Critiquing My Own Form | How To Be Your Own Archery Coach

[@sweetjamhit]

Thanks Jake. Great to see you apply your high standards to yourself , I'm guessing that's part of what makes you an Olympian! Great content, shows that we're all work in progress and should be open to development... some of us more than others!!

[@JakeKaminskiArchery]

We all have things to work on, that's a fact!

[@LuqmanHM]

Jake we need more video of you critiquing your shooting please

[@octaviogarcia5457]

Agree! Nothing better than going over archival footage and explaining step by step to cement the concepts

[@JeppaCrzy]

Thanks Jake! 🎉I’m getting back into the sport and will surely take a stab at video analysis. While this is 2yr old, it’s still relevant.

[@enriquey3947]

One of the best videos I have ever seen on archery. I hope I could analyse it the way you do. Thank you

[@nurbaiti_hikaru]

So, this is how self coach should do? What a high standard.

[@paulkim6866]

This is the best video I have ever seen on correcting your form. Perhaps Jake can make videos critiquing other archers' techniques. Perhaps Jake can critique Ki Bo Bae?

[@garymickus6412]

@paul, if the videos are available, how about analyzing great archers from the past such as Pace and McKinney?

[@paulkim6866]

@@garymickus6412 That is a great idea!!!

[@martyb1620]

Hi Jake, Thanks for this video, it’s very interesting and honest of you. I’d love to see more like this were you focus on what you do well. It would be great to see what to strive towards

[@ecornely]

That was really, really interesting ! Go on with that kind of content !

[@idiostringcrasy2240]

PLEASE do more content regarding self-coaching stuff...as an archer from Pakistan, I kinda rely on this content to progress? we don't have good coaches here, my city (Islamabad), has ONE shooting range, and the coach is an absolute knucklehead... if it weren't for your content and books, i'd have quit archery by now...

[@carinalarsen76]

Barebow shooter here. Is this angle ↖️ in your video the best to analyze your own form? I've filmed myself from these angles ⬅️, ↙️, ⬆️ and ➡️. Have discovered tilting the bow at/after release, gripping the handle at release, lowering the bow too early, collapsing and plucking. Been shooting since Sept 2019 and got my own bow a year later. Went barebow after some months struggling with the (black box) sight 😡. Took it off and shot better without it after learning string walking from your videos 😊 I participated in the Norwegian national championship in April and managed to be 4th out of 14 skilled Barebow ladies 😁. Had covid the week before so my stamina got a hit.

[@michaelspataro8584]

This was one of your best videos Jake ! Listening to your analysis was extremely beneficial. I have so much to work on but your videos have made a world of difference. Thank you for all you do !

[@jcgardner5852]

Reminds me of coach video taping us when I shot in college

[@عبدالعزيزالمناعي-ط2ج]

I like the video Very nice talk... I hope you'll make a perfect throw in the near future and talk about it .Cumulative errors. And what you did in slow motion is the right thing Thank you .

[@taterigby8539]

As someone who has to self coach, this is awesome. Thank you mate!

[@sharpdepot]

Thank you Jake, that was a very helpful and informative video. It's a thumbs up for me for more great content like that.

[@weshedges5306]

Jake after your last video from Wednesday I videotaped myself from the back six arrows and then from The side six arrows and also took a picture of the results. To look to see if the string was touching my chest and it wasn’t. your videos are very helpful and it does give you a different look of what you’re actually doing. thank you so much. I thought you were being too critical on yourself compared to the average archer but it does give you great perspective. please keep up the good work I enjoy your videos and your instructions.

[@vadimbunakov]

Thanks for so detail analyses 💪

[@rickblotter9034]

A famous coach once said, “A honest archer is a good archer!” (lol). Is this where blank bale helps? I’ve learned sooo much from you. Thanks.

[@dustydustydusty]

Well thanks Jake. Looks like there just happens to be three places that have particularly good angles to record from. Even one capable of capturing the disappointment on my face. Gonna zoom in on the draw hand, shoulder and elbow from that angle.

[@florenciaferreccio1857]

Jajaja I really wish to be so "bad " with my form as you today Jake!! Greetings from Salta Argentina!!

[@octaviogarcia5457]

An idea for ease of tracing motion would be to use foam balls as in movie simulations, temporary tattoos, black tape or some sort of washable paint. It sure helps knowing what to critic! Thanks again professor!

[@garrymaben8088]

Obviously I'm in no way as knowledgeable as you Jake but when trying to help someone make a change in form I always advise them to drop a few pounds in draw weight. What are your thoughts on that?

[@waynestevenson9613]

Ok… if that’s bad form and shooting we all suck! Seriously, though your critique was good. As I see it though you were shooting an unfamiliar set-up that you seemed to warm up to as you progressed. I wish my weaknesses were so minute. How would you consider your ability and insight to critique compound shooting form?

[@ivanrossi6481]

Great video, Jake

[@philipsturtivant9385]

This is even more food for thought than I had expected - and my expectations were high at the outset. On the other hand, Jake, your form at it its worst its waaay better than mine at its best - and boyoboyoboy am I now aware how bad my best is!! (BTW, what video editing/analysing app do you use?)

[@JakeKaminskiArchery]

I only use QuickTime. I don’t bother with fancy lines and measurements. I can see the faults just going frame by frame. You can pause the video and just use the arrow keys to go frame by frame.

[@philipsturtivant9385]

@@JakeKaminskiArchery Thanks for that Jake - I hope I can be forgiven for not getting my biceps tattooed: wife thinks I'm weird enough already :-D

[@Matt__just_a_guy]

great video Jake :) your body awareness must be incredibly sensitive to be able to correct such tiny details.

[@kishenpankhania363]

Hmmm, the shot looking like a pluck when its actually a collapse could be something that explains why I've been having so many plucked releases when I'm tired, also having not shot for 2 months due to exams. Very helpful advise on using the background as references to check for motion, I need to do that asap as soon as I go out to the range next time. I usually just ask a friend to film me for a end or two, would probably need a tripod for that

[@tomoyork8393]

If you need any help with your shooting I do online sessions or just send me a video to review 🤣

[@healthfullybydr.hagarabdel5209]

I am an new patreon member, and I sent a message 2 days ago, and I didn’t get any respond to my question, why?

[@dusanpavlovic2201]

could you review sanlida x10 hero compound bow

[@张青-j2i]

fabulous！

[@graysongs]

I guess most of us didn't even notice all those tiny small movements, whole analysis pretty much put someone under microscope and every move been amplified, even a pro had some false move, good work !

[@enricoaguggiaro1073]

Thanks Jake, very interesting video. Maybe I'm not able to see like you all of this mistake you can see. Is it possible pay to you and send a video to help analize me?

[@TracyPicabia]

Yes it is. Link is at top of page

[@RainbowArcher252]

I really love this type of content. The youtuber from "The Archery Academy" does some great content like this with footage others have sent him. Something that you didn't mention that I think is really important, how would each of these issues effect the arrow flight, groupings and scores? Would this give false readings when tuning the bow? (Obviously, yes, but how?). Thank you for all your videos.

[@philipsturtivant9385]

Yeah but Mr Archery Academy takes 20 words to say what can be said in 5 (or less), and life is sooo short !! :-D

[@RainbowArcher252]

@@philipsturtivant9385 Haha! Jake gives way more detail and more importantly, you can see that he's worth listening to. He has the credentials whilst also demonstrating his abilities. Most KZbin archers never actually shoot an arrow whilst showing what they are scoring!

[@almkuzmin]

@@philipsturtivant9385 Sometimes it takes even more words for someone to get the point. Sometimes it takes two different persons to explain in different words. I know it for sure by my own experience.

[@galaxystars5617]

Don’t be so hard on yourself 😊

[@jamesdavison4549]

Omg .what you were critical on i could hardly see those tiny moves. I dread to think what mine would be like. Laughable probably

[@dustydustydusty]

I thought the video was great.