This kind of teaching content on thumb draw is so rare on the Web, thanks for what you're doing!
@gizmonomono5 ай бұрын
Sound advice. Nice to see you uploading consistently again, man!
@sanekhet23 күн бұрын
Amazing content! I've been watching your videos for a while now, but this intensive breakdown of Asiatic archery was "chef's kiss"... There are not many videos online to begin with, and to not only do it, but also take a 30min dive into it to show how it looks in live time as you self correct, is an amazing treat as a learning archer... Hats off to you good sir!
@haythamheinrichsaeth2645 ай бұрын
Transitioned to Asiatic Archery last week, this video is gonna be so helpful!
@beardedbowyer93277 күн бұрын
You're Very privileged to freely explore the archer ways. and its true that the line between fantasy/reality archery is very fine and foggy. Peace from Palestine 🙏
@ambidextrousarchery5 ай бұрын
“Cheek. Check. Punch.” Yup, let's do it: I will use action words. Great stuff! 🙇🏻😎🏹
@stevenparsons44645 ай бұрын
This is great content. Your pre pandemic content was very good and helpful. Now. This is excellent for all archers, no matter their focus or tackle, as long as they keep their jacket sleeves out of the way. The shot by shot maritime and commentary helps. Keep it up.
@musthaf96 сағат бұрын
I wear glasses too, lowering the anchor to the angle of my jaw worked really well for me, never had any issue with hitting my glasses
@daxtroshow50185 ай бұрын
Bro is on the youtube grind💪💪Keep up the great work!
@unocoltrane28042 ай бұрын
This was a much needed lesson to focus on specific self-talk now that I'm spending time with a thumb draw again. It's easy to forget that sort of thing when I step away from archery for a while. Today, before I watched this, I did sorta talk to myself about actually getting the draw right since I'm still new to Asiatic. I was holding my index finger too far over my thumb and got scraped from the nock point and arrow nock on the side of my knuckle. I got it right when I actually talked to myself, but did occasionally forget afterward. Gotta always tell myself to close up the other fingers and leave a space between my thumb and pointer.
@NUSensei2 ай бұрын
Absolutely. You'll find that as you advance in your practice, you'll find different things that you tell yourself. I've been hammering in a FULL DRAW command to remind myself to get the right length and not rush the shot.
@markturner12205 ай бұрын
The best instruction on this that I’ve seen! Epic! Thanks for the insight into your self talk!
@havahand5 ай бұрын
Incantations, sacrifices? Oh man, you're telling me the headless beanie-babies laying all over the field have had no effect on my shooting. You burst my bubble from the opposite end of the Earth -- That's good aim, especially for thumb release!
@TheBUTOKUKAI2 ай бұрын
Is not really rare, but now, since you’ve watched this one, the algorithm of youtube is going to show you much more content like this.
@morgankhaine63103 ай бұрын
Recently joined an archery club n they are a bit sniffy about Asiatic archery . They recon you cant aim right side n thumb draw ,now i can prove then wrong .Thank you Sensei 😁
@markhanzelik99025 ай бұрын
Amaizing motivation for shooting, i finished my 3 hour training and now i am relaxing but after watching this i wanna shoot some more and i want to be better then yesterday 😅😊
@pba735 ай бұрын
Fascinating. Thank you.
@markusmattersberger42952 ай бұрын
Great video- thanks a lot!
@markod76625 ай бұрын
I like the way you study your archery, sensei is a good name for you. However, some laughs are ok too i guess. At 10:54 it is funny when you say: "i want to feel the shaft here"😂🎉😅😮😊
@gizmonomono5 ай бұрын
Yes, easily replaced by "arrow", but funnier this way 😂
@VersesX335 ай бұрын
What a fantastic video! Thankyou for your efforts!
@RS_3 ай бұрын
From 12:12 the camera is at a very good angle and you can easily see that all arrows are fishtailing ( bad flight), so here is noob question ; if we are trying to build accuracy isnt this a good time to try doing/learning khatra at the same time?
@NUSensei3 ай бұрын
Yes, form and technique should be developed as an ongoing process. The point in this video is to establish that the first step - and ironically overlooked - is to recognise that you are pointing the bow in the direction. Training often puts all the emphasis on form, but gives no ownership of the shot because aiming isn't "important". This is a reminder to consciously identify your reference points so that you can remove one variable, so when the arrows don't go there, it is possible to connect this to form.
@michaelbanditt2438Ай бұрын
Nice! I¨d like to try it. However, I have a general problem with aiming. I am a right handed shooter, but do have a left dominant eye. Therefore, so far I do not aim at all. What do you recommend? Is it still possible to aim? (I do thumb shooting.)
@digitaldogs2335 ай бұрын
When i mentioned in your video before this, because i watched that first i wrote that i shoot fast. But im not trying to be flashy, im not just guessing where the arrow will go. I just find for me personally, i have a window of time, and im very much aware of what im looking at and aware of the aim, i just happen to find that for me the longer i stay in anchor i often miss where i intend the arrow to hit. So yes its still a very strict process i use, im just very quick to aligne my shot, my pre anchor is slow though, i will look at the target and not take my eye off the place i intend on hitting, so its 1. Slow to anchor 2. At anchor 3. Around 3 seconds after in anchor and my tip is where i want it i let go. For me thats just how i work best, again its not to be flashy or especially now its certainly not instinctive, im very much aiming, just a quick time box for me when at anchor. I really enjoy the way you explain things, its just very good, and really does help with understanding the process, especially mine because yes it is fast, but its not willing or somehow feeling the shot, its very purposely done to get my arrow where i want it to go by the tip of the arrow, i am not just going into achor then thinking a "spirit" will guide my shot, no, my aim is guiding my shot. I mean 3 to 4 seconds is for me a long time lol.
@NUSensei5 ай бұрын
I agree. There's a point where holding and taking longer doesn't benefit the quality of the shot. The risk factor is sometimes you will shoot before you are ready, and that's a habit that must be controlled.
@digitaldogs2335 ай бұрын
@@NUSensei Absolutely. I think it's all about being relaxed and not over thinking it. I don't think to myself "right I'm going to shoot very fast" lol, it's just a rhythm i get into, i have my quiver on my side and even that is a smooth removal of arrows, i only have 5 max in there so I'm not fumbling around trying to pick one. It's another thing i love about it, you are completely in your zone, and it can be for me abit like meditation lol, I'm just not rushing for rushing sake, it's all a rhythm.
@peterkleinert81165 ай бұрын
Great content and shooting!
@aeliascent11745 ай бұрын
After shooting thumb draw for several years, I get the feeling that thumb draw archers who stress instinctive shooting over a methodical process, even for stationary shooting, are low key hoarding their knowledge behind a thin veil of mysticism to prop up their ego.
@kimberleygypsy5 ай бұрын
Enjoying your content👍🏼👍🏼🇦🇺
@social3ngin33rin5 ай бұрын
correct spine and perfectly matching arrows is my top tip lol
@Danny-el8ww5 ай бұрын
Good to see that this isn't just instinctive.too many channels suggest that. Do you have anything on troubleshooting grips? If I don't wear a bandaid,I consistently get a blood blister on the base of my index finger on my shooting hand. I've tried opening my grip a little. My only other thought is that my bow came with a brass nock.
@NUSensei5 ай бұрын
Which style of archery are you doing?
@IceniBrave5 ай бұрын
Yeah I'd guess it's the brass nocking point. I've had similar problems in the past. With thumb draw you need that index finger to put some pressure on the shaft to keep it in place, so the nocking point will always be in contact on release, the metal ones are gonna scrape you. I also think the brass ones reduce the life of the string. You should be able to get it off with some pliers or something, and make your own nocking point with tape or thread.
@Danny-el8ww5 ай бұрын
@@NUSensei thumb draw, not a particular form. I've watched some tutorials from your channel and Malta archery. The blister that forms is right on thr first joint of your index finger and hand if that makes sense. Thank you so much!
@gediminasmorkys35892 ай бұрын
I'd get rid of the brass nocking point and try again. I got those separately on string delivery, and never put them on. They seem a good idea, but all I can see is extra danger. You can tie your own nocking point with some serving string.
@FoolOfAMan5 ай бұрын
Where did you get that quiver? I like the look and practicality of it
@NUSensei5 ай бұрын
Tengri Bows.
@FoolOfAMan5 ай бұрын
@@NUSensei Thank you
@SUFUHASHIM5 ай бұрын
do you teach instructor classes on line?
@TheBUTOKUKAI2 ай бұрын
Well, the “cheek” aiming is not a must in instinctive shooting, for instance, Kassai Lajos sistem, shoots at chest height as well as Lars Andersen.
@NUSensei2 ай бұрын
Kassai is a horse archer; his method is "true" instinctive. Horse archers benefit more from drawing to the chest, and the offset is less of a problem when they are shooting at very close distance targets.
@digitaldogs2335 ай бұрын
Oh and yes i ware glasses to. Im considering getting contact lences just for archery, with glasses especially when its hot, the slip, sometimes get foggy, they can be abit annoying lol, but without them i cant see the target to well, so its a give and take thing.
@snotgobblerific5 ай бұрын
Got any 3D courses near you? Would be nice to see with Thumbdraw.
@TheCog19835 ай бұрын
thanks mate.
@edgarmartinez29835 ай бұрын
What are the length and weight of your arrows?
@deanemery73365 ай бұрын
Is it right that if you shoot with metal thumb ring in an AA competition you would actually be classed as bare compound because the thumb being metal is considered a release aid. Is a leather thumb ring ok for AA?
@NUSensei5 ай бұрын
By World Archery rules, a thumb ring would be considered a release aid and release aids are only allowed in the Compound division. I imagine AA will run the same interpretation of that rule. I can't say for sure if leather thumb tabs qualify as a non-release aid. The thing to be careful with in AA is that Asiatic doesn't fit into AA divisions. AA doesn't have a "Traditional" division, but a "Longbow" one, which has very specific definitions over what a Longbow is and permitted equipment. Specifically, the AA rules say that the Mediterranean draw MUST be used, either split finger (1 over 2 under) or three-under touching the arrow, so this would, by letter of the law, disqualify thumb shooting - even though the intent of the law is to prevent stringwalking and facewalking.
@musthaf96 сағат бұрын
there are thumb rings made out of horn, would that be problematic too?
@vincentlesconnec81855 ай бұрын
Ty for this video, i m not confortable with an anchor point on my face. Do you think it s possible to have the same accuracy without anchor point on face. I use the same bow, the raptor, but i don have the same groups has you😅
@NUSensei5 ай бұрын
You can, but it's inherently going to be less consistent without a solid anchor point. You need to find a way to have a reference point that will verify your alignment.
@vincentlesconnec81855 ай бұрын
@@NUSensei it make sens; il will try this evening again and if i have not the same result as you at 30 m the only explanation is that we don't have the same arrows😂
@vincentlesconnec81855 ай бұрын
I tried and you are right, i m more consistent with your way of shooting. Thank you very much NUSensei😘
@kimberleygypsy5 ай бұрын
That was fun👍🏼🇦🇺
@arganth5 ай бұрын
How big is the gold target actually (beginner here)?
@NUSensei5 ай бұрын
That gold spot is about 30cm in diameter. It's just the soft foam core for these target butts.
@jeromedomergue71325 ай бұрын
I am no expert. It seems that the arrows are front heavy?