Archery | Does Archery Make You Lopsided?

[@LostBeetle]

In my experience the answer is YES! Too much archery without enough other exercise can definitely make you lopsided. You don't need to be shooting super high draw weights either. I have had it happen with 50#, pretty standard high average hunting draw weight but nothing heavy about it. But nine years ago I shot a 75# recurve for an entire season and it happened really bad since archery was my primary form of exercise. I don't see any reason it couldn't happen with lower weights, it will just be to a lesser degree. If you do plenty of other exercises it will make it less noticeable.

[@King_Kong_Song]

I always imagined your profile picture as a Diglett; you don't know if anything below the head exists. The intro puts a whole new perspective on that.

[@mortenjacobsen5673]

there are some nuances to consider here: your base physic when you start archery and what other activeties do you do? for most activity your muscles work in tandem as a team , protagonist and antagonist, but in archery half of the body is performing a static work load (holding the bow,aiming) while the other side is drawing and constantly moving. this means your drawing muscles are contracting and flexing more and as a result will be stronger and more fit than the other side from the base line. As for increasing muscles mass as you get stronger or move up in draw weight: its not a big issue as archery is a endurance sport (60 72 + arrows) your muscles mass will peak when your muscles strength endurance no longer is tasked with pulling the bow. you have acquired the necessary endurance in you muscles, you might get a leaner or better tone but if you don't increase the resistance (workload) you're not adding mass) another point to consider is that the bow arm is heavily aided by bone construction to be held so less strength is needed. far to many instructors and information, pictures etc only focus on drawing part of the body

[@peterxyz3541]

It's why I own a left handed riser, too. I'll shoot left and right.

[@suit1337]

Peter XYZ simultaneously i assume?

[@ChipZilla69]

I've just started trying out Archery with 22 lb limbs on a recurve bow. I've a big fairly strong guy and I can't imagine shooting 150 bow for any length of time. That's mental.

[@polypaulpylen]

I just came back from a session asking me that exact question ;) thank you for answering - btw good video as always.

[@Melthornal]

I have met Archers who had different sized muscles on each side of their body. It is not a fallacy. I doubt it would happen with low poundage bows (less than 70lb) , and it is easy to correct by simply going to the gym to work out.

[@solutionsforabrightfuture3579]

and learn both left and right handed.

[@Margoth195]

lol I am a bit lopsided, but I also blacksmith. lots of hammering with my right arm and a right-handed draw make for an interesting combination.

[@gglovato]

Unless you work in IT/sysadmin. Then you're screwed as you have no daily activity hahahaha

[@vert3x560]

True, archery is only one of my activities. Need to do smth more.

[@unmeaninglessly143]

short answer: unnoticeably yes

[@LH-ro2ot]

Swimming is good for balancing up your body 😁

[@TheMaolol]

bowling gives u lopsided arms

[@robinfielding9506]

I go to the gym and on the cross over I'll pull over 100 pounds on each side at about draw hight anyways to make my bows lighter

[@dinnerwithfranklin]

Thanks for this.

[@davidjohn3533]

I appreciate the video, but I think arm-wrestlers would take issue with your comparison - they also activate all the back and core muscles too!

[@ArnisKalnins]

Did NUSensei just make a spelling mistake in the video name?

[@doingitfresh7544]

Arnis Kalniņš its on... KZbin fight

[@MrWizardjr9]

googled it and lopsided is the correct spelling

[@ArnisKalnins]

That's correct, NUSensei corrected the mistake, which was using "your" instead of "you".

[@speeddemon2695]

he's an english teacher..... i doubt it....

[@ArnisKalnins]

Everyone calm down, he already fixed the mistake.

[@jamesj4827]

Was gonna say war bow users change for sure. Though I suppose if you always shot with both arms maybe you'd not get lopsided?

[@doingitfresh7544]

Your right shoulder looks massive.

[@19ninetynine24]

you mentioned a difference in your fingers and i then proceeded to stare at my hands for the next 5 minutes like i had been smoking some wacky backy :-P

[@bobsteckenreiner3415]

the shirt you're wearing is from the club in my neighbor town =)

[@3eightiesopinion524]

Ive watched a bunch of videos and like them. I was wondering if tou could recommend a recurve for a beginner. Looks good, feels good, good quality, simple. Maybe one with a removable sight? Watched buying your first bow videos. But no store to handle bows around.

[@NUSensei]

Pretty much anything will work for you then.

[@cool06alt]

this is why i like my thumbdraw technique, its very balanced when it comes to muscle use. You even could draw with stance, just like martial art. Good video

[@mortenjacobsen5673]

ther is only a small difference in use of the under arm muscles and a slight variation in the triceps, while split finger divides the load on the back of the hand and straight to the wrist and use the flexor muscles to stabilise , while a thumb draw puts more load on the thumb digit

[@cool06alt]

tbh, i feel much easier to draw higher lb with thumb since i dont feel any load when wearing thumbring

[@irzackihmj5259]

We don't need shoot right and left to balance our muscle, just go to the gym

[@paulkramer4093]

Are you living in Germany or why are you wearing this shirt?

[@nazarderkach9320]

Er kommt aus Australien.

[@MrAnderson2845]

Then, teens using 100lb bows. Modern times, adults struggling to pull 25lb. We've devolved!

[@johnbarron4265]

Wrong! We've Evolved in strength. In medieval times, there was a big emphasis placed on training young boys to be able to shoot heavy warbows. This was done out of necessity to ensure a powerful army. Nowadays, the bow is no longer used for warfare, and there is no need to be able to draw 150 lbs, so hardly anyone trains to draw bows of that power level. That doesn't mean we've devolved in strength. I invite you to check out Joe Gibbs and Mark Stretton. Both of these men have trained their bodies to be able to shoot 200 lb bows, which are probably heavier than any bow ever used in medieval times. So if anything we have EVOLVED in strength, owing partly to advances in nutrition and medicine.