That demonstration illustrates some comments I made to previous videos on Manchu and Magyar bows. They're designed to work best with a much heavier arrow for their draw weight than other designs. The price one pays for that robust build and the long siyas to provide the leverage to throw that heavy arrow is a somewhat lower velocity than a comparable bow built to a different design (a Crimean Tatar style, for example). What this does is let you maximize the sectional density of your projectile, basically the mass that's stacked behind a given radius (in this case that of your arrow). High sectional density equals better energy retention in flight and deeper penetration through the target medium. What I find fascinating is the similarity between the Manchu and Magyar bows, despite next to no contact between the cultures that created them. It would appear that both the Quing and the Magyars needed missile weapons with very high penetration, possibly because both were typically facing opponents wearing substantial armor. Their other shared requirement would be that both cultures were cavalry-focused, so designed their bows around use from horseback. That limits you to a shorter bow and necessitates a complex recurve/decurve shape and composite construction to create a bow that a) can be used from horseback and b) can thow and arrow heavy enough to penetrate the armor worn by a typical opponent while doing that with enough velocity to be useful. The English shared one requirement...that of penetration. But they didn't care about shooting from horseback (for a number of reasons) so they accepted a much longer bow which gave the required leverage using a simpler shape and materials. The great length of the English bow allowed very high draw weights, and the arrows reflect that, being quite thick and made of Ash wood, which is very dense and rigid. That rigidity also helps give the arrows the spine to be useful when shot from a 160# longbow. The Japanese also needed arrows that would penetrate deeply, and initially focused on horse archery...but they took a different route. Either due to availability or some other reason their choice of material forced them to use a very long bow to get the necessary leverage. But they still needed to be able to use it from horseback, so they got it to work by making their design highly asymmetric. I'll stop geeking out now and let y'all poke big, ragged holes in my post.

Great bow lots of power I’m getting 80@35

Love the candour and humility... "This is beyond my capabilities..." And yet, awesome shooting... Hope your shoulder is okay... 🤞❤️🤞

That was a quicky! 😁 Get well soon with your shoulder! Thank you so much for giving it all to show us the performance of the Yarha2! ☺️🙏 Best wishes!

Alibow seems to have a good variety of very good bows. I’m glad for the fiberglass option. Humidity in the mid to late summer. Humidity in the winter. Wet cold = ice.

one characteristic of the Qing bow is its high energy storage due to its big bow tips and high recurve so it can output the highest joules per pound compared to the traditional bow of all other civilizations.

I have this bow in #50 and can attest to the fun it creates. just awesome

That is a beast. I want one now. Ty.

Love the video! Please keep that shoulder safe.

Beautiful bow sir

I like the satisfying thunk of a bow like this when it's fired. My recurve doesn't have nearly that meaty a sound, partially that's due to lighter weight but still.

Wow, scary! I have had my eye on this bow for a bit, might try to grab one :) thank you Armin, I hope your shoulder is ok!

Der Wahnsinn!!! Auch noch mit Daumen!

Love your channel! Could you please make a video for absolute beginners and which equipment you would recommend for starting with "classical" archery?

Looks like a beast

sheesh look at that 1200 grain arrows impact wow that would slock any bear down

I own a Manchu bow that is too old to be strung, but I have always wanted to shoot something comparable. I ordered a 55#, so looking forward to trying it out, thank you!

nice bow (& your accent is amazing)

Wow that bow looks very strong for you Armin

beautiful bow,

That's frightening. I need one.

not beyond your capability just beyond your enjoyment thank you

I just ordered the 80lb Yarha 2 prototype from Alibow's sale. 40% off I thought why not! I think I will need to work out my thumb more 😄

Powerful.

Armin's beautiful video. I don't even want to imagine what the original military bows of that time were capable of. I don't understand how they could shoot 80-160 lb

You can hear that impact, when it hits the target is brutal. Ouch!

In the amazonian forest, the natives hunt with long heavy arrows that look like javelins or atatl darts. They penetrate the thickest hides at close distance.

I want to see it tested against modern body armor / bullet-proof-vests. All of the tests of that that you find are super-lightweight arrows out of compound bows.

A Monster!

A new sport... Launching Telegraph-poles. 0~o 1200 grain shaft and 250 grain tip... >~< reminds me of my cousin Derald who used a custom 110-pound recurve from Bear.

That is totally cool. I like the power. Expected more speed

Reminded me from the Patriot Arrow in Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

Where do you buy your AliBows from? I live in Europe and couldn't find any in-stock products on their website.

It was a very beautiful bow. And I noticed that I place the arrow on the same side of the bow like you. It makes me very proud, _"I shot a bow like a true pro"_ 😉 Edit _And for some reason I have started to wear a thumb ring, fashionable in the 90th_

Deadly Weapon. Hard on the body but Deadly.

Ohh that's it. There's a guy comes hauling a$$ around the bend by me and throws his empty Dunkin Donuts cup into the woods all the time. Mmmm yeah, right through his radiator with this one. Hehehe Thanks Armin for tussling with this beast for us!

fun to see using ming thumb ring to shoot qing bow😂, anyway good review👍

Ive got the exact same bow (looks identical) but at 110 pounds. I shoot a 70 pound bow with relative ease but after several years of owning it i still cant use it properly.

Beutiful video sir.

Hey Armin, great video! Did you ever review the bow, from the slingshot channel video?

Love it. The sound was kind of bad.

back in the days, when Temüjin walked the earth, this was regarded as a kid's bow. On your 15th bithday, you would finally be allowed to shoot a "real" bow, not a flimsy 60 pounder ; )

😢😊🎉🎉Manchuria will come back！

Where can I get a target like that? I have a big target of stacked rubber foam sheets compressed with two tightening bands but I have shot it to mince meat from corner to corner and don't remember where I bought it...

Wow !!!! Holy cow buddy, imagine shooting the 160lb war bows like they did in ages past ....I've read it wasn't uncommon for 2 enemy soldiers to be nailed together with a Manchu arrow .....it's no wonder they used the Manchu bow for large dangerous game...water Buffalo, boar , bear, tiger

I know you just did a giveaway, but are we going to see another giveaway for the Yarha 2 also? With the Xerxes you had said it was to heavy for you Mr. Hirmer and I was just wondering if that meant the Yarha 2 be the next giveaway bow.

You should try the black swan carbon bows

The probléma with drawing IT só slowly, is with Time elasticity decreases andplasticity increseas mening IT gonna cast slower.

I'm thinking about getting myself the 80# version. How long does it take until it arrives (Germany)? And how much are the customs?

May I ask, I always hear about arrow weight on this channel, but are you interested in the spine also in asiatic archery? The arrows seem terribly mismatched to the bow. The question is sincere; long time subscriber and archer, but I have never had an asiatic bow in my hand. I thank for an answer to whomsoever on this channel in advance.

Hey Armin, you mentioned that you occasionally shot your thumb with a Manchu bow. Do you know why? I am having the same issue. Is there something I can do to avoid it?

where can i get the ring? is there a separate video on it or-? are they also sold by alibow?

Please can you tell me what that hand movement is when you put your hand to your fist is it a form of thank you in a budda sence?

Hi, Armin. Is it a fiber glass or a laminated bow?

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Can it really be true that the draw weight at 34" is almost TWO TIMES the draw weight at 28"?

The pe etrater is Klaus SHWARB

Very good video, but I don’t get the reason for the high power, and heavy weight. It’s ver cheap, but if I am tired after 20 shots, it’s not a nice day.

Hello,please Czech bows Arni...This is perfect product.Thanks

Isn't there a mistake? 35# at 28" and 67# at 34", more than 30# in 6 inches?

Would I find it impossible to use this bow well if my draw length is around 28 only?

Damnn.....imagine the impact yarha 80# with 200 grain arrow....

Your voice sounds exactly like Jarl Varg from the Norsemen series. "Allow me to introduce... scrotum whipping!!!" 😂😂😂

I thought used Broadhead when I saw the thumbnail.

150 dollars, ideal, I could do with 80lb bow, got a squirrel problem.

02:40 - 02:55 - This is the time when the Chrony had its second thought for being a chronometer at all. :D A.: 'I hope I don't shoot my Chrony...' Chrony: 'Huh??' A.: '...1200 grain arrow...'

They shoot at bigger distance back then tho

It's a cannon!

Hallo Armin, Videos auf Deutsch machst du keine?

My Yarha is 40... he is penetrator too )

Looks like u need to tune the arrows, they are not hitting straight.

I wanted to order a Manchu bow from them, but they wouldn't make a 130lb at 29 Inches draw weight. This was the official minimum weight for the royal deer hunters

20 granns per 1 pound... too much, isn't it ?

I do not approve of you hurting yourself for my pleasure Armin.

That's why English bowmen's stand shooting 150+lbs bows is so strange.

60lb ... that's a kids bow ...

Love bows but consider that China isn't a free market and the regime is oppressive. More than anything we vote with our money.

A Mongol war bow was around 130 to 140lb.....they would fire 12 a minute.....