How to shoot a longbow - Chapter 1

A quick longbow shooting demo

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Howto & Style

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• archery
• longbow
• bowhunting
• shooting

[walli77jp]

Thanks for your videos!

What is that gadget you are using to measure the distance to the target?

[johan23sep]

@walli77jp Its a rangefinder. You can find them in the optics sections of hunting and/or gun shops.

[Medh3ad]

Hey there, nice video. Very nice steps and they make sense too, so thank you. What is your target made out of? I would like to build something similar

[johan23sep]

@Medh3ad The frame is mild steel square tubing. The material is a closed cell polyethylene foam. I buy the rejects from a local factory to use as archery targets. Its great for traditional bow targets.

For a longbow I've found two pieces of 50mm thick each are perfect if they're allowed to "swing freely". For a compound bow you need about 6 pieces.

[7thNCtrooper2]

How do you prevent a bow from cracking? I have a longbow and I want to take good care of it, thanks!

[johan23sep]

@7thNCtrooper2

Hi,

There are 3 main things you should do to take care of any longbow:

1. NEVER dry fire. A longbow should always have an arrow in when you fire it. Ideally arrows should be at least 8-12 grains per pound of draw weight. (Modern materials can handle lighter arrows than all wooden longbows)

2. Never leave it in the sun. A hot longbow might delaminate

3. Never overdraw. There is a reason longbow weights are measured at 28 inches. Especially all wooden bows!

[rickey5353]

Shoot that annoying barking dog.

[Sxeirthanu]

This suits you the best I tried it and couldn't hit a thing

[PREDATORJDH]

Hello I used to shoot a recurve bow a couple years ago and in thinking of starting longbow archery. I was wondering if you have to aim, then when your ready to shoot, draw and release. I used to draw the string, aim and then release with my recurve but I'm wondering if longbow archery is different in this way.? Thanks - Joel

[josephrobinson1976]

I noticed that most people shoot with a lot more canter and leaning forward a little. Seems i do better when i stand straight up and almost have the bow straight up. Maybe its because I didn't line up my body right. Ill have to try this tomorrow. When you said 8-12 grains per pound. Were you talking about the modern arrows or the wooden ones? Thank you for the video i think this may help to improve my performance. I was pretty sure I was doing something wrong. This video may have cleared that up

[NasalObstruction]

waste of time

[Squirrelgrrl1]

Wow! Great shooting. I just bought my first longbow, I've been shooting a compound for years. Your video helped clear up how to sight it in. I'm shooting too high from holding in the wrong place. Thanks

[LuLu6214]

Thank you for the video. Archery isn't big where I live and I want to learn but I'm basicly stuck teaching myself so videos like this are very helpful.

[Darthbelal]

okay, it's a sweet looking bow, what brand is it??

[CultOvPleasure]

when i shoot the string keeps grazing my arm...any tips to stop this...am i just holding the bow wrong or is it just unavoidable...

[naicam1]

i can't shoot like this becasue my arrows do not stay on the string unless i hold them their i have to put the arrow in between my pointer and middle finger to shoot.

[zomba]

Sweet, thanks for posting your videos! Definitely helpful. ♥