2019 U.S. Archery Indoor National Championships Final: Barebow

Barebow gold medal match at the 2019 U.S. Archery Indoor National Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio.

[@dominic6634]

barebow is great! really makes you work on your form

[@hotchihuahua1546]

40 years and still competitive , It gives hope for us old geezers !

[@starleyshelton2245]

We just outlive the competition.

[@vepristhorn8278]

That man is too tall for such a mighty Dwarven surname I love the build up around barebow people are finally discovering how much more fun it is too shoot and how much more fun it is to watch

[@MmmmmmmmmmCookies]

Just a quick comment to help some of the people that are a little confused with the terminology if "barebow". Barebow is the name of a class defined by World Archery and can be found in their rule books if anyone was curious as to what the rules of this class entails. Of course the word "barebow" means different things to different people, but in this case it is the name of the class that is as designated many years ago. Cheers

[@adrianopucdihon2265]

Thank you for all the inputs you shared about archery. archery is my favorite sport.God bless you all

[@TheIngoBeck]

Dick Stonebreaker is the best name I've ever heard of...

[@scott744]

you should see his cousin Brick Hammercock

[@mcjaypee]

I think Johnson Bananahammock married into the same family.

[@elgenfranord1651]

Richard*

[@Mannydamon]

@@scott744 Your comment stopped my depression, you give me hope with your comedy.

[@cambad9900]

Hingle McCringleberry: Hi

[@adrianopucdihon2265]

Age doesn't matter in archery as long as one has the will to win.congratulations to Stonebreaker!

[@konz2891]

That's one of the things that made archery appeal to me so much. I love how anyone, at any age can choose to take this route, should they want to.

[@VivalaryMan]

As a barebow archer myself I don't understand a) why they don't tell you the draw weight and b) why not just call this archery?

[@itsjim2875]

A. Draw weight is irrelevant - just so you can reach the target. Barebow archers at 20 yards (18 meters) are typically pulling somewhere between 34 & 42 lbs. B. Archery takes many forms. If you just call it "archery" most people would think they should be watching a compound match. OLYMPIC-style archery is comprised of a smaller group of archers, and barebow (recurve) even fewer, but it is growing. There is also a compound "barebow" category. There are other subsets - too many to mention. It is not called just "archery" so shooters from the different groups will be able to identify which group is competing and know whether or not to to sign up for that competition. They don't mix it up, i.e compound shooters do not compete against recurve shooters, etc. Just like you can refer to an automobile race, but you don't see Formula 1s competing against NASCAR, though they are both "just" cars. I suppose you could call either or even the Indy 500 just a car race.

[@VivalaryMan]

@@itsjim2875 thank you for the information! This was beneficial. I'd like to put it out there id be very interested to see barebow vs olympic/compound and I'd be even more interested to see nascar against f1. ✌🏻

[@agnostic47]

@@itsjim2875 Most people don't assume "archery" is compound.

[@elobiretv]

@@VivalaryMan Compound would just dominate everything and barebow would come last.

[@jantinucci]

Just want to put a shout out to this channel for posting this. Thank you!

[@ChrisLeeW00]

Is it just me, or does Grayson look like a mix between Sean-William Scott and Chris Pratt?

[@gcarson19]

Chris LeeWoo Stiffler!!!

[@bacon81]

STIFFLER! 🤣

[@delmusingle2338]

When you consider these are the best, it makes you realize the difficulties and science involved.

[@kellykennedy7507]

I get to shoot with rick on occasion. Really great guy and super archery ambassador!

[@Lost_Hwasal]

Not sure if its nerves or exhaustion but graysons form and follow through are all over the place. Look at how his arrows are landing. Looks like he is plucking and his follow through looks manufactured. Glad to see stonebraker win.

[@garychynne1377]

i know it's called bare bow and i respect the shooting, it's always difficult, but i bet most people wouldn't think these are bare bows. there playing with words. good shooting. thank yew

[@pheelmacababe2861]

i started with barebow 5 years ago its my favorite, when you hit that center its 100% pure skill... my compound bow is too easy

[@Alex-gl5eo]

Try 3d from further away or shooting up/down elevation.

[@benji280792]

Try to get in traditional bows ;) it's even more fun and require skills. It's a very unique feeling.

[@r1sabotage]

I practice shooting my compound like twice a month, I shoot my recurve every freaking day and I'm still no ware as accurate as my compound. The crazy thing is the recurve makes me even more accurate with my compound even though I do not practice with it like that

[@dontblink2782]

@@r1sabotage To become more accurate as you go from recurve to compound is quite the norm, but also completely opposite if we go from compound to recurve. Compound is the easy way to archery. Instinctive barebow is even harder than what these 2 gentlemen are doing, and what Native Americans perfected. Especially the Comanche with handmade 40 - 50 inch bows shooting 24 - 28 inch arrows.

[@gemfaceter]

This is a lot more interesting to watch no bells and whistles just the shooter and a bare bow true archers.

[@Jari_Kuusisto]

Regardless what kind of bow you are shooting, it takes an "true archer" to be competitive...

[@gemfaceter]

Yes you are correct to be in competition is hard but I cant watch recurve with the sights and scopes they all shoot the same barebow is fun to watch.@@Jari_Kuusisto

[@bacon81]

Does anyone think that the guy in the thumbnail looks Stiffler from American Pie ?

[@larsblankenfjell9814]

What about the Longbows?

[@bipolarbear69]

You need a specific ILF riser for long bow limbs, it's why their rare.

[@richardfitzsimmons5244]

I used to shoot with a guy that shot bare Bow.He could out shoot these guys and most compound shooters with sights.Incredible skill .

[@MALBACHinc]

Dremmer and Dillinger !

[@McDrunkerson]

I do this for fun and I can tell you....it ain't easy. You may hit gold three in a row and the next three are in the blue. But I don't practice as much as I should because if I did, it wouldn't be as much fun. These guys are really good.

[@Mloger]

How much lbs has Richard limbs ? This is great video.

[@shoey64]

How far are the shots? Anyone no. Thx.

[@akukuat101]

20yard / 18metera

[@fishingkayakssa7956]

Seems both of them are using arrows not tuned to the bows, look how the arrows are landing, none fly straight.....?

[@bill3641]

" Really " , What a legend .

[@eclipse369.]

that winning shot looked perfectly centered

[@want2race441]

Greg White! Loved when you announced for AMA.

[@jsallerson]

want2race441 he still does, it’s called MotoAmerica now

[@want2race441]

@@jsallerson thanks.

[@grounded7362]

Why do they state that the target face they are shooting is 40 cm? The three spot targets they are shooting are NOT 40 cm targets. If they insist the three spot targets are 40 cm then the judges scoring them have massively large heads as the 40 cm target in inches is just shy of 15 3/4 inch diameter. So my question is, what size are the three spot targets?

[@tobiasb9733]

They are called 40cm Spots because it is basically a 40 cm target without 1-5 rings. ( so they have an diameter of 20cm)

[@LancasterArcherySupply]

They are all 40cm targets, which is the size measured when all 10 scoring rings are on the face. But these only have six scoring rings... www.lancasterarchery.com/nicetargets-3-spot-40cm-target-face.html

[@nmarbletoe8210]

@@LancasterArcherySupply lol so they are part of a 40 cm target, no wonder I was confused! Thanks!

[@johnmartlew5897]

At 3:22 there was a question over the second arrow placement. It appeared to be close to the line? And no commentary from the commentators, no explanation. Those two are just chatting with themselves. There was even a moment of awkward silence during the officials inspection, when neither could think of something to say. Are they in the same room? 👎🏻 The senior archer was very impressive. Not just his skill. He exuded calm, centred confidence. Richard Stonebraker. Sounds positively medieval! Kudos to both archers.

[@止戈LAB]

real archery

[@murtablet4265]

Are they not allowed to use the sight?

[@CompetitionArcheryMedia]

No.....not in the barebow division

[@niwre_animasi]

Ini kompetisi yang terbaik

[@AlveolarNasal]

If I’m this good I’ll just dress as the Green Arrow just for the fun of it.

[@jeffschulz9452]

They should shoot a single spot target...

[@immichaelyeh]

Why? A 3 spot is better for competition because they're smaller. It also prevent previous arrows interfering with oncoming arrows

[@paulmccormack9623]

Great that is available to see. Barebow is how it should be, pure archery. I shoot barebow without a pressure button either, just me, the bow and the arrows. When scores are not great, 99% of the time it's me that needs adjusting and I don't have to think about sights, stabilisers or weights etc.

[@Lost_Hwasal]

You think sights and stabilisers make you shoot 10s all day? You should go try it.

[@HRRRRRDRRRRR]

Oh look, it's a purist who thinks the way *he* shoots is the best way...

[@dominic6634]

They have longbow competitions. Can't even use stabilizer weights there.

[@growlith6969]

Older guy has this nifty habit of opening and shutting his non dominant eye a couple times to check windage from a different perspective. Really neat.

[@growlith6969]

@Joseph Underwood not wind, windage. Left and right adjustment.

[@000UMBRE000]

Not seen a barebow competition before. Do they all pull the string back with all fingers under the arrow? I normally shoot 1 finger on top of the arrow and 2 below.

[@afroman529973]

The commentators were saying that they were using a technique call string walking, where you slide your shooting tab down the string to accommodate the distance in which they’re shooting. Notice how their tabs weren’t directly underneath the nock but rather an inch down or so. String walking might be great however, you still have other factors to worry about in your shot like form, their release, arrow tuning, other things.

[@mountainpaddler2242]

What's the distance?

[@winnyboyblue4558]

18m

[@elgenfranord1651]

Like dont people listen anymore ?

[@robertzeurunkl8401]

What are they wearing on their fingers? Finger dampers? And they are finger drawing. Is that what "bare bow" means?

[@joebarton4947]

Yes, but finger draw is required for a few different disciplines. Bare bow is notable in that sights and stabilizers are not allowed

[@JeffWalshPhotography]

He said shooting at 18m or 20yds, I thought competition was 70m? I'm new to archery, so I was just curious why the extreme difference in distance

[@CompetitionArcheryMedia]

Indoors, they shoot 18 meters, or 20 yards. Outdoors often is 70 meters, though not always. The extreme difference is because finding indoor room to shoot 70 meters would be very difficult.

[@air_preep]

Also this is barebow, no sights or attachments allowed. In Olympic recurve it’s 70m because you have all the attachments

[@TsubanR10]

@@air_preep Field Archery has barebow and they shoot at some pretty far distances, what the channel owner said is the correct reason, its simply due to not size of buildings.

[@benji280792]

@@TsubanR10 im not sure That it's still the case. But when fita and federal shooting where two différent disciplines, there were indoor federal at 50 m. It was very unusual but did existe

[@AnimaTriste]

The real deal is just traditional: off the shelf, no string walking, one anchor. And the bows are beautiful there.

[@gblan]

"Real deal" is off the hand, English longbow. Shelf, ptth

[@LostBeetle]

@@gblan I will never believe for one second that something as simple as a shelf didn't exist even as far back as the stone age. There's no evidence for nock points either, doesn't mean nock points didn't exist. Shooting off the knuckle is fun though.

[@gblan]

There were tens of people in attendance.

[@hynekjitro8233]

First time I see barebow archers shooting reduced target... I think based on WA rules they should have non-reduced target?

[@starleyshelton2245]

Archers choice for NFAA. USA Archery not as sure. But at this distance multiple targets can save a lot of arrows from damage. And if they cant hit at this distance they would not be there.

[@amazoniancustodian]

Wouldn’t they need to remove the arrow rest to be considered “bare bow”?

[@DarxusC]

I think the plunger and system of weights would go before the rest. But no, the definition of barebow generally allows rests. I think the definition is something like no sights, no clickers, and you can do anything else you want as long as you can slide a 3" ring over the bow. I'm more interested in stuff without the plungers and weights.

[@amazoniancustodian]

Chaos Reigns you make a very good point and it’s the same for me. I like wooden bows without any sort of aid, just the wood and the sting

[@DarxusC]

@@amazoniancustodian I think you will find more of what you are interested in by searching for traditional archery. Honestly, I'm disappointed there doesn't seem to be a lot more of it. I guess we'll just have to do something about that. I don't mind higher tech stuff. I love my scoped rifle too, and I'd like a compound bow for variety. But for archery, I find the lower tech stuff more appealing.

[@TheForswornKing]

Funny thing was I was in town when they had this competition staying at a hotel and talking to a lot of the people that were in it.

[@elizabethcoombe248]

The Forsworn King did you come to Duke Convention Center to watch?

[@TheForswornKing]

@@elizabethcoombe248 no, i wish. I wa staying at the Regency downtown and talked to a few of the people who were competing

[@powerslavenegi]

The guy in black has huge cylinder blocks jutting out of a bow if those aren't stabilizing I wonder what else is needed a clamp and tripod? Not taking away from the skill of the archers but calling this barebow is literally nitpicking .

[@robertabell9182]

Good shooting guys all day long

[@jsallerson]

Greg White from MotoAmerica

[@Tex1680]

Hail Texas.... Only the Best for the Best

[@henrykoplien1007]

Intresting, in WA I thought bare bow shoot 18m on full 40cm faces

[@Ezzie0304]

Yes, in qualification full 40cm is used. In matches, head to head however, only 6-ring and up.

[@islandblues8084]

What draw are they using?..

[@starleyshelton2245]

Most barebow are shooting around 35 to 45 lbs. John Demmer III shoots 50 lbs. I personally shoot around 40. Fawn Girard if I remember right told me she was shooting 38. She beat Demmer for the Bronze that day. Could not find weight for Grayson or Richard.

[@peko2169]

@@TORREX-A.D. I use up to 42 lbs...

[@greengamerguy623]

I'm currently shooting 38# 3under barebow kinetic riser

[@MrToekneeG]

Can someone who understands archery explain the triple blink thing Grayson does before every shot? Is it related to his technique or is it just a quirky habit?

[@rudimauldin2825]

Yes , he is a right eye dominant shooter but we shoot bare bow with both eyes open, at times the left eye will equally dominate so Richard is checking to make sure he is on with the dominant right eye, if he accdentally lets the left eye lead he will miss the target entirely

[@MrToekneeG]

@@rudimauldin2825 thanks mate. All about parallax error. I figured an experienced archer like that would have his valid reasons. Just bought a 45lb bow to see if i like it and i love it. Just surfing around you tube and observing how the champions do it so i don't pick up any bad habits from the get go.

[@rudimauldin2825]

Awesome , Tony if you listen to podcasts, you can pick up a lot on "The Push" they have several episodes titled "coaching moments" in wich Tom Clum (level 4 USA coach) details the whole procedure section by section , really gave me a great tool to correct my shot sequence.

[@rudimauldin2825]

The Push the movie is on utube , great info for people interested in modern barebow

[@MrToekneeG]

@@rudimauldin2825 thanks mate. i'll look it up. Appreciate the pointers pal. ;)

[@ariawirayuda]

what riser did Richard use ? gillo G 1 ?

[@mplovecraft]

Grayson is using a Gillo G1. Richard looks to be using a Bernadini Luxor.

[@ariawirayuda]

@@mplovecraft thank you for the answer my friend 🙏😀🙏

[@PseudoSarcasm]

Does anyone know what distance they are shooting?

[@CompetitionArcheryMedia]

18 meters

[@PseudoSarcasm]

@@CompetitionArcheryMedia Great, I'll start training, I'm getting pretty consistent at 15m ;)

[@luisamettini]

Que buena flecha, la ultima.

[@Gunpowdermaniac22]

Nice pinwheel 10

[@changtan389]

Is one of them stringwalking? Edited: Yep answered my own question. Richard is stringwalking.

[@DarxusC]

They're both string walking.

[@changtan389]

Are stringwalking tabs forbidden in this category? The announcers said they are counting the strands on their bowstrings

[@grandpa71]

Dick, Bravo!

[@KAWASEM1]

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[@carpNcoffee]

Bare bow!!??? Look at the size of their stabilisers!!!!!!!

[@stevep25]

Not stabalizers, they are counterweights

[@carpNcoffee]

@@stevep25 either way, it's not really a bare bow is it!?

[@stevep25]

@@carpNcoffee sure it is, no sights, no clickers. Definaltely not traditional barebow, but I mean some could make the argument metal risers and elevated rests aren't "traditional" either. Gotta draw the line somewhere I guess.

[@carpNcoffee]

I get what you're saying but a bare bow is just that, bare. If it isn't part of the integral design and has been added then its no longer bare. A metal takedown bow is still bare in its elements, riser and limbs. It was only something one of the judges said, I doubt I could ever shoot that well even with every aid going and don't mean to take anything away from the amazing shooting. Nether the less, a stabiliser is just that, an addition to the bow in order to aid the shooter.

[@sumahan5859]

the target surface seems a little curve

[@wjl2068]

Awesome, is an arrow rest considered to be barebow?

[@blackhellebore89]

Yes. Barebow in target shooting is based on the olympic recurve platform. Something shot off the shelf or off the hand would be traditional, which isn't recognized in World Archery. But my country will have a traditional division in competitions if there is enough interest. Otherwise they get lumped in with barebow And of course it is covered in field shooting.

[@benji280792]

@@blackhellebore89 in France, we have olympic, compound, bare compound, barebow, hunting bow (recurve off the shelf) and longbows. But sometimes it's quite dumb, we see olympic recurve with a shelf to shoot in the hunting categorie... Against Wooden old recurves...

[@TSPH1992]

Yup. As long as there's no sights or stabilizer

[@benji280792]

@@TSPH1992 in the hunting category you can have a stabilizer, but you can't exceed 13cm

[@TSPH1992]

@@benji280792 You have a point

[@ElwoodPDowd-nz2si]

I shoot off the shelf. I thought that was bare bow.

[@jonoedwards4195]

Hahahaha, I shoot off the top of My Thumb Knuckle, I thought that was bare bow.

[@superpoacher6711]

What in the wide wide world of sports is going on here?????? Drawing with fingers below the arrow? Ive never seen anything like this before

[@CRXXKS]

Its called stringwalking, quite common with barebow

[@dominic6634]

They aim along the arrow. It's supposed to help with consistent shooting.

[@SimonElenor]

This can only be done with weaker tournament recurve bows. I would'nt try this with a longbow.

[@pauldavidson316]

I love it but this is not a basic recurve lol try no rest no balancer weights, a shoot off the shelf no finger-walking I shoot both and this style is way easier to get better scores but love both!

[@robsarchery9679]

nice

[@toxy1948]

9.18, Bonestroker loaded his arrow while people were at the targets.Is this allwed?

[@williamzheng1686]

8

[@user-xf2rm7pp4z]

Imagine late Anderson

[@michaelkenney6048]

Give me your bows I want your talent

[@ARS1955]

Da pena y asco ver gente tirar usando el estilo Apache, para apuntar y ganar algo, que de otra forma, nunca conseguirian

[@Mr._POV_]

Target hitting from these guys are shameful.

[@Mr._POV_]

@Joseph Underwood ladies does bow/archery competition like these, they hit bullseye 95% of the time, these guys are shame.

[@Mr._POV_]

@Joseph Underwood So you want me to start a archery competition becuz of your soft feelings. Lol seems you don't have a steady hand like them.

[@greengamerguy623]

you are not very bright and this is not an insult a fact

[@BluntTruth7]

Doesn't look like bare bows to me. A bare bow doesn't have anything on it, no weights nothing. You have just the Bow and String that's it....

[@ahmadramdansyah7802]

Wrong technic release

[@Lost_Hwasal]

Yeah both of them had shit releases. Guess thats the way it goes when you have a new division.

[@권용환-l8s]

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[@hynekjitro8233]

Also, first time I see an archer who is leading is shooting first!? It is always the opposite... But anyways...

[@jantinucci]

I'm not sure of the rules for this tournament but Lancaster allows the leader to choose who goes first. Kind of like the NFL coin toss to start a game.

[@flokijhdfjkvnhsdfjkl]

I mark better with My Snake bow than these guys

[@jamesnungary3514]

String walking just put a sight on your bow

[@MastaSquidge]

Do you have any videos of yourself shooting barebow as well as the folks with sights, or are you just attempting to insult a different form of archery than you personally believe in?

[@coloradomountainman8659]

Yawn......I think I'll go watch some paint dry.

[@iceblue1963]

yeah well don't feel bad archery is a smart people thing...

[@elizabethcoombe248]

CMM, do you shoot archery? Do you know what is involved? The amount of practice? This is a pretty great accomplishment for Mr.Stonebreaker! It’s just another notch to add to his archery belt!

[@ChaseBlue20020]

Colorado Mountain Man it’s just one of those things that will only entertain you when you do it. You can’t feel the same excitement from just watching.

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