Archery Tips & Techniques : How to Shoot a Bow & Arrow

Watch and learn from our own expert how to shoot a bow and arrow in this free weapons training video on archery tips and techniques.

Expert: Leroy Sisco
Bio: General Leroy Sisco is currently retired from the military after completing a forty-two year career.
Filmmaker: Mark Sullivan

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• instructions
• how-to
• bow
• shoot
• archery
• arrow

[MrSWAT38]

This "bow" can make you coffee when you are bored....

[DJMight]

@jroetman1323 As far as I'm concerned, recurve "bows" aren't really bows...they're just a solid bent piece of material with a string attached, just like a compound bow...a bow is traditionally a ribbon someone ties in their hair.

[TheChickenRiceBowl]

@fangirl2503 Omg get out of my mind!

[DestinyIslanDude13]

@fangirl2503 Yes!

[fangirl2503]

Thumbs up if Katniss Everdeen brought you here :)

[MrBagginsEsq]

How do you shoot bows without sights?

[0xTidusx0]

Ye stole me arrows old man!

[AdolfHitlerGaming]

Y U NO HAVE HOMEMADE BOW & ARROWZ?

[donnytony]

I used to shoot arrows like you, then I took an arrow to the knee.

[mechaspark1]

@DJMight bow 1 [bou] Show IPA verb (used without object) 1. to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment. 2. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. 3. to bend or curve downward; stoop: the pines bowed low. verb (used with object) 4. to bend or incline (the knee, body, or head) in worship, submission, respect, civility, agreement, etc.: He bowed his head to the crowd. It mentions nothing about hair bows.

[StaremprezzSophie]

That bow looks like it came out of final fantasy...

[MrRutNStrut]

@wirerat123 I agree with you that a compound is a better choice for putting meat on the table. This guy Mortenius is saying that he can make a shot at 50 yards with a recurve. He may be able to. Is it practicle for that type of bow? Probably not.

[wirerat123]

And for those making snide comments that are wondering what a bowyer/fletcher is (I know most of you don't shoot, just kids running your mouth), I can take a piece of wood, and some straight wood for arrows, fairly primitive tools, and make my own bows and arrows, even hand forging broadheads with 16p nails, not buy them, MAKE them. So with that said, I think I know what's up when it comes to real archery. You have your right to an opinion, and I have a right to tell you how stupid it is.

[wirerat123]

I beg to differ with the comments about what's real, and what's not, obviously, most of these comments are from people who neither shoot, or hunt, they are just trying to downplay something someone else is doing to make themselves feel better. I hunt, I not only shoot long bow, recurve, and compound, I am a bowyer and fletcher. When I'm in the field putting food on the table, a compound is my choice, I can harvest deer with either. But compound just makes more sense.

[MrRutNStrut]

@Mortenius I know that you have to become a hunter, I hunt, I use a compound. Is that cheating? Hell no. Do I use a longbow? Yes, but not for deer hunting. I said that I respect both sides, whether you use a longbow or compound. Either way you still hunt, both sides have their ups and downs and that's the way it will always be no matter how advanced a bow is.

[Mortenius]

@MrRutNStrut In hunting you have to became a hunter, that means get close enough to make a good clean shot, not sit all day in you fat bum waiting for something to appear, and I can make a shot at 50 yards with my bow, it is call skill and you gain it with practice, I don't let high tech take that away

[1Life4Death]

a regular wooden bow still gets the job done xD

[Lan1hug]

what is in your hand...

[rabbitcanfly]

This aint a bow! It's got friggin wheels on it.

[Francko1298]

that shit must weigh like a ton... i dont like it... i like wooden ones...

[MrRutNStrut]

These bows are fun... I'd like to see you shoot 50 yards with your recurve... I respect all archery hunters and enjoy using both kinds of bows but if I were to see a big buck at 50 yards while hunting with a recurve, I'd sure be wishing that I had my compound where 50 yards isn't a big deal.

[MuchasMarco]

Ah get a real mongol compound bow and screw these high tech shit...

I got my self a Hungarian variant of a mongol bow since it was in use here in Croatia...

[xKJx25]

@jroetman1323 I frigging agree with the top two comments...

Those kind of bows take the fun out of archery. I mean, this guy even uses an equipment to make the pulling of the string much easier -_- wth why da hell would you need to do that!! lol =\ these bows look cool and all but theyre no fun.

[blorchdude4]

@TheOnlyAttrition learn to deal with it the way I look at it is he is still shooting a bow I own 2 compounds 2 crossbows 2 recurves and 9 longbows ''I don't really care what are shooting as long as you are shooting the bow and arrow-quote from howard hill'', thats the way I feel about it too

[blorchdude4]

@MrTommelton fords suck, chevy all day as for the bows I own recurves, compounds, crossbows and longbows and appreciate all of them only 3 ford vehicles I would ever own have fun stuck on the side of the road while i drive by in my chevy OH a little bit of bad news for you 85% of the ford drivers that I have seen (which is hundreds and hundreds) with older cars have CHEVY 350 motors in them because ford motors suck

[mr7thDay]

A real archer appreciates all bows..Nice vid thanks.