HERE I KIND OF REINFORCE THE IDEA THAT A SHOT SEQUENCE IS MADE UP OF A SERIES OF EVENTS EACH OF WHICH MUST BE DONE CORRECTLY. MAYBE I'M TRYING TO BE A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER. YOU KNOW C'MON GUYS YA CAN DO IT. HOW WAS THAT. HAVE FUN GARE
Manny Marvelous God has hid ways of using elders that why I love them, thank God for them, and am now looking to see what he does with the younger generations
Yes, they even had to edit what REALLY happened, otherwise the audience wouldn't believe it. Behold: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i_y_Pa-AIB4.html
I like how he's improving as a old man. He must live by the saying " the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is right now"
Man seems to know a few spells. That I believe in Mother Nature story really struck you. A spell is an exercise in power of sacred speech, as in spelling. Of course.. most people never look for spiritual power or know to look for spiritual power. They will get goosebumps listening to music and think nothing of it.
I feel like this video is about more than just archery. I think what you've said in this video can be applied to a lot of life's hardships. Thank you Gary, also subbed for those future videos!
You said exactly what i was thinking the whole time. I understood this as a life lesson and it kinda blew my mind. I can do better! I feel inspired! Thank you, indeed!
This is probably my single favorite video on RU-vid. I return to it a few times a year, just to hear these words of wisdom. Thanks for all you’ve given us.
I do know what a mage is, but this guy is an archer. Or hunter, or marksman, or bow man, or sharpshooter. See I too can throw fancy words around that hints at the same style of character. I also like how you assume I know what a wizard is when you think I don't know what a mage is.
Bought my first bow today and when I took the first shot of my life your wise words were repeating over and over in my head.. and I hit my target. Thank you for being such a kind, calm teacher. I can't wait to see how good I can get..
This guy is amazing. Types in all caps, gives life lessons, shows us his aim with an English longbow and a perfect beard. 10/10. I can't stop watching and laughing.
HARHARHAR. THAT'S QUITE A COMPLIMENT IN MY BOOKS. THANK YEW AND THANK YOU. HOPE I CAN LIVE UP TO YOUR HIGH EXPECTATIONS. WELCOME ABOARD MY FRIEND. GOOD SHOOTING. GARE
Clark Bowen Morality doesn't stem from religion. It stems from natural neurological processes and adaptation to a system (society) which enforces security, legal structure, and incarceration. As well as social, common etiquette that gets passed and copied from person to person. It can also stem from thoughts alone. I mean, someone without a mental illness probably thinks along the lines of "would *I* want that to happen to me?" "Would I want someone to help me out if I was that miserable person?" "Would I want to get raped in my sleep?" Moral has little to no association to God. Or, religion albeit. This can be seen in Islamic nations where church and state clearly aren't separated. To base your country's moral standards on any one ideology, that's genocide. To base your own morals on religion, that's just misconception and stupidity.
I loved shooting recurve bows. When I switched to compound bows with the relaxing pulleys and peep sight and detents for range it felt unnatural. It felt more like I was shooting a gun and I missed that the zen feeling I got shooting my other bow. Stand, draw to cheek and release, all in one motion, all by feeling and instinct. None of this holding and sighting stuff. I mean you're still aiming at the target the natural way, it's just different. Feels more real. So I went back to recurve bows and I find myself more accurate with them, even out to fourty-sixty yards. Maybe different from longbows but the principals are identical. You give good advice and I would recommend it to any other aspiring archer. Like you said, 'How good can you get?'. Everyone who cares about their work thinks they're a poor shot, or at least a poorer shot than they wish they were. That's what gives us the drive to find out just how good we can get. Eventually you see the trajectory in your mind's eye, which is so much more real than picking one of the three dots in your sighting circle.
I also shoot recurve myself, tried like yourself to try a compound setup, like yourself again it didn't feel right still shooting my old recurves, and Gary? 2seconds in to this video, and I LOVE ya man! Everything you said was absolutely as spot on as your shooting,.p.s. I wish my white hair AND white beard would grow like yours! I know now I'm never getting rid of it peace
Yeah it's recorded the Plate-armor piercing LongBow would at least have needed 140-200lbs(70-90kg) draw weight, "nearly" comparable to a modern compound bow power(45-70kg). TBH if anyone in this age can pull that kind of draw weight without using compound bow mechanics, that person can kill a bear with bare hands.
A couple of decades ago, archeologists discovered the graves an anglo-saxon settlement. Most of the skeletons found had severe one-sided damage to the shoulder joints, with similar patterns found on children, although to a lighter degree. They must have practiced shooting heavy long bows from an early age. It's a rather amazing feat.
Dear Gary: If you have not done so already, could you do a tutorial on thumb location for string hand? I have started to use your method of pointing the thumb skyward and it works great, but thought it would be a useful lesson and your rationale for employing that method over folding the thumb downward. Secondly, I notice that your arrows are quite a bit longer than your draw-length. Again, if you have not covered that, could you do a tutorial on it? Again, I contend that your tutorials are the best on the web. Thank you. John
HI JOHN. NEVER THOUGHT TO MUCH ABOUT IT. SO NOW I WILL. BASICALLY IF I WATCH MYSELF I SEE THE THUMB COMES DOWN ON THE DRAW AND AS THE HAND OPENS IT COMES BACK UP. MY WHOLE THING IS TO RELAX THE HAND. THE MOVEMENT OF THE THUMB IS A RESULT OF THIS RELAXING. I AM NOT CONSCIOUSLY POINTING MY THUMB AT THE TARGET. I SEEM TO NOTICE MY THUMB COMES DOWN MORE WITH THE FINGER TIP DRAW THAN WITH THE DEEP HOOK. I'LL HAVE TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THIS BIT OF DETAIL. THANKS FOR MAKING ME THINK. I USE FULL LENGTH ARROWS. I FIND A LONGER SHAFT GIVES MORE TO LINE UP WITH. AN ARROW HAS TO BEND A LOT TO COME AROUND A LONGBOW AND THE LONGER SHAFT BENDS EASIER AND IN SPITE OF THAT I HAD TO INCREASE MY POINTS FROM 125 TO 175 TO GET THE ARROW TO COME AROUND ENOUGH AND REDUCE THE SPINE FROM 500 TO 600'S. THANK YEW GARE
Okay so, i have this video saved and ill bet a couple hundred of those views are just me. The advice Gary gives is absolutely instrumental to any kind of success at anything. The gym, Video games, work, school. If you know you're supposed to do things a certain way and that way is the absolute way to do it, then do it that way. Incredible life advice disguised as a video on how to shoot an English longbow.
4 years later this video is still motivating me to be better. I was in a pretty bad State 4 years ago, I had lost my mother to cancer, I wasn't finding fulfillment in my job or personal life. I started asking myself "how good can you get" everyday when I looked at myself in the mirror in the morning. 4 years later I've had two promotions I feel like I'm positively impacting people's lives, I feel like my work is worthwhile. But it just so happens health issues are dragging me down. So look at myself in the mirror again and I asked "how good can you get?" I was in stroke territory with my blood pressure, that question made me go to the Doctor. Still alive because of some wise advice. Thanks Gary.
Hey Gary, I've been watching this video for... I do not even remember for how many years. Most probably I've found it shortly after you have uploaded it. It was in my morning playlist for quite a while. And now remembered this, and will put this back there to come back more often. I have never done archery, nor it is in my plans to start. But this video has something different. And I've thought quite a bit what kept me coming back to this video. I'll share it here, also as a form of thank you. 1) The point of this video - dividing things into parts and excelling at every single of them, but then actually DOING it every single time, applies maybe to everything, not just archery. 2) I think it is partly inherent to respect people who are older than you are. And from evolutionary standpoint, it makes a lot of sense. But it is not only that. You are an example of developing yourself at any age. I do not like the idea of role models, instead I collect traits and ideas from many people and build myself with them. And I love the idea of advancing forth as long as you breathe. Thanks for displaying this trait of yours, I'll adopt, remember and finally remind it. 3) "How good can you get?" It is not "I sometimes get bulls eyes and I'm content with it". It is continually pushing yourself. That is a great mentality. I'll see how good I'll get. Thanks in part to you. Thanks for the video. Thanks for that part. Wish the best to you!
When I first watched this video, I don’t think I quite understood it. I just started archery and had a very narrow, shallow understanding of form, technique, etc. Now I am a good bit older and a good bit wiser , and I like to come back to this video periodically to mentally reset my focus. Wonderful video. Good one to let marinate
This video is beautifull. Thank you for such wise words, took them like a metaphore about life and I was blown away when you showed the target. Found this really inspirational.
What a wonderful video. Getting it right is the only option the way you tell it Mr Chynne and you deliver an awesome message for life itself, almost like listening to God himself, or more properly Mr Nature. A great group too. Thank you so much.
A year or so ago I commented on this video. I was the Adirondack compound bow hunter this year I’m the Adirondack recurve bow hunter but more than that I shoot probably four nights a week shooting has become more than for hunting. I thank you kindly sir.
As a kid I used to shoot rabbits with 35 - 40 lb. fiberglass long bow. I used to carry the arrow notched on the bow string close to my chest with the bow in my left hand, not under tension. When I spotted a rabbit, I pushed the bow away from me in the direction of the rabbit or slightly leading the rabbit if he was running. When the bow arm was fully extended, I released the arrow. I didn't hold or attempt to aim other than extending my bow arm towards the rabbit. I would hit a rabbit 3 or 4 times out of 5. No one ever taught me to shoot, but I used this instinctive point and shoot method with great success from 15 to 25 yards. I didn't pull the string back. I pushed the bow forward. I used the same technique for bow fishing with about the same results. It breaks the rules of archery as I now understand them, but it put meat on the table. I could never shoot a bow as well at fixed targets. I think you do need proper technique for that kind of shooting. The real lesson I take away is , "practice makes perfect".
Well done sir, Prince Aethelwulf has made good choice naming you as the Longbowman defense master against the raiders of Ragnar Lothbrok. Protect Wessex🏹⚒
There is a legend of a painter. This painter was known for his happy little accidents and pet squirrel. Stories say that this man left the world whilst others say he simply returned to the woods to pick up his bow again.
Watching you just talk about life and bows is really relaxing. You remind me a lot about by father. He would talk about things like you do, use that same calm demeanor, and even looked a lot like you. Unfortunately, he passed away when I was 15. He always told me how he was gonna take me hunting for the first time, but he passed before he could. Watching you is kind of like getting that tie back* with my dad again :)
Thank you. This is actually really inspirational for traditional shooting. I shoot compound most days and it is really a lazy type of shooting for me. I want to make and learn to shoot my own longbow and be good enough with it for hunting or better. This man seems like a good teacher!
Sir you re the Gandalf of archery, awesome videos. Im a traditional archer and i learned the most natural way i could, most of it alone and then with a mentor. But what you say in this video is really true
He is using what we used to call the Howard Hill method. Only he holds the draw longer than Hill would. Hill was draw, anchor, release in one smooth movement. With just a little practice starting out at 7 to 10 yds, with a low drawweight bow will develope your draw and anchor with a low draw weight recurve. Once your arrows start stacking on each other: move back. Keep doing this till you reach what ever range that your no lnoger able to stack your arrows.
This brings me back to my younger days with my own pops just talking about life, women and enjoying nature. While we didn't shoot bows, he certainly did pass down a lot of wisdom. Thanks for the nostalgic feel! This one's an instant sub!
am i the only one that when i see you I remember THE END from metal gear solid 3 just with a bow and arrow instead of a sniper,so much wisdom on one simple video, all the best.
Your piece of advice proved very beneficial for me today, Gary. I don't know, whether I heard about it in this vid or another of yours, but keeping in mind the correct position of the feet helped to reduce my back pain, which I felt after practicing archery. An obvious thing, one could think - how to stand. Yet, when not paying attention, my stance shifted to incorrect and I was shooting unnaturally twisted, thus causing pain. The 45 grip also helped me to gain better control of the bow and to have better consistency as result. Keep up the good work!
Simple answer? Shoot 300 arrows a day (at minimum), drawing the bow to your ear, and using a longbow which has a stave at least as tall as you are (without the string), and you can thread a bracelet at a hundred yards, 9/10 times. Used to be that if you couldn't pick out the eyeslits of a French knight at 50 yards you were considered sub-par.
