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@@laughaway7955 from a skit on youtube.

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@@whatsagoodname8597 link please

i, too, have seen the onion

We all really know that it's to show off. These Olympic bows would never work in battle. You don't see Lars Andersen doing this and he shoots fine.

have you heard about lars andersen? also a bow is an archery bow

NUSensei it was good of them to credit you though, if it was me id feel pretty good if it was my channle that became the inspiration for world archerys.

@@NUSensei Sir utmost respect onto u...which country do u belong to...

Late answer.. anyway, the bow IS balanced, but for when it's at full draw. It is front heavy when no pulling force is applied to the string.

The amount of weights on a stabilizer and how many are placed on each rod depend on the archer. If an archer’s grip is, say, bottom heavy like Mike Schloesser, he front-loads his rod (32 oz front, 18 oz back)

@@ppeters77 would be interesting to see how that capture the weight at full draw. The downforce of the arrows weight would increase as it’s distance from center increases. It just seems like the speed those bows drop is caused by way more weight that that.

@@thereefaholic At in my understanding, it's not really related to the arrows weight. The center of the bow is the throat of the handgrip, but the pulling force on the string is a bit higher, at the arrow nock. This causes a force where the bow want to rotate around the grip upwards. This upwards rotational force is higher for higher draw weights, hence why beginner bows not drop as fast/much.

The accuracy of shooting traditional bows can't exactly be compared to that of modern recurve. Bear in mind, the target in the video would be a 40cm face diameter at 18m, or 122cm face at 70m, at both top level archers are consistently keeping everything in the gold at, yes traditional archers can be accurate, just even the best would not be to the same extent as a top modern recurve archer

@@kishenpankhania363 I just feel like for a sport that has historical significance for over a millennia should be given it’s full respect. I know what you’re saying and I’m not saying it doesn’t take skill, but all the attachments they have on this bows these days does change the learning curve to something less impressive IMO.

@@kishenpankhania363 I started shooting a bow at 8 years old by 9 I was using my bow to hunt rabbits and wood pigeon then I was using a finger and thumb grip for many years then I joined a club and used the 1over 3 under grip still do at one point I was running the club and teaching others to shoot target archery I found that in club archery people follow archery trends and gimmicks and what looks good not what makes you a better archer regards Graham Flowers

He may not clearly said it, but you should not grip the bow because its not stable. If you deathgrip the bow, its harder to make it sit still, and in target shooting, you need every single stability you can get. So, you dont grip the bow, the bow will fall out of your hand, you use the finger sling, and the bow swing happened.

Nah, there's not really any exaggeration going on. If you're holding the bow right, you don't have a death grip on it. Even without stabilizers, the bow will jump forward out of your grip, and then lean backwards instead of forwards (because of how they're weighted w/o stabilizers). That isn't exaggeration, it's just what the bow does when your follow-through and grip are right, and you trust your sling. The mental check for me isn't whether the bow slips forward, it's whether the bottom limb hits the same spot on my thigh every time.

Exactly, you have a 'reference point' *long* after the shot. This stops the archer anticipating the shot.

Mark Leach How does this stop the archer from anticipating the shot? Shot anticipation occurs as soon as you start drawing your arrow back,set your draw hand to your anchor point, aim, release and follow through.

Exactly, the experienced archer thinks about the shot as "drawing your arrow back, set your draw hand to your anchor point, aim, release and follow through" while the beginner thinks it is all about 'aiming and letting go'. The 'aiming and letting go' approach is not smooth, and it can lead to a flinch at the moment of the shot.

"follow through" is not a process, rather a consequence, the shot process ends at release, anything after that is irrelevant because the arrow is long gone.

Competition archers are taking many shots at their targets. The constant tension from gripping your bow, while holding up the weight of the bow and stabilizers, and pulling back an average of 50lbs every shot, will cause your grip and forearm to become exhausted after just a few shots, and torquing your bow during the shot becomes practically unavoidable. A hunter, on the other hand, is only taking ONE shot at his game. All day, that one shot is all he or she will take. And while accuracy is needed, the pinpoint accuracy that competition archery demands is not needed. As long as you hit vital organs..heart, lungs, liver..it's a good shot. You can be off by 2 or 3 inches and still deliver a clean and quick kill shot. In competition archery, being off by an inch can cost you valuable points. But that being said, many bow hunters DO choose to use a wrist sling, that serves the same purpose and function as the strings seen being used in this video. You don't actually have to let the bow swing either. You can easily just grip the bow after you loose your arrow and stop it from swinging. And when you are hunting, you dont have the room in a tree stand or blind to let your bow swing anyway. So to sum it up, hunters are only taking one shot, and pinpoint accuracy isn't needed for a clean and quick kill shot. And some bow hunters do choose use slings nonetheless. It comes down to personal preference.

Compound is different

Compound archers normally not swing their bow but push it if you see closely

I think its because of the different form

@Aqil Hakimi Ismail Not really. Compound with solid rest are virtually the same.

their bow is different

dry fire that he did was WAY too weak to cause damage to the bow. Also modern olympic recurves can survive 100+ of dry fires (that doesnt mean that you should do it)

He merely gave the string a tug. Also whoever says modern recurve can survived 100+ dry fires deserves to have their own bows dry fired till wrecked, in their own bloody hands.

at 1:25 ? He wasn't at full draw. That s fine. I always do this once after mounting my bow before training

The force you release with increases as you pull the string back, as you know. That force is what damages the bow during dry firing. HOWEVER, because it was only at roughly 50% draw, it was fine for a single instance.

Could just... watch the video for why not?

Gripping the bow tight enough for it to not leave your hand during the shot actually can cause the recoil to go up your arm and cause you to miss

Jfc the vid's not even two minutes long and you still couldn't just watch it to find out why you SHOULDN'T hold it...

Lars Anderson focus on hitting the target pratically. Olympic aims to hit the target at the center, given time. These are 2 different goals in archery

@@dedustinal9706 sorry my bad

Even Lars has said his type of archery is different than target archery, and he finds hitting a painted target harder than hitting objects practically

No matter what equipment you use on the bow, if you don't have consistent form, you won't hit the gold ring anyway. And what's your logic for those stabilizer being banned? Find an archer who never touched a target recurve and let him shoot with the bow at 70 meters and see how often he shoots 9s and 10s. Those extra equipment removes varibale in the shot. Someone with a bad form will never hit the target whether he/she shoots traditional/barebow/target recurve/compound bow whatever.

I am on the same boat as you. I do not find modern archery impressive at all. Traditional/instinctive shooting for the win!

@@greenhoodedvigilante458 because it's ugl

I have a traditional, Olympic style recurve and a compound bow because I'm a simple guy.... I like archery Being competitive in olympic style archery is another level of dedication and if that kind of effort and discipline can make me a better archer, I'll do it

What do you have against the 21st century? If you want to use a bronze age bow go for it, but don't stop the rest of the world from improving. I don't know if you realize this but the recurve *itself* is an improvement to improve accuracy. They don't shoot long bows.

Lol