Instinctive Archery: Paper cup Training

In this video we get our Glamorous assistant Paddy to do some Paper Cut Training.
Paper Cut Training is a two fold exercise in instinctive Archery. serving as both an introduction to the long long road that is Instinctive archery, or a way to hone your already existing skill.
Paddy has only been shooting instinctively for a few months, we will be doing videos on his progress from time to time , so stay tuned.
Big thank you to:
Paddy our Glamorous Assistant
Bowdrillaz Bushcrafter: For that amazing Axe throwing intro
/ @mrpinussylvestris
And as always to Inked Archer - Chris Kurth. for the amazing music
/ @chriskurth
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[@goonerdotcom]

Two guys and a cup is very different to ............

[@sean7058]

goonerdotcom two guys one cup ...with a full quiver .. yea that little funny

[@Jonsoh811]

But how to firmly attach the cup?

[@TangoNevada]

This is not a criticism, but can someone explain how this differs from just trying to hit the bullseye on any normal target at slightly increasing distances?

[@stupidhandles]

It reduces what there is to focus on, which will help focus groupings, you could use anything that's of a similar diameter. The main advantage is the cup is likely cheaper than wasting a full size zoned target if your not shooting for a score, as I've said narrows in in what your focusing on, also just shooting zoned targets can get a bit dull, so makes it a bit different.

[@joycelinelu]

Just want to say...tried this for the first time yesterday and I never had a tighter grouping!! Thank you!!

[@s3archery849]

Great video Jim - I think this is a wonderful little drill that really helps "focus" the archer, and you explain it wonderfully! Keep posting vids!

[@bowdrillaz]

Great excercise! I'm honored to promote this video. Thanks!

[@WV591]

what material did you make that target from? thx.

[@donraccoonisoverlordofther9341]

Rolling for response

[@davidellis8141]

It's an archery boss. If you look at any archery shop it can be purchased for a lot of money. Fortunately I had an old one for free that th club was replacing

[@donaldmack2307]

You can build your own with old discarded carpeting.

[@meat-hook]

I've seen a few bade from compressed grocery bags. I just stack cardboard into a box sideways. Meaning if I cut the front off of the target of see the layers stacked up. About a foot wide, and i just put my weight on it and tape it up. My 70 lb compound can hit the plywood behind it if it gets just the right angle, but not hard enough to blunt the tip.

[@luke6634]

what type of target/wall is that? i needa get me one

[@greg4275]

Luke Buaas warthog archery target blocks

[@flo582]

what type of target is that ? rubber foam ? and where can i build or purchas somthing like it

[@embe9146]

This looks like good fun. Can't wait to try. Thanks fellas. 💯👍😃

[@williamkaczmarek3996]

Thanks Jim. This is a great beginner drill for improving accuracy.

[@simonemieli3437]

nice idea man, I use Scotch in a cross stance to do the same, paper cup is a very much more entertaining! I will do that!! Go ahead man!

[@rodolfolazo]

just wondering about the risk of breaking arrows because of a robin hood.....

[@toxophilite6804]

Great method for starting my grandchildrens instinctive training. Thanks.

[@Notmyname-co5sc]

pool noodle is better

[@timkaldahl]

Methinks Paddy is a ringer.:)

[@DutchGunny]

So that's 3 arrows at 3 meters, hence at 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20(?), back at 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6 and 4 meters. Lets quit there. Because now, at best, 17x3 arrows have found the middle of the cup. How on earth is a paper cup going to remain attached with 50+ holes in it?? :p

[@lothargloss]

love your videos they help a lot. i would like to know more games me and my friends could play that help us with our skills like this one.

[@ArcheryAdventures]

Hey lothar gloss Thank you! ill come up with some more for you guys ;)

[@lothargloss]

Thank you cant wait

[@c0nnys1]

What bow did paddy have

[@MONKLJ]

another subect could you do a video on building indoor target, like what you using in this video, something to think about ?

[@redflower801]

Thank you, now i'll try this at my range. I'm brand new to archery and got a modernized recurve (Martin Panther). I think I'll stay with instinctive from start.

[@colbonthecob2530]

Very fun game lads, it's impressive how competitive it got with me and my buddies. haha. One question, what was the name of the guitar song you added in at the end there?

[@colinremmer2417]

Like the idea of the paper cup. I personally cut the yellow zone out of the three paper targets you have alongside the paper cup & use the same principle & shoot into the hole in the targets

[@toxophilite0525]

Thanks for the video! Recently switched disciplines from Recurve archery just to try something new. This should help a lot! :)

[@jo_vandamme]

Nice video!! What bow and arrows is Paddy using, they are beautiful!

[@Daylon91]

Interesting I use a popcan. Love the report of cardboard or tin

[@masterkiter89]

as usual another great video, thanks mate

[@ArcheryAdventures]

Thanks masterkiter89 Take care buddy!

[@SquirrelDarling1]

Paper cup training or a new kind of drinking game?! Maybe not a wise idea with the drinking game..

[@Aeshir2]

what's your backstop made of? some kind of rubber?

[@sean7058]

aeshir those are foam sheets layerd i have the small block version of it thay last a long time this way it will separate the two layers more times than slpit the sheet

[@SuperJayman27]

aeshir K

[@GARR0N]

lol how would you miss the first round you could wack the cup with the arrow

[@willnot5687]

I shoot down my hall 17 feet ish thought i was getting good but I'm gonna try this seems a sound idea

[@danhaire9567]

Jim why didn't you bring Paddy to Robion?

[@RyanH0809]

Awesome! I'm going to do this today to hopefully hone in my skills! thanks for the video!

[@NatesBuilds]

What arrows are you using

[@brucenathan]

What is that target made from? Love it!

[@sean7058]

Nathan Bruce foam sheets layerd thay last a long time this way

[@archerytag]

Nice tip and a great video!

[@Vccine]

That's a cool bucktrail black hawk there. I got one too, it is awesome

[@blue_tree_meadow]

yep, cracking exercise, gonna try it asap.

[@bsgaming3773]

It's like dot torture from firearms.

[@coolcraker123]

I just realised that he has the same bow as me, the bi trail Blackhawk. It's an amazing bow! Super light too!

[@sean7058]

I have the ben pearson hunter 2 7085 45lb and its amazingly light shoots well its cut pass center little padding fix that and made it deadly accurate

[@papyfred7817]

Thanks you, good teacher.

[@chriskurth]

Love paper cup training! Great video guys :)

[@johnmcdowell5739]

Im trying this tomorrow-thanks !

[@whiteboychef]

What do you use for your target?

[@Joespmama.]

A paper cup didn't u watch the video

[@sterosarchery1608]

Awesome excercise! Im going to try this!

[@michaelolp]

Nice Video! As always! Quick question: What is that target made of? And I obviously don't mean the paper cup!

[@ArcheryAdventures]

Thank you! It's layered foam tightly packed together.... It's getting to be quit common nowadays. Hope that helps? Take care!

[@michaelolp]

Yes! Thanks!

[@smithshane2753]

hey! Great vid, what poundage is Paddy's bow?

[@jake4194]

Sounds like at least 40lbs

[@brycerush98]

Hey I'm in the U.S. and was wondering what a good first longbow/recurve bow and setup is that isn't very expensive

[@kazathio7234]

you could try a pvc recurve to start :) as fun to shoot as it is to make!

[@Eagles_Eye]

Bryce Rush i ordered a falco online - how ever this is in europe - they do ship to the usa but it might not be as cheap.

[@sean7058]

Ben pearson super jet fiberglass longbow no recurve watch 3d achery he has one shooting 3d target in his fiberglass bow challenge its a cheap good first bow

[@MONKLJ]

Good stuff

[@ReichenbachEsq]

How exactly do you attach the paper cup before shooting it? 🏹 🥃 😏

[@ArcheryAdventures]

Jason Reichenbach, Esq. an old broken arrow did the trick for me :)

[@stupidhandles]

You could use tape to make a hanging tag to pin it with a normal archery pin, using tape so it's hanging under the pin, that was you're less likely to hit the pin and break it

[@b4players]

nice

[@duieb]

Hi Jim! First of all, I really like your videos, I`ve learned a lot from it. I`m practicing my instictive shooting for a several months now and I`ve noticed my arrows go mostly above the target (sometimes a bit to the right too). How can I fix that? Do I just lower the bow a bit? You (and other instinctive shooters like Chris Billingsgate & Grayarcher1) always say "trust your body to know what to do, just focus on the spot"- Do I need to "correct my body" by lowering the bow arm or just keep shooting as I do and I will fix itself?

[@77.88.]

dor duib-Diamondbackarchery has a very good video that addresses your concerns and observations.

[@jefflin7363]

dor duieb if you are still consistantly shooting high and right, try increasing your brace height by 1/2" by put a couple more twists in your string.

[@77.88.]

Thanks,not heard of before and will certainly give it a try.

[@rodparsons521]

First thing I would do, before fiddling with the set-up, is see what happens if I look at the exact centre instead of the top edge of the cup or centre circle.

[@richy69uk]

Instintive Archery?,,The Japanese would call this Zen in Archery

[@OKBushcraft]

richy69uk before the advent of modern archery this was just called "archery" practiced by most people on most continents.

[@richy69uk]

So you never heard of Zen in Kyudo??

[@OKBushcraft]

richy69uk Yes

[@michaelvanarsdale3484]

What are you using as a backstop?

[@YusufNaqwii]

I could be wrong, but it looks like flattened cardboard boxes that have been piled and then painted black.

[@dt9874]

Target is too far away

[@sean7058]

If you can hit the cup at 40 then 20 will make you fill like he did on the first shots

[@DevilGuitarMan]

What bow is that?

[@Joespmama.]

A rescurve

[@jakeziegler6503]

I've been doing a drill similar to this since getting back into trad archery. I like that you must make three shots before moving back, I've only making myself put one in the bulls eye. And the cup is a great idea, gives you a much more definitive target. Think I'll start putting some of this into my training.

[@michaeltripoli3428]

I can do that at 30 yards recurve

[@gadonjohnson2100]

Dam I frickin hate it that people think EVERYONE knows the metric system!

[@stupidhandles]

That works in reverse too. Though it's not hard to find a converter