciation about the video and the music in it....ITs just makes me speechless and attracts me to watch it over and over again...its amazing

  • @gauravgupta1981

    Simply this music and the archery (especially in this video, when arrow is slowly SWIMMING with grace towards target ) - it is simple an art of the highest quality...

    Thanks, Yononondo for your wonderful art, great job !!!

    5 stars of 5, it is added to my Favourities !

  • This video & music are Freaking awesome. As is the last comment which made it more awesome!

  • The bow is unmatched. Its interesting how arrows "swim" in the air, that is actually what gives it its great killing power. Did you know arrows srike with more kinetic force than bullets? a kevlar vest is no match for an arrow.