How to shoot a recurve instinctively

This is just the way I shoot my bow, I was self taught, and then perfected by Fred G Ashbell. So most of my techniques are his! Hopefully this video will help others who are trying to get started hunting or shooting a traditional bow, or just those who have started and want to see another perspective! Enjoy

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[halomanofdoom117]

@travers808 for hunting as u probaly know you can not hunt on public land without having a bow of atleast 45 lbs but if your on private dont go below 35 it also depends on your muscel strength ..... if you swim alot or activites like that you can probably pull like 60 but definetly dont go over that

[Guitararcher]

@halomanofdoom117 laws are different for each state, check your local regulations. . . here in Maryland its 30lbs no matter where you hunt . . . its totally okay to go above 60lbs, I'm not sure where you got that . . . I shoot a 70lb recurve now and then . . .

[travers808]

Hey guitararcher, what weight is good for hunting? im about 160lbs and have always shot a compound but want to try shooting with a recurve.

[Guitararcher]

@travers808 around 50# is a good starting point for hunting, you can go a lot lower than that . . . but that is just my comfortable weight for hunting

[OwnerOfTheShrine]

Nicely done. You aim, release and hope. That's the essence of instictive shooting! I like the way you say "I shoot 3 fingers split" and "I anchor with the middle finger" - now we're getting to it! Everyone is different. I anchor under the jawbone, personally, and there's no right or wrong way to do it. Instictive archery is just that, focus on the target, and release, without a scientific method. Love it.

[TheNanoArcher]

@wildbucky it definitely depends on what you are hunting. Remember, if you are shooting longer distances it would be unwise to use a lower poundage bow.

[TheNanoArcher]

@JesusDillinger when shooting recurve and longbows without a rest like a compound, you need arrows that aren't nearly as stiff. When you shoot a recurve the arrow literally bends around the grip and if the arrow is too stiff it will shoot off target. The arrow needs to bend around that grip. Look it up and watch slow motion videos and professionals talk about it.

[TheNanoArcher]

@travers808 I would seriously recommend starting at 55 lbs if you are hunting. If you can pull it and are accustomed to the weight.

[oakland002]

What is the site picture that you're trying to look for when you're shooting instinctively how you know to aim low or high when you're shooting

[Lukos0036]

Are you supposed to open your fingers on release or let them slide off? Ive been doing the latter. I use a longbow but surely the principles are the same.

[JesusDillinger]

I've read that if one does not arrows of the right stiffness, accuracy will be bad. However I find this hard to believe because how could primitive peoples have made arrows with consistent "spine," using primitive manufacturing methods?

How important is spine for accuracy?

[gambeson11]

Rabbit shot?? Noyce.

[rogersmt]

@wildbucky You can kill a deer with much less than a bow that pulls 45 lbs. Worry more about accuracy than your poundage. I would rather have a bow that shots slower but am deadly with than a bow that is more weight than i could handle.

[shepon5]

@aznyang16 As a choctaw indian this is how we do shoot.

[yoda7272]

@jlcyamaha Thanks!