The Most Fun I've Had Shooting Archery in Years

The Most Fun I've Had Shooting Archery in Years | Shooting Traditional Archery

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Shooting a longbow is some of the most fun I've had shooting a bow in years. Removing the need to be perfect and enjoying the experience of shooting a longbow has brought joy back to archery. I shoot several different targets at various ranges and discuss form in traditional archery.
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Chapters:
00:00-1:53 Intro
1:53-2:22 Dog Distraction
2:22-3:55 On form
3:55-9:00 Shooting my Longbow
9:00-10:34 A Word on Holding
10:34-18:43 Shooting
18:43-20:41 ...But Thats Not Trad
20:41-25:22 Shooting
25:22-32:17 Summary
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@markdrexler382 Жыл бұрын

So cool to see you shooting a longbow. I’ve shot a longbow for over 30 years. I never worried about exactly how many yards the target was. You hit the nail on the head when you said “just have fun”. Enjoy !

@tummy_fritters Жыл бұрын

Love seeing someone like Jake move from one discipline to another, because they highlight the important things about trad archery: the fun! People in all disciplines can get hung up on dogma and definition about what it is or isn't. And some forums can be a mine field for innocent questions from newcomers. Seeing someone like Jake pick it up and enjoy it is an encouragement to anyone else who wants to give it a try.

@yannikessarios2103 Жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. After a few years of competing with a barebow the pressure for results took away all the pleasure of archery. I moved to a WA traditional (ILF) bow and instinctive shooting and never looked back. A few weeks ago I got my first longbow and I can't put it down, I'm shooting more arrows now than I did training for competition. Also, it's great that you're a true lover of archery, someone who appreciates all different styles

@staceycarmichael1873 Жыл бұрын

THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY! I started out in Trad, but learned a TON watching your videos. 3D with my longbow is still my favorite. I love that you’re having so much fun! The trad folks are generally a pretty laid back group that have a great time.

@chief1193 7 ай бұрын

Man, for someone just starting out traditional, you are a very good shot.

@unrealentity2886 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy seeing you having fun, Jake! Also for instinctive, thats deadly accurate ngl

@noelunson3996 Жыл бұрын

Being an olympic medalist & acknowledging your little skill on traditional barebow is so admirable of you. & being open to other's tips & suggestions, I've no doubt that in no time you can inprove your skill to the level of you olympic calliber.

@RonKelmell Жыл бұрын

First week of June 2023 the Howard Hill Classic near Bessemer, Al. Tannehill State Park, 150+ trad' archers, 30+ 3-D targets on a mile long trail, vendors, practice range where I get to experiment with equipment....fun stuff. 2 feet wide by 10+ feet long of glue backed carpet rolls into a good animal torso. Tie with 550 cord. Hang on a tree or on the ground...arrows pull easy, inexpensive, takes 1000s of arrows. "Become The Arrow" by exhibition long bowman Byron Ferguson is a good beginner text. Jake's learning curve is more advanced. One may build upon the other. Love what Jake is doing........I've been trad' shooting for about 6 years and can 'scare' a tennis ball at 20 yards, WOO-HOO!

@Scoutgeology Жыл бұрын

I love watching these videos as a new compound bow user

@starwarsvet3209 Жыл бұрын

Bro! Trad is a whole new game. I highly recommend it and it's all I shoot

@mossback6026 Жыл бұрын

You need to get hooked up with Greg at 3D Archery. He’s traditional and films it as he goes through the course. Exactly what you are wanting to do.

@AnthonySell Жыл бұрын

Fun things to try: Speed shooting. Try to get off a certain number of arrows in a set period of time. Shoot while moving. Start with an arrow nocked, arrows and eyes pointed at the ground. Take a single step in any direction with either leg. In the space of that step, sight the target, draw and loose. Change your position. Take a knee, shoot from a seated position, prone face up, prone face down. Shoot from an elevated position, or at an elevated target. Tennis balls also make spectacular targets when suspended over a foam backing or straw bale. Bright yellow in the sun, but unlike a paper target, you have to hit them square to penetrate. Looking forward to seeing you try a thumb-draw technique.

@focusource Жыл бұрын

You may want to look for Big Jim Babcock at the Florida shoots. He runs Big Jim's Bow Company and would probably be a vendor. He is well respected in the trad community. Also, this traditional archery content is great.

@BucketList-zk5me Жыл бұрын

It's funny that you grew up in an archery rich area and moved to another. Just south of Ocala is a little town (that's just about swallowed up by the Villages) called Lady Lake. My wife grew up there and her Grandfather used to own a fishing/archery shop there (Sportsmans Headquarters I think). He was a huge part of making archery popular in that area starting in the 1940s. He started with a road side archery stand in Miami and then moved it to Lady Lake (just a row of targets and some bows/arrows to rent). He made all of own equipment, was a state champ in PA and FL and was an integral activist in legalizing bow hunting and bowfishing in FL. My father in-law loves to tell me how they brought Ben Pearson bowfishing for the first time. Ben had an 80 lbs bow and was shooting an arrow with a frog gigg on the end. Every fish he shot would split in two lol. I was able to get his scrap book that he kept from 1938 to the 60s and a little into the 70s. Tons of articles and photos of my wife's grandfather, Howard Hill, Olympians, etc. We even have some of his awards. There used to be a club "Leesburg bowmen" (If I remember right) right on 441. A lot of history there!

@robbiecox5014 Жыл бұрын

Been shootn 3D since 1992 and have had so much fun . Met great people. Made a lot of friends and at 65 I still love it.

@robertdievendorf3312 Жыл бұрын

Yes, please. Continue on the Trad Archery path. It was so much fun watching you do this!

@BartekCzuwara 2 ай бұрын

"a clensing for the soul" pretty much sums up what a flatbow shooting is. I'll risk a tip: rather than a glove/tab, put a piece of catheter tube on the bowstring (match the diameter of it so that it is snug but still revolves around the string freely). It will be light enough not to rob the bow of power or make the string go too wobbly but will protect your fingers magnificently. Cheers

@robertdahlgren622 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly the type of archery that my wife and I are just beginning to do. We’re not hunters (at least not yet), we’re just wanting to enjoy the outdoors and archery. I’m learning to make self bows we will eventually be shooting along with our store bought traditional bows.

@chadcousins2563 Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy and excited to see you picking up a trad bow and watching you have fun with it!!!

@tamaraewald3791 Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the reason people shoot into their 80s😆. Seriously, best thing you can do is enjoy the process. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

@apunk1910 Жыл бұрын

You're a born again archer, new experiences and a lot of fun ahead, loving the enjoyment you're showing, that kid in a candy shop with different bows, styles, tabs, gloves .............

@goingfilipino 5 ай бұрын

You're going to love Asiatic bows. Thumb drawing on a Tatar bow and shooting off your right side with khatra is going to be blast. Can't wait for more. Keep up the amazing content 🤙🏿🏹

@a_granddad5427 Жыл бұрын

I'm very proud of you! There is no such person who does not aim with the bow. Instinctive shooters also aim...there was a guy who was a very good instinctive shooter. Once he tried the shot in a dark room. He couldn't even see his hand, it was so dark... he had to hit a laser light. He had never made such a big splash in his life. He ridiculed himself for his paralysis. Anyway, the instinctive shot is only effective at short range, about 20-30 yards. Most good shooters (even if they deny it) use one of many aiming methods. Or, depending on the distance, he mixes different aiming techniques. Neither aiming method is something to be ashamed of, the point is that the arrow hits the desired target. And to give you pleasure. There are many nice videos on the net about 3D archery. There aren't many lyrics, just soothing music. And lots of good shots. That's when I'm happy too. It's like I'm there too. I would love to watch a 3D tour with you and your wife (I'll leave the music to you).🥰🥰🥰

@erosionhead420 Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@davepersich3035 Жыл бұрын

You can shoot instinctively at any distance but you've got to practice at different distances.

@a_granddad5427 Жыл бұрын

@@davepersich3035 You can instinctively shoot at any distance, that's true, but you'll never be as accurate as if you were shooting with other techniques...😉

@davepersich3035 Жыл бұрын

@@a_granddad5427 Howard Hill could

@a_granddad5427 Жыл бұрын

@@davepersich3035 Howard Hill aimed with split vision. In other words, he was looking at the target, but his subconscious "saw" the tip of the arrow. I only mention it as an interesting fact that those who shoot really well with a bow are also good at other things, where hand-eye work is important. For example, you are good at drawing or painting, or accurate with a firearm, excelling at some kind of ball game, etc.

@dinnerwithfranklin2451 Жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying these Jake. Thanks

@bernardomingarelli619 Жыл бұрын

For real, Jake, you're doing great. Keep it up and keep having fun.

@weeshamaye15 Жыл бұрын

So thankful for this channel! I love this sort of content and can’t wait to see you have more fun trad shooting. I am also going down the trad path so it’s nice to see how you handle the changes.

@stefjordan Жыл бұрын

Excited to see you picking up a long bow! Can't wait to see more videos delving into traditional. Love your videos, as a relatively new traditional archer I've seen been gleaning so much from your recurve content over the past year. This definitely made me smile 😊

@grantwoods9984 Жыл бұрын

More Trad content Jake! I appreciate your honesty!

@TimSimpson-ig8eb Жыл бұрын

Welcome to Trad Jake. After years of hard work, it’s great that you can now shoot just for your own enjoyment. I have no doubt you will thoroughly enjoy Trad as well as the many great individuals that you will meet. Congratulations on a brilliant career, and wishing you many years of enjoyment with a stick bow.

@gfreeman9843 Жыл бұрын

I shoot traditional, but have learned a great deal from you,.great to see you enjoying traditional.Some of the combat style eg Native American,is interesting too, powerful bows but short draw lengths from the torso etc etc. Would be interested to know what draw weight you were using, arrows etc . Sounds like you are ready to try it all.best wishes from Australia 🌏

@cwh1105 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoying the trad videos, thanks Jake! I’ve now been shooting trad for two days so am also very much finding my feet.

@artvin1001 Жыл бұрын

Glade you found out the reason so many archery's have dropped the wheels, stabilizers, and sights. Just enjoy the flight of the arrow. Happy for you.

@Garuda16 Жыл бұрын

AWESOME Jake! So happy for you. I also added Trad to my archery and it's some of the most fun I've had in years. Very challenging for me coming from barebow (which I haven't abandoned) but I'm starting to get it now after starting trad last fall. I'm shooting instinctive and definitely love that new learning process.

@raymonddekkers9194 Жыл бұрын

The best archery video's on the web are those where the archer is obviously having a blast. This was one of those video's. Welcome to the trad game. 😉👍

@dennismajor1 Жыл бұрын

This was such a fun time watching you enjoying Trad - wanted to go out shoot but it's 22:30 and dark - it'll have to wait until tomorrow.

@thelimitdoesnotexist_93 Жыл бұрын

That was some amazing shooting! So happy to hear the joy in your voice that making those good shots brought you. Archery is all about that feeling and having fun. As a barebow archer, I enjoy gap shooting with a secure split finger anchor at the corner of my mouth. It’s the best shooting for me personally. 🙂

@markstout4874 Жыл бұрын

Love the channel!!!!! Thank you!

@rayking3466 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I get too fussy about my compound target rig, or my misses bother me more than they should, I pull out my trad gear to remind myself why I shoot arrows. It's supposed to be fun. Not brain breaking. It's definitely more fun to shoot trad and not care too much about hitting the X. Good to see you enjoying archery.

@cavetroll Жыл бұрын

Jake I have to agree with the multitude here. It's fantastic seeing you just enjoying the bow and having fun. That to me is the most important part of Trad archery. It got me out of my target panic and pressuring myself. And to top it off it's a beautiful bow!

@digitmanken5468 Жыл бұрын

True confusions, I love the open honest comments as you were shooting.

@williameddy7217 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video!! Glad you are doing Traditional Archery .. I think it is something that a lot of people are going to enjoy watching. Thanks

@GEKKO_Archery Жыл бұрын

So crazy to see that you are going the same route as I did. Of course I have not started at the Olympics, but with several years of shooting Olympic Recurve only. Then I had the idea of shooting each and every type of bow, it's so much fun and so rewarding. Enjoy your new experience!

@vidk1131 Жыл бұрын

This was a super fun video! I hope you do some 3D videos, too. It's awesome seeing traditional from the perspective of an olympic shooter. Welcome to trad!

@javiergpheli Жыл бұрын

Its a pleasure view your videos, enjoy your bow

@williamraybould8393 Жыл бұрын

Glad you are enjoying your new bow. I love trad and feild archery just getting back into it after 30 plus years.

@franciscambron Жыл бұрын

Good seeing you having fun buddy.

@Zweiwehsechs Жыл бұрын

Great video filled with joyfull content for all sides! Can not wait for your first 3D experiences. Please more of this!

@terrydewayne Жыл бұрын

Enjoy the trip brother,

@Syntax58 Жыл бұрын

I've only been shooting trad/barebow for 6 weeks now, thanks to you and the tips and hints you share with us my grouping and technical knowledge has increased tenfold! Really appreciate the work you're putting into this and most of all how much fun you're having along the way :D It's inspiring to see and I'm certain many more people will be following along on this journey together before you know it!! Who knows, I might be shooting next to you at Lancaster one day haha :D

@StormCrow1941 Жыл бұрын

Soo Cool Jake, to see you enjoy yourself shooting again. Just us kids in the woods slinging arrows! Enjoy the journey my friend. 3D Trad Life.

@robertross3358 Жыл бұрын

I'm really appreciating your casual , organic approach to this new style of archery for you , especially as I too am finding my way into traditional bare bow shooting . Your background and understanding of the mechanics involved are helping me to try different techniques to arrive at my own form and style of shooting . Thanks ! Keep on having fun ... it's contageous !

@ryanbon Жыл бұрын

So nestalgic watching you find your way on the trad journey. And so interesting listening to your take on it based on your background. Glad you are having so much fun stripping everything down to the basics. Cleansing for the archery soul... love it. Yoga with sticks... Very therapeutic.

@adamkilroe9840 Жыл бұрын

I think you've got the nail on the head, it's fun. That's what is actually important, fun.

@steveoutdoors23 Жыл бұрын

Hey Jake! Can’t tell you how much I get out of your instructional videos. You have helped me so much. Seeing your joy and enthusiasm come out in this video was really cool. Looks like you have been bitten by the instinctive archery bug just like a lot of us. Great shooting keep it up!

@corenerigby5036 Жыл бұрын

Good to see you enjoying archery at it's basic form. It is not an easy style to shoot well but in time your subconscious mind will find a sight picture for all the distances you will encounter in a trad shoot. I am sure at some time you will find your point on distance but the rest will be a sight picture you see in the riser window. Good luck in your new adventure.

@orlyg1521 Жыл бұрын

This is like a dragster driver never having driven a car on the road! Glad your liking it. Have fun

@GregJebailybaritone Жыл бұрын

I think you’re going to find that as much tinkering and customizing that you could do on an Olympic Style bow, the variety of bows is quite limited. The fun of trad is the incredible variety of bows and styles you can choose from and collect. They all shoot different but amazing and it’s so much fun to collect bows and try new stuff.

@GhostLP799 Жыл бұрын

It's really enjoyable seeing you enjoy trad so much!

@Foxfire-traditional Жыл бұрын

Beautiful bow!

@chrisr4233 Жыл бұрын

Great videos !! I started watching to learn about recurve archery to set up my daughters bow as a compound guy I didn’t have a clue about recurves. Haven’t we all felt the euphoria of that perfect shot immediately followed up by putting one in the dirt. Lol. That really made me smile as we’ve all been there. Thanks again for the great videos !

@alexanderpetzak Жыл бұрын

So cool seeing a pro going to traditional archery! Next world champ 😉 Greetings from germany

@sweetjamhit Жыл бұрын

Good to see some shooting for fun, we should all try that once in a while!! I use a Black Mamba T3 awesome tab, keeps itself where it needs to be… love it.

@GeezerDust Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you enjoying trad archery. I'm sure the skills and disciplines you learned while competing are helpful in this new type shooting. I'm also learning to shoot a long bow(and a recurve). I've found that aiming site devices do not help a lot. Just learning to aim "instinctively" is better and comes naturally over time. Your videos are so helpful. Thanks.

@kevinellington6147 Жыл бұрын

The Ben shapiro of Archery. Enjoyed seeing you enjoying trad archery as much as i do.keep up the good work

@ARTCHILD Жыл бұрын

The Cleansing👏👏👏

@kurtmeister8308 Жыл бұрын

I've been a competitive pistol shooter and went trad (instictive) achery a few years ago. You nailed it. Tons of fun. more of an art. My favorite target is a clay pigeon. too much fun when they pop at any reasonable distance at all. great watching you

@jake910 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful Bow!

@cornishfamily6511 Жыл бұрын

Awesome shooting mate. Bit jealous of your yard . Trad archery is bloody addictive 🤘

@sarafayelawton652 Жыл бұрын

That's great to see you shooting a longbow! I love shooting my longbows. I learned my form from watching your vids.

@TheDukeBoxer Жыл бұрын

That bow looks absolutely stunning. You're lucky man to have that one.

@tjhoss6729 Жыл бұрын

Love the information you put out on your videos... Also very glad you're taking up trad..... After 40 years of compound, also Blessed by God to have A room full of memories, I lost the Challenge and excitement until I went to Trad.... I agree the most important is to have fun in whatever you choose. God-bless.

@maori_nerd Жыл бұрын

that bow sounds amazing

@mariorubealcaba1582 Жыл бұрын

As a Trad guy getting into barebow, it is nice to see you discovering the joy of Trad Archery! I’ve been enjoying my Jake Kaminski RCore grip in my barebow journey btw 😉 And for a nice glove, try American Leathers Big Shot!

@dennismajor1 Жыл бұрын

Yes more of the same or similar - yes please - also visits to local ranges would also be nice.

@michaelc3416 8 ай бұрын

Nice to see a "serious" world class competitor in one discipline rediscovering the joy of a sport that they once had, even if in a different discipline altogether. Sometimes becoming TOO serious about a passion is detrimental to the joy that attracted us in the beginning. When a "hobby" becomes "work" it often ceases to be fun and is just a job. Relax, explore and enjoy! Life is too short to do otherwise...

@tennisguy622 Жыл бұрын

I thought I already commented on this but maybe it was another trad video of yours. Anyway...I absolutely love this content. Your comments before, during, and after shots (and between rounds) are incredibly insightful, interesting, and very helpful to a new archer like me. Plus the feeling and tone of this video is so cleansing. This is what I want my archery hobby to be like and to see you enjoying it, mistakes and all, is just pure joy. I'll watch as many trad archery videos as you can put out. Thanks Jake!

@DILATEDPEEPS 8 ай бұрын

"Cleansing for the archery soul!" Three cheers for Jake shooting Traditional! Really enjoyed this video thank you for putting this together. I'm looking to improve my form and I enjoy the content on your channel.. All the best

@StumpArchery Жыл бұрын

Love to see you at traditional world this year , you and your family

@nathanlester5054 Жыл бұрын

This was a fun video to watch. I did notice after reaching full draw and anchor that you are letting the arrow creep forward sometimes and those shots tend to hit lower. Keep these videos coming. BTW, that is an awesome bow!

@NPC--666 Жыл бұрын

Psst .. don't let all the target archers know!

@smalls207 Жыл бұрын

Very nice! I'm glad to see you made the switch. I am just getting started as well and welcome the content.

@Dismitz 6 ай бұрын

Can you do a video run-down about what it takes to become competition-level? That would be super interesting to hear from someone with experience.

@EltonBrooke Жыл бұрын

Good to see you adventuring into the trad side! We have enjoyed watching your videos and learned a ton. Welcome to the dark side!

@littlelongshot73 Жыл бұрын

as a longtime Longbow shooter - I can tell you how much I dug this Video . Awesome stuff ...

@asse1154 Жыл бұрын

Easy for Jake to say hes having fun when hes drilling the 12 rings! Ive been shootin trad my whole life (53yrs) and I dont shoot that well. Very inspiring, I'm enjoying these videos maybe see you at ETAR sometime! Welcome to the world of trad!

@arturk9464 Жыл бұрын

Jake, can't wait to hear your comments about horsebow shooting. Always wanted an Olympic archer with already a perfect form to try other styles. I have just posted: " bleeder's hold is the best because it involves no effort or ARTIFICIALITY" to your bicep tension video. Arab Archery is an interesting read. Olympic form details apply to any other archery - I think. It would also be interesting to what extend your Olympic form applies to different position shooting: sitting, squatting, bending really low etc. All the best from me.

@elarchery Жыл бұрын

I started traditional archery years ago and it got me hooked. Then, four years ago, I also tried archery with technical bows, especially the compound bow. It was really fun and I learned a lot. However, I came back to my "old love" and love to shoot my traditional recurve bows. Have fun with traditional archery...it's worth it! Greetings, Edgar

@blainclatworthy5423 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy the Saunders Tabs.

@grejen711 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Fun to watch someone having fun. I've just started this type of Trad' instinctive aiming archery at 60+. Quite the blast and for many people pretty easy to do in your own back yard.

@alexandersalomatin8650 Жыл бұрын

Brian J Sorrels to me greatest book on trad. archery I read when started some 20 years back (honestly speaking never read anythin else on the subject) His method is very logical but now I would add a long distance even at the first day just to get the feel for it. Again, great video Jake

@TracyPicabia Жыл бұрын

@29:45 fantastic group indeed. Incredible. Definitely some creep going on. So what? The freedom from having to maximize precision , clicker tyranny, etc etc is exactly what I got out of barebow compared to recurve. Really hope you don't stop perfecting barebow just to soak up all that trad joy. I'm kind of relying on your barebow advice now!!! And can I just say that most if not all of the trad shooters at my club are absolutely barking mad.

@mikhailfong6234 Жыл бұрын

Sensei is a sensei. So amazed from your results here..because you came from a very technical archery with sights and string walking and now you can just put them on target! Is it intintive? Is it gap? Wow..wow..just boom! You just don't miss! Just burn a hole on the target and boom...there you go. Fun and form in motion. Last shoot....your actual target is the wheel barrow..not that dear!😁 Awesome Jake...simply awesome.

@ianbruce6515 Жыл бұрын

The expanding push push draw feels very good and accurate when you get it right. Push forward with the bow hand at the end of the draw and initiate the release that way. Worth trying

@darrenbowers3267 Жыл бұрын

You are doing really good your form and release looks good. I'm not sure what you meant about trad release but the release you are doing is right and looks good. It takes lots of practice but you already know that. Just shooting arrows and having fun is what it's about. Darren

@jscott4431 Жыл бұрын

Obviously, your experience as an Olympic archer is helping you with the transition to trad archery. Your learning curve will probably be much shorter than most. I started trad archery about two years ago and absolutely love it. Maybe I'll see you at ETAR one of these days. Enjoy the journey!!

@mohamadfaiz4256 Жыл бұрын

Im incorporate ksl shot cycle into my trad shooting and its work! Have fun jake 😁

@stevevoland5540 Жыл бұрын

Keep up with the trad Jake

@riggs169 Жыл бұрын

given your experience, I assumed that you started out with traditional archery. So Im happy that you're doing this now.

@robertdievendorf3312 Жыл бұрын

One of my grandsons got me to take up Trad Archery again after a 50 year hiatus. That was about 7 years ago and I’ve been shooting Trad ever since. I tried to get my brother-in-law into it, but he’d see people shooting really tight groups with compounds at the range and was frustrated that he couldn’t instantly do that on a recurve shooting “Trad”. I told him not to expect groups like that with traditional archery without lots and lots of repetition needed to ingrain his muscle memory. He couldn’t be troubled with that and quit, switching to a compound bow. Trad archery definitely isn’t a sport for instant gratification. It is simply fun. I thrive on my gradual improvement and know that I might need to shoot 6-10 arrows at the beginning of a session to get back into the “groove”.

@-fazik-3713 Жыл бұрын

Welcome to our world! :D Great shooting!

@toddstrasser9280 Жыл бұрын

Jake, glad you’re enjoying yourself. I shoot barebow but on my terms at various distances and targets. I have a 3d course at my place in mid Florida with 30 targets that incorporate native Florida animals. I have no idea what the distances are except for a warm up target that I tell everyone is 20 yards. Former military that just enjoys himself and gets as much enjoyment in teaching the sport that I do in the actual shooting. If you ever pass through Ft. Pierce it takes 50 minutes to an hour to quickly shoot the course and 1.5 at a more relaxed pace. Enjoy…

@davisstellman Жыл бұрын

You probably already know this as an Olympic archer, I shoot with an open stance and it helped with using more of my draw arm to draw heavier weight but also reduced the string slap on the wrist. Idk... might help. Love seeing you on a longbow man, sweet arrow set up too! Also I found a bicaster traditional 3under tab to be my favorite tab for archery. It's heavy, it looks kinda trad, and it's got lines on it if you care to string walk (I don't but it's helpful to those who do)