Archery | Holding: From Transfer to Expansion 

Good over-all review on the step of “holding” Quick thought: Don’t actually stop moving during “holding” it is more of a metaphorical step to calm down as you outlined but you don’t want to lose your momentum and tension you built up leading to that step. Simply slowing down to the point of almost stopping is optimal. I say “holding” in quotations on purpose. It’s not meant to actually stop moving (physically) and wait. But mentally you will stop everything, calm down and then execute. Good review on the step. I hadn’t seen the water bottle before and I like the demonstration of the Coach Leeism for sure.

It is how you accurately break down the drawing process which expands a focus on my weak area--TP: can't come to full draw, snap shooting w/out focused aiming, etc. I found this after using the remedial approach of 6 arrows up close, move target back, etc. And also the one about blind bale shooting to" learn the feel" (you and Al Henderson's Peak Performance Archery). So the 'pause' after full draw, and the toe count gives me a solid blue print to follow...Thanks very much!!!

The holding cycle is such a neat feeling, centering and feeling your body is very much about the experience and a brief moment of reflection, in a small small moment but it is so much in that moment. Love it personally.

Sensei, I want to thank you for your guidance on so many subjects! Please don't ever stop doing what you're doing for all of us!

One thing I appreciate about the way you teach archery is that you explain the tradeoffs and compromises. So many Olympic style coaches teach one way as the gospel truth. Whereas so many traditional archers are so open-minded about all the various ways to shoot a traditional bow that they don't speak in specifics about the tradeoffs of each option. I would love to see you do a form series on traditional archery. You would provide a great balance of rigor and open-mindedness that is much needed in the traditional archery community.

Very interesting video. The section near the end where you talk about alignment was most helpful. As a new archer this is something my coach has been pushing me to understand. You have filled some blanks for me there.

Extremely helpful, much thanks! Adding transfer to hold has really helped my groups. The mental shift focus point is very valid, especially for this older archer.

I think Nu made this video to show everybody his favorite blue band.

Great tutorial from Nu sensei. I implemented holding from my first shoot (2 months ago), , helped by my coach. Thank you for very clear explanation.

I think this is the essence of any style of archery. Especially when you practice. I imagine with time that hold period gets shorter, as correct form is drilled into you with this practice.

Fantastic video! I was looking for an explanation of this archery aspect. Thanks a lot

I'll definitelly try this during my bow practice today! Good explanation :D

Great Tutorial!

Great Show! Beauty Nu.

Finally a video! :D

I primarily shoot barebow recurve instinctive and I put in a holding step to let my form settle and my subconsouce evaluate the shot, it helped me significantly and gives me the time to properly draw the mental line of my shot

Like the water in the bottle, it's all a fluid motion, great explanation, my holding point is about half your time, seems to work for me, any longer I start thinking too much, I guess my focus time, of holding is just a little more acute, at least for my comfort. Thanks very much for this video

Great explanation of the Transfer, Please make more video about KSL Shot Cycle :x

What would you suggest for fletchings. I currently shoot using 3 fletch blazers. I am looking into going with 4 fletch and maybe put an offset on it. Been trying to look into what benefits can be gained from each. For with a broadhead and just field tips. I use flying arrow archery toxic broad heads 125 grain. It is a 1 inch in diameter round broadhead. Not sure what might help control it better without sacrificing to much speed.

I like to call holding a Braced Position as holding tends to be close to the meaning of stopping the motion but you're not actually stopping the movement physically just slowing it down.

can you do explaination about half dryfire and how to chose arrow and what is flex?

Do you think olympic archery will open new divisions for arrow guideing and draw locking mechnisms of the type jeorg made like they did for quick release aids and compound bows? Or do you think archery federation will hold that archery has to held under draw weight?

Question: There is/was a beardy "one with nature, don't f*ck with me because I can skin a goat without touching it" guy on youtube who shoots ye oldy longbow/warbow/big-f*cking-bow/treetrunk-with-a-string-on-it and he used to go on about how he did exercises tot compensate difference in muscle growth between his right arm and his left. Is that thing for competition shooters too, even when using compound bows and gizmos designed to make drawing a bow easier?

be like water , my friend

Excellent use of a water bottle. Thanks

Trapezoids?! 😉 Love it

What was that ghost noise in the background at 3:10

Is there a point to expansion in the last phase if you are not using a clicker?

I belive the exspansion as you call it must be concious at first to activate the correct muscle use, then it can be dumped into muscle memory as correct "program" another vital thing is the direction of forces and energi, if you dont incoperate holding you basicly doing drive by shooting relying on pin point timing to release when the pin passes x. With holding the muscles get to transfer load onto the frame and bones AND... Setlle to get rid of uwanted directional forces, the mind is faster than your boody. As for keeping moving while holding, i think its more a transision from contracting to isometric then back to contractions as you "exspand"

Your form looks better this week.

Is it a holding step or an aiming step 😉. As a compound archer we make no excuses for aiming.