Justin,

One of the best instructional archery video out there! kudos!

I have been using this method for the last week or so, since I watched this video. I am very impressed in how fast I am seeing results in accuracy. this is a great way to get a feeling for the proper way of aiming and the proper sight picture. I can see why General Gao encouraged this practice. This is easier to understand seeing it. the book described it, yet this is a great supplement. Thank you.

totally worth going back on this channel and watching everything. the book is next

Please make more of these! Like on release details etc 😊

Damn I need to try this.

very informative! thanks for sharing

Great video

Hi Justin! I read in Gao Ying's book that the author advocates a rigid bowhand during release. In our previous research we noticed that the bowhand cannot be held steady even it is wanted, and the bow jumps slightly outwards (slow-mot footages showed it). It seems to be the same when I saw yr hand from behind. My experience also showed that a torque of the grip is necessary to have a perfectly staright arrow in torna/gaozhen practice. If the bow is just tilted forwards, as called hatra in Mamluk treatises, the arrows are almost always angled to the target surface. I believe that the torque is the natural outcome of proper handgrip (which was emphasized by Gao Ying and even diagrams are given by him) rather than a conscious movement. What do you think about it? Murat

Just discovered your channel and really interested in your content. (Saw the penetration test against the traditional Chinese plate armor). I'm a relatively new barebow recurve archer- just about a year. In that time , I've progressed from a one piece 30# wooden recurve to a 25" modern high end carbon recurve riser with 34# carbon foam limbs. A few weeks ago, I upgraded to Uukha 38# carbon limbs. Even though I'm comfortable with the increased bow poundage ( as evidenced by PB scores), I'm not 100% satisfied with my draw. I believe your training technique will really develop my strength and form much quicker. I have a similar set-up in my garage for bale shooting (

I use a box of rags for a close range target. About 12" square. When the target side gets shot up I can put new cardboard over it and continue.

woow thats good

Could you recommend books to read on the correlation between archery and zen/self-discovery

Would it be possible for you to do a video on your bow? design, draw weight, where to acquire one and so on. Thanks for the videos.

I have a question about arrow position on the bow and thumbrings: Arrow on the left vs right side of the bow? What drives the choice? I seem to recall, perhaps mistakenly, that shooting arrows from the right side of the bow is slightly faster as you don't have to cross the arrow to the left side, and the thumbring technique keeps the arrow to the bow instead of flopping off? Yet, in some videos I've seen of Mongolian archers using thumbrings the vast majority of archers (in that video anyways) had the arrows on the left side. I'm ignorant here, and simply curious as to what the practical / real criteria is for left vs right placement of the arrow.

How much is your gaucheng the old one do they still use them are they still made traditional way and how much are they worth

I have just come across your videos recently and i love and am inspired by them. I intend buy your book as soon as possible. As i understood your instruction very well(you are an excellent inatructor) i have a slightly different question from the others found here. What is that gorgeous bow and where did you get it?

hi justin

Hi Justin,

What if a person have only one eye working ? Is likely too hard to shoot an arrow from the other hand.