I wish you & Griv would have a child together.... That child would be The Chosen One who grows to unite all people & everyone will master archery

Would you consider that relearning shot control is or could be hypnosis in some way? It’s a mindset thing IMO, more than the physical part of the process.

Will be interested in your opinion of the STAR Method(s) when it comes out next year. Many years in development. Hope will be of mutual benefit on multiple levels.

Great video. I believe your sight picture is the way it is because of the cut-out on your riser. If you were to shoot with a traditional asiatic bow, your sight picture would be quite different as you would be shooting off the hand. I shoot traditional thumbdraw, but I find your style very interesting. Please make a video with a traditional asiatic bow with modern gap shooting principles. That would be very interesting. Cheers.

Joel, great video. Do you know where on can shooting gloves ings for this type of shooting?

So true.. I just recently developed target panic out of NOWHERE and it's whooping my a$$. To the point that it's making me want to give up but I can't. Bow hunting is in my DNA I just refuse to let an arrow fly at an animal without it being controlled... Too bad I can't control my dang shot 😡😢

At 2:47, a woods fairy flies in front of him! That or some sorta huge mosquito!

No dude, that is the reason when you shoot with a thumb draw you put the arrow on the same side. You use kotra to make up for the loss of Archer's paradox. Why you are using your thumb is because you don't have to can't the bow which becomes more difficult when you're riding on a horse. It doesn't make too much sense to use a thumb draw if you're going to mount the arrow on the same side as you would in a Mediterranean draw.

I just want to say thank you!! I’ve been shootin for 44 years and your advice in your content just from KZbin has greatly increased my accuracy!!

I bet that sight window is amazing! I've been shooting thumbting on a asiatic bare bow and aiming instinctively. This has been working well for me but I have always been curious about trying a modern LH riser. It may complicate things a bit with the need for some sort of rest but it may help me develop better shooting when using the bare bow.

Such a cool looking bow

Thanks, Joel. Ever since I saw you thumb shoot, I've been giving it a go. My bow's right-handed though, so trying to shoot left-handed was tough at first. But I'm getting the hang of it now.

Here’s my shot commentary: Draw. Anchor. Line up sight picture. Pin on target. Address the trigger. Realize pin is now floating above or below the target and doesn’t want to move to center. Slowly creep pin toward center. Tell myself this time I will absolutely wait 3 seconds before putting pressure on the trigger once the pin is in the center, because I’m an adult and I have control over my body. Punch the trigger as soon as the pin gets too close to center. Repeat. Still saving up for the Shot IQ course

Joel is the man! I got his phone number a few years back somewhere I can’t remember. I left him a message and he called me back and we talked for a while.It was so cool that he took the time to call me.Just a great guy and very talented.I would love to get in one of his seminars.Thanks Joel

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Hi Joel, would you please explain your sightpicture and how do you aim with triangular method ? Thx

So, I definitely don't punch. I have never seen anyone hover their finger of the trigger and slam it!

Thanks for the video Joel. Got my Golden Key Futura rest in the mail to experiment with. It seems the rest blade goes hand-in-hand with the crawl. Without the rest, and using the opposite handed riser and crawl, there's nothing to hold the arrow on a shelf. But then with the rest, you no longer need the finger pressure to hold it on like alluded too. Arrow closer to eye makes for easier close range aiming like with the normal handed riser. Only potential negative is that you cannot cant as far as with the thumb right on the shaft, but that obviously only matters for very specific scenarios. 👍

Where may we get a thumb tab glove like yours?

I thumb shot the course today lefty

Hey I'm out shooting right now. Its morning here here in Indonesia.

I had to read that twice. Lol Trump shooting fully explained. 😂

I'm guessing you have, but tried thumb rings?

I’m curious to learn more about triangulation aiming. Where would I find out more information about it?

That hold. Steady as a rock.

I've always wanted to try shooting like this. You could do a whole online course. I bet people would buy it.

Where did you get the glove?

This is awesome Jorl!

Without a custom bow and special rest, can anyone do this with off the shelf gear? If I get a left hand bow but I'm right handed will this work or did I just waste more money?

Love your description of your sight picture. Id love to hear more details on it if you can. Im still trying to wrap my head around it all. Ive veen shooting thumb and aiming like id throw a ball. Its not perfect and i wanna get better at deliberately aiming. Thanks

How many pounds are you pulling with your thumb ?

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Your glove is interesting, i assume its handmade. A video on it or more info on how you made it would be helpful.

I like that glove is it custom as well? I’ve been thinking of trying an Asiatic bow and using a thumb draw.

It feels more natural when you use your thumb

Ive seen your videos man you shoot dead nuts no matter the bow or finger configuration 😂

👍👍. Fascinating custom bow. I used to make laminated long bows years ago and a few Osage self bows. I shot instinctively as for me it was the most natural way like throwing a baseball. I have incorporated a couple of your shot execution techniques of mechanical releases into my compound archery. It’s sad people don’t understand using your ideas, mindset and techniques will eliminate target anxiety. 👍👍

So I'm trying to get into the hobby mostly for target shooting, but I can't decide between a recurve or a compound. Any advice?

I’m shooting the same bow with fingers, barebow of course. Yes it can be done!

Does anyone remember that crocodile dentist game? The game where you push down the crocodile teeth until it finally bites you? It may sound silly - but playing that game mentally when addressing the trigger helps (me) a lot. I’m not trying to make it go off, I’m trying to see how far I can move the trigger without “getting bit” (firing the bow).

I have problem on targets, but not game, i found that i focus on my pin with targets, but on the animal when hunting, so i now shoot targets with a focus on the target and not the pin.

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Imagine showing this to a medieval archery

Great words 👍😎

This is how it looks for beginners and advanced shooters don't do it, but that doesn't mean they don't have it. It looks like a desire to shoot at a specific moment. Take a release with a long trigger stroke and in the process of pressing it for a long time you will see everything in your head. There you will meet your old friend trigger panic and most likely he will not be alone.

Im glad you im using the same release as you did in this video. That release has made my groups 10× better.

How many pounds is possible to shot with thumb?

I started shooting compound about a year ago and before that I was shooting long bow for 2 years off and on. I never knew what target panic was or even noticed if I had it. Once I got into the compound world and learned about Joel, I started to have target panic. I truly believe that Joel is talking about it so much which is making people “think” about target panic and then they started to develop it. 😂😂 and Joel is making a killing with his shit iq

I got over this by switching to a stan tension release. 100% fixed my issues

Switched to a hinge 2 years ago and never looked back. Went from a 250/300 shooter to a 290/300 shooter (54 years old, shooting with hunting equipment). For me, the hinge works great while hunting. I shoot 200 arrows/week so I have a solid shot routine with the hinge that is muscle memory. If I focus on my hinge and not the pin/target, I do well!