Thank You Very informative 🎯

This video has helped me immensely in my draw and release..thank you.

Very interesting! Thank you!

As an armchair anthropologist I've seen this release posture in way more than just a few cultures. I appreciated the elephant hunter being added to the mix, to give a hint of how universal or ergonomic this is. In fact I found this channel because someone mentioned this video in a comment on a trebuchet vs longbow video, in which Joe Gibbs' posture grabbed my attention. I have pretty thorough working knowledge of human torso muscles, so when I saw Joe draw and release I knew I was looking at the same thing I'd seen elsewhere, and also knew it was NOT what I had done when drawing bows in my limited archery experience. I had noticed the weakness of the lifting draw that I saw other amateurs doing, but I'd only ever done straight draw, and never tilting to get balance in the back while leveling the trajectory. Now I'm just dying to get my hands on a bow.

amazing info thank you, great channel

This is video is great! I have a question and wonder if you could answer me. Arrows occasionally hurt my thumb on on bow hand. Any idea what could cause this?

Justin, I have been avoiding your videos because I thought that they were purely Asiatic archery only. I shoot western style traditional and I think this pull down draw will work well. It certainly feels stronger, more solid enables more draw length. Will take a bit for the back muscles to get used to. Thanks for your clear common sense explanation.

I know this is an old video, but is there any reason not to use this military style technique with light bows when starting Asiatic archery? Mine is just 25 pounds. I have hopes to go higher to somewhere around 50-80 pounds.

This is fantastic.

Thank you so much! I've just started archery. My shoulder muscles have been telling me I've been doing it wrong. I just tried the higher draw you demonstrated and my shoulder isn't complaining. I still have a ton to learn, but hopefully it will be a less painful experience.

Impressive and helpful - thank you!

Thanks, I get more out of this video each time I watch t. Thanks, also for Translating "The Way of Archery". Purchased a copy recently, love reading it. Gao did not suffer fools lightly by the transcript. I have just taken up Asiatic Archery and at 70 it's great to have a new interest and fresh challenges. Cheers Steve

Thank you for your instructions, very helpful!

You can see how straight the arrow flies on release from bow with this style of archery, as opposed to anglo-saxon style, where the arrow launches on angle to overcome the bow, then corrects itself during flight.

Love this, your strength to weight is incredible. Thanks for all the info , has helped me a lot

Amazing draw! Any suggestions on how to deal with shoulder pain? Impingement or rotator cuff muscle discomfort? I stopped archery years ago because of right shoulder pain.

Absolute treasure ❤❤❤

Can you recommend a site that sells carbon fiber bows at 60lbs? I tried looking but there either aren't a lot of results, don't ship to my country, or have a lower poundage than desired. Looking for a durable Asiatic bow that can last for a long time cuz I'll be practicing with it every day

What is the best set up for deer hunting? In regards to Asiatic bows.

Hello! I just recently found my way into Asiatic Archery, I have been following Armin Hirmer's channel, and actually had purchased a copy of your book about a week or so ago. I just discovered your channel & will be checking out your videos in depth. Thanks!

Wow !

Thanks and Thanks alot! you solve my problem

What specs did gou select on your Despot bow?

What is the bamboo bow one you have, which company makes that

Great video guys

Hi Justin. Which thumb ring design do you prefer for prolong control for heavy draw weight bows. Can you mention seller too.

What is the bow length?

The fact this video does not have more views is criminal

Great video, thx for the clear explanation!!

Having both shoulders not at the same level is killing the allignmend and passiv holding structure. The stress on the draw elbow looks greater that way.

This was amazing advice. Thanks!

This is amazing! I'm new to archery, and super curious. I assume that the kinetic energy correlates with the speed of the arrow. So, if I read the graph correctly at 4:21, does that mean than a 73 lbs Manchu horn bow sends an arrow as fast as a 124 lbs Changshao bow? In other words, is it really true that a Manchu bow with just a little more than half the draw weight of the Changshao bow will have the same arrow speed? Or am I missing something? Thanks!

Ĝreat info guys, it's going to help me make informed decisions when designing my selfbows/sinew backed selfbows, I'm currently working on a sinew backed osage bow thats inspired by an Asiatic design. Tthanks guys,

I live in Oklahoma it gets hot here in the summer and it gets very Cold I love solid fiberglass bows I have many of them I shoot with all the time I have had many wood and fiberglass laminate bows but for me I like solid fiberglass because of the weather patterns we have here in Oklahoma I do own some wood and fiberglass laminate bows but I prefer solid fiberglass over a laminate bow I don't want to worry about the laminate coming apart ever and The will separate over time because of the weather patterns we have here in Oklahoma thanks for the video..

These videos and this channel deserve more views based on the educational value they bring to the world of Warbow Archery and Experimental Archeology.

That armour is waay too hard/brittle. Needs tempering back down. Most period armour was probably iron/low carbon steel . Better quality stuff was usually medium carbon (and a spring temper is desirable afaik). and generrally in the range of 45 - 55 hrc (most often in the lower to middle end of that scale.) So much like what Peter was saying in regards to the metal used in heads. Otherwise great vid thx.

This is the kind lf video you'd expect to have over a million views. Thanks for making such great content.

Im trying to apply these tips, I have long arms and i am tall so my bow cannot be drawn to the length where both my shoulders are depressed. Would i have to use a semi depressed shoulder to draw shorter to my face? Or should i get a longer draw bow? Thanks Justin.

Oh my god you kid is so cute

One question, so to change aim point we need to maintain posture and not simply move bow arm?

Brilliant

i think chisel head was for mountain scale. as the chisel head would be directed to center of weave because of weave pattern then maybe be strong enough to break the one rivet on that 'Y' scale or cut through the scale entirely that was some nice armour :) we dont really know how thick most historical armour was because most of them have rusted away, plenty of people would have wanted armour thick enough to stop arrows even if it is heavy if they where using bows of that poundage & arrows that heavy some people would have had armour thick enough to stop it

thats a pretty hard arrow head most steels cap out at about 65 and they need to be very high carbon for it, as a armature smith im impressed. well made plates, most people make their plates to soft. their some tempered plates also unless that gold sheen is your lighting was some very informative testing will probably replay this a lot TYVM for resource (i think if the brigandine was 2x thickness it would stop those arrows impressive as they are im used to watching arrows turn into matchsticks when they hit armour at that poundage) 1 point for future research, the brigandine being against some form of solid leather or padded cloth undercoat/firmly against chest will stop the scales having space to move out of way so easy & will provide additional strength to the sheet of metal by providing reinforcement making it effectively a little thicker. also for stopping arrows that large or crossbow bolts id recommend increasing thickness of brigandine to 1.5mm it looks to be about 0.8mm. id also temper them blue/tool hard not gold/hammer hard. at least in earlier times chinese armour was known for having smaller but thicker steel plates(probably in big part due to their heavier arrow construction watching this testing). expecting such a thin sheet to stop a arrow head on a arrow that large with its point impact is much like expecting it to resist a hole punch

9:53 i prefer this style of draw. It looks beautiful and majestic at the same time

That bow is seriously powerful and fast. Comparable to a 150llb longbow, wow!

What heavy was your arrow and FOC ?

as an aid to get back to where i was i have a 30# bow on order as per your suggestions . . Many Thanks Justin !

i am now 75 & am having difficulty drawing my Sysichian 50 # bow from about 15 yrs. ago . i am now getting back to where i yusted to be thanks to your great explanation of body/ draw mechanics . Thanks Justin

Very helpful! Can't wait to get my Way of archery book and Manchu bow. I've been learning Chinese archery on my own and it is very clear I need some lessons 😂

Late to the party. Glad you revisited it with improved arrows. Why do your shots with a 110# bow have more energy that Joe Gibb's 160# longbow? What is MR putting in the Tiron? Also a couple times afyer Blake shot he says something like 'more bent/blunted than before'. Was he reusing your arrows after they'd shot