Lars Andersen: A new level of archery

The ultimate archery trick. Proving that Hollywood archery is not historical.
It is not possible to tell the whole story about archery in a 5 minute video.
so this video is definitely not the whole truth!
Historic archery is a lot of different methods and much is forgotten
but archery can be much more than we usually think!
THE BACK QUIVER
Hollywood of course did not invent the back quiver, but they spread the myth it was proper archery!
Many asked why I do not use a back quiver and that is why I am showing my own experience, how bad it is in motion.
There are many different historical variatoner of back quiver and they have of course been used, but presumably belt quiver was more common and some archers did not use quiver.
HISTORIC ARCHERS HAD THE ARROWS RIGHT AROUND THE BOW
Af course not all not all. Someone had the arrow left around the bow, but many historical archers had the arrow right around, also archers in Europe
TARGET PLATES
Past archers obvious used fixed targets, but not the modern round divided two dimensional.
THE THREE LEVELS OF ARROW HANDLING
It is obvious much more complicated, We can not know what the first archers did, some of the earliest pictures show arrows in the bow hand, but the arrow is much older than the bow so the quiver may be used and it is impossible entirely exclude that the first archer held his shafts in the draw hand.
In some parts of history is progress gone in the 3 levels, but other times the opposite has happened. Some archers are gone from arrows in the draw hand to the advanced rapid fire quiver that was developed just before war archery disappeared.
TRICK ARCHERY IS HISTORICAL ARCHERY
Training tricks was an integral part of several historical traditions
HISTORIC ARCHERS SHOT FAST
There are a lot of historical descriptions of archers that shoot fast
and that archers were rejected because you were not fast enough.
DO I HIT EVERYHING?
I use a LOT of time practicing, and every time I set out to learn a new skill, a new trick or how to handle a new type of bow or arrow, it takes a long time, with plenty of misses. When I got the idea of grabbing an arrow in flight and firing before I landed, it took me months to learn. For a long time, arrows flew everywhere!
But there's no trick in the video that I haven't done many times (except for splitting the arrow in flight - after I'd done that once I finished the video). The one with hitting the blade I've only done three times, though. All that running hurt my knees. ;-)
ON MY BOWS AND POWER
I'm 50 years old, and have been doing archery for only ten years. I'll never be able to shoot really fast with 100 lbs+ war bows. I tried, but it just produced injuries. Had I started at age 10, it would have been a different story. ;-)
Bows were not always shoot against plate armour (as at Crecy in 1346 and Agincourt in 1415). This was very much the exception. Many opponents had little or no armour at all, and Stone Age findings show that many animals were taken down by multiple shots. Also, in 1923 Saxton T Pope examined a number of historical museum bows from around the world. His conclusion was that most only had a tensile strength of 45-50 pounds.
The fast shooting methods I use are described in war manuals and are intended to be performed with war bows
THE CHAINMAIL TEST
Around 04:22 I penetrate chainmail. The arrows had bodkin tips, and the chainmail is riveted. However, while the gambeson is thick, it's not as thick as some I've seen elsewhere. But one reason the arrows penetrate is that I sharpen not only the tip itself, but also the edges of the bodkin tip.
HIT AN INCOMING ARROW!
You don't have time to aim or think, but can only do it if your reactions are completely instinctive. First of all, you need to be convinced that you WILL hit it, so you can “feel” the incoming arrow and fire at it instead of just flinching away.
I was also in doubt whether it was smart to show this, because I don't want anyone to get hurt trying to copy the trick. I trained for years with soft boffer arrows and spent a LONG time before I tried it even the first time. And the arrow shoot at me was not shoot with a very powerful bow, though it was definitely dangerous enough!
I didn't think it was possible to split an arrow!
It was a light bamboo arrow with a metal tip, and the arrow I shot back was a heavier aluminum arrow. That the arrow split was just pure luck, and I'm not certain I could repeat it without first training for a long time.
FINAL WORDS
Thank you for watching my videos and for reading.
I will remove rude and dumb comments.
I will also remove dumb “archery experts” comments.
- Lars Andersen, January 2015

[@montyll4506]

Imagine breaking into this guys house and getting 360 backflip no scoped by a bow and arrow

[@wheeliebin18]

3 times in 0.6 seconds

[@Pittip2]

wouldnt even be mad.

[@j3otb1]

I would slow clap as i bleed out on his floor

[@hopeless1093]

Peter Wolter 😭😂😂

[@manicseacucumbers4194]

I would say “yes this is the only reason I came here”

[@tristank2833]

I SWEAR TO GOD IF I DIE BY AN ARCHER THAT WAS FUCKING ROLLERSKATING

[@lightningstorm2249]

tristan k loool

[@prosackmetheus5409]

tristan k gotcha *puts on rollerblades*.

[@tristank2833]

Prosack Metheus boi

[@KaneGreene]

This comment wins the internet! Lmao!

[@Im_A_Banana]

I fell over on my keyboard laughing. I'm also pretty high though.

[@At_Tar_Ras]

any time this video pops up your homepage you must always watch the entire thing and be just as shocked watching it as you did 7 years ago. unreal amount of skill here

[@onsetaugust]

Are you still streaming bro?

[@volkunltd]

lol literally just went through that

[@user-jf8ey2jr4d]

you're damn right

[@DrAlexVasquezICHNFM]

I was just thinking the same thing. I think I watched this maybe four or five years ago

[@ldnboy07]

8 years ago now

[@Theren_Alister_XIII]

Anyone else just randomly remember this video out of nowhere and have to go watch it again 8 years later?

[@theblackneon5396]

Older now, gotta go back try to figure out why the expensive bow I bought wont do Lars stuff

[@MrMootheMighty]

me. just now.

[@tobytoxd]

No! I just got here and watched it first time for real :D Thanks KZbin

[@nevermindshort3]

Yup

[@jacobus_musculinus_maximus]

@@nevermindshort3 Yeah

[@UwU-xk5cx]

"A time when archery was simpler and more natural" Lars: *shoots with his foot*

[@silentsmelancholy]

"I was great adventurer like you, until I got shot by an arrow in the (knee) foot."

[@waelmagdy7757]

@@silentsmelancholy I think you'd be a lot happier with a belly full of mead

[@silentsmelancholy]

@@waelmagdy7757 very.

[@dariusmonte9330]

Nativebrazilians did the same to shoot huge bows

[@SleeplessBrazilLimbo]

crossbows are just arrow launchers.

[@david-barna]

"Lars has managed to shoot 3 arrows in 0.6 seconds." It took me longer just to process this information.

[@seven3140]

i was rewatching this clip so many times on 0,25x and I still don't get it how he can do it that fast wtf

[@Fox_Olive]

@@seven3140 that third arrow comes so fast its twang is so loud

[@kataknabe6244]

@@seven3140 i think he shot the first one after the jump, mid air, and another one just before touching the ground

[@seven3140]

@@kataknabe6244 he did the last 2 like rly fast, listen to it, thats unreal lol

[@WasatchWind]

I found this video years ago and I'm still trying to process that this man can fire faster than some guns.

[@hi-bq4el]

The older archers were also known to have changed body structure due to all the training pulling back bows that are insanely strong

[@conoromeara6108]

This was specifically seen in the skeletons of longbowman recovered from the wreck of the Mary Rose. I'm not sure if it has been proven for composite bows.

[@Boyar300AV]

Your skeleton grows in way you harden them. So If they trained from childhood your skeleton grows accrodingly.

[@-Believeinyourself-]

So that would actually make certain bones they had thicker, or bigger?

[@AllanMogensen]

Another reason for training with both hands

[@CombatVault]

@@-Believeinyourself- Professional tennis players develop a thicker bone in their racket hand so I would assume the same for archers.

[@norseman5041]

I used to make bows as a kid, very basic stuff of course, I shot them too with the arrow on the right side of the bow holding the bow with my left hand, no one thought me to do this, it was a natural way. I also held the arrows the same way as the Comanches did, also because no one thought me the ''correct way''. Unfortunately, later one doing research I was convinced that what I had been doing was all wrong, and now I have to start all over trying to learn the ways I shot as a kid I used to hunt small prey in the woods, arrow heads where teaspoons that I flattened, my mom was not so happy over the continues disappearance of her teaspoons. For hunting fish from below the pier, I used arrow points made of forks. And I managed to place one of them in the arm of my nephew, but that is another story.

[@kkdias9924]

very cool story thanks for sharing

[@neprhicarrot9283]

Primal instincts i guess, we evolved to use weapons

[@proestunicorn1883]

I've had similar experience, in my neighborhood everyone was making bows including me, we were shooting from the right side as well, archery teacher some time later was correcting me saying it was wrong to shoot from the right side, even though I had one of the best aims in the class, best in my age group, I was always pretty acurate on short/medium distances even as a kid, shooting from left side on the other hand was completly impossible to me and I eventualy abandoned archery for good.

[@simonrief1013]

I didn't made them myself. I got one from my grandpa but I also had the same experience with holding of the bow and arrow. I can the benefits of shooting over the left side while holding the bow on the left, but it feels really unnatural for me. Thanks for the story by the way

[@simonrief1013]

@@proestunicorn1883 you should start again. It's a sweet hobby and you can develop your own style now

[@herropreaseherro7870]

I'd be damned if I ever get drive byed by a fucking bow n arrow

[@alstonbrigman9880]

HERROPREASE HERRO lmao if I live id never tell anyone in the hood fuck that

[@andersnilsen2731]

HERROPREASE HERRO Yeah some say there was an mid evil archer that drove by and killed 2 pac

[@mescalinematt9908]

anders nilsen just btw it's medieval not mid evil

[@hardikminocha3149]

maybe it was a bad pun XD

[@antonquirgst2812]

U get a RIDE by with a bow and arrow- after the oil is gone: all theres left is horses and bows motherf******

[@paulstaker8861]

lol aimbot

[@rustyskeet]

Why does this not have more likes?

[@paulstaker8861]

rustyskeet give it time, love

[@BrianGrewe]

+Paul Staker scripting

[@BalgaBear]

+Paul Staker God dammit admin, ban this hacker already! >:(

[@paulstaker8861]

Virck sadly they're friends : /

[@Demetrius-Silva]

It's 2022 and Im still impressed with this guy's abilities.

[@smoothzee8984]

as a former competitive longbow archer, you could never do what he does while shooting a bow with actual poundage(atleast consistently), he also uses wide nocks which will damage the bow. This is all because of the Archers paradox being low because of his poundage

[@bojcio]

@@smoothzee8984 lol envious stiff modern archer

[@ericscott1895]

Humanity appreciates you Lars. Thanks for reviving the art of archery

[@barnabytomlinson7886]

"My name is Lars Anderson, For five years, I was stranded on an island with only one goal - ..."

[@EpicUwU_]

-a soccer goal

[@voxartem266]

Barnaby Tomlinson duuuudddeeeee

[@justanotherinternetexpert7743]

Barnaby Tomlinson Nice I love Arrow! I am bingeing the fifth season right now!

[@kai3799]

one goat*

[@johnnybgoode1316]

One goal*

[@ynntari2775]

"he can shoot in another arrow which is in movement" what!? "but he took a step further" WHAAAAAAT?????

[@leonardojodeteperra1767]

😬🤣

[@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse]

This video is bullshit, from his own wiki page; However, many of the historical and scientific claims made in the video have been contested or discredited, and few of the ideas have gained traction with other archers and internet personalities For someone who claims to be this good how the fuck does he not have any official records and why doesnt he compete? all he has is a fucking youtube video.

[@Redfield982]

Your life is so sad

[@seminark]

@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse IgnoranceIsABliss

[@storageroom1472]

CircumcisionIsChildAbuse maybe because he can do whatever the fuck he wants god why are you everywhere you have nothing to prove LMAO

[@williamcole5701]

Insane level of skill, dedication and innovation. As an archer I’ve never seen anything like this. I can’t even come close to calling myself one anymore. Great video.

[@educatedskeleton1803]

100% its crazy to think there was def so many archers back then who had this level of skill

[@Limacy]

@@educatedskeleton1803 Back in the day, this type of Archery was the norm, not the exception. Today it's the opposite because actual traditional archery has become a lost art.

[@lerrinderooy]

Over a few years I have seen this come up on my youtube list. I watch each and every time because this guy is legendary. Unreal what he has discovered and ultimately mastered.

[@Dumbassfish63]

“More simple and more natural” **decapitates bear with foot shot**

[@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse]

This video is bullshit, from his own wiki page; However, many of the historical and scientific claims made in the video have been contested or discredited, and few of the ideas have gained traction with other archers and internet personalities For someone who claims to be this good how the fuck does he not have any official records and why doesnt he compete? all he has is a fucking youtube video.

[@augustuzmoon3814]

@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse shut up

[@silentriff7161]

@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse you just saw his skill, shut your mouth you ignorant

[@gregroberts6119]

@@silentriff7161 i see someone using a bow n arrow on stationary targets for the most part with no armor for the "time" this style was even being used lol for the exception of like one target. not only that most of his shots are within 20 feet of his target.......

[@nalyddoow9295]

@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse You've seen everything you needed to see. This "fucking youtube video", makes him money let me remind you.

[@habimuhammad9725]

I bet this guy can hit enderman with an arrow

[@norsewinter5497]

Indeed

[@lepolvoronn1112]

High quality comment

[@abbys7972]

Yessssssir

[@xxplasmaticxx4961]

man of culture

[@guymum5524]

Yeah

[@xhappybunnyx]

This is what happens when you set your own goals and live by your own standards. Competition is fun between other people but sometimes its competition with yourself that takes it to the absolute next level

[@Wishbringer7]

While Lars has some critics, and some of their criticism is valid, there is no denying he is one of the most versatile and accurate archers in the world, and most likely the fastest. The thing I like about his videos is that he's actually willing to try this crazy stuff... and finds out it's not so crazy after all. While I have no doubt in my mind that he contains the Mutant Gene and belongs in the X-Men... I have to admit his numerous techniques for shooting are well worth examination. For those who bad-mouth him... I suggest taking the angst down a notch and just enjoy the ride. The guy's not perfect nor always right... but he IS the one actually trying this stuff. ;D

[@Bigdaddy93413]

"Centuries ago, master archers were able to perform incredible feats of archery. These skills have long since been forgotten. But the danish archer Lars Andersen is trying to reinvent what has been lost." Shows guy shooting an arrow from under his ass. Ah, the lost technique!

[@dogfather6165]

This comment made me giggle-dribble

[@prettyvalenci]

😂

[@kan-zee]

😅 😂 🤣 Ancient Archery Technique..lol

[@patchessmitty9051]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@selcotsimeht]

i'd love to see a guy with a new level of firearm technology face off against this kid who's watched equilibrium too many times and is trying to invent bow-kata

[@JC14789]

: Remember, switching to your pistol is always faster than reloading Lars :

[@ploopybear]

yes

[@pixelbogpixxelbog2090]

@@ploopybear no

[@ploopybear]

@@pixelbogpixxelbog2090 oh ok

[@vim2286]

THIS IS THE ONE!!!

[@matty730]

Drive by Miami style.

[@xAbromite]

I saw this when I was about 7 and it inspired me so much that I started practicing and within 2 or 3 year I could shoot 2 arrows a second Thanks Lars

[@michalkuban9888]

I've accidentally bought "left handed" bow as my first bow. One of the best mistakes I've ever made. Just after few weeks I was able to fire n reload incredibly fast (from waist quiver and ofc. not as fast this guy is, but I've impressed myself). Later I've discovered that I've been using an "incorrect" technique, but it just felt so natural. Thanks for this video. You should trust your subconsciousness from time to time.

[@miguelpichardi4685]

Desde un inicio puse la flecha en el lado derecho y jalaba con el pulgar .ahora que soy más versado en el tema. Adopte sin saber el estilo oriental Y me dio gracia. Porq mi apellido ,Pichardi o Pichardo tiene raíces mongolas. 😂que loco. Y yo ni sabía. El arco para surdos donde pone la flecha en qué lado

[@smilloww2095]

There's nothing really incorrect about it. Its just suboptimal if your goal is to shoot as rapidly as possible. Its not like historically the bow was never placed on the left side. Placing the arrow on the left side by the way also gives you the benefit that you can hold the bow horizontally and the arrow wont fall of, you cant really do this when you place the arrow on the right hand side. Its also true that if you want to aim accurately on long distances, putting the arrow on the left allows you to use a sight or scope of some sort. So yeah, there surely is some truth to this video but I think they're also being a bit too quick with their judgements about what archers in the past did and did not do. There's a reason why Lars is a controversial figure in the archery and ancient weaponry communities. That being said, his skill with the bow is outstanding.

[@MaxCroat]

@@smilloww2095 To be honest, if the claim that some archers were required to be able to shoot 3 arrows in 1.5 seconds is true, there is no way I can see that happening if they were placing the arrow on the "inside". As was explained in this video, it requires several movements more than placing the arrow on the "outside". Also, as far as using sights and scopes, yeah those didn't really exist thousands of years ago. Now, I'm not claiming to know what archers in the past did or didn't do, but I am fairly certain that professional militaries were fairly rare, almost non-existant for most of history, so I doubt that most archers could achieve this level of skill shown in the video. They were also in large formations where they could have a large volume of fire without each individual having to fire rapidly. They only really needed to be able to shoot somewhat straight.

[@smilloww2095]

@@MaxCroat I have high doubts that that claim is true. It can only be done with low draw weight bows or by not drawing a high draw weight bow more than a few inches, probably no more than 2. Which really isnt gonna be great to kill or severely injure people with. Historical bows had immense draw weights. 150lbs and more. And while you dont have a sight, shooting accurately even without a sight is still far less akward with the arrow on the left. As far as I can tell this video is to be taken with a grain of salt

[@MaxCroat]

@@smilloww2095 That is definitely all true, but while I don't know myself whether the claim is true or not, it could be true that they were required to shoot this fast in training. Obviously being in battle and shooting with a strong bow would be slower and nobody would be timing you anyways.

[@townerakers1493]

“Making archery as simple as possible”. *shoots fake bear with foot*

[@qiqi364]

Instruction unclear, the arrow hits my ass

[@cseblivestreaming8073]

instructions unclear, the bear was not fake in my case and this didn't work

[@soze2k895]

Instructions unclear arrow stuck in leg now

[@randomdude9135]

Instructions unclear, I heard and read your comment at the same time. No kidding

[@margremollink6439]

@@biIIybob858 it is just fun to do it. And you could get in that possition if you where stuck whit your hand. It could work well in movies

[@innovativethinking19]

This guy was born in the wrong century

[@Jow2002]

Not at all. This type of archery with this weak bow would be useless ageinst soldiers

[@KazeKumo]

@@Jow2002 sure... he will always directly aim at hardest part all the time like thick armor plate. Right???? Dude, with his accuracy.. he can always aim at head or arms, not to mention he already shown chainmail can be penetrated sooo good luck with your neck.

[@Jow2002]

@@KazeKumo What? Yea you do know i can wear mail at my arms and a helmet on my head right? Yea you can penetrate cheap Chainmail but not riverted chainmail. Riverted chainmail is the good chainmail and the one that was used the most. I can put on full gambenson mail armor outfit along with a helmet and he cant do shit. It has even been proven to penetrate a thick gambenson you need a the likes of warbow/longbow, so just think gambenson WITH riverted mail. Also unless you wear full plate you will carry a shield aswell wich he cant penetrate with that bow either.

[@Jow2002]

@@KazeKumo There is a reason the English used Longbows and volleys and dind grab hunting bows and ran around the field... Even with Longbows, if the enemy does a shieldwall or phalanx with allot of armor on them you cant do much. Shields and armor are a huge counter to bows. Ofcourse with Warbows and strong crossbows you can still penetrate some stuff but not plate so Knights are safe

[@KazeKumo]

@@Jow2002 lmao. If the knight carrying shield. Just outrun them. You too smart to fight a tank? You only fight a battle you can. Knight with shields definitely will have tougher time to chase around. Thats why Centurion utilize formations in the past as to fill the gap in their weaknesses. Thats the reason why archers from middle east prefer fighting in small towns, they can move freely and ambush at anytime which providing huge disadvantage to knights.

[@latishaashford8662]

Had the bow set up at a pro shop. It performed just fine kzbin.infoUgkxQEKUoxLWwayEDZR0NKB-5limn4MBU-2L . And I would say this is a good starting now that I could pass down to my son when he is older.But the package was missing the release and a nock was missing from one arrow.Dealing with customer support was terrible. They suggested I buy a new release rather than correct their own quality control issue because it’s to expensive for the. to ship it out from China.Update: manufacturer got back to me and resolved the issue. I retract the above statement.

[@souljaboy.6668]

what

[@Stevenyoung100]

I got chills and almost started to cry when I saw him split an incoming arrow with an arrow. If you were to see that in the movies you would say that's unrealistic. Lars is king.

[@supertrippyjohng]

He took a chance for us. To show us the way and to prove that it can be done. For that, I am forever grateful.

[@pashadanilov3490]

what the hell? why would you cry in this situation lol?

[@yowatchie]

Really weird to cry over this. Of all reactions to have that is just bizarre.

[@alexandrebampi3123]

@@yowatchie Yep, some people are weird.

[@kaedeff2829]

@@supertrippyjohnglol you do realize that the person most definitely shot upwards over his head and this guy probably attempted at least 25x before he got it right. There was no risk. I guess you're just gullible but Yeezus how can people lack such critical thinking skills.

[@pavlolaba136]

imagine getting killed by a dude with a bow in a drive-by

[@thatguyman6044]

Ill take that death anyday rathar than diabetes

[@daslynnter9841]

That's how the Mongols conquered the largest land empire in history.

[@helldronez]

@@daslynnter9841 O SHIT

[@abdullahnaseer1388]

ahhahaha

[@gimmeabreak4435]

Squire Williams! Moveth thou person from thine horsemen driveth-by! May the Lord deliver us from thou evil!

[@MegaArase]

"We do not recommend you trying this at home" My dude, even if I wanted, I wouldn't be able to...

[@marcosbezerra6822]

Thats why you don't try it

[@kyle2199]

I mean you can very easily TRY it you just need the supplies necessary

[@pszych2445]

@@kyle2199 you would also need a friend 😐

[@kyle2199]

@@pszych2445 "supplies"

[@reapsoul9888]

What if your not at home though?

[@margarettownsend4141]

Thank you, Lars, for this exciting video and for explaining why some archers place the arrow on the left side of the bow. I’ve always wondered why they did that. All I can say is WOW! You are amazing!!!

[@Abelius]

This must be the most genuine badass video I've seen this year.

[@paparabi2245]

This is the guy that shot the Skyrim guard in the knee

[@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059]

This is highly underrated

[@u.s.a3940]

@@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059 ok

[@gyojinsho9737]

Every single one of them

[@inktim]

I haven't heard an arrow to the knee joke in a while

[@heavydutydan]

Fun Fact: The "Arrow to the knee" refers to the guard getting down on one knee to propose marriage. :)

[@jesusdamian1874]

This man has unlocked the entire archery skill branch

[@Shot5hells]

I’m doing an archery playthrough right now and I wish 100 archery was this badass and powerful

[@StupidRaccoon]

@@Shot5hells sneaky bow man

[@AverageAlien]

Haven't seen him shooting high poundage bows yet

[@harleyme3163]

no skill in a man that is to busy screwing around, rather then shooting at the enemy.. buy yeah, I guess its "cool" getting an arrow in the back while your screwing around with a 36- no scope huh.. totally useless in battle

[@MongoloidAlien]

@@AverageAlien does it matter when nobody else can work those bows like him? Dudes managed to relearn a lost ancient skill. He's a living artifact.

[@apolloisnotashirt]

This is breathtaking! This is like some kind of ancient bow martial art and he’s mastered it!

[@AverageAlien]

Not really, these are trickshots, which would be useless in the real world

[@Corzappy]

He sends out arrows so fast I sit there waiting for the part where he shoots only to realize he's already done it.

[@damascusraven]

I heard a criticism that this is impractical because you would run out of arrows too quickly. To the contrary! As long as you're accurate, you'll quickly run out of enemies.

[@machill4544]

plus if you are riding a horse or have underlings (in medival contekts squire) get them to carry arroows when you have to fight in hudge battles

[@mk.1354]

conserving arrows for what? he used the arrow as it is intended to be. plus the lesser the enemy is the greater your advantage is so taking em out quickly and lowering their morale is plausible. plus archers dont move alone ffs. archers only have a timeframe to rain arrows upon their enemy after entering their effective range before they meet with swords- else they risk friendly fire. i bet that criticism is definitely from a archer "expert". i myself admit that i dont know much about archery itself but i do know common sense and a little bit about how war was performed on the olden days and could still see the flaw with that criticism.

[@nelyrions1838]

exactly. Medieval warfare meant putting as much arrows into the enemy as possible in the coming volley exchanges. There's literally no reason to conserve ammo unless a specific manouver or tactic requires it.

[@Arcaryon]

What if the enemy is using shields? Or are clever enough to stand more than a few, close meters away from your position? Or if, you miss? Which is the issue with trick shots… Pulling them off in formation, with hundreds of enemies charging at you, even if you are in an ambush advantage, this is the equivalent of a guy doing a 360 noscope in a video game and because people know absolutely nothing about historical warfare, they fall for it.

[@user-xx6vy9ri8p]

If you're not fighting an army.

[@Krystoff04111]

My opinion of Hawkeye has dramatically changed.

[@jabcrossman5774]

How so? Like you respect him more or less.

[@Krystoff04111]

@@jabcrossman5774 Much more. Seeing that this guy can do pretty much everything we see Hawkeye do in the movies makes him seem more like a legitimate character. I know it's a world of make believe but this is pretty awesome and sprinkles some realism on it.

[@rukanogi1721]

Sadly we all know Hawkeye is a fanfic but this guy got skills some people may call it bizarre or weird but that just them hiding they're jealousy because they can't do an eighth of what this guy does to a bow

[@RhazOfRheos]

@@rukanogi1721 well the fact that he is a fiction(not fanfic) is what makes it better for him. Using a bow in modern times is ridiculous. So in a sense Hawkeye, is ridiculous. Kinda a pointless hero. But, Lars shows, that a below average man could do almost impossible things with a bow (he could bend arrows and still makes it lethal ffs). A fictional super hero that mainly use a bow could do way more.

[@cheafmin1399]

@@RhazOfRheos yeah, if this is what a normal, average human can do with a bow irl. It is kind of unimpressive that the peak human that is supposed to be the best shot ever does only a little better than him.

[@Grom76300]

When I learned bushcraft, it reminded me of this videos I saw a few years prior. My instructor, a cossack, showed us this, explaning they did like mongols : holding a bundle of arrows in their hand and shooting instinctively in succession while on horseback. He didn't have to consciously aim, he trained his eyes and movements to automatically aim when banding the bow, just like a baseball bater hits without really seeing the ball arriving too fast.

[@BonusTokens]

Congratulations on winning the Mr. Beast Talent Show!!!!

[@jongarzamx]

My name is Lars Andersen, for five years i was stranded on an island...

[@themlgchannel1043]

green arrow xddddd

[@JazzEdan]

lol, dude. like wut. like

[@gelgaming6970]

it does work dude, i've tried it and it works.

[@johanz94]

lol

[@gelgaming6970]

***** The Arrow style of shooting does work, I use it in my daily archery life.

[@justaguywhogotlostintherec1527]

God this guy is such a main character and it quite literally shows

[@gamingrookie7424]

Even anime protagonist don’t got shit on my man here like he split a arrow MID AIR LIKE BRUH THE MOST IRL ANIME A PERSON CAN GET

[@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse]

This video is bullshit, from his own wiki page; However, many of the historical and scientific claims made in the video have been contested or discredited, and few of the ideas have gained traction with other archers and internet personalities For someone who claims to be this good how the fuck does he not have any official records and why doesnt he compete? all he has is a fucking youtube video.

[@theowoosh3926]

@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse he hasn't gone in any competitions its his choice not yours

[@dm3402]

Dude was born in the wrong era, he's fucking dope though for keeping this trade/skill alive. I mean holy fk I totally forgot, Bows were legit A WAY OF LIFE, everything about it translated into life. Dudes fkn mr Miyagi of bows

[@legobatman2440]

@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse he is not bullshit as he actually was the trainer for the actor for robin hood

[@harleyv1969]

I would not have believed it had I not seen it with my own eyes. Incredible speed and accuracy.

[@friendlyattack1181]

I love that the simplest technique is the best. I am a musician and always play better when moving and spontaneously. There are so many false assumptions about "the proper way to do things" based on nothing more than received wisdom. This principle applies to many fields I'm sure. So much frustration when you encounter an expectation of something you know to be flawed and restrictive.

[@fawllex9667]

The fact that this guy's archery skill is better than the one depicted in Hollywood movies are mind blowing (I don't get it, why and how do people have time to argue on a youtube comment)

[@AnthonyC90]

Hes using a really light weight bow, so he would have to be as close as he is to do anything. I wonder what he could do with a bow with a decent weight on it. One that would remain lethal past 20 feet.

[@tegesnripendra9473]

all Hollywood movies except robin hood 2018, cuz he's the one who trained taron agerten(the actor for robin hood) archery

[@elvispresley7529]

@@AnthonyC90 actually, he practices with a 49 lb bow and can do this with a bow at 100 as well.

[@AnthonyC90]

@@elvispresley7529 All i can go by is what im seeing, and he seems to be using the lighter of the two for these trick shots, which makes sense but hardly would count for much in alot of real situations. Id like to see him make a 100lb bow montage only to show us what is possible with standard war bow weight.

[@haydencohn2746]

@@AnthonyC90 i dont mean to be a well actually, but my inner war history buff is coming out. Back then 10 to 20 feet max was the highest space between archers. They didnt have the advantages of guns and potshots so they had to make every arrow count. In ancient times, the first long bow was the samurai Yumi bow

[@prankonic4735]

"but why has this practice been forgotten?" gun.

[@punusername3445]

He is talking about archery itself, and how today arches only do looooooong shots with a very slow time "reloading"

[@yahyaali658]

Guns

[@sirtaelellevalerie1056]

guns was invented centuries before archery went out of use.

[@SwagelokTaj]

@@sirtaelellevalerie1056 the practice of the bow to such a high level died as the adoption of the gun with it's simple techniques increased.

[@sirtaelellevalerie1056]

@@SwagelokTaj yes, but it happened much later than many people believe. Besides, until 19th ct. the biggest advantage gun has over bows was expendability of it's wielders...

[@dariousvex]

That is the only guy on the planet who got his archery to level 100. Insane stuff.

[@misslarissa6046]

Found you through The British History Podcast! Thank you for sharing your skills and discoveries!

[@livepigmaster_431]

“Hire Lars Anderson” - Sun Tsu, The art of war

[@vicentevilela8685]

Lmao

[@01Gens]

I really doubt Sun Tsu need a trick shot archer in a war...

[@livepigmaster_431]

@@01Gens that’s the joke idiot

[@angryjack7963]

This guy makes Green arrow shooting look cute

[@truthhurts837]

He is probably the best archer of the last 200 years. You guys are delusional if you think an ancient small unit raiding party wouldn’t practice and need these exact skills in Close quarter battle while swords and rocks and arrows are flying at them. Take away gun powder and I’ll take a small unit of men with this weapon and these skills against anything other weapon you can think of. These are how the ultimate warrior

[@hienable6933]

Thief: *breaks into house* Lars: *turns 180° degree facing the thief in a spinning chair* "I've been expecting you"

[@ForcedUkulele]

"I've been waiting to see your legs "Quiver" before my archery skills"

[@frut_jooos]

*fires 3 arrows before the guy can even talk*

[@siler7]

180 degree degree

[@Zoapman]

"Its showtime"

[@stevethea5250]

@@ForcedUkulele WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THIS GUY?

[@ayekyithant2816]

I just started doing archery yesterday. Found this video and he's amazing !!!!

[@CharlesTyree777]

Love it when I see people keeping or this case bringing back to life the Old ways! They used to do this kind of stuff with a bow while guiding a war horse!

[@cum_as_you_are]

Everyone is Robin Hood until this guy comes along with his archery skills.

[@Lukas9110v]

üü

[@seankrkovich2869]

He's a real bowman

[@AgustinBernardo]

Or anyone brings a 9mm

[@HK-sw3vi]

Imma robin my hood

[@theoyoung8438]

Lars taught the actor that played robin hood how to shoot

[@unidentifieddude984]

*Ancient archers seeing this* Yo, why’s he only using one bow?

[@skysk3l3t0n]

They are dead how are they seeing this?

[@robopope7584]

Frank6d you must be fun at parties

[@skysk3l3t0n]

@@robopope7584 hell yea

[@user-pc9yx5fu8s]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@fatalos6855]

@@skysk3l3t0n Ate the flesh of God and came back, duh

[@texasmamabear9651]

Wow! This is AMAZING and quite inspiring!! Thanks for the great share!!

[@tucuxi132]

He is so amazing at archery, and has inspired me to take up archery!

[@scintillam_dei]

But that requires effort.

[@PhonkAttack4DX]

​@@scintillam_dei dont be a jeffery

[@plague6716]

"Lars Anderssen can catch his opponents arrow and shoot it back at the opponent" *the ultimate no u*

[@funnyguy5746]

**angry as fuc**

[@dawoodharoon5571]

@Alexander Supertramp Exactly! Ozzy mans voice in BG.

[@yaxizhang9455]

One mongol general did the same

[@electricbacon2357]

Genji deflect confirmed

[@4shady0]

He can also just destroy your arrow mid air while his comes to hit you in the pikachu face you gonna be sitting there with.

[@Suppa420Fly]

We just ignoring the fact that he spilt a freakin incoming arrow?

[@shtsurfer]

We are not ignoring it, we just dont know how to process this information...

[@CaesarCassius]

We are ignoring it because he's using a Hollywood trick himself, the incoming arrow is nerfed, so he had several attempts, and edited out the fails

[@kirinyardberry1324]

@@CaesarCassius That's what practice is...

[@GDKLockout]

@@CaesarCassius sooo, it would be only impressive if he could do it every time, on command? Dont be daft, doing once, at all, is fcking outstanding. Do you give him any credit for doing it with an arrow shot at him from behind?

[@ShacolateClown]

@@CaesarCassius ah yes. because every person who tried to use a bow was a ''veteran expert in bows'' the first time they used it. practice makes perfect. but hey its easier to shit on someone that actually puts effort into something than to improve urself.

[@thebellbrothers3279]

I remember when I first stumbled upon this video in the summer of 2015. I couldn't stop watching it and I was obsessed with archery and thought it was so cool. Still do.

[@UserSOF0]

Are you an archer now؟ 🙂

[@thebellbrothers3279]

@@UserSOF0 Unfortunately, no. I did it back in the day with my friends and our homemade bows. Since then I got preoccupied with different things in life. But I'm definitely going to try it again in the future. Thank you for the question! How about you?

[@garyfeltman4482]

Mind blowing 😮! I have never seen anything like this before, amazing!

[@trantinto]

"Don't try this at home" well I'll try this outside then

[@aidanjames7509]

This deserves more likes lmao

[@UCmDBecUtbSafffpMEN3iscA]

lmfao

[@UCmDBecUtbSafffpMEN3iscA]

*Imagine someone doing it in christchurch*

[@quangho8120]

I still can't believe ppl are still coming to this video almost everyday

[@brenxbux]

I split the arrow but now theres 2 arrows in my chest

[@a.g9671]

"911 what is your emergency?" PLEASE HELP THERE'S A SCHOOL ARCHER!

[@DesmondHobbs]

AGTV then he split your phone in half.

[@blackc_tr2122]

There's*

[@Snyde91]

I know this is a joke but it'd still be a school shooter. You don't say 'school gunner'.

[@MrNazir10]

AGTV I laughed way harder than I should have

[@josecruz021]

AGTV Im dead 😂

[@wliedruop]

Man I was thinking is it possible to hit an arrow directed at you and then you did it at the end 😂😂

[@monkeyking4933]

Fantastic, you are a true master. I have the greatest respect for you 🙏 Nick

[@trashpanda4776]

I just realised this wasn’t a meme and this dude is dead serious

[@Skeletonizer1200]

Even though it looks silly, mad respect to the guy. Archery is very difficult.

[@archiemisc]

This guy is so full of shit lol

[@peacewalker3344]

@@archiemisc what makes you say that?

[@DerekBarolet]

@@peacewalker3344 to do the stuff in the video you need an extremely light pull weight. Light pull weight means sure you can pop a balloon, but firing it at an actual person at worst is just going to make them mad. Won't actually kill anything.

[@d1sgrace216]

@@DerekBarolet did you not see him use heavier draw weight and puncture the mail and gambeson somewhat quickly?

[@jessenholmes]

2:09 "Simpler and more natural, exactly like throwing a ball." *Throws ball as unnatural as possible*

[@Gio-yq8jj]

Lol 😂

[@dawoodharoon5571]

Lmao xDD

[@Gio-yq8jj]

ki kus well for starters, the exact opposite of how this guy did it

[@Smokin_Snowman]

When I saw that my first thought was "yeah this guys should just stick to bows and arrows."

[@lovelessissimo]

Hahahahaha!

[@marialndn]

As a begginer archer, I feel like this man just destroyed me whole world view.

[@tobytoxd]

Ok, why i am only discovering this now? This is amazing!!

[@MilesTraveler]

A couple historical inaccuracies. Back quivers, standing still while shooting and shooting from the right side of the bow all do not stem from Hollywood, but rather from artillery archery formations who were overdrawing power bows for mass barrage waves. Otherwise this is the coolest feats of archery I've ever seen, and that arrow catching and deflecting put Myth Busters to shame.

[@MilesTraveler]

They are two styles of shooting with two purposes. Neither is superior. We just focus on the style used for slow precise hunting at range and artillery shooting these days. Probably because it carried more practical value in the long run for war and gathering food, until guns replaced the bow entirely.

[@MilesTraveler]

MilesTraveler It's like comparing Matrix style jump, shoot, speed clip switching to a real soldier shooting an M16 from cover. One is more awesome, one has more real world application.

[@MilesTraveler]

That has nothing to do with historical facts.

[@MilesTraveler]

I've been interested in Archery for 5 years. And mildly for my entire life. I built my first bow 4 years ago. I didn't get a real one until only two years ago. I've studied war manuals and watched thousands of Videos and dozens of books on the topic. What he is doing isn't revolutionary, lots of people use that side of the bow and hold arrows in hand, it's called Hun/Mongolian/Etc archery. It was very powerful for small encounters and horseback. But ultimately as the medieval world evolved to mostly include siege and large military encounters they switched to a style of archery easier to teach in mass for effective war use. Load up arrow onto a a bow with a massive draw weight, draw back beyond your own ear, release for long flight barrage. This started long before guns took over Europe. Many battles between the French and English proved the power of artillery archery, as Crossbows lost due to inferior fire rate and power efficiency against English archers. I've practiced both ways over two years with my longbow. Both are awesome and serve a purpose, but it's foolish to act like Legolas shooting is superior period, a master at pistol shooting may beat somebody in close range with an AR swung over their shoulder. But the second you are firing from bunkers there is a reason they aren't jumping off walls speed shooting pistols. Not that I do not admire his skill, it's far more than I will have even ten years from now, because my primary focus is on writing and melee martial arts, I don't have his dedication to archery alone. As for "Brony" I simply enjoyed the show and did some art for it, primarily I'm interested in cartoons and novels period, but Ponies are far easier to draw than humans and I am a tad lazy when it comes to art. I am not sure how this is relevant to the topic or video at hand. Good day sir

[@kcdodger]

MilesTraveler And your post is informative. Well done, sir.

[@Nicolas-qe1ef]

Imagine you're in the middle ages with your army going to raid a castle and suddenly a squad of archers start 360 backflipping no scoping and killing all your guys

[@dariusalexandru9536]

wait this not ironical ,you really think Lars is legit ?

[@eduardoktg8683]

@@dariusalexandru9536 dude, are you serious? Did you even watch the video?

[@dariusalexandru9536]

@@eduardoktg8683 learn some history mate ,his tricks are good just as circus repezentation and nothing more .Let me help you kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGPJppqqgtp6g6s&ab_channel=Metatron about history and about the fact his a liar kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHXFoq2VZZyXjZY&ab_channel=skepticallypwnd .

[@ryanbui2046]

You and your band of 15 cavalry knights and 7 archers are invading a small town at midnight. You feel and arrow whizz past your head and your comrade screaming. As you turn 2 more are shot in the blink of an eye. “THEYRE IN THE COTTAGE ON THE RIGHT” one of your men say in their dying breath. By this point the archers in the back are ready with their bows, and they all fire. Straight ahead into the darkness, not seeing the archer but firing through an open window. Everyone stops, in anticipation to hear whether or not the ambusher was still alive or dead. “Must’ve blown out his throat, there’s not noise” As head of the cavalry you approach the door of the house, and are shot in the throat when you open it. Your squad all moves in, expected to be shielded by the chainmail armor, but one by one are penetrated by arrows as you go through the door. “THE DOOR IS BOTTLENECKING US, SURROUND THE BUILDING! ARCHERS STAND AT THE WINDOWS! WELL AVENGE THE CAPTAIN” says one of your comrades as you’re fading out of consciousness. Even with the number advantage none of the archers could get a clear shot on their unseen opponent. They thought by surrounding the house they were trapping their target, but in reality they were splitting their forces and being taken out one by one before they could even realize. The archers were all killed before the cavalry could shield them, but finally they catch a glimpse of this archer. They aren’t a muscular man, quite skinny actually, but they were fast and their bow accuracy has already been proven. There are only about 8 knights left, who left their horses behind so they could enter the building. “WELL SMOKE OUT THE HOUSE, HE CANT ESCAPE THA-“ Before the knight finished he was shot in the stomach. 7 knights left. 2 more shots from the darkness of the house. Another knight down. 6 left. By this time the knights confidence was low. The archer had taken out almost 20 people singlehandedly and there are no signs of him coming close to running out of arrows. They no longer even had enough knights to surround the building effectively. 2 of the knights, on the side of the house with the windows, started running in a straight line as far away as possible. “AGH” “OUFFF” They were both shot in the back. 4 knights left. With the numbers advantage quickly dwindling, and the skill of the archer proving to be higher than all of the cavalry or archers, all 4 of them decide it’s either the archer or them to survive, and all break in through the door, throwing a large rock through and trying to hide behind it and other objects in the house for cover. It was no use, they were all shot, one by one, and there was only one knight left. The knight, knowing he could not win, asked this: “What is your name, so I shall take it into the afterlife with me?” “Lars.”

[@Ryosuke1208]

@@dariusalexandru9536 What's exactly not legit in this video?

[@Geilolp.]

00:06 ah yes medieval skills. 2 hunters in a forest, one of them says „hey look at my cool under the leg 360 no scope“

[@mrlee9213]

Wow that was intense. This guy is a legend

[@thesheepthatwentmooo]

Although I'm not a huge fan of archery (it has too many drawbacks), this video made me quiver.

[@thesheepthatwentmooo]

Puns were beyond intention

[@Mgden605]

thesheepthatwentmooo I watch ur vids

[@Mattashi]

Your the master of puns let me *bow* down to you.

[@Deezhan]

But did it make u squirt?

[@davros0007]

I thought the pun was piles of fun. Those who don't like it can get shafted.

[@chris-zt7eo]

I was about to claim hacks, then remembered this was real life.

[@KanyeEastAU]

+Christian Shemak His shooting is freaking cool! But his facts are full of shit.

[@_koit0175]

Real life? Never heard of that server

[@lt.youtube4113]

+Leet 1337 XD

[@gabeaugustine7487]

+Leet 1337 - lol

[@jonaskarlsson5901]

+Christian Shemak lifehacks

[@RWNetworkEX]

I like the idea of Lars doing mundane tasks like sipping coffee or reading a book, then drop everything and pick up a bow and star fire at things around the house with perfect accuracy

[@pavelsedy9334]

Many people criticize something that they do not understand, others play at being experts and need to express themselves. Don't worry about it, you have opened the eyes of many people, because without people like you the world would freeze in place.

[@AverageAlien]

Opened eyes to what? Nothing here is new

[@yellowman6866]

It honestly looked like it took way more effort for him to throw that ball than to fire an arrow

[@hiyawi]

exactly that throw was not natural lol

[@charlesatanasio1622]

Because true skill attunes you to a certain method, a certain grace, and everything else is less.

[@ChiefWiggum-sf7uq]

@@charlesatanasio1622 great comment

[@ralphturney2125]

Because it did. His bow(s) are kids bows.

[@TheBurnknight]

i cant imagine the draw weight of that bow beeing that high, making it pretty useless in a wartime setting, where soldiers would be armored with plate, laminated armor or whatever, realistically it seems pointless, there is a reason why forexample the brittish used longbows with like 150-200 pounds draw weight, its so the arrows could actually do something if they hit. this is a pointless way of shooting a bow sience it would be so fantastically disreguarded in a wartime setting. the 1 type of people who could use this, was criminals killing civilians during robberys or something.

[@alamfirdaus18]

Lars : Splitting incoming arrow.. Robin hood left the chat

[@joyfulbeing596]

LOL🤣

[@CJ.1429]

Green Arrow joined the chat

[@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse]

This video is bullshit, from his own wiki page; However, many of the historical and scientific claims made in the video have been contested or discredited, and few of the ideas have gained traction with other archers and internet personalities For someone who claims to be this good how the fuck does he not have any official records and why doesnt he compete? all he has is a fucking youtube video.

[@08alende]

@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse Compete? Compete in what? Are you that stupid? He admitted that he made several attempts before getting it, of course he editted out his fails, but that is what practice means. I understand that splitting an incoming arrow after 100 attempts may not be that impressive, but still, it's the determination and effort that we applaud to. It is true that other archers reacted to it, but the main issue is that their reason is that unlike them Lars can afford renting buildings etc to perform such tricks, and that in modern days nobody really needs to be able do these tricks anyway, that was the main point of other archer youtubers, they didn't really discredit him, nor his historical claims, like shooting the arrow from the right side was indeed a thing and so on, they admitted that he is skilled, but added that his skill is kinda irrelivant in our days

[@user-vc3pj7jg4w]

Robin hood tried the trick, just didn't succeed like this guy do

[@aidang3972]

Rangers Apprentice is a great YA series about the insane talent of the archers of old, and the pure dedication it takes to pull off feats like these.

[@kujojotarostandoceanman2641]

He is so good he is even more skilled than the legend we created

[@kevincen5736]

Lol he catches arrows and shoots em back... The ultimate disrespect

[@120masterpiece]

@Tahka DM Now hold on, hold on. The man catches arrows. You heard him. Bobby! Get me my 120 lbs bow!

[@florentloki]

@Tahka DM possible but to catch it, you don't just squeze it, you push it in a perpendicular direction to the path of the arrow, so it direct a lot of energy away, and an arrow is not really heavy but only squesing can hurt, as for the difficulty to catch, well if you see the arrow comming that can be done if its far like 50m minimum, even more and it can be done but if not can be dangerous, also key point is to get used to the speed of the arrow, done it by time because it was fun and risky but you take some time before trying and you lower thd power of the bow after the first arrow you see comming in a target 2 metters aways from you. and yes with a powerfull bow, not possible before 50m, or at least need a lot of training.

[@Ray-tl8bf]

lol

[@caralho5237]

If he wears chainmail gloves he can catch arrows easily

[@traceyjacobsen8544]

Ikr? Nobody catchs a bullet, loads it and fires it back...how rude!

[@apexshootingandtacticsllc7597]

Two things. 1. Lars is a bad ass. 2. I want him on my apocalypse team.

[@zacwengerd5140]

No the Chinese and Japanese are the bad ass archier's in the world not this guy and there with be an apologise on this earth at all either ww3 or Chris will come for us before then

[@ATSucks1]

No shit.. don't mess with team Lars...

[@ATSucks1]

@@zacwengerd5140 dude.. you do know their is a difference between China and Japan right? Freaking weebs don't even consider the mongols.. sigh.. weeb

[@canesvenatici9588]

What makes you think that you're good enough to be on *his* team?

[@_c_e_]

​@@canesvenatici9588 'cause Apex called dibs first.

[@alejandromedina4540]

you are incredible sir. thank you for posting this

[@willbedford8381]

This one video got you a new sub!

[@Tremor244]

He discovered how to switch his bow to full auto, lmao

[@cymbala6208]

🤣

[@danielsteiner6789]

hahahahah

[@mikejones8808]

, lmao

[@Zalamandar]

, lmao

[@Arrinao]

That's not full-auto, THIS is full-auto!

[@dude5857236]

I guess the cameraman used to be an adventurer..

[@t_r_a_y_e9858]

til he took an arrow to the nee

[@user-yv4lb4od5o]

+Zule Zule hahahaha, guys XD

[@elkarmiyahya7395]

+Van Haven and he got shot with an arrow in the knee

[@GoRushABC]

jaha

[@hudaifabushiha4851]

+Van Haven Made my day

[@reijin999]

this is insane because when i was a kid and we had archery at summer camp i naturally placed placed the arrow on the inside. now i'm tempted to get a bow

[@AT-yg4nk]

That last trick of him spinning around shooting an incoming arrow is the stuff of legends!!! Holy hell!!! 😳😳

[@cooperwey]

Lars is going to have to be my next Skyrim character...

[@theballerandtheotherone8281]

xD thats really funny

[@josephjohnson8705]

Archery level?

[@primeslayer6673]

joseph johnson All of it

[@HazielBlack]

Prime Slayer over 9 thousand

[@SilentDeath6161]

joseph johnson OVER 9000

[@oatmealraisin2155]

“We have snipers surrounding you, if you draw your bow they will open fire,” * casually catches bullets and shoots them back *

[@wiltmarlonelao]

Also Lars: *splits a bullet in half in mid-air*

[@zack8521]

*throw them bare handed

[@gendalfgray7889]

catches bullet in midair, splits it in half and shoot twise

[@aslightidiot]

*Split's the bullet in midair exactly so the two shards hit the snipers behind him with headshots*

[@Whoisthisguy___]

Yea

[@miamitten1123]

He can rollerblade, hang upside down, summersault, front and back flip. This guy had to become a gymnast 🤸‍♂️ to pull of some of these moves.

[@tedlofland3446]

That's the best bow and arrow skill set I have seen yet.

[@storest4467]

"For 5 years I was stranded on an island with only one goal"

[@JRF1004]

Survive

[@toxicdermyillunary4103]

Be Lars Andersen

[@valiant7802]

But I had to become someone else. Something else.

[@lkk9072]

YOU HAVE FAILED THIS CITY

[@batmanvsuperman_]

Previously on... Arrow

[@franzferdinant8338]

Lars Andersen not only practiced the art of ancient archery, he took it a step further. He jumped out of a burning plane without parachute catching a broken arrow to shoot an incoming tank grenade... with covered eyesight.

[@HearthArrowandKey]

Glorious.

[@powderboarder]

He's not the chuck Norris this would deserved but the chuck Norris it needed

[@omartlili5849]

am i the only one who smells new reddit meme?

[@burningtheevidence8038]

.. using the perfectly timed shockwave of the exploding tank grenade for a safe landing ;D

[@robertholmes9169]

He then split an incoming asteroid in two, even though it was 2,000,000 miles away in space.

[@danielahearn5745]

This might be lost but I had a question what spine arrow do you use for this I've been trying to learn how to do this kind of thing and I'm actually finding out a stiff spine works better I just wanted to know if you agreed

[@ZekuChanU]

2:54 Archers could pick up enemy arrows and shoot them back Minecraft skeletons: you can what??

[@gufus3045]

Underrated comment😂

[@ToxicSkull0]

Steve & Alex: You can do that???

[@shira7323]

Are we all ignoring this guy literally put his life on the line several times to prove a point?

[@shilohstover2975]

Yes some people are a bit crazy

[@reitairue2073]

Low draw weight bows can shoot arrows so weak they arent dangerous.

[@OrdanVanert]

@@reitairue2073 but it pierced chainmail tho, and he's unarmored

[@reitairue2073]

@@OrdanVanert lol he can use different bows for different shots of the video, im jus personally not convinced. I would have to see it in person and shoot the bow once myself to test the draw weight

[@OrdanVanert]

​@@reitairue2073 Damn, watching videos on youtube must be a nightmare to you then.

[@MilkshakePurchaser]

“He would have to find his way back to a time when archery was simpler, and more natural. Exactly like throwing a ball. In essence making archery as simple as possible” -Proceeds to hang from a pipe, one arm spartan kick his bowstring, and rapidly execute a bear Just like throwing a ball

[@user-js7bf6ug7k]

Glory to Ukraine

[@Erebus2075]

the reason to hold arraows on the back is due to amounts; you can move with far more arrows on the back than on the side, the side also keep bumping your leg in fast movement; if you arrows ain't secured in it's holter (you fcked up and your arrow heads are now less stable and need straightening) you would need to lay a leather lap over it to avoid them from falling out, but usually they will be secured at correct spacing and need a bit of force to be pulled(though not much). and again when needing to use the bow you hold 3 arrows in the bow hand one on the string making it easy to move, let you use your draw hand while waiting and being able to precision or quick shoot ^^ 1:18 no it's because you can look straight down the arrow so you can gaze it's travel; if you don't use a scope it's the most accurated way. and if you are doing fast shooting you hold 3 arrows in the bow hand and only pull them to the string on the inner side for control; if you need more than 3 shots from your position you place the next 3 in the ground in front of you and pull them to the bow hand when emptied; you will NEVER need faster shooting though and accuracy and POWER is far more important (if you can't even penetrated thick cloth and do a killing or severe blow its pointless). -- also you said this can penetrated a chain-mail and cloth? i call utter bullshit on that crap :P no fcking way a shortbow can penetrated a chainmail with cloth protection that's just fcking dumb, even stabbing with a short sword or spike will be a hard call to penetrated more than breaking 2-3 rings penetrating less than 3cm -_- i will eat a sock! if this shortbow can penetrated such armour, which isn't made by a goblin in a wannabe roleplaying group doing 1 crappy layer of bad quality THIN lined rings ;) (FGS a chain+cloth made correctly can stop a fcking spear from going deep ;) ) yer looked again that's not a fcking chainmail, its thin round low quality rings which are used to make LERPING armour, it's about the same as saying that a plak of tree is actually a plan of metal (which obviously extremely different results). the cloth i can't see what is but it doesn't look like a thick cloth armour; also the arrows BARELY penetrated even with this LERP armour setup; do it with actual armour and i bet the arrows will just bounch off, you also put a layer of clothing as the outer most layer protecting against enviroment AND making it very resistant to piercing weapons by thin cloth(often indicating your alignment)-chainmail-thick cloth ;) --- you also can't split incomming arrows in historical times, thats for fcking sure, because their point is one solid METAL piece, it wouldn't split even if you hit it with an assault rifle, much less an arrow; you would need to hit the arrow shaft meaning its not shot at you and a high quality arrow wouldn't break/split by that (basically you need super weird shitty arrows or just to "cheat" like those plank breaking masters using planks which breaks by looking at them wrong ;) )