170 pound man pulls 210lbs

[@hunntar]

Mate, careful so you don't miss your target or that arrow could fly straight cross the pond and start another one of them wars with France.

[@yerokaasregor]

Sven The Destroyer:😂👌🏽

[@Kolajer]

Maybe he was aiming at the Oirish

[@birisuandrei2866]

*British warmonger nobility* : Do it!!

[@kintarooe7745]

But this time you would have to fight the whole of the E.U. ;) WE(!!!) are there for each other! :) Unlike you :D :D :D Vive l'europe!

[@ttalvit1e]

@@kintarooe7745 Wouldn't count on it..

[@cubefarmerhkc9105]

Guy is in great shape and has expert technique. Never know when you may need to shoot thru an armored car.

[@Shokwave8]

😂😂 nice But ist wouldn't go threw an armored Car 😅😅

[@Cambria358]

Nemo thank you for being that guy

[@Shokwave8]

@@Cambria358 No problem 😅 It had to be!

[@Cambria358]

Nemo that was sarcasm

[@Shokwave8]

@@Cambria358 I know 😂

[@HistoricalWeapons]

Mate I just wish warbow shooting was an Olympic sport, like maybe for penetration depth or accuracy at 150 lbs 30 meters

[@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis]

this could be made possible if England revives longbow education for everyone

[@BeholdABlackWolf]

That will be AWsome..

[@HistoricalWeapons]

heavy archery used to be a sport with the Manchus, the style im practicing

[@uK8cvPAq]

@@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis Technically its still law.

[@gizmonomono]

The Turks had competitions similar to that. There were tests of skill, where an archer is supposed to penetrate an iron bell with an arrow. Or shoot out the bottom of a glass cup, without shattering it. True skill if you ask me 😁

[@carbonman8178]

He looks like he's gonna knock me off the roof in anor londo.

[@Annuhlynne]

Yep, I trained those boys well

[@avatar94100]

just parry his ass

[@Lost_in_the_Blink]

Thats made my fucking day

[@AJKecsk]

@@avatar94100 This isn't Mordhau, you can't parry arrows.

[@julianolmb]

I wasn't prepared for this one

[@lukekjellman8909]

Anybody else from JoergSprave?

[@radaroreilly9502]

Heh heh heh!

[@secretsquirrel4773]

I hope Joe sends him a bow.

[@realism51]

itsDeathHD Gaming yup

[@radiankh]

let's give him the "Instant Joe Gibbs"

[@Thrand11]

This is Thrand have done a few collabs with Joerg :D

[@Mahoyage]

just saw a tank of a man try his hardest to pull back a 200lbs bow and you put him to shame, well done sir

[@BreadWinner330]

Video games: archers are weak and can be easily slaughtered by melee troops Joe Gibbs: *laughs in longbow*

[@neonblack6]

I know right, I read something about them stating they had osteophytes in their elbows, fingers, shoulders, and had extremely enlarged forearms from shooting these insane bows. They were literally fucking yoked with bone deformation and chronic pain from being, in short, absolute mad lads.

[@heykak]

@@neonblack6 the mongol horse archers where seen as abominations by the chinese when they were out of armour. skeletal and muscular "deformation" caused by archery since the age of 4

[@MrFirefox]

longbowman*

[@AlphaRapax]

Strength on the battlefield is decided by weapons, armour and skill with those weapons. You think swordsmen were slouches?

[@heykak]

@@AlphaRapax if this is against the original post, he was making a joke about how video games show archers to be poor melee combatants

[@blackedelweiss601]

3:39 mfw I see a frenchman 200 yards away.

[@gogobeastdude]

2 kilos you mean

[@Eldariur]

Are you that full of hatred towards french mans xD

[@immikeurnot]

The dimensions of that bow are almost cartoonish.

[@s.armstrong6024]

lock picking lawyer.

[@arnoldmuller1703]

looks a bit like a broom stick

[@duncle1253]

Looks like a fucking beam

[@JohnDoe45762]

A bow is not a proper bow unless you can beat someone to death with it.

[@abstractedaway]

Who put a string on my quarterstaff?!

[@BigInjun05]

I pull 240 lbs every time I have to get out out of my car.

[@unai_asecas9070]

Hit the gym m8 xD

[@WeirdHieroglyphicSymbol]

@@unai_asecas9070 Assuming he's a full grown man depending on his height that's not fat.

[@kaiceecrane3884]

@@stevewilliams2895 6'5 240 isn't hard to achive in muscle

[@jonathanrivera8938]

@@stevewilliams2895 what kind of psychopathic world do you live in? I'm 6' and 235 and have a small beer paunch. Not every man is a stringy little weiner. There are those of us built with larger pieces.

[@gastonboucher4273]

@@jonathanrivera8938 You're fat as fuck. 70 pounds overweight.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

You are my inspiration. I currently pull 140lbs @32" and I am working towards 200lbs in the next year. Would be glad to be mentored

[@HistoricalWeapons]

Hi Joe do you think its easier to draw a slightly heavier draw weight bow at slightly less your max draw or slight lighter bow at slightly more draw length (for example 180lbs @ 28" or 170lbs @29")

[@Bowbro69]

@@HistoricalWeapons heavier at less draw is easier on the body. im the guy that pull 250

[@HistoricalWeapons]

@@Bowbro69 that entirely depends. 250@22? 250@26? 250@32? Of course there’s a sweet spot

[@Bowbro69]

@@HistoricalWeapons a 28" draw on me doesn't touch me face. string to chin touch is 30.. 33" squared thumb and 36" bladed 28" was the pull that the back of my wrist on chin which is similar to a Comanche draw on me, to the chest. its far easier pulling that high weight to that position. i also used you drawing method to get it, so thanks. i failed it trying the english way.

[@Bowbro69]

​@@HistoricalWeapons from what i can find and see and asked from the likes of Totoalharist Alharist, i have the unofficial WR im doing it with bands right now. id like to get a 220lbs at 28" bow just to make it official. im just short on cash flow. i just bought a new bow, and deposited for another. i pull one 170 like its 50. reps of 10 set of three. i only started yesterday. but i was pulling 135 war bows from day one archery, at hte same time ive never pulled more than that up until yesterday. i feel i can hit 300 with practice i can also multiple reps with 5second holds between with 220. dont get me wrong this morning i could barely pull 170. but thats normal. today ive been reping 120-150 for 10x for 5second holds, treating it like powerlifting

[@garrick3727]

Neighbors: "Hey look at this girly man stretching an elastic band for his workout. What a wuss." Joe: Neighbors: "Holy f*ck, bring the dog in."

[@jaguarholly7156]

Normal archer: So where is the balista you mount that bow on? Joe: Proceeds to add a training band to the bow and draws it by hand. Normal archer: o.0

[@Biden_is_demented]

Chuck Norris dual wields a pair of those, and pulls the strings with his feet! That´s right, he defies gravity!

[@jonathanrivera8938]

@@Biden_is_demented No, Chuck Norris wills the strings to pull and they obey.

[@aguspuig6615]

funny and all but in the middle ages most archers could pull that, in the moder world do its a rare acomplishment to see

[@aeviwright7846]

@@aguspuig6615 more like 60-100 for a medieval longbow/warbow which was common. (most scale recreations based on medieval artifacts end up under 100lbs draw weight) 200 is a super uncommon heavy longbow/warbow, and is why he is doing heavy longbow training to push himself further. Even after over a decade of training his way up the bow strength tiers. (He started when he was 14) He is actually on par with the current world record holding longbowman who claimed the record Mark Stretton of the UK. (200lbs is the record to date so he might want to contact Guinness. It was last updated in 2004 when Mark blew the previous holders 170lb pull out of the water.)

[@dposcuro]

@@aeviwright7846 Noo, not according to the warbows found on board the Mary Rose. The bows found on the Mary Rose were found to have an average draw weight that is estimated to be 160lbs @ 30 inches of draw. The spread of draw weights from the bows was between 100-185 lbs @ 30 inches. I personally doubt that anyone in the medieval time period, was drawing a 200lb bow on the field. Ever. I think the 185 and any heavier bows, were used just as Joe Gibbs is demonstrating here: A training bow. A bow to help you build strength and capability, to be able to use a ~160 lb bow, effectively, in battle.

[@BarokaiRein]

Meanwhile in hollywood :"Hey let's give this tiny girl a bow, that sounds like a great idea."

[@gavaudan2131]

Not every bow takes 200 lbs to draw mate. 40-50 lbs bows are pretty common for hunting, and anyone with a bit of training can draw those

[@k9px]

@@gavaudan2131 not like they depict in movies they cant....

[@gavaudan2131]

​@@k9px 90% of what they show in movies about medieval weapons, armor and fighting is wrong anyways

[@TheAsj97]

@@gavaudan2131 Try 99.9%

[@Soviless99]

Gavaudan la bete

[@nicholasschlangen3456]

Hey Joe, how about making a video with some extremly big and strong guys, like bodybuilders or strongmen and see how do they perform when drawing heavy weight long bows? There are many KZbin channels where they make this kind of tests, but none yet about bows. Coming to mind right now would be for example Jujimufu (he's nice and does that kind of video with many European athletes) or maybe Haddy Hall (British as well). Thanks and cheers!

[@dusanbursac5012]

Being big muscular guy doesn't mean that they got muscle groups requerd for pulling this monstrosities. Wanting them to do that is only asking for trouble sadly.

[@nicholasschlangen3456]

@@dusanbursac5012 Well it would then be interesting to see that even if they are overall much stronger and bigger framed, they couldn't perform such a specific task.

[@Jason32Bourne]

I would think Jujimufu would take this challenge.

[@dusanbursac5012]

@D B you too?

[@eerohehe]

@@dusanbursac5012 asking for trouble? why?

[@theguy0594]

always makes me laugh when they draw bows in movies and then just stand there for 5 minutes. You're either the hulk or have ripped your shoulder out of the joint and destroyed it forever

[@Fabianwew]

Modern bows have almost no poundage.

[@stoutlager6325]

@@Fabianwew No need. It's not an advantage in target competition and for hunting you get more than enough kinetic energy from a 70# compound to hunt any game in the world.

[@0ooTheMAXXoo0]

When hunting or going to war you use a bow half the strength of the heaviest bow you are able to pull. Gotta be able to perform when it matters and not get tired too easily...

[@phreak761]

​@@stoutlager6325The advantage is more killing power at a longer distance, don't be a retard.

[@NocturnalPyro]

Let's just take a moment to appreciate the size of the wood part on the 200lb longbow

[@rshaart4810]

Jesus mate, there's a term here in Australia "got muscles in his shit" and I think that pretty much sums you up to a tee. I'm shooting 85#@30 hoping to eventually get to 120, you're an absolute machine :)

[@Dandunu]

Ha! In England we say you'll be pissing muscles if u keep that up!

[@gmaldccorganicfarms]

You're behind, im 29 and pulling 100lbs already, my plan is to plateu for the next 4 years, by 35 my muscles plus muscle memory will be just on point along with stamina to get started on climbing to 200lbs... 100lbs is pretty straining after 30-45min...

[@rshaart4810]

@@gmaldccorganicfarms Not that it's a competition but it appears you've misinterpreted, I'm only 25, I'm shooting 85# at 30 inches, everyone learns to walk at a different age. I'm impressed though, what training do you do outside of just drawing your bow? I've recently started adding a resistance band over my bow like shown here.

[@gmaldccorganicfarms]

@@rshaart4810 totally misunderstood that, 🤣😂. Yeah you'll get there I was doing 85lbs early last year, it's not that much more... My main arm workouts are sets of pullups and arm curls with 45-50lb bells...

[@crataegus2653]

guys i understand you with this obssesion of high poundage aka "My balls are bigger than yours".... but you must not ONLY ABLE TO PULL, but aswell shoot with accuracy and consistancy around 150 arrows daily!!! To avoid injures i follow what all gym trainers says - "if you pull your own weight with both arms it is good". I am 224 pounds weight, i can pull up 10 times on horizontal bar. To avoid injures to elbow ( Joe Gibs has his bow hand elbow BANDAGED ALREADY!) and joints i would not take more that MY_WEIGHT/2 = 112 lbs bow. So with an appropriate training i can shoot it 4-6 days/week for at least 200 arrows daily. Dont GET INJURED! Before going high poundage train your elbows and joints, good tip - armrestling exercises! They work fine to get our hand ready for high poundage bows. From Russia with a bow )

[@johnbarron4265]

The amount of energy Joe expends drawing that 200 lbf longbow is equivalent to the muzzle energy of a .380 ACP pistol round. And even the lighter-drawing 160 lbf bow requires a draw energy about equivalent to a .32 ACP pistol round. These bows are serious performers, especially in the hands of Joe Gibbs.

[@SaturnReturns]

Wow, that's nuts.

[@tbrowniscool]

@@SaturnReturns Yep and an arrow weighs so much more, energy the same but you can stick a broadhead on an arrow!

[@AverageAlien]

@@tbrowniscool yeah but, that arrow wont fly anywhere near as far as a bullet, and it wont have anywhere near the accuracy, or fire rate, or consistency, or speed

[@banaana1234]

@@AverageAlien TBH pistols arent easy to shoot accurately even at short ranges. Joe is pretty damn accurate with a bow

[@sveng35]

​@@banaana1234 Now that'd be an interesting experiment. We know bows would be less accurate vs any rifle, but how does it hold up with a pistol at lets say 20 meters? Speaking from experience, I'd say I shoot better with a bow at 20m, than a pistol. Then again, I shoot way more often with a bow.

[@DanGoodShotHD]

So, should I watch for falling arrows here in Connecticut? Damn son!

[@W.edgewargames]

Arrows my ass, those are tree's he's shooting from that ballista, he'll make western Massachusetts with the 200#

[@W.edgewargames]

@@jonahi1304 neighbors by 90 minutes 😆

[@jonahi1304]

@@W.edgewargames wow i thought greenfeild was far, i just took a look at the map. closest i think i've ever been is when i go to GCC. looks nice; lots of trees reminds me of NH a bit.

[@W.edgewargames]

@@jonahi1304 it's beautiful and peaceful

[@eire187]

Team up with JoergSprav he wants to build you a instant Robin Hood . Be amazing to see.

[@Freeze-DriedWater]

It's Odysseus! You're an absolute mad man. I am genuinely scared of the power you hold.

[@ljgarrison6910]

Here from Tod's workshop, now a subscriber - brilliant stuff! As an ex powerlifter, used to deadlifting 600lbs - 150lbs is about my draw-limit! I can't believe how strong you are mate, what the hell!

[@Joegibbs-archery]

Thanks👍. Years of shooting heavy bows mate lol

[@mathewmullen4180]

Hiya Joe been following your videos for the past few weeks. Very impressive. I've been making and shooting bows for only 4 years,I'm now upto 105lb wychelm bow at the age of 48.thanks for the inspiration Joe. Mathew.Crow Valley Longbows

[@MrPeka13]

He is such a beast :D can you imagine like hundred of man like him, standing on a clif with 200lb bows pouring arrows with such deadly power..

[@MrPeka13]

@Abu Troll al cockroachistan not realy :D there surtenly is something that they started using bows instead ;)

[@slinkerdeer]

Except a bow like that saps your energy far too quickly to be viable in a battle

[@MrPeka13]

@@slinkerdeer yeaaa, but as he has told, he can shoot 150lbs bow for some time, and imagine archers in those times, who shoot bows all their life, they where prty tough

[@dedrickhowell805]

That would never happen since they'd all probably be exhausted after three arrows.

[@weirdscience8341]

been shooting slings since i was 8 they are properly powerful i use lead sea fishing weights for ammo they punch straight through corregated sheet metal

[@Thrand11]

This is Thrand love your vids shall try to mimic your machanics on draw hope to increase my draw strength. Best so far with my style about 120 to 130.

[@neilwilson5785]

This is a view into medieval history. So perfect. The archers would be doing this.

[@thegreatzakhanarchive310]

Why was this in the recommended feed? Edit: Never mind he is a longbow archer

[@HistoricalWeapons]

I'm another warbow Archer if you want to check out

[@thegreatzakhanarchive310]

@@HistoricalWeapons ha ha I checked your channel out just to realise that I had you in my recommended feed yesterday

[@revealinggiant9317]

Another awesome video Proves it can be done with time effort and pushing through the pain barrier and comfort zone. You’re an inspiration to the warbow community joe

[@jeffs.8851]

Having shot a 60 pound bow since I was young and finding it a challenge to maintain accuracy even at that draw weight, Mr Gibbs skills are impressive indeed.

[@onogrirwin]

I'm just watching some bloke bloke draw some stiff bows

[@Adrian-jk4kx]

Afterwards....he pruned his Roses.

[@banmadabon]

And spitting on his hands a lot too...

[@Lycantis]

@@banmadabon If that bow slips, you lose teeth, or your entire skull. Spitting and wiping it off gives friction.

[@CoffeeFiend1]

What an absolute fucking Renaissance Mech.

[@Joegibbs-archery]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mariocassina90]

hey Joe, where are you going with that bow in your hand (lute filling)...

[@BushcraftRidge]

LOL!!! XD

[@salazartheoneandonly4187]

Just imagine shaping your arm like everyone dose with there first 50 lbs kids bow but instead with this monster of a bow

[@Beretic805]

It makes me wonder if archers during the time period had accidents with sliceing their ear off or like flaying their forearm with such a high energy bow.

[@ninjafruitchilled]

Haha well they wouldn't use such a heavy bow until they had been training every day for like a decade and were expert archers, so they probably wouldn't slice their ear off by then.

[@fungus2116]

Some of them had deformed bones from shooting bows like this all their life

[@NigelTolley]

@Immortal literally practising from the age of "they can hold a bow" until at 14 being able to accurately shoot a 160lb bow. The law said, "Archery on a Sunday", and every man had to go to the common to partake. Kids pulling bows that heavy leads to large muscles (but lopsided) and those large muscles restrain the bones from growing as long as they otherwise would.

[@Beanpolr]

@@NigelTolley there were Mongol archers that were called abominations because of how they looked outside of armour

[@jonajo9757]

@@Beanpolr That's what you get for drawing nearly 166lbs horse bows with your thumbs *Yeah, 166lbs mongolian bows existed, yet I'm unsure what purpose they had though. Probably on horse? Foot?

[@james1795]

Joerg sent me. I'm now subscribed. (For the shooting, although the workouts are a concept I wouldn't have imagined until now. Yes, I'm obviously not an archer.)

[@appa609]

Essentially this dude just did a one armed pullup and a one armed dip simultaneously with a 40 lb vest on.

[@jeanlefranc3817]

Anyone having tried a 40 pound recurve bow will understand how incredible this is.

[@Treblaine]

Henry VII would be proud.

[@ethanmccormack9561]

So would Henry V especially at agincourt

[@markbeale7390]

Edward lll.

[@robbieatvic]

Just call it #200😲, great to watch Joe. It perfectly illustrates the time and effort you put into your art form. Fantastic. Thanks for sharing ✌

[@charlesthepaperman]

I guess in dire straits you could still club your enemies with this massive bow. Now that's one solid junk of yew😳

[@2bingtim]

It'd have to be the very last resort as wood bows must be looked after very carefully. Hitting anything hard would ruin the bow & next time it was shot it would likely break. When they break, it's unbelievably violent, more like an explosion.

[@micahcampa]

a native tribe did that with their bows to some spanish soldiers fought natives bows where so heavy the spanish could not draw them so one Account said once they're done shooting their arrows they bash you with their bows it could make a man bleed under his helmet

[@gfreeman9843]

​@@micahcampathey would 'count coup's on an enemy by hitting or touching the enemy with something.. including the bow. I think they were Florida Native Americans that the Spanish fought that had bows the Spaniards could not draw....but only one generation using firearms can lose that specific skill of drawing a heavy bow. Still they were very powerful.❤ My heaviest recurve is 50# at 28 inches and that is no joke.😮

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

210 bow with a giant redwood for an arrow!! 😳 You can certainly see you’ve practiced most of your life....I bet you started as a 12 year old kid and worked up ever since....awesome

[@gerardmurphy8278]

Imagine in a medieval war having to draw the war bow for some amount of volleys, those archers where machines

[@TheMoonSeesMe]

Same, saw you on Tods workshop - awesome pulling. Very impressive!

[@archereegmb8032]

Love to watch you Joe. I've noticed you have changed from the low draw that you did years ago, to the high draw. Do you find this makes your back muscles work better, pulling downwards? I've only shot as heavy as 90#, but found that the high draw was much easier for me. Total respect for hauling that beast back.

[@gfreeman9843]

The problem with the high draw is that if you accidentally release during the draw, even at half draw that arrow is over a few neighbors fences.😮 Could be tragic.

[@rcislariu]

Look at the thickness of that fucking piece of wood! Jesus! I keep looking at my 40 pound koreean bow with utter disgust and shame:)). Good job mate! I hope you keep your joints safe.

[@gmaldccorganicfarms]

Send J. Sprave a 200lb war bow!! His last episode was 💣💥🔥

[@dgriswold93]

Hey Joe, I think it’s great you’re putting these out! What does all this training make you think about weights that were actually being used in in the Middle Ages?

[@Joegibbs-archery]

Hi Drew thanks for you comments. I think 150lbs was average nothing special at all and people shooting 180-200 very achievable for strong healthy guys. I'm doing these vids to try and get the average of bow weights up. Its been increasing slowly for the past 10 years. But it would be good to get more people shooting 150lbs. The last 5 years has seen a few more people shooting over 140 lbs. So theres maybe about 5 in England who can shoot this weight all day. Thanks joe

[@dgriswold93]

@@Joegibbs-archery Thanks Joe. I suppose that makes sense. Since you seem to be the strongest amongst us modern archers, I would think you would still be considered pretty impressive back in the day. Especially considering you have access to all the advantages modern knowledge affords regarding things like diet and training regimes. If even you can only perform a handful of reps @200 lbs, I find it a little bit hard to believe anyone would go into battle with a 200 lb bow in the past, even those who were exceptionally strong. But if you think so, who the hell am I to question! Thanks again.

[@Joegibbs-archery]

@@dgriswold93 Hi Drew mate. I dont think I would have been anything special back in the day. No you right with saying they wouldn't have gone in to battle with a 200lbs longbow. I ment some would have been able to handle bows of 200lbs but in a battle situation you would want a bow that was comfortable. So in battle bows of 130-170lbs. If I was going in to battle I would take a 150@30. Comfortable and fast. Cheers mate.

[@mathewmullen4180]

Hiya again Joe, after reading one of your comments about getting more people to shoot bows of 150 lbs + as I'm on 105lb my mission is to eventually shoot at least 105lb. As I'm from Gwent.I'm sure I can get there.I'm currently working on another bow of wych elm.cheers.Mathew.Crow Valley Longbows.

[@OdachiForge]

Joe Gibbs awesome video! I had an argument with my history teacher in college, he was saying that over bows over 100 lbs was not something regular archers could really achieve back then. I was 16 at the time of the conversation and was shooting (not very accurately) a 80lbs warbow. Thank you for confirming my thoughts!

[@DiyEcoProjects]

Came over from JoergSprave ... interesting channel thank you

[@michaelthomas7645]

This man is the definition of what a man is

[@arodlilman]

the force on that hit is amazing!

[@RohannvanRensburg]

That bow looks like something from an old videogame where they couldn't render small objects properly. It looks like the end of a ballista.

[@noelienoelie8425]

Just remind yourself, in the past all that huffing and puffing was worth it to see a French man run through.

[@naughtybear2187]

Yes. The answer is yes.

[@matthiashellmann6211]

you are one of the best bowmen pulling high weights whom I have ever seen in my entire life. I would like to see you shooting at a 3d target distance 80 yards with one of your favourite bows. Greetings from Germany......

[@ichiban_co.]

God dang, I'm over here drawing 50 pounds at the age of 15 and not trying to over exaggerate but I could feel the struggle in drawing that bow

[@ichiban_co.]

@Ry Blosser not bad honestly for a 12 year old, pulling 40 pounds with a bow is different than just pulling something that ways 40 pounds

[@wolfgang098]

Most start at 30 pounds and most train technique and accuracy with 40 to 60 pound bows. Mate of mine can draw 170 all day but mainly practices with his 55 pound bow.

[@kublaicarl4818]

Bloody hell mate I popped a vein just watching you.

[@jonathannadeau6218]

You can catch the flu handling one of his bows.

[@journeywitharrows2742]

Joe you machine!!! I wasnt aware you had a youtube channel. Glad i found it

[@thegenerousdegenerate9395]

He flexed so hard he blew the fly outta his pants.

[@lightbluehaze]

Dude my heart rate just went up watching him pull back the 230

[@jasonhall947]

I first saw you on Tod's Workshop. Incredible.

[@alec1020]

Good pulls bro! Make sure to train both sides to avoid imbalances

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

_"Das not a beow, _*_dis_*_ is a beow!"_

[@arekpetrosian4965]

Sheesh...my "everyday" bow is 65 pounds, and some of my younger nephews and cousins can't even pull that. But now I feel like I'm using a child's bow. LOL

[@patricj951]

I earlier practised archery and had a 42 pounds recurve. It happened that I met a person who had a 65 pounds hunting recurve. He let me try it but I could not pull it. But some of my friends could not pull my 42 pound bow. I understand 65 is above what average person can pull.

[@arekpetrosian4965]

@@patricj951 I started with a 32 pound bow when I was about 12 or so. Moved up to a 41 pound bow after a year or two, and now my 65 pounder is my "daily driver." Feels comfortable to me, but I get that it's beyond what a lot of people can pull. It takes practice. Heh...like anything else, really.

[@patricj951]

@@arekpetrosian4965 While strength is very individual it's like with strength in general possible to increase the strength. A target shooter who continue with his, for example, 44 pounds bow will not be stronger unless he starts to pull stronger bows. And yes, of course this is possible with strength training with weights or rubber band as well. Because I have not practise archery in many years I will start with 30, or at most 40 pounds. My goal is to be able to shoot with 50 or more.

[@arekpetrosian4965]

@@patricj951 All very true. Practice, practice and then practice some more. But what's amazing to me is that when you see these heavier bow weights being pulled, a LOT of the time, the person pulling the bow doesn't look all that strong. For example, the guy in this video doesn't look like he could could pull a 200 pound bow. I am actually below average in strength, since age is creeping up on me, and at 60 I've lost quite a bit, physically. But like I said, my bow is a 65 pounder, and younger, more fit relatives can't pull it. Kind of weird, really. (To me, at least. LOL)

[@taylornelson3605]

Hey Joe, quick series of questions here: Do you think medieval bowmen would have done some sort of warmup like you do? Obviously not with resistance bands, but do you think that they naturally would have understood the need to be limber so they wouldn't pull a muscle in battle? Or would they have just shot through the pain in the heat of battle? Is there even any evidence of something like that or no?

[@Glozboy22]

And there was me feeling proud of being put up to 28lbs...

[@theamazinggoldfish8713]

Impressive. I would recommend a helmet with a right ear guard though.

[@juleswoodbury58]

King Henry V: "Let us rain Gods holy hailfire on those wretched toadeaters!" Constable of the Longbowmen: "Just a minute Sire, the men need to warm up first..."

[@GrayGull]

Hey Joe! I've been having a look at Shadiversity's videos about knocking the arrow on the right side of the bow. I'm sure you're aware of the bickering online now on wether or not warbow archers knocked on the left or the right. My technique for pulling is very similar to yours, and with a 165lbs bow, there is no way I can balance the arrow on the right, but maybe I'm also not training like the did back then. My own take on this is that people would knock the arrow on whatever side they felt natural, and that in the experience of the people I know who pull actual heavy warbows (not just 80-110lbs) knocking on the right is way more tricky and an unnescesary handicap. You have any thoughts on this? As one of the few people being able to draw 200lbs and above, I think your opinion on the matter is rather relevant. Greetings from a norwegian warbow archer;) (got my bows from Daniel, believe he has made a couple of yours too)

[@aquaholich2051]

Hi Joe, I think its wonderful the energy your putting in and time taken to share. I havnt picked a bow up in years. But its nice to drop in and see what others are doing Now sub'd 👍

[@Mycon]

would be interesting to know if you've developed asymmetries in your musculature from shooting bows.

[@sammlerjager9208]

Sure he has

[@gracefool]

Absolutely, but it's probably not a problem.

[@xCHEESEandHAMx]

During the battle of Crecy they didn't actually use arrows, it was just you punching holes through the french armour

[@bessiebraveheart]

I'm a 74yr old archer, a bit of a nine stone runt. My best is 60 1b.

[@arthursutton832]

Amazing pulling power I have been shooting the Longbow for over 40 years .And can see that power in the technique you use What distance can you shoot the arrow at full draw?Enjoyed watching you pulling those Longbows Back.Thank you.

[@sir_humpy]

I wonder what you do to maintain body (chest, lat, bicep) symmetry.

[@JValerianS]

He's said he has a physical job, but apparently doesn't exercise outside of that and archery.

[@maranathashalom9402]

Fell in love with archery the first time I got to shoot a bow for 45 minutes. Never felt so grounded and happy. Had sore muscles the next days. Immediately ordered my own bow, though. It just arrived and has 30 lbs. I feel like it's twice the amount I had while test shooting, I can barely get the string to my chin and got a very shakey grip hand. So much fun though. Love this sport, it's super meditative, relaxing, exciting, never felt so happy after a sports activity. Now I just gotta get used to 30 lbs draw or buy a second bow after shooting 5 arrows already xD Respect for drawing 210 lbs Oô Oô oô

[@Soviless99]

i can pull 50 comfortably . i am a bit of a string bean haha

[@petertimowreef9085]

In the middle ages the size of your guns determined the size of your gun.

[@sumahan5859]

It's scary to imagine that muscle if explode

[@Lycantis]

What a ton of people miss, is that you need to do warm-ups, and I am so happy to see him doing these. They did have methods to warm up back in the day. You can seriously rip muscles off their fixated point in your body by doing this without correct training and warm-ups.

[@TheFlyingKiwiNZ]

Just makes me glad they invented the modern firearm

[@dermotshaw5722]

I'm 48, just starting out in traditional archery. The weight of the bows you fire are mind-boggling, I can barely manage a handful of shots from my 40lb haha

[@MyBodyIsReggie1]

Now let's ask any speed/trick shooter to try to do their thing with an actual war bow like one of these lol

[@tomaszwota1465]

Apples and oranges. Do speed shooters claim they would be able to do that?

[@ryankolick4117]

Some claim that speed shooting and military shooting are the same

[@jonajo9757]

Depending on range, a speed shooter would already have three arrows inside their target before he even drew that beast of a bow. If longer, then the fella with a longbow may have a upperhand in range, but probably not accuracy so much?

[@VarangianGuard13]

Immediate subscription! @ReonMagnum spoke highly of your channel, and you don't disappoint good sir. May you and all of your viewers/ followers stay safe, healthy, and doing amazing ( Presumably archery-based things! ) Until things look better. Also! The arms, shoulders and core strength on this guy, to draw a bow like this.

[@Camcolito]

I hope this bow has a max strength bonus greater than +3, otherwise no point.

[@jagoz7465]

Sounds like the title of my Friday night after a few beers

[@alldaydevo]

I'd end up dry firing one of them, good workout, I'll get some bands I think

[@matchesburn]

Somewhere there's an Orléanist in France that was shaken awake, drenched in a cold sweat, from his dream - nay, nightmare - at the thought of this video existing while muttering, "Crecy! ...Agincourt!".

[@-yukina-9764]

He need a helper to spit on his hands lol 😂

[@JoelWigginsjr]

Man, that is truly awesome truly wow how is the blood vessels in your head after doing that I haven’t seen anyone else even attempting that and you damn near hold it back wish you were taken better care of your body in my case Anything over 60 hurts me and I consider myself strong unbelievable! Thank you for sharing. Going to build a bow that I can’t even pull back! Why not sure seems like a good idea right now lol

[@sounavailable]

I imagine that if the archery fails he could beat the s**t out of the enemies with that truncheon...

[@londiniumarmoury7037]

Nice training, im getting a war bow soon. Wondering what arrows to use, they seem to brake a lot.

[@Jbug87]

i would tell this guy to stop spitting so much but he has the ability to tear my everything apart. strong ass dude

[@yvesguillo4913]

impressive; watching from Brittany; my self made yew bows do not exceed 90 lbs...It s so great to see you shoot this monster!!!!

[@andytopley314]

Here from Tods Workshop,new sub

[@cherno2232]

3:39 When your mom tries to draw back your bow ..... And says archery isn't an actual physical sport

[@bronzemen34]

Great technique requires great mental fortitude and physical strength….u have passed young JEDI ✅ Awesome 🔥

[@codysykes5568]

One thing that is overlooked is the grip strength that is also tested, not just the back. I've seen a guy try to show off and pull a 70/80 lb bow with no prior training, and held the bow with his thumb on the belly. He got about 25 inches in and lost grip of the bow, cracked himself right in the nose.

[@andystreet4022]

Came across your film by chance. It's great to see the passion you have for Archery. I've got to ask though, have you ever let one go over the fence at the end of your garden ? I can't imagine your neighbours sunbath much.😁

[@charlessmith3758]

You are a big man. How is it you are not a bigger fella pulling these big bows?