If seen a lot of Archery Instruction on RU-vid most subpar but this guy is a great teacher & great shot. Emulate his form & you will have success. He keeps his Sequence simple which is very effective & repeatable.
I've been shooting bow for about 10 years and this is the first year I've am going deer hunting with it. After watching you in this video I found My shoot is much better. Thankyou!
Thanks so much for your awesome instructional videos. I've viewed them several times over and picked up a bit more each time. I think I've finally got my frame and anchor point(s) sorted and am getting closer to making my release consistent. I tend to rush my draw and release, and when I do, my accuracy suffers. What's helped me most is emulating the rhythm and pace of your shooting sequence. That, and keeping my frame steady seemed to have made a tremendous difference in my shooting. Thanks again!
My pattern that seems to work effectively is, after assuming good stance: Look, straight/squeeze/anchor ( bringing arm straight up through the target while squeezing my shoulder blades together to my anchor), look, and release. I also like to think "point" as I release to keep from plucking the string ( my fingers point after sliding back my face).
Hi there! Thanks for your great vids! They have been very helpful. Love the way you explain different techniques in an understandable way. I was watching this particular vid last night and a similar one fron Jeff Kavanagh and today as I was out shooting I focused on keeping my elbow pointing out instead of down and I found my shots being much more consistent and well grouped. :-) I have also been getting quite a few string slaps on my forearm and I hope this will help me keeping my arm bruise free. :-p Thanks again!
so... you get the whole elbow thing eh? wanna explain it to me? I cant figure how my elbow goes! hahais it down? up? back? who knows? and how the heck can u independently rotate your wrist and not your elbow!?! haha help!
Wolfie, nice video. Setting up the 'framework' or as it's called 'the barrel of the gun', will help archers take the load off their arms and onto their skeletal system. Essentially making it easier to hold the bow at full draw whilst waiting for the target to appear (if hunting). For practice beginning archers could use a piece of surgical tubing tied into a loop. They can rehearse the shot process including release and follow-through virtually anywhere.
Great video! Made me go pick up my bow and take a better look at my form. I'll be making use of your frame tips next time I head out to practice! Thanks for sharing, subbed!
Would you recomend the bearpaw/penthalon mohican over the samick sage or mandarin duck black hunter for a beginner? Im looking at getting one in lefty 35 pound i only draw 27 inches im loaning a 30 pound bow at my club i shoot around 2 hours straight before im feeling tired how much difference is there up to 35 or up to 40?
Should the arm holding the bow also include rotating the pit of said elbow up along with the rotation of one's wrist? Would this also provide stability?
Question The way you hold your bow the the three fingers like in the movies can I do that with a finger tab?? Sorry if I do not know the name of that I'm only 12 in my defense
Recently stepped away from compound and picked up a recurve. All of your videos have helped me understand more about traditional shooting.Have you done a video on arrow selection at all? Keep up the good work and I'll link a video of some shooting using your instruction.
The one thing I have to do with traditional archery as far as my frame is get my darn bow shoulder to drop. Seems to be my biggest problem, and it's touch to re-train my body for that.
Do you have any recommendations for beginners on what bow to purchase? I just recently started and my cousin gave me his old compound bow but I'm thinking about getting a recurve bow as well.
Is it important to to use the same arrows? I have a set of aluminum "400" and carbon "300" arrows. They seem to fly totally different even when i'm consistently aiming at the same spot. The carbon arrows seem to shoot faster and higher at longer distances. Are wood shafts probably the best bet?
what bow are you using? I have found I like wood or aluminum much better out of long and recurve bows off the shelf. I hate carbon. why? they just don't seem to fly well. why? I just learned why a week ago. there is a reason for those itty bitty veins they use. that's all they need. more fletching = too much weight on the back and therefore throws the whole physics of the arrow off. mainly tho, do what works. not all arrows are the same. but you should definitely use identical arrows. if your ammunition is out of wack you will never be consistent. getting arrows all tuned to your bow is essential. (until your form is flawless tuning is difficult. just aim for identical weight, fletching style, and most importantly, spine).... in short... with out the technical stuff I could get in to... yes! it is important to use the same arrows. the shooter is 50% of the shot. an arrow that goes where it is supposed to is the other 50%... (I guess there is something about a bow in there... but its probably least important of all believe it or not)
Thanks for the advice. I feel the same way. I had arrows that were different sizes and slightly different weights. My bow is a Hoyt scout. #43 at 28 inches. I really can't find any info on it anywhere so I'm not sure what kind of wood it made from. But it shoots nice.
Yea no problem. Only thing is if u are shooting proper arriws with proper spine, all of a sudden any misses can only be the shooters fault xD or the wind/ glare/ glasses/ alignment of the moon/ wind current vortex. Haha
thank you for the video and the information, I'd never considered that a cant would mean you have to twist your fingers . One thing, can I just ask why youd use the second finger as an anchor point, is it to bring the arrow more in line with your eye ? many thanks Simon
Simon Shadowshow hi.. I don't bring the arrow in line with the eye as that's not relevant to how I shoot.. I use that anchor as it suits me... no other reason..
Good videos, Wolfie. Subscribed. Although one thing that bothers me is when you talk you have the bottom of the recurve out of camera view lol, but I get this feeling that you're resting it on the ground with your weight on it AAAAAAHHHHHH!!. Lol no but great vids man, helped me a lot with my transition to instinctive.
I've been told, when firing an arrow, the arrow must be on the other side of the bow itself, the side away from the body. But I figured it would be best, for me anyway, to have it on the same side.
I'm just new to archery and there is a question I would like o ask: why do instinctive shooters lean their body forward? Does that give them any advantage at all? Thank you.
By leaning you retain the 'Frame' support but also enable yourself to see past the bow window to your target... particularly helpful for the longer shots.. :)
Wolfie Instinctive Archer Thanks for your quick answer! There's still something I don't understand, though: If I lean, the bow leans with me, so the position of the bow relative to my eyes does not change. So, why do you say I will see my target better?
hey wolfie. i need some further explination on hiw to draw properly i think. i cant comprehend hiw to draw with my back. i have got to be one of the most inconsistant shooters ever. ive been shooting for four years and am pretty well no better of than i was four years ago. i could send video if you like. bottom line is i need help
+Mikel Ramseur Excuse me. i think i am lifting my shoulders accidentally. my draw arm more than my bow arm. my shoulder on my draw arm sometimes hurts. idk, i need help. i wnt someone to wtch me shoot but the only archery shop in my town is about 98% compound oriented.
I'm in Doncaster...I shoot with a club atm based mostly with Olympic freestyle and a lot of good archers, but there are but a few who alternate with longbow and one or two with barebow. I think you're shooting without a pressure button and also I have been always told three fingers under not split. I am shooting indoors 20 meters as been doing this three/four months and finding I can hit the target pretty well scoring wise but there is a frustrating lack of consistency and I think it needs to be addressed by someone with that field experience?
LOL..where are you based and would you prefer to email me on the address or are you on facebook to chat? I gotta go now I work nights so will see your reply later tomorrow... Barry
@@boydcrowder6130 you clearly never gone hunting instinctvivy on a recurve. you can buy a compound bow and be out hunting the next day as a rookie,not if ur shooting instinctivly
