Cutting a bowstring with an arrow!

Testing the ‘shooting your enemy’s weapon’ trope with bows.
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[@nessesaryschoolthing]

"The problem with trying to hit the bowstring..." Is that it's a miniscule target less than a centimeter wide? "Is that the bow is in the way!"

[@randominternetsurfersurfin7595]

Archers that are as good as Blum and Lars can hit coins flipping in the air.

[@Srymak]

he IS a twink elf

[@nevisysbryd7450]

​@@randominternetsurfersurfin7595 Lars uses a trick-shot bow (claims 50 lbs draw weight) and often pulls the bow back partway for his speed and trick-shooting. For combat and military purposes, ~80 lbs draw weight is generally the _minimum,_ with ~120-130 being the standard when armor is involved to pretty much any capacity. 60-70 is the standard range for hunting medium to somewhat large game. Accuracy and precision both tend to decrease with draw weight, even if you can handle it. The design of the bow itself also is inherently not that accurate. Being able to reliably shoot a _string_ with an appropriate bow at distance, is actually quite a feat of user accuracy, and if the target is moving or obscured, involves a great deal of fortune.

[@blumineck]

@@nevisysbryd7450 there’s a reason I titled this ‘fantasy archery’! Trick shots are not the same as historically viable tactics

[@nevisysbryd7450]

@@blumineck Indeed! And your performance was a very impressive trick shot.

[@Romanticoutlaw]

your willingness to destroy your bows for the sake of f'ing around and finding out is admirable

[@DavidUsandivaras]

I mean he is good enough to only hit the string. Also I do archery and strings aren’t very expensive and they are removed all the time. So aside from the sudden vibration, the crossbow is completely fine

[@BrookeTorres95]

​@@DavidUsandivaras The price tends to from cheap to expensive when you're constantly destroying strings/equipment for educational videos.

[@GuybrushTThreepwood]

A bows limbs aren't meant to absorb the tension of release without propelling an arrow. All the kinetic energy that would go into the arrow instead needs to be handled entirely by the limbs, which can destroy them. It's why you don't dry fire a bow. That said, not sure how bad it actually is in practice, but definitely not something you want to do regularly.

[@jakubrejzekjunior7349]

Bowstrings are consumeables. Just need to replace early

[@chriwehl7173]

​@@GuybrushTThreepwood in wood it more often than not forms tensions cracks that have a high risk of getting worse even during normal fire. But it seemed like that crossbow had metal limbs, which reduces this risk drastically. I sadly cant tell you more about how it affects metal and only heard from a reputable source that it isnt as bad.

[@dr4gonwriter]

MELON LORD!!!

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

MUA HA HA HA HA HA!

[@Megarayquaza03]

Good to see a reference to that show.

[@nickthegreat9434]

I AM NOT TOPH

[@IamFish_2009]

What do you mean your not gonna kill him

[@baofleurence7650]

Toph ? Who's Toph ? I am MELONLORD !

[@Gleam43-kk6sk]

Love the avatar reference, iconic as always

[@gendo1123]

"I'm am the malon lord wo ha ha ha" shouts an overpowered blind girl

[@Kaigara_games]

Melon lord

[@User-dyn]

Rip Toph

[@heyhey12c51]

@@User-dyn But Toph is alive both in ATLA and LOK

[@jeresoto4]

@@heyhey12c51she must be dead by now though. Unless she’d learnt Kyoshi’s immortality technique

[@beedeer2907]

"The obvious answe to me is hitting the thinnest target possible" is such a powerful thing to say.

[@Antifrost]

Shooting the opponent's gun in a duel is a classic trope, but now that you've mentioned it, I've never seen the equivalent with bows done before.

[@archerelms]

I haven't even heard of the gun thing actually happening in real life. I'm sure it would cause some serious injury or the dropping of the gun, but I want to know how well it actually works irl too and if the gun would be particularly damaged

[@HowlingDoom]

@@archerelms I imagine it really depends on the caliber that hits the gun.

[@RanOutOfSpac]

@@HowlingDoomAnd what the gun is made of. And how thick it is. Lots of factors.

[@nctpti2073]

@@archerelms IIRC Mythbusters tested shooting the gun and declared it busted.

[@someguy3861]

Green arrow in JLA i believe. I seem to remember him doing that to one dude or another

[@huynhphucm445]

"But sir you're supposed to be nuked by this warhead" "Not if I snipe its reaction first"

[@ShardDeVir]

As you see, enemy can't push the button, if you disable their hand! Medic!

[@The_Tcat]

Am just imagining him running after robbers in his house with a bow

[@Wote89]

Nah. I'm sure he'd break out the vast array of melee weapons he *also* is proficient with for that one. Or just his stiletto boots. Man's got options is all I'm saying.

[@RealBradMiller]

At my house they'd surely be caught by the boobie traps leading into the dungeon.

[@The_Tcat]

@@Wote89 He finna pull out a sword if a robber is in his house

[@eligal643]

​@@The_Tcat while wearing stilettos

[@cantaloupegodling352]

"What happens when you shoot the bowstring?" Well, if you're any normal human you miss.

[@flaming_shadow]

I am not toph, I am… MELONLORD

[@ArchieDaCookieMinion]

Proceeds to actually kill the avatar Zuko: I’ve tried everything now somone blind bitch stole my kill?!

[@CyberVP]

I was looking for this

[@SubacaiDarkwing]

Oohh, a cliffhanger! Nice shot at your doppelganger, too.

[@Script_Solace]

AVATAR REFERENCE!!!! I GOT THAT REFERENCE!!!!! TOPH BEIFONG IS PROUD!!!!

[@nevisysbryd7450]

I wonder if the crescent arrowheads would be better suited for this task? Although it is a very small target to begin with, nevermind that it may be moving...

[@RuthBhmand]

Blooming heck, this was another good archery lesson, every new upload you teach us something and make me feel smarter. Thanks. 🎉 those rubber ended arrows were new for me. And sorry about the lady bots who always make the early comments.😅

[@sharonrobbins9211]

Melon Lord!!!

[@TheLady_Lynn]

MELON LORD! I love the Avatar the last Airbender reference! It did not go unnoticed.

[@kimmik3964]

I have a question. How did archers shoot fire arrows without burning their bows? Thanks in advance!

[@huynhphucm445]

Imo the burning arrowhead still has quite a distance away from the bow, and it is really hard to pull the string until the head reaches your hand first, not to mention holding it long enough for the bow to catch fire

[@lexistential]

flaming arrows were not historically very common and when they were used it was mostly as a siege device, in which case you would be pointing quite high where the flame would be pointed up away from the bow

[@nevisysbryd7450]

Tod Cutler/Tod's Workshop recently did a video on this exact subject.

[@Earlierfour]

Fire arrows are longer than you think😅

[@thelittleowl8399]

"the problem with trying to hit the bowstring is that the bow is in the way" my brain completely crashed at this. it's a 2mm target that looks invisible depending on the colour/thickness/lighting x.x

[@URvlogger5098]

Damn, I never bothered to think of that because i never thought it practical. But now that you're trying it out, i must see more!!

[@theodorebarton4256]

Melonlord? I understand that reference

[@KarolaTea]

Guesses at next video: a knee?

[@dometheonlyone8936]

I Used To Be An Adventurer Like You

[@Kraaketaer]

I'm glad to see that instead of putting others at risk for the sake of videos, you're instead using your powers to be in two places at once to only put yourself at risk.

[@Rajiota]

I've heard that there are special V shaped arrows to cut strings like that

[@nevisysbryd7450]

We are almost completely certain the crescent arrowheads were not used for that, although I suspect they would be one of the better arrowheads for doing this as well.

[@darwenlister1639]

I often find myself scrolling through KZbin Shorts and I think nine times out of ten when I see your videos, I leave a like. You've got such a warm personality that entertains and educates. You make me want to pick up a bow, and then when I see you on the pole, I wanna do that 🤣 Idk if you'll see this, but I just wanted to say thanks for the amazing content. Hope you're having a great day ❤️

[@glowface79]

Hmm. The real interesting question is: what happens, if you shoot an arrow into the barrel of a gun?

[@ibelieveingaming3562]

Melon Lord!

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

I am not toph I AM MELON LORD

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

"The enemy cannot loose a bolt, if you disable his string!"

[@trevtastic6038]

Of all the clips to use as a gun example at the start you use a clip from Monster Musume... Good sir I am both concerned and proud of what you watch in your free time

[@Kingboltscrown]

I was looking for somone to mention it

[@Chungus_fungus7]

@@Kingboltscrownsame

[@CMT_Crabbles]

People with guns aren’t even taught to shoot for the head because EVEN THAT is too small a target! With a firearm, center mass is the target. Does that change with a bow, since you can’t fire as often, so you need a more crippling blow? I’m not sure if one arrow to the chest would take someone down, at least not quick enough for them to kill you in return

[@Greekhistorybuff]

When he said Melonlord, my Avatar The Last Airbender brain screamed, "TOPH! NOOOOOO!"

[@duyduc6293]

I’ve never in my years of consuming media seen a portrayal of archery duels.

[@blumineck]

And isn’t that a shame? How cool would it be?

[@ffh6795]

MELONLORD! ALL HAIL! MUHAHHAHAHAHA

[@username.exenotfound2943]

red dead 2 explosive bow, you can literal disarm them no problem

[@moos5221]

That bolt from the crossbow was rather dangerous, wasn't it?

[@emmanuelmadla9921]

Imagine you hit the guy kill them, and they shoot the arrow on death and kills you

[@runefaustblack]

If the bow is loaded, would the arrow be shot if you do it?

[@Lord6of6]

you sir are a fish - Aurthur Morgan 1899

[@EdFortune]

Literally Bickering. (Bickering is an old word for 'shooting arrows at each other. A bickerstaff is a bow.)

[@blumineck]

That’s cool! I didn’t know that’s where that word comes from!

[@General_YouTube_User]

I don't know why but whenever I see a RDR2 clip in a video that has nothing to do with RDR2 just makes me happy and I don't know why lmao

[@Lord6of6]

same

[@aaron33333100]

You get my like for the mellon lord reference

[@stampydragon2739]

Breaker the lymb of the bow would be more effective as it'll send the broken lymb back at the person drawing the bow

[@PJDAltamirus0425]

Yeah, breaking the limbs while under would not only destroy the bow, the force of the limbs flying back a hi power could seriously wound the enemy archer. Would if the reasons for such low power strokes on medieval crossbows is minimalize the chances of the prod breaking, flying back and seriously harming the crossbow man. Cus the same forces that allow you fire something is the same forces that make wood and steel snap in half.

[@StraitjacketFitness]

So cool. Keep being being awesome, brother. Salute.

[@Eham96]

I didint know you live in paris

[@Koyn8]

I AM NOT TOPH. I AM MELON LORD!

[@tarrker]

Shooting someone in movies also instantly disables them. But, that doesn't always happen in real life. x_x

[@AliceQuinnRose]

If you shot the string of a war bow while someone was drawing that person is likely now blind.

[@VixeyTeh]

So... don't just wildly shoot in their general direction, then claim "yeah I meant to do that." When I get lucky?

[@rickplayzyt6277]

I honestly cannot think of a scene that's like this. Closest one I can think of is in book 8 of A Rangers Apprentice where Will has an archery duel with a crossbow wielding assassin. But even then he just straight up shoots the assassin instead of the bowstring

[@kraagnjilwulf1413]

Let me get this straight, youre in a duel looking for a less than lethal option and the person is extwnding their entire arm toward you, so your first thought is "you know whats a good target? The fucking bow." Just tahoot them in the hand. If you can hit the bow string, you can hit the fucking hand, for God's sake.

[@joshuam-vn9rd]

MELONLORD

[@kevinsears7300]

Naw... hell be fine with a dozen of your toy arrows poking him... 10-15 pound bow, not even fit for hunting. Warbows start at ~90 pounds but for an unarmored opponent in modern clothing, 70 pounds will do just fine. A 30 pound bow will hurt, but itll only be lethal if you nick an artery... good luck, because you wont get through bones or anything muscular... gonna need around 30 pounds to damage muscle tissue at 15 yards.

[@MartinGreywolf]

The real trick is to do this without also hitting the person holding it. You missed the string several times, but I don't think you missed the MelonLord. (Don't worry, Katara can fix her right up. Probably.)

[@probablyaspy]

What is realistic draw strength on a compound bow? Like…are they actually shooting at 150??

[@ambassadoroftheflame]

What happens if the arrow loosed by the bowstring that's destroyed? Trick question: you die immediately.

[@canter1ter]

thanks for telling us what happens if you shoot the bow instead

[@sbatou87]

*fires and hits the opposite arm/bicep muscle holding the bow* That should disable to bow temporarily. Guy can't pull back the string to fire more arrows.

[@Glmorrs1]

Hey, is that faux bow good for training? I’ve been wanting to learn archery, but I live in an apartment and don’t have a backyard, but I could shoot the faux bow’s foam arrows in the park down the road.

[@Fireheart318]

It never occurred to me that you could have duels with bows lol

[@VyomNaut-w4m]

Bro try Dhanurvidya you'll love it not gonna lie there is a video of a white guy demonstrating the tricks from Dhanurvidya so it will be easier for you to understand maybe Ps: Dhanurvidya is an ancient Hindu text which has rules, laws, knowledge about war and all sorts of battle disciplines

[@karlfrank4346]

Funnily enough shooting someones gun might damage it but it won't always break it. The disarming part comes from the damage to the weapon hand. Following the impact.

[@johnnyjoestar850]

Luckily, I am Arjuna, so I can restring my bow very quickly.

[@wolffrdu6463]

« What appen when you shoot a arrow on a bowstring in tentions" i know that one, it hurt, one because the bowstring breaked (to mutch used) and one time i badly fixed the branch of the bow and so half deassembled mid shoot, one of the branch fell on my head, was verry surprised

[@Sun-qz4pp]

"Erm...Why did you kill this poor man! You should have just shot his bow string or something! You didnt have to shoot him in the chest!"

[@mattyice165]

What about aiming at the arms that are 10-100x as wide as the bowstring or the bow, depending on bow type? Hit the shoulder and all of a sudden they have a range of stabby stabby

[@Cannon2541]

Would it be more effective to simply shoot the bow arm with a bodkin arrow or something similar? Wouldnt the new hole (plus the arrow stuck in it) cause the bow to break under its draw weight?

[@gorgoda9672]

Me personally id go for the arm tbh A:Its painful B:The rendered usless

[@dr.clockworks4_7]

I would assume that you'd probably want to aim for their hand no because if you can hit their hand breaks their fingers and cut them so you've disabled them

[@hiimryan2388]

Another thing to add is for recurve especially a snapped bow string can be fatal to the user. It is said that if a Manchu bow for example has the strength to kill a water buffalo when undone

[@abigailprovost690]

I wouldn’t fire at the string instead the quiver. If you knock the quiver off their body then not only you will gain extra arrows but they will not be able to fire their bow back. In theory.

[@10jimmy]

What's the actual likelihood of hitting the exact same spot and splitting the arrow like in movies, such as brave

[@maleineperle1770]

Oh, Lucky Luke reference! Brings up childhood memories

[@cooperminion825]

What I believe happens if you manage to cut through the bowstring is that it will fly back and take your opponent's eye out

[@ozzymand1as]

Im a bit surprised melonlord came through unscathed. Given that line under tension, suddenly snapping can cut a man in half

[@donovankeeney3835]

what about using one of the bird hunting arrows, maybe sharpen the leading edge. would that work better against opposing bows?

[@lakshraghav4273]

In mahabharat when abhimanyu was fighting inside chakravyuh. Karn had to cut his bowstring in order to rid him of his weapon

[@AndromedaGaming2248]

Shoulder, knee, pectoral. maybe elbow if you can make that.

[@janthecoo4964]

"holleywood" *shows lucky luke* nah my man, thats just belgian comic magic at its best

[@P4rz1va1]

The worst part is that both your bodies are bigger targets than the bow. So if you're aiming at their bow and they aim at your body, you're probably screwed.

[@dud3655]

I mean, yeah they don't have a bow anymore, but you still got an angry dude that's muscular as hell coming after you

[@juhis5936]

wouldn't you just shoot the enemy's hand or arms if you don't want to be lethal, even a leg would probably work

[@pheonixdaboss]

Honestly I would have said just aimed for the shoulder just below the shoulder blade but slightly outer to avoid the lung which would sever the muscle used for tension in the shoulder

[@Muho_is_me]

"Lets talk about arcery duels" **Murder**

[@guyblew1733]

That answer's anyones question about shooting the bow string. Shooting at a small target is difficult to hit.

[@Schproemftell]

Well the main issue would be that the baddie with the crossbow would shot back before you cn reliably hit the String

[@chronicallydazed5446]

How is nobody mentioning that you had an arrow in the crossbow while you shot it 😂 i saw something fly towards you and was like "he didnt just shoot at himself did he?"

[@AK-qh6lr]

But if you break the bow... The arrow fires

[@cassandras8797]

for our friends across the pond: shooting a gun is rarely enough to disable it love, the US

[@CaelumTheWolf]

Considering I have heard of how dangerous the string can be while attached this the brace hitting the string would be a stupid idea while it’s under tension as well that would seriously injure the user of the bow

[@altoid3453]

Aim for the arm. Thats the important bit. Cant draw a bow if your arm is damaged, you need both.

[@EricCrow-uy8rn]

So... Am I imagining things is is the anime clip from Monster Musume?

[@cephaleaorion4888]

i think aiming between the bow and the arrow or just the arrow would be better, cuz wouldn't it like, knock it out of battery

[@myfaceismyshield5963]

You would never hit the string or even the bow if you both were moving even a bit. This is a ridiculous thought exercise

[@iosifstalin2501]

I'm surprised that this guy is not only a top-class archer but also a top-class pole dancer

[@jackpullen]

Can't believe you murdered someone for a short. True dedication

[@tom_a_tree_is_like_a_bee_w4297]

You see the issue with this is. If your opponent can hit a bow string precisely your dead either way lol

[@ZinoAmare]

Melonlord?! Avatar the last air bender fan confirmed?!

[@memelescream4796]

If I was in a bow duel with someone, and they shot the bow string out of my hand, I would kill myself so fast

[@monomanamaniac]

Honestly, I imagine if you hit the bow itself when it's under tension it's going to do something?

[@tsgnexus1753]

Did… did bro just make an ATLA reference?

[@JPike223]

Might i suggest trying to curve the arrows? It seems a long shot but if you have a rather wide head it might just get passed it