11 years later, this is still gold

I love this guy's attitude. His emphasis on confidence and discipline is great.

Shot 140 and 150 for the first time ever today. Hit a 6” plate 1 of 3 times at 140 and the same at 150. These distances really puts your form in check. Good shooting there man.

For those confused about his comments on MOA. MOA (Minute of Angle) is an angular measurement based off 1 /60th of one degree. AKA Minute of Arc. It doesn't change because you are shooting a bow. The archers Minute of Angle is a simple short hand for describing accuracy based on distance to your target. 1" at 10 yards, 2" at 20, 3" at 30, etc. This is actually 10 MOA they just call it 1 MOA for simplicity sake. As long as you understand one is an actual measurement and one is slang for how accurate you should be, call it whatever you like.

That half second before the release on each shot - you can almost see what a perfect moment of Zen looks like. Holy shit man.... phenomenal.

The most important part of the video for me was that last 30 seconds. As a Marine Sniper I always used D.O.P.E. or Data On Previous Engagements. We used a kestral to record elevation, temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed, wind direction, the ammo used, the number of shots through that barrel, the method used to clean the bore of the rifle, angle to target if it was steep, and more importantly, the actual scope settings. Then, when it was go time, we had all of this D.O.P.E. that we could reference. It takes 5 minutes to do but can be the difference in a hit or a 10 yard miss at 1k yards. Seems to be the same deal for archery. I guess I will need to start recording again. Thanks Cam

Literally just started compound bow yesterday. Went into the raspberry zone 3x, that was fun. Watching Cam's form is mesmerizing. I will be practicing daily until I can achieve this.

Incredible shooting. I just started archery about a month ago and ten yards is what I practice . One hundred sixty yards is unbelievable

I know this video is a little old but its content is so inspirational. I had no idea who Cameron Hanes was until the Joe Rogan podcast introduced me to him. All of a sudden I've been dying to purchase a bow and understand more about hunting. I currently run pretty often and seeing the way this guy trains is just awesome. Kudos to you Mr. Hanes. Kudos to you...

I was excited to be shooting 70 yards today....

The arrows are released at only a 5 to 10 degree angle so no they shouldn't be on a heavy angle when they hit the target. There will always be haters. Hell of an archer.

I shoot the same bow with the fast Eddie single pin and I just love it. I could not believe how accurate I was straight off the bat. You helped motivate me Cam thanks bro

3:46 that arm... This dude's a beast.

Thank you cam , you got me into compound archery and literally changed my outlook and my life . Manythanks from the u.k keep hammering

I've been watching Cam for years, he should be a Marvel character for sure

Perfect practice makes perfect , for all the haters on unethical distance shots , this is just another ordinary day , every single day he practices , cam is a machine , when you get out of bed for breakfast he’s running up and down mountains , lunch time while your eating donuts he’s pushing himself in the gym and in the afternoon he’s practicing shooting he lives and breathes the outdoors , you may think he’s got all the sponsors all the gear anyone could do that , yeah nah , he doesn’t drink , he eats healthy and pushes himself past his limits everyday , it’s his way of life his happiness , he gets his buzz from hunting and being as fit as he can to do it , sponsorships are bonuses , he would be still doing the same lifestyle without them , with the sponsors we just get to go along with him and watch , I have so much respect for this bloke for his talent his humbleness his skill and for his attitude , you can see his love of the hunting and outdoors in his eyes and hear it in his commentaries , he doesn’t take shots at what he is not 100% confident in a killshot , he doesn’t shoot anything ,he is very disciplined and patient waiting for exactly what he wants , he is at the top of his game . We are just lucky enough to get an insight into this guys life and share in his expireince , training tips hunting tips and knowledge with us , so before anyone thinks about bagging his ethics or writing rubbish about his archery skills get a life , cam is cam this is his life and his love for it shows , if you don’t like something cool , just pass by , you don’t have to write crap . Thanks again for another great vid Cam keep up the great work ,keep on hammering , joes favourite saying 👍🏻

Andy loo there is absolutely nothing fake about this. Cameron Hanes is one of the ELITE archers on the planet. Cam is an everyday guy doing HUGE things in the world of bowhunting. After watching Cam's videos, commercials, and reading his bios he is my favorite bowhunter on the planet. This dude is THE MAN. I don't even pay attention to guys like Waddell anymore because all they do is hunt... They don't put in the time preparing (lifting weights, running, etc.) like Cam does. He is a TRUE professional, unlike many of the others who claim to be pros... #Keephammerin Cam.. You are an inspiration to me and my younger brother.

This is awesome, Mr. Hanes! Your videos are fantastic training tools, so thank you for taking the time to help out the rest of us.

Some people don’t understand what it takes to achieve this distance. Takes 80 pounds on a wicked fast bow, probably not achievable with short draw, need light arrows, sight that allows for the housing clearance, peep adjustment to see the housing while it’s ran down that far, and form perfection. To even hit that deer at that distance….. absolutely crazy the amount of effort and skill. I shoot 6in groups at 70, and that’s my Hoyt nitrum 30 at 27in draw, 60 pounds maxed out sight tape and 426 grain arrows. Cam is insane.

I regularly shoot 100-120 but a five shot group at 160....wow your the man ! I shot a new Spyder Turbo this last week at the range and I gotta say this : doesn't matter target or hunting you just can't get better when you get one of these dialed. I ordered my new one just last week and look forward to working with it all this next year and plan on taking it Elk Hunting next fall. Still using my PSE this season and filled my Bull tag already now just have 2 deer tags left to fill a Mule Deer Buck Only tag and one Any Deer that I am going to use on a older Whitetail Doe. Good to see you shoot Cam.

Cam, my dad loves you and so do I HOW you are so good at keeping your bow steady and just everything it's crazy props to you cam👏

I don't think I could even SEE the target from there!

That's amazing! Just got a Hoyt Spyder 30 last week and so far I am so impressed! Quiet, smooth the whole way through and very light! Just started shooting with it and it blows everything else I have ever shot away! Thanks for posting!

Absolutely love the way you think practically. And nice shooting especially at 160 yards that's amazing.

This is fucking incredible. I need to re-evaluate my archery skills.

Lol "you should make shirts with that on them." "What, 'keep hammering'?"

Cameron I like the tips you are providing us Hunters. I have for the pat two yrs now started my shoots at 80 yrd and 100 yrds. At first I could not get a group better then 16 inches. As I continued to shoot at these distances I leaned better control and patience. My groups are not tight at 3 inches to 4 inches. Last fall I took an 10 point buck at 78 yrs and hit both lung and nicked the heart. That was my longest shot and kill as of yet. I got to know my equipment as you speak of. It is true. I went with confidence that I could do this shot. I shoot a bear Mauler left handed bow with the trophy ridge Revolution 2.0 and a Copper John slider. My arrows that I like art the Victory V6 I have the 100 grain wasp duler. This for me has worked great. Keep the tip coming. They have helped me a lot. thanks again

That bow arm you could build a brick house on, keep it up Cam.

Good job Cams my buds and I practice shooting out to 90 yards here in Michigan making 20-60 pretty easy. People and friends we talk to are always saying "Are You Guys Nuts" you'll never get a shot that far in Michigan the longest shot you'll get is 20-30yds. I shot a 8piont buck this past /2014 deer hunting season in the open farm land at 54yds away 24 feet up in a tree and I was more then comfortable taking that shot perfcted lung shot he ran about 45yds and droped. Thanks for the long practice shooting it paid off. After watching your great videos we will practice longer shots this year. Thanks again stay strong, keep shooting, and stay safe God bless.

Holy cow! You make it look easy. Them Thor arms help...lol. Vut most of all, skill and excellent gear. That is whiaper quiet and so smooth!

Here’s me shooting 15yard barebow about to make the leap to compound 😂 got the bow , now just saving for the extras and waiting for the sight to arrive from USA to u.k. got a lot of catching up to do!!! Can’t wait. I know your good cos you make it look easy. Read your book and it got me running again, now I need to get on the lifting and shooting. Thanks for the inspiration 👍

I use my dad's old Buckmaster G2 bow from 2000 they don't even make this bow anymore, which makes this 20 year old bow amazing

Just throwin' this fun fact out there. Humid air is less dense. Common misconception because humid air feels so thick. As a precision rifle shooter, I hope for high temps and high humidity to get the best performance out of my bullet. You should get yourself a Kestrel. I think you'd really enjoy checking weather data and comparing it to how your arrows react in different weather conditions.

Bowtech-one loves this guy ! So true on the person on the bow! Long practice makes you better at hunting range ....

Man, I can't help but notice how he punches the trigger. I was gonna say Cam needs to fix it. Then I remembered he has over a dozen years of experience on me. And if it works, is it really wrong?

Wow. U r super steady and focus on your shots. What a flawless group. Lovin you vids. Keep em up

Just an FYI one Minute of angle at 160 yards is just a hair over 1.6 inches at 40 yards it's approximately 0.4 inches. That being said, you are a phenomenal archer!!

First time ever seeing bow shooting and that’s damn impressive!

I always watch this before a long bowrun at 4am

Amazing shooting Cam! Always a pleasure to see you continue to put in work. You sir are an inspiration.

Cameron, 1st off I would like to thank you for your videos & how informing they are. I also would like to say thanks for making video's that my kids can watch and learn. I APPRECIATE your clean language. My 2 kids are getting their new bows tomorrow & I will be having them watch a bunch of your bow basic vids tomorrow to help them with their basic technique. I have a little girl who is 8 & a boy who is 11 & tonight we got them fitted up for their bows. I have been away from the sport once we found out we were pregnant with our boy. The wife has a bow that she only shot for a couple of months until it was uncomfortable for her to continue to shoot. So we are so excited to jump back into this sport with the kiddos. Again THANKS for the clean videos for younger viewers to watch...

Cam, after reading all of these haters comments I can see why you are not allowing comments on your videos anymore. I appreciate the video and the work you do both with archery and trying to inspire fat azzes like my self to get off the couch. Keep it up don't listen to the haters.

I can't even get that at 50 yds "yet!" But I'm working on it. I feel lucky just to not lose arrows. I'm 60 years old, and I just started shooting a bow about 3 years ago, and I had a set back with my health and was unable to draw a bow for around 6-8 months. I depend upon a friend who has property to shoot at extended ranges which we don't do often enough. When I see you shoot 160 yards and group like that I really enjoy it. Thanks

Cam is the Einstein, DiVinci, Michelangelo, etc. of the bow. Period.

This guy is great he is very helpful. And he reminds me of Hugh Jackman

1 Minute of Angle is 1 inch (ish) @ 100 yards. 1/2” at 50 yards, 1/4” at 25 yards.

I have a lot of fun like you Cameron shooting longer distances and then coming up to get the reward of seeing the fruit of your labors! It takes a lot of discipline to do what you just did at that distance.A good group of arrows indeed man! .. Loved the Colorado bull also!

This guy is an exceptional archer! Among exceptional Archery hunters, a 10 yd shot at a mature Doe is its equal!

I used to shoot bows quite a bit, this is doable. However, I too shoot long range rifles and I believe you are mistaking in your measurements. You mentioned shooting Minute of Angle at 40yds. If your 5 shot group was 1MOA at 40yds, that would equate to roughly 1/2 an inch. 4" groups is basically 1MOA at 400yds, not 40 yards.

The Bow of Thor. Only he can pull it back...... Dude got muscles on top of his muscles. Good vid

I bought a Hoyt Ventum Pro a few months ago. It was my first time ever touching a compound bow let alone shoot one. Two months later I’ve dialled in my 80 consistently. Who do I have to thank for getting me into compound bows? Rogan and Hanes.

That Grouping at 160😲 Thats Amazing.

That's my grouping at 50 meters!

Wow ! Impressive very impressive. I just got into archery looking forward to getting to your level.

I would probably miss that barn.

Nice, that looks like fun. Archer is an incredible way to hurt, but at that distance what a challenge.

Sweet...frekin deadly with that mate!

I have to buy me a compound bow, I have a 50 lbs recurve that I'm pretty good with but compounds are a different beast. Might buy a hoyt

Keep hammering. One of my favorite quotes ever

Anybody who shoots a compound bow knows this is impressive! I am not the biggest single pin fan for hunting but it’s a huge factor in shooting this far! Not many people love the 5 pin but I do I have 20-50 and then an 80 yard pin for practice and unless it’s clean broadside I don’t shoot game at 50. I do the 5” group in practice at 50 but it’s not the same as the pin being on an animal.

I shot from 100 last weekend and was happy as hell that most of them hit the TARGET! As for grouping? Uh......no.

GREAT SHOOTING MATE! FANTASTIC FROM AG" SOUTH AUSTRALIA...🦊🦊🦊

I just started and thought I was a beast at 70yds lol. This video put me in check 😂

I used to be able to put 5 in a paper plate at 120 yards, never went beyond 120 tho as I would have to move my sight and that's a no go on moving sight. I have 30-40-50-60-70 yard pins and below on the fiber loops I had 80-90-100-120 yard dots. Love shooting long range, makes close shots easy peasy

I'm very impressed by your grouping at that range, assuming it was a good day. If it was a normal day, well shoot ...

Tim Wells could do that shot by sound alone, in the dark. 😆

Cam you are so sick man! I love your work ethic and it inspires me to wanna do better in life! You are a real inspiration man

Good shooting...I mounted a spot hogg on sureloc mechanism--works nicely...you get 3rd axis leveling which I found important at distance. I can shoot 200 meters(220 yards) on that setup with current bow at 330fps.

Can you make a video talking about your technique to get a consistent anchor point on your cheek? I notice you re adjust several times before taking a shot.

I get what you're saying and that is some AWESOME shooting by the way. I think you mean 10 minutes of angle though as 1 minute at 160 would be 1.6 inches.

Minute Of Angle is 1.047” at 100 yards. Usually rounded off to 1” at 100 yards. MOA at 40 yards is .4” rounded off. At 160 yards, MOA is 1.6” rounded off. I bet other rifle shooters picked that up too. But, darn nice archery shots you made!

This range and your Video is making me adjust some things in my form and shooting. Thank you

Wow this guy has some skill. Practise makes perfect, i guess. How is that bow so quiet?

Ok i am no expert an i am not saying i am right. But i need to ask. At that distance there is a big drop in the flight path of the arrow. At the end he is standing next to the 3d deer an the entry angle is perfectly parallel to the ground as if he was shooting straight on from close up. Zero downward angle of attack. So am i wrong. Does his? Arrows fly straight for 160 yards. But mine at 80 yards has a arch an enters at a slight downward angle? Just asking. By the way i love what he teaches an the information he shares. Seen alot of his videos. Obviously one great archer for sure.

All of those shots were lethal. Insanely impressive.

Geez homeboys like a real Robin hood. All 5 shots stuck. Thats no joke. God bless Cam

Does the bouncing of your arm help?

In fact a humid night would make an arrow hit high. High humidity air is LESS dense then dry air. Its a common misconception.

You are phenominal at shooting that bow, so dont get me wrong here. But im a marine sniper, and former sniper instructor... moa is approximately 1" at 100 yards, 2" at 200 yards and so on. So for 160 yards moa would be 1.6" group. Again, you have extreme precision with that bow, absolutely awesome. Great video. Gained a sub. 🤙

Humid air is less dense so you would hit higher, warm air is less dense and you would hit higher. Temperature effects your string and where you will hit... still, thats some fine shooting Cam!

why does he move his hand up and down when he draws the bow back

I shoot rifles long range and i also shoot competitive archery and I assure you a 1600 yd shot with a rifle is much harder than 160 yard achery. Not even close.

I take elk and mule deer consistently avg. shot distance 15-20 yds. Close distance hunting is where the excitement really is....

1minute of angle at 40 yards is .4" at 160 yrds 1.6 " that group was around 6 or 7 moa. Way better than I've ever done. I felt good if I could keep them on a 9" paper plate at 70 yrds. Very good shooting!

This is interesting. At 160 yards is still horizontal to the ground.....

what kind of arrows does he shoot?

Well made, professional level video. I’m watching Cam with my kiddos. Great role model. Thanks

the low light level forces you to rely more on instinct & form then (relax and let it happen), you've found the Real secret to archery ! Bravo ....

Everyone please check out minute 4:04. This is shameful. How close were you when you placed those shots after turning the camera off? I am just stating the facts unless my eyes are lying to me. I'd love to hear a comment back from Cameron or see another video that holds on the target non-stop with no switches to prove the validity of this shot. I really wanted to respect you Cameron, but after seeing this trick photography it is very difficult.

Id be lucky to get that at 30 yards lol

A true American Badass. Rock on Cameron.

This dude is amazing! He pulls 80lbs like it is 45 and places arrows like a laser beam

Were u in an under armour commercial

16 inch group at 160 is 10 moa

This is the guy you want in your crew if the shit hits. See? Short of thermal, he's invisible to bad guys. Plus. You are not jumping ammo around. And eventually it runs out over time. I guarantee there is a video how to make a perfect arrow in an apocalypse! Awesome archery.

just for reference sake I would love to see how some of the best pros would group at 160. Even with their target bows. This is some seriously good shooting. good stuff cam

I'm 10 years old I love to shoot my pse mini Berner xr

Shouldn't the arrows be angled downward in the target rather than level with the ground? He's aiming very high in order to compensate for the drop of the arrow. I highly doubt the arrow flies perfectly level with the ground and does not arc through the air. But neither here nor there....he's still a much better shot than I. I couldn't hit the inside of a barn if I had to.

Nice video Cameron, Great work on the shooting. Impressive 😊👍 I like your humble style too.

Interesting fact. Humid air is less dense than dry air. Water vapor is lighter than standard atmosphere, so your shots should be higher with high humidity, assuming it isn't raining.