Archery for Beginners : Archery as a Sport

[Hadleyfy30]

Add here full series.

[MrJellyman223]

im only 8 soo...

[AxelTiger]

What he refers to as the 'traditional bow' is also known as a re-curve bow yes?

[Imonaboat657]

@AxelTiger not exactly. he pretty much means "plain bow" with no added features such as sights, stabalizers, clickers, vibration dampeners, etc. and that is on the basic principle of a bow, bending of the limbs builds kinetic energy that propells the arrow. so no compund bows. while he classified the recurve as "traditional", traditional will mostly refer to long bows, although recurves could be considered traditional. hope this helps!

[DanyFolkYou]

Hi.. Great tutorial!

I am trying to make a bow myself, and I was wondering, could you tell me what is best to use as a string?

Thank you.

Dani

[Diegoveloso3]

@DanyFolkYou There are many types of strings, some bows need to use a particular material for the string such as: Dacron, Fastflght, Kevlar, Linen and even catgut. I don't know what bow your'e making, so I don't really know what string I should recommend. If I were you, I would buy a bowyer's manual or instructional guide. A bowyer is a person who makes bows (usually traditional longbows). You can get one in your local archery store or in the internet. Hope this helps

[DanyFolkYou]

@Diegoveloso3 Diego, I will look into it. Thank you for your reply!

[Diegoveloso3]

@DanyFolkYou You're welcome!!!

[fbvrc]

0.04 duh really? xD

[DeHeld8]

Hmm wow what a discussion. I think first of all you guys confuse what a "recurve" and a "longbow" is. A recurve bow is simply a bow with recurved limb ends. this can mean any bow from an asiatic composite bow, a wooden slefbow with steamed in recurves or a modern olympic competition bow. I think that the habit of using the word "recurve" exlusively for modern sport equipment is misleading. Some other word sould be made for the modern sport device.

[winglesswarrior]

@HawkiePlaya55 now thats funny

[vinsk8er4life]

Lol when people think of bow and arrow they should think of the English Longbow.. It has become more technical and therefore lame... people should just use a normal wooden bow, But most people want accuracy and always hit, so therefore they use toy bows like recurve and the most ridiculous one the compound indeed. People would have lots of more fun to see all the aspects of traditional shooting, with an actual bow :P

[QuestingCompetitior]

@vinsk8er4life Brady Ellison would disagree. Naming one type of bow supreme is just myopic; each has its pluses and minuses, and each is hard in its own ways. The technique and body mechanics are the same with each, and so is the basic principle of shooting. Each competes against equivalents, so why call one a 'toy'? That would be like calling a 9 mil handgun a toy because you own a forty-five. Either one can kill you.

[vinsk8er4life]

@QuestingCompetitior

Lol as mentioned before these toy bows leave little left for imagination.

Offcourse those blody compounds are heavy and maybe ur not

shooting only crosses, but besides that it's a shame to use one.

[QuestingCompetitior]

@vinsk8er4life Is it indeed? You sir, still are naming certain types of bows 'toys', and are missing some key points. Why do we shoot? Because we enjoy it, and if you shoot to feel superior to others, you shoot for the wrong reason. To each their own, what they enjoy, and it is not for me or you to judge. Why do they limit my imagination? Because I have more objects to tune and more pieces to craft, make my own, and perfect? By your words, shooting a recurve as I do is both 'unnatural'

[vinsk8er4life]

@QuestingCompetitior True, the recurve bows and the compound bows.. or as I prefer to say, the toy bows take all the natural elements which make the shot hard away and turn it into some mathematic balance game to make the aim so tight that shooting crosses is all that is left, I find that stupid. I am not saying that one bow is superior over the other, within the spectrum of real bows there is a lot of different choices.

[QuestingCompetitior]

@QuestingCompetitior and 'unimaginative. But the shot is still the same, regardless of what we shoot, the steps, the process, and how we look at the sport. By the way, you may wish to amend your view that that recurves are unnatural. The English longbow has actually been around for less time than the eastern and steppe recurves. So, please, stop deriding all bows other than your own. Even within longbows there is a wide range, and not all of them are 'traditional'.

[vinsk8er4life]

@QuestingCompetitior For instances horse bows, and than I do so thank god we have fiberglass, else it would take and cost too much to craft a good horsebow or natural compound bow. But no I did try Recurve, don't get me wrong its a nice way to start learning the basics, but the whole technique, its just not working when you shoot a bow of more than 50 pounds. drawing below the chin is that totally wrong and feels awkward on the body.

[vinsk8er4life]

@QuestingCompetitior Not even to mention the natural 'paradox' of an arrow which is totally disturbed by those pussy releases. Offcourse the modern bows are nice when it comes to the game of shooting 1 point in total more than the others. But I, for myself don't see any fun in that at all.

When I look at other recurve and compound shooters, they just get pissed if the don't shoot a certain amount. offcourse this doesn't go for all!

[vinsk8er4life]

@QuestingCompetitior But for the most of em it does. I also blaim the society of today, its all about achievements achievements and who scores more, in my opinion thats the reason for something as horrible as the compound bow. Now take a compound crossbow, and than I would say yes you got a point there. But this is all my opinion, if one has fun with something that is OK :) i just don't see the fun in it.

[vinsk8er4life]

@QuestingCompetitior One final comment, I find it weird or.. also a little stupid that most American people call a fiberglass bow with clearly an arrow rest in it a Longbow :P offcourse the bow is long, but the term longbow refers to the English longbow. Don't know what your opinion is about that.

Btw ever tried shooting a warbow, or at 32 inch draw length? It rocks right?

[QuestingCompetitior]

@vinsk8er4life I think a longbow refers to any bow without a recurve in the limbs. English longbow refers to the single piece wooden construction. I have had the opportunity to shoot a warbow (175 lb the shot uses as a yearly competition. Anyone who can string it and shoot an end on it earns a prize). My draw length is 31 3/4ths inches, and its still not so much a mathematical or balance game. A good shooter doesn't even see the sight, just the target and the form. With that, goodbye.

[vinsk8er4life]

@QuestingCompetitior hmm true. wow 175 lb.. that is serious respect!!! *bows deeply* good job on that one, than you really know the right technique! No indeed but shooters who shoot recurve and compound, well like 98% rely on their scopes, I don't use scope, I now shoot a 65 LB Fairbow Longbow its really nice! Goodbye :)

[boobie284]

I love traditional bows, I want one, but I dont want one that takes down, I want a fixed one...

[MrStrangeHumor]

no longbow...?

:(

[vinsk8er4life]

@MrStrangeHumor

No because Longbows don't come with laser sight and instant hit XD With a longbow you actually need to train, instead of waiting for the hit marker to be steady with the target.. and well these days people just want to learn it fast and easy, so therefor toy bows like compound and recurev.

Some others do enjoy the natural way ^^

[WORLDARYANREVIVAL]

i keep smacking my arm with the string! ouch! help!

[K1ller30]

@WORLDARYANREVIVAL Get a bracer/armguard for your arm that holds the bow. You can get an effective, quality one for usually under $20 at most outdoor stores (Dicks's, Dunham's, archery stores, etc).

[Chavezvids]

@K1ller30 I learned thatthe hard - and painful- way! lol

[K1ller30]

@Chavezvids Lol. Once and a while I'll smack my inner elbow (it bends in a litte :S) even with the guard. It hurts like hell!

[milesbennettdyson]

@K1ller30 Stop locking your arm when you shoot--you should be relying more on the muscles than the stiff-arm for your shot anyway. Besides, the string hitting your elbow could be messing up your shots, so learn to rotate the elbow so that it's unlocked and out of the way!

[roythearcher]

@K1ller30 you should try to rotate your arm from at shoulder a little so your elbow is out of the way. Also the grip on the bow itself goes a long way to determining wether the string hits your arm or clears it. Once you find your ideal grip and arm position, the only thing causing the string to hit your arm will be a poor release!

[QuestingCompetitior]

@K1ller30 Drop your left shoulder blade down, and rotate your grip. You don't need to 'grip' the bow, and your knuckles should be at a roughly forty five degree angle, a space between your palm and the bow, the bow resting against the pillow of your palm. Try KSLarchery. com for more.

[IhtoTokei]

Flatbow is the best bow ever! Compound bow is to complicated, traditional is to lame.

[frogofdeath777]

my bows at 80 percent letoff, 50 lbs pullback so im only holding 10 lbs once its back. Throw in a peep sight and adjusted sights= almost no skill at all to aim.... i could get 70 lb limbs but i cant pull back the initial 70 lbs =( but 50 is good enough for hunting so im good

[rozuell]

recurve bows are more powerful than longbows as the limbs bend away, this allows it to store more energy

[muleywatcher]

never seen an english longbow shoot over 350 fps

 0r group six arrows 8 inches at 200yds Prove me wrong show me and I'll shut the fuck up

[Lostfaith1980]

The english longbow was never intended as a weapon of solo accuracy. Its a weapon of war. Hundreds if not thousands of archers would line the battlefield, draw and release their longbows at once, creating a shower of death upon the oposing army. With so many arrows there was no where to hide. So accuracy was never important. What what important was sheer destructive power and reach.

And the english longbow certainly has that. Its devastating. Atleast when it was used as a mainstream weapon ^_^

[shotdownangel]

yer thats is where the meaning sticking 2 fingers up came from because i cant remember if we did it to the french or they did it to us but the archers cut of the 2 finger that they used for there bow

[ihatefatchicks666]

@muleywatcher

NEVER SEEN A LONG BOW SHOOT OVER 350? HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA­HHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH YOU'RE SOOOO FUCKING FUNNY!

[dangelo91]

the only reason compounds bows are used by hunters is because once you get to your anchor point the cams in the wheels take all the weight so you dont feel any of it. this is good because in hunting sometimes you have to wait a couple minutes for a good shot and its more accurate to make sure you kill the animal not hurt it

[versionintegrale]

thats true but i use like a 7year old bow and it only has 50% let off. i prefer it to say 85% let off

[NephilimRomance]

Lol, the English longbow was the pinnacle of medieval weapon technology. Seriously. No one tops the English when it comes to Archery; nobody.

[HFMOG]

Thats right, the english longbow was THE most effective weapon of its time and easily out performs any other traditional bow to this day

[versionintegrale]

errr the japanese bow was alot more accurate than the longbow

[angelatypes]

how???????

[versionintegrale]

lul i dunno its just good. im getting used to how much to push the bow and how much to pull. i tried a friends bow with like 90% letoff and it was piss easy to hold and shoot. my bow is harder to keep straight and harder to push and pull its building up my skill if u know what i mean

[lifelessperson1993]

what about japan's yumi bow? that's a good bow

[deckflip]

A recurve is way less complicated and more efficient bow to shoot

[versionintegrale]

i dont think of indians i think of medival knights and war

[chooechooe]

i think of asian armys. we have the best bows.. except for yumi bows those expensive useless shits

[darkfart62]

what type of hunter uses a wooden recurve um let me tell you the wors bow hunter and if you would want to you would be better off with your hands!

[burt2800]

a wooden recurve is probably one of the better choices.

[versionintegrale]

i wud go with the second bow. just seems more skilled than the first

[halfslip21]

theres a hunter recurver bow where there nothing to been taken down with not a compound but it can go up to 50 -65 pounds i know some old man uses apprently they fly faster straighter the compounds with any type of arrows

[chooechooe]

compounds suck

[chooechooe]

im random

adhd

[chooechooe]

thats not nice sir

[chooechooe]

THE BOW WAS INVENTED IN AFRICA

[sxxx73]

That is a big bullshit...Huns and skitas and avars tribals used archery(traditional bow and arrow) before every nation and tribals...You are a big mistaken...

Huns ruled the Karpathians and all Europe..Other natoins were praying to God that Please lor save us from the HUNS arrows

Hajra Magyarok!!!!

[chooechooe]

no the first ever people to use the bow was african

thats wat is says in the books but i dont believe that i dont believe the earth was 4.6 billion years old

[sxxx73]

My friend..You can believe me, so so easily....We (HUN)came from a big and strong culture from a Tarim Valley(Now Kazakhistan) and we were using horses...We were great warrior and everyone mentioned chronicles about the Huns, just other names..Even the Chinese..That is one of the reason why the big wall was built because Huns were randomly attacked cities,villages..I didnt live that time, maybe african used something,but not archery.You cannot compare these two cultures.Believe me

[chooechooe]

i know the huns are great. but korean warriors are just as GREAT as them

they made great bows too

africans invented the bow

but it sucked

asians made it better

then the europeans took the idea

and they made it suck

asian bow are the best

but not yumi bows. yumi bows suck

[Kaoskadosk]

Wouldn't really say that the english warbows sucked. Being a bit of an asian fanboy maybe?

[chooechooe]

what? horrible accuracy, too big, ugly, not very far range, too much power but still the same as asian bows

[Kaoskadosk]

Sure, horrible accuracy if shooting from 100 meters. An archer needs training to shoot with a warbow, but a good archer did tons of damage. Especially when you had a 4 000 well trained archers.

Besides, power = range, so no bow can have more range while being weaker.

Some people actually like the looks of the longbows too and the size issue is moot.

[chooechooe]

asian bows have more range than longbows

[sxxx73]

And another thing is..I dont see my second comments to you that is why I am rewriting it..D you know who Attila the HUn was?

The first King..Do you know who was his grandfather?Nimrod the big Hunter..It is the same biblical Nimrod..God`s Hunter.And how is Nimrod to be presented? By bow and arrow...We HUns under Gods..Noone came firs, but you can think whatever you like..Another ting.D yo know wher was the first writing symbols found?where we from originally.We give the Earth so so much my friend

[chooechooe]

im sorry.

stop writing these long comments i dont like to read

[chooechooe]

ok the huns bows are very strong, its like equal to the korean horn bow

but i never said that the african bow was the best

in fact it sucks balls

i just said that the first bow was made in africa and others adopted the bow and made it better

[wanaBarcher]

His draw is horrible! this dude shouldn't be teaching!

[alichoturko]

I shot one for the first time today and nearly maimed my left arm when I let the string go. I have a huge bruise on my forearm now! How do keep that from happening again?

[lifelessperson1993]

you have to wear a brace, also called an arm-guard. Proper shooting form and a good shooting stance is also important because even if you have an arm-guard on it may still hit your arm if you don't have proper form.

[MasstahYodah]

well dude i just started..alsoand you can either tilt your bow, or you can kinda place your palm facing down more. but yeah...Doing so can kinda mess with your full draw potential so just get an arm guard...its always gonna hit your arm once in awhile.

[Sarthex]

i dunno what draw weight your bow is, but if it's not that much, you could make an armguard from stuff lying around. prolly nobody would let you compete with it in a tourney but for practice it might be good.

[Guitar4God1]

he didn't let go because he didn't have an arrow and if you pull back without an arrow your bow can explode. It happened to me with a matthews compound.

[MasstahYodah]

damn and your still alive!?

[Guitar4God1]

my arm swelled up and i looked like a monster for a while but about half a year later it was alright

[chippy922]

i have the first recurve he holds up

[airmaster291979]

im from philippines just wanna ask what particular store is selling those kind of bow... ive looking for a bow and arrow in local store in the philippines...

[Guitar4God1]

Go to any hunting store or a range

[blackfeatherarchery]

Good advise video. 4 points

[d6a6r6kness]

i hate when people under mind traditional archery and say it's easy and for beginners when it takes lots of skill and experience and they make the compound look so good and the pros shoot them but they don't know shit it's not really even archery some one new to the sport can be getting tight groups with in a week

[greyoldfellow]

its all marketing...

[mabro]

Im pretty good for an archer but i dont know if i can compare myself with this guy

[mabro]

I liek the series

[Charles2337]

Do you have to be strong to shoot a bow?

[DLAbbot]

not particually, when u have to start off, u will be given a bow that u can pull back, it will be around ur own strenght. The more u do Archery, the stronger ur arm will get, but bare in mind, its only one arm that will get stronger

[Jallentime]

So if i shoot a bow for 3 years and try to lift a couch im probablly gonna break my left arm.

[DLAbbot]

i think most ppl would break any arm if they tired to lift it with one arm...

[playerplaya69]

what happens if your made of steal haha

[wizwazzle29]

i am an eight year old archer and i like your whole series.

[XzimbomooseX]

good vid

[k2p123]

hey... this is freaking woodley park

[GreenPurgatory7]

Kool, I like the whole series