You're the best! That face when people realise this is about more than just archery...priceless! 🙏

I like how you apply the 5 hinderances in Buddhism to archery.🙏🙏🙏

I find that if any negative emotions, tiredness, illness or problems assail me it is essential to go out and shoot! It always helps.

During the lockdown, I hadn't shot for 7 months, I was going crazy, I bought resistance bands to simulate shooting, etc. All the ranges near me were shut and my university wasn't holding any archery sessions. Then I got a high stopping power target from online, put it in my room on top of my futon bedframe, started shooting almost every day for two months just focusing on my form and not aiming. Distance is only about 1.5 - 2m. The improvement of my form over these two months has been amazing and results back at the range have showed this. Even without shooting distance, I was able to improve my distance shooting massively just because of this. So it's always a great idea to find a good target for your home, indoor or in the garden, and just practice form there whilst you're not at the range. I can't recommend it enough! 🙏🏼

Is the idea of this Friday mostly based on your thumb injury? The fact that you have a valid excuse to not shoot and make a video telling others and yourself to shoot anyway is super cool! Thank you Armin

Nice one ! Armin as usual. I like to share what I have learned to make friends, so that they can also share their experiences but always with passion. Thanks for this nice video. Enjoy your weekend 🤩👍

Thank you Arminsan, for sharing archery's noble truths and the path of liberation!

Thank you for this video.

Thank you so much Armin for this great lesson on archery and life! this video I will be watching many times.

Love the quality on this video. Your videos are awesome. I’ve learned most of my technique from you, so thank you. :)

What a great motivational video! Thank you! I have placed it in a special playlist and plan on viewing it each day before I practice especially on the days that I start looking for excuses to not practice.

I've watched all your reviews and commentaries Armin. This one I have perhaps enjoyed the most. A short and succinct reminder of how important it is to do what we do.

Love this, thank you for communion.

You are right sir! I am going out and practice in the Texas heat👍

Wow. I just learned about a mind that touches just about every area of my life, not just archery. Thanks for this one Armin!❤ Puts phone down, walks away mumbling, scratching head, wondering how she never realized this one.

Excellent evolution of focus. Be here now. Please tell me what this beautiful small bow is.

Thank you. I really appreciate the videos on how to be a better archer.

Nice. I like the last advice, "so much to do", so I will catch up with you on the next 3minits Friday on " what can be done, which one first, how to get better at it" ... he he he ... So eager for the next Friday . in the mean time , keep safe and I will always remember it only takes one arrow to get it right

Just sharing: as a kung fu practitioner for nearly 30 years, what you called 'skeptical mind' I was taught as "analysis paralysis" meaning you never make a definite decision or action because you're too busy wondering "yes, but, what if...?" You need to be decisive. Of course, it has to be balanced by not being reckless either, and that takes frankly just the wisdom of age and experience, but I just thought you'd be interested to hear a shared perspective (and a catchy phrase). By the way, these are indeed the same issues which stop anyone from doing what they know they ought to be doing. And I am SO GLAD you concisely put it all together in a quick video! I'll be sharing it with all my friends; thank you for making this! ...PS: the Bob Ross voice helps 😉

Well said!!! One can discover archery as very therapeutic... Never heard of "Monkey mind" before, that's awesome expression, lol!

Thanks Mr. Armin, sound advice!...I had one of the best archery sessions ever the other evening here with the "horsebow" shooting with my leather thumb thing. Kept shooting the arrow right into that tiny little paint spot on the straw bale. It was an awesome experience!...Then.

Thanks Armin for this video. I'm on a 3D course tomorrow and I'll try to implement your tips.

Bruhhhh this hit home. You like called me out on everything, including drinking beer. Lol lol I’m going to have to do a video telling everyone to watch this video, this video it hit home. And who are the two pricks that thumbs downed this video, like are you guys serious??? How can someone not like information that makes u better as a archer. Hell not even archery, this advice could be used with everything.

Thank you for this insight I hope all your viewers understand where your coming from. As you know my story I use archery to keep me from my hindrances in my 44 years of life it's the only thing I've found to relax my mind and body without being sick the next day! 7+ years clean and sober due to my addiction to archery Haha 😄😆😅. And I have you to thank for that for showing me a different path! Thank you Armin!! Sincerely!

Excellent video sir. As some one who deals with depression, archery has been my greatest tool for combating it. I do my best to practice every day after work, as it helps me unwind. Most recently, I was struck but the sudden death of a family pet, and I found myself distraught and was unable to settle my mind. So, I grab a bow, and went outside to shoot, I wasn't even really aiming, just shooting at a target, helped calm the mind, and ease tension, I was them able to get on with my day.

Archery should be your place of serenity where nothing else exists, my wife and son had been choosing to...bother me at the time when I begun practicing....I went inside and I yelled at them do not bother me and screw up my state of mind when I practice this is my time I need this time to be okay do you hear me am I getting through to you and then I went out and just breathe and then start my practice. They don't bother me anymore when I practice. That is my place of serenity and if archery is not bringing you happiness or calmness maybe it's not your thing but one thing is for sure that to make the commitment to daily archery practice takes a lot of motivation and determination like Mihai said and since the bow isn't used like in the past you have to find your own reasons to stay committed to this practice and if that reason is that it gives you peace or serenity and time away from the disaster that is your life then that's all the motivation you need. Now let's go throw some arrows

Its like anything, the more you practise the luckier you get

Great little talk and yes I agree. Empty minded archery is just that. We had a heat wave that was historical here in Alberta. +36°C lol its only 30 now but I find especially for me heat affects my accuracy because my mind is focusing on keeping my body cool. I had to look that up because I couldn't shoot in +35

Bruhhhh this hit home. You like called me out on everything lol it’s a good thing tho, including drinking beer. I’m going to have to do a video telling everyone to watch this video, this video it hit home. And who are the two pricks that thumbs downed this video, like are you guys serious??? How can someone not like information that makes u better as a archer. Hell not even archery, this advice could be used with everything because that’s what I doing with the information you provided..

Thank you, Armin, On point video. I recently had an 'it's too hot', 'too wet', week. (I know! I know! I'm Irish, I should be used to rain, it was seriously bucketing) I broke the slump by practising in the evening. Yesterday 'the Midges' were biting. Little pests. I was trying to concentrate on form. After my archery session, when removing my bracer, I was surprised to discover the patches of red marks along my bow arm. I do vaguely remember smashing some horse flies. Though somewhere through my second set, I'd zoned into the archery.

Really, you condensed every teacher, personal trainer, self help book, sifu, and other mentor I've ever had down into just a few minutes and few simple steps. And I'm sure you know this advice applies to practically any struggle in life. Thank you so much, this is genuinely really helpful and I hope it can get the attention it deserves! Thank you for making this and sharing!

Very nice instruction, thanks. Whenever encountering an obstacle, especially mental/emotional, you meet the greatest resistance at the outset. Take action, move and things get easier. Words from a wiseman, “Shut off your mind and put your (butt) in gear”! Cheers

Great vid. I’ve been struggling with negative mind and slothful mind lately… I’m too self critical and then these criticisms feed into excuses to give the slothful part of my mind too much attention. Thanks for the grounding 🙏🏻

I shot a bow every day after work I have been doing this for the last 15 years it helps me wind down

From my experience, no matter how bad you feel, after archery you always feel better.

Mega, danke!!!

Hi buddy this is Huitzilopochtli Xiuhpilli 😊

not starting : 80% of success is showing up not finishing : 20% od success is finishing cheers mate! off hand practice?

Yes sir it’s mind over matter !!!!! But yes most of us it just laziness. 👍🏼🏹🇺🇸

Left brain thinking misdirecting right brain action. Thinking comes after doing. "Don't think, just do."

Well put…(a bit longer than 3 minutes, but who’s counting?). Good stuff!

Thank you for the motivation to train. What bow is that you are holding?

Awesome 😁 Your last few videos are very quiet. I don't know if it's just me, or I'm going deaf or something 😂

Great video, what bow are you shooting?

I feel like hearing a zen teacher on archery, thx for the info good sir. Btw glad the beard back for the awaited (soon to be) Xonkoro Manchu bow review :)

Broke thumb on string hand and a ruined shoulder if I try left handed , but I fashioned 2 new targets and a much larger thumb ring , I got angry and caused my own broken thumb , so can't complain , Mind you I picked up a few of my longbows and shot 3 finger , and new targets work well , just don't feel the passion in 3 finger , seem to get more from thumb ring archery , Thank you for your wisdom and words , and my wallet appreciates the videos where you don't showcase a bow I REALLY want , or beautiful arrows I just have to have 😃😃😃

Hello Armin. what type of bow is this? so beatiful!!! Tatar bow from Istvan Szimeiszter ??

Kia mihi Armin! I’ve been rapped up with coaching Rugby 7s. Nice to see you again. That is a gorgeous bow! Details please. Kia ora

Thank You! Now I understand why Archery makes you better in so many aspects of LIFE. (probably you got your advice from another martial arts discipline, right?) Schweinehund, der Innere ... 😉

Being has a tendency to 'return' to clusters ='the nature of solidarity' -a desire for empathy -(Wave)-(yin) and also, Being has a tendency to 'exist' as individuals ='the nature of self-expension' -a desire for breed-(Particle)-(Yang) Likewise, humans have two elements. We must realize that we all have both left and right elements =Solidarity and Self reliance No one has only one element. so 'Sum' derived from 'two poles' , (thesis, antithesis, synthesis) To develop intellect and ethics by harmonizing the two, It is good to realize it and balance it properly But A few people polarized the crowd(political partisanship) without balancing themselves. And They stole only the sum, only the synthesis from the triangle composition. Now We all have to get out of this deceptive situation. This is not the time for us to hate each other. We have to track down those who have been manipulating us.

Come to learn about archery, learnt about psychology

Im korean hi!!

Hey Armin! Why do you always shoot barehanded? Isn't it dangerous for the blood vessels and joints of the fingers with heavier bows?

Thank you again your Words! Ich habe seit einiger Zeit Probleme mit meiner Schulter (nicht vom Bogenschiessen ausgelöst aber sehr hinderlich). Habe mich davon sehr niederdrücken lassen... Jetzt habe ich mich entschieden den Bogen wieder in die Hand zu nehmen, ... die linke Hand. Ich Schiesse seit meiner Kindheit mit Rechts, die Umstellung ist sehr ungewöhnlich, aber ich bin nichtmehr so depremiert. Lg

Hallo Armin! Diese Geschichte mit dem „Ich bin nicht mein Körper/ meine Gedanken/ meine Gefühle“ - was ist das für eine Denkschule …geht das in Richtung Zen?

Hello. Bow master. I found an interesting bow. It is a Korean bow, but the arrow is special. The name is ‘tong a’. Can you review it?

accepting is hard...

Is this the Assyrian you just reviewed?

Modern hinderance to the present... You choose to watch a youtube video yet, after it starts, youtube offers you a selection of more videos below to scroll through for viewing now or in the future based on your past views and you suddenly realize your current video has reached the end and stopped but... you don't know what happened in it because you weren't paying attention to what was currently playing in front of your face and ears. Only things is, real life doesn't offer selective rewind and most of people's self-compiled playlists are on a tragic and neurotic repeat loop of bad events and held grudges instead of insprirational and helpful things.

If you never live in the now you will never live at all.

Delete "archery" and replace it with life (or something else) still right. You Sir are a bit like Musashis book of the five rings.

I am in this picture and I don't like it :D

Injured your right thumb? Learn to shoot left handed!