Lars Andersen has trained new Robin Hood star

Taron Egerton learned amazing archery, not computer animation. Several historical archery experts was involved in the creation of the new Robin Hood movie.
Usually movie archery is a combination of computer animation and limited knowledge about historical archery, the new Robin Hood movie is different!!
The upcoming Robin Hood movie starring Taron Egerton has been underway for some years now. For me, the journey started in 2015, when Otto Bathurst, the director of the movie, traveled to Denmark to get instruction in the art of historical archery.
I’ve since trained several of the actors in the film, and a couple of them became very good with the bow and arrow. Taron, who plays Robin Hood, might not be able to shoot as well as the legendary archer, but he’s not too far behind.
During the process, I was fortunate enough to be allowed to develop some of the archery tricks that are seen in the movie - something which I’m both proud of, and humbled by.
Together with the researcher Bede Dwyer (the person I know with the most comprehensive knowledge about archery) and Nick “Bigbowbrum” Birmingham, I got the opportunity to influence how archery was portrayed in the film.
In order to train the actors, I needed a whole new training system. Taron Egerton especially proved to be a challenge here, since I needed to train him to be able to do amazing shots himself right from the start. The saying was “The less CGI arrows the better”.
Taron worked hard over the course of 2016-2017 to be able to play the part of this “historic super archer”. From the very beginning I had hoped it would be possible to teach him how to shoot incredibly fast, since speed is an essential component of several of the historic archery “expert” systems.
I have made a page about the three historical texts, that allow us to do calculations on speed here: 23.dk/9historis...
As I wanted to document this process, I’ve put together two videos - one that’s fast and dirty and to the point, and the other (much longer!), where we get to geek out and get technical and nerdy about historical archery.
Obviously, even a Hollywood movie has its limitations on budget and what’s possible, but in the end, a lot of what we wanted to do, ended up in the final film.
I hope you’ll enjoy watching this behind-the-scenes footage as much as I enjoyed being there for the making of it.
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 2018

[@bowmanno]

Very good video, but many ignorant commentators: Trick archery is historically described in several cultures as part of training war archers, and there are many descriptions of historical archers who have performed "trick archery" in real war. It is not possible to argue that trick archery is not historic archery or not useful in war.

[@hellomate639]

When naive people become cynical, they think they know everything because they've become cynical.

[@fludblud]

If a 'trick' shot can pierce wood, it can pierce skin. Whether it could be used in battle depends on the archer's skill and the situation or what his opponent is wearing.

[@ernavill3261]

First off, Robin Hood is probably the most well known trick shooter in history. Second, please show some sources for your claims that trick archery was used for training and on the battlefield. Third, I highly doubt archers would bring a trick bow to a battle since they wouldn't be able to penetrate armour, and using a warbow to do trick shots will not result in the same accuracy Lars shows in his videos. I strongly suspect that falls under the physically impossible category. Finally trick shooting and war shooting are not mutually exclusive, so I don't argue that trick shooters wouldn't be effective archers on the battlefield, but I doubt you would resort to trick shooting with a heavy-weight warbow when your life depends on it. You'd probably just take the safe shots rather than the impossible shots.

[@bowmanno]

In many cultures, archery heroes are described as performing different forms of "trick" in war, indian, arabic, japanese, Vikings etc.. there are actually really a lot of such, that's what makes them heroes !!!

[@SchlrFtrRkMystc]

Love seeing that Hollywood has reached out to utilize your style. And I love that the film showcases not only the archery but also mentions various historical facts about archery in an engaging way. Personally, I tend to be a purist about historical films, arguing that a historical film should not be at all allowed to knowingly get anything wrong, but considering that "Robin Hood" is a legend in the first place and not a real historical event I would agree it gets some flexibility, and since Robin Hood is the name most associated with historical archery in the western world, using the name to showcase historical archery from multiple cultures of and around his period is brilliant. It's still so strange to see so many comments questioning the historicity of Lars' techniques... I thought it had long been addressed, but dispelling misinformation is a hard thing . So to try and clarify: -Lars' arrows in the shooting hand technique is described in instructional "how to" detail in Arab Archery 1500 in section XLV on pages 150-153 in the standard print, this is further verified by in period art. -the specific rate of fire referenced is found in the book Saracen Archery 1368, this rate of fire is described as expected using a full war bow, not a trick bow. -while Lars does most of his shooting with weaker bows he found this form in his 40s and is a fellow with a slight build, historically all of these techniques are usually performed with bows ranging between 80 to 165 pounds as specifically mentioned in Arab Archery 1500, this is further verified by artifact bows we physically have from these areas and periods in museums. -It is as ridiculous to expect actors to be using 80 to 165 pound bows in filming a movie as it is to expect all the swords and weapon props to be made of sharp steel. That is both highly impractical and dangerous - Arab Archery 1500 in section XXXII (pg. 90) also specifically mentions that archers should have a "bow for trick shooting" which should be quote: "very flexible in weight, not more than half the capacity of the archer." So yeah, they did specifically practice trick shooting with light bows to make them better life and death archers overall and practicing such trick shooting is specifically described by the period translated source book.

[@zaheersarang6466]

Props to Taron for actually learning archery. Most actors would just have it all done in CGI in post. And mad props to Lars for just being a real life Robin Hood

[@gfp4034]

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[@kalanimoeai584]

@@gfp4034 WHAT??!!

[@jash8270]

The lowkey “thx man“ at the end. “Thx one of the greatest archers in the world for teaching me. Really cool bro“

[@baflabies]

:D

[@180fJC]

I can't tell if this is meant to be criticism or not. 🤔

[@Hitokage]

Finally an actor that can actually do the things his character does in the movie!

[@randomcitizen3939]

Don't forget Keanu in John Wick :)

[@MrCreativent]

Uh... Tom Cruise...

[@ZekiePlays]

Jackie Chan?

[@platinumphazer]

Guys this dude also sang all his own parts in Sing, dudes got pipes

[@aronorenda]

Tom Holland

[@SkorpzOfficial]

Taron is actually so committed as an actor it’s crazy... also can’t believe they got Lars to train him. Amazing

[@tspoon772]

Finally, a film that is actually going to train up their actor, and not just lazily CGI everything. I might actually go watch this

[@Mecanotech]

Me in my homemade porn movie

[@BigMac8000]

THIS COMMENT SECTION AHAHAHAHA

[@Ronmcdon-mb7bh]

It’s shit

[@DrunkScout]

Lol what?

[@cptcap7531]

The film wasnt that good unfortunally so one might say all that training was for nothing but who knows, maybe it will come in handy one day for him in the future lol.

[@pondguru]

OK, I wasn't interested in this film until I saw Lars has been involved now I'm like "When is this out?" lol

[@1lobster]

But why is are some of the Arabs played by blacks? Arabs hate black people, and are going to be very offended. (But then again, I hate soudi Arabia, so maybe I should be thrilled?

[@P8qzxnxfP85xZ2H3wDRV]

Open Google Maps and have a look at the geographical location. If you cross the red sea, you're in Africa. Egypt is in Africa. The movie is correct about having black people there.

[@pondguru]

There would have been black people all over the place since the Egyptians traveled the world centuries before the days the Robin Hood story is set. We're just brainwashed by the 'education' system into thinking that certain countries were all white or all black and never traveled anywhere outside their borders. Borders are a relatively new construct too - just another method of control.

[@Xygif]

@@pondguru where the fuck do you live? As in where have you been educated at?

[@UrbanNeanderthal]

P8qzxnxfP85xZ2H3wDRV, FYI, the people of ancient Egypt were not “black” in the typical sub-Saharan African sense we assume today; i.e. lighter skin, straight brown-black hair & thinner nose/lips. Look up the 3300 year old bust of Nefertiti (goo.gl/images/ZUmzCj) & the reams of art work depicting ancient Egyptians, not “black.” And then again, neither are historic Arabs alike to Africans, so Jamie Foxx must be Moroccan... Oh, wait, that’s what the movie blurb says.

[@foeof]

Amazing man, so glad you're now being respected by professional industries.

[@Immortallised]

Agreed.. I remember Lars used to be shunned by lots of 'pro' archers. I'm no expert but there's no way you can fake a recorded archery. Lars is just focused on his training thay he doesn't care about advertising his videos.

[@nanda_gamedev]

@@Immortallised Don't quote me on this but I think the concern wasn't that it's not real, rather that its not actually as historically accurate as he claims, since in order to shoot that fast you can't draw the bow all the way, which just reduces the damage, so nobody would do that if they weren't in a really tight spot. But I'm a noob archer and just watched some criticism on him by channels i follow no idea if I'm in the right here

[@oliver7710]

@@Immortallised He hasn't discovered some ancient archery techniques like he has claimed, what he is doing is trickshooting. It's impressive, yes, but it's not a viable combat strategy, as it requires a weak bow, or a bow at a less than full draw. He's not bring criticized for his skill, he's being criticized for his claims and misinformation.

[@djeedjee6388]

Oliver P

[@ThatBeardedWhiteGuy]

Oliver P yeah sure, in which dimension is it more combat effective to use a huge and slow kyudo bow ?! To fight wars against snails and turtles ? LOL

[@The-Dom]

Lars is so underrated. He absolutely blows my mind. He may be the greatest "athlete" (for lack of a better word) alive.

[@ameliajijo]

That's my problem with iron fist, the dude didn't do any homework on the martial arts like Keanu Reeves and Taron. I'm so watching it. 💚

[@AdamCeladin]

Lars i am 5 times world Champion in intinctive knife throwing i can throw 6 knives in 1 second lets make video together

[@AdamCeladin]

Muheheh we will see :P

[@TheDindan111]

I subscribe both of You. It would be a cool video

[@emanuelepertile7648]

Hello my friends😂😂😂

[@icarusswitkes986]

Yessss

[@tonydraws]

Yeah Im a world champion too, I can throw 3 grenades in .75 seconds we should all do a grenade, bow and knife video

[@lkvideos7181]

Ok I wasn't invested into that type of movie, but after seeing the actor received actual training from trick archery master Lars, I'm legit genuinely interested now.

[@violinmaestroknight9347]

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[@zk9043]

@@violinmaestroknight9347 get a life

[@maiamakievi1367]

@@violinmaestroknight9347 wtf

[@owenbear2130]

@@violinmaestroknight9347 bruh

[@MAarshall]

​@@violinmaestroknight9347 Rofl

[@tydus623]

Look at Taron go! In Kingsman, he had to learn Parkour. In Eddie the Eagle, he had to learn Skii-Jumping (but he didn't do the high jump). Now he's in Robin Hood and he's learning Archery! I wonder if he's learning piano for Rocketman? But, seriously, he's amazing. 😍✨

[@lalhmachhuani7005]

I know right?He's amazing and i want to watch the movie because of him😁

[@tydus623]

@@lalhmachhuani7005 - Him being in the movie is actually why I'm going to watch it. 😂👍

[@oyabi76]

He plays piano in the "Testament of Youth"

[@rafigoghimarfirman3480]

Didn't Damien Walters became Taron's stunt double in Kingsman?

[@parkourchris3958]

Tydus Lark Taron didn’t do any Parkour in Kingsman. His stunt double Damien Walters did it for him.

[@thewhitedeath586]

I'm actually interested in the movie now

[@cjswhitebo1882]

It’s pretty good tbh. Worth a watch

[@crrnan_thrr_brrbrrrianrock9092]

The movie was meh.

[@quantumdoc9938]

Right

[@thegreatdjango5787]

Its bad dont wast Your time

[@eon001]

@@cjswhitebo1882 Yea I wish I ignored the reviews. Actually looks like a decent film.

[@deenanthekemoni9821]

Its great when actors go all out and emotionally/physically invest in a role over a long period of time. You can truly see that in their methods if they do it well enough. Gonna see this movie now. Wasnt going to before.

[@KosekRoyal]

Now comparations begin Robin hood with real talent Vs Hawkeyes with CGI

[@thegreatpearloftheclamkin9814]

@LagiNaLangAko23 nah, because Hawkeye isn't a trick archer.

[@nikolajrasmussen9573]

@@thegreatpearloftheclamkin9814 That's an ignorant comment. Hawkeye shoots a bow in a war with people all around him all the time, he has to do trick shots to survive. (seeing as you call any shot where you are not standing still a trick shot). And it's not only about jumping up and down, it's also about aiming and releasing at a very quick pace. However, you can't always control how your enemies attack, especially if they have close combat weapons, so being able to move while shooting can be a crucial skillset in reallife battles. Hawkeye shoots way too slow in these clips. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZDcmaOHnMqoj68&ab_channel=JohnNemesis Of course Lars isn't the only person who could train him, but it would probably improve his skills a lot in the right way.

[@bigfella9866]

you realize the guy who plays hawkeye does archery

[@KosekRoyal]

@@bigfella9866 see his fingers on the string when draw the bow, it like he doing dry shooting

[@Will91289]

I’d actually be more interested in Robin Hood vs Oliver Queen. (Arrow), who is at least as fit as he is portrayed in the series.

[@heckyes]

Lol, remember the original hate this guy got? Now he's training actors for a major film.

[@davidmcnutt5390]

enticed2zeitgeist that's because he used flashy moves and called it historical. Not only that but he used this to trash talk people who truly shoot traditional archery.

[@mememaster9703]

David Mcnutt enticed2zeitgeist yea but what he does is just really larpy and goofy. I think there’s a rumor that I heard that Lars uses low weight bows and someone was making fun of him for it. I don’t think he should training this guy at all.

[@mememaster9703]

He’s like a the ben Shapiro of archery

[@frailty7280]

Philosophy Zone bit backwards

[@mememaster9703]

Wulfrvm thank you wulfrvm, very cool!

[@alanch90]

The moment i saw the first trailer i recognized this style.

[@jjcruz750]

alanch90 same.

[@brianb8003]

Yup. In the first trailer I immediately recognized the style and just knew who was training the actor lol

[@stardestroyerism]

Didn't see any trailers, but when I saw the movie I immediately recognized the techniques. From the scene where the Saracen archer jumps and fires an arrow in midair on.

[@THMstudios]

As much as I love Hawkeye/Clint Barton more than anything, and I also really love Green Arrow/Oliver Queen, although not even close as much as I do Hawkeye, still this guy is freaking incredible, and the newest Robin Hood movie got way too much hate, I honestly really enjoyed it, and the fact the Taron Edgerton actually learned archery from the worlds best archer, Lars Anderson, just for the role, is absolutely insane and should be given enormous recognition even though it has not.

[@alexfinn7989]

It isn’t about how good you are, it is how good can you make someone else. Great job Lars👍

[@TheCheesebun]

Holy crap Larz! You've gone Hollywood!

[@tommihommi1]

Hollywood has come to him

[@anonymoose1898]

Hollywood is the world's asshole.

[@rustyshackleford8086]

Cant wait yo see it Lars. Its always a treat when you upload.

[@incogbroadcaster1171]

I'll still never get over how many people were calling you a fraud many years ago when I first saw your viral video. Glad you're still active!

[@DarkMoon095]

True man stand by his word

[@ehisey]

He was considered a fraud, not becuase he was bad, but becuase he could not and still has not properly backed up the claims of historical accuracy for his claims in a way that meets any approved standard. Most serious archers have long accepted he is a good trick shooter.

[@thegreatpearloftheclamkin9814]

Why can't you get over it? He's not doing historical combative archery, as he likes to say he his, and many things he says about historical archery isn't true.

[@incogbroadcaster1171]

People were literally saying it was CGI or wire tricks. That's what I'm referencing, dummies.

[@thegreatpearloftheclamkin9814]

+Incog Broadcaster Well don't, because there were actual critiques of what's wrong with his presentation. You're the dumbass for knowing what's up, Lars sold himself as using historical, combative archery techniques when he was instead a well-trained trick archer. He used vague "historical" sources and said plain lies about history to make himself seem like a higher authority on archery than others, when even trick archers like him can easily point out that most of what he claims isn't true. That's what's going on, not mindless shit about CGI.

[@Jeremy-Bones]

Literally as soon as I saw the trailer I was instantly reminded of Lars's videos and now I know why

[@suicidal.session]

Bruh, I remember Lars from that first viral video of him showing his skill and his speed and Taron has been a rising actor in the past 5 years with amazing talent, this is such an iconic crossover omg. Kudos to Taron for being so game for literally anything, he's amazingly talented for his age.

[@Sentinel2OP]

1:10 That dry fire... D:

[@AverageJoe3]

With classical bow and this kind of draw strength it actually does not cause any dmg to the bow.

[@gottaproxy8826]

yeah the draw strength isn't very high, that's why they can shoot it so quickly

[@oxk_gaming]

Congrats Lars on this amazing opportunity!

[@pineapplewarriorz]

1:10 Oh just gonna dry fire my bow a couple times

[@m0n0t0n]

Ikr, cringed pretty hard at that

[@braveheartthecommentor5805]

When your speed shooting fast string grabs would be practice what's so cringe

[@m0n0t0n]

@@braveheartthecommentor5805 Well I don't know a whole lot about bows, but from what i've heard dry firing a bow (even at half draw) can cause some huge internal stress to the point where it can cause permanent damage to the bow. This is because the energy from the string doesn't get transfered to the arrow as normal, but instead goes into the bow.

[@DeathGrandMaster]

@@m0n0t0n you see, as wrong as it is a good bow will be able to endure the stress. It wont brake with one or two times doing it wrong. Its not cringe to dry fire a bow when you are training for speed, now cringing from something you dont really understand is stupid

[@m0n0t0n]

@To Release is To Resolve again, not an expert with bows so I appreciate the input

[@Macilious]

i always loved the bow as a weapon and never had a chance to even hold on .. now i want to be taught by this man ! :D

[@bolinvolovan3060]

I'm definitely seeing this movie, I missed it in cinemas, but I'm looking forward to see it. Amazing, well done for Mr Egerton. Respect.

[@TigerDan04]

This just made me excited to see the movie!!! I was first like “ANOTHER ROBIN HOOD?” Now I’m like, “MUST SEE THIS IN THEATERS!!!”

[@staticbb]

Damn, I was watching and I could spot his style instantly and I had to go verify.

[@KenNakajima07]

I feel so good for you even if i dont know you... Ever since the first time I saw your demonstrations i thought they had to be in a movie someday... The fact that yku can train someone is astonishing, congratulations... Let the haters hate, you rock!

[@petkokrushev3840]

Director: we were very passionate to make the archery historically accurate Movie: everyone moves like they are seal team 6 and the bow is an m4

[@PhuongVO-mf1er]

Next training session is shooting 3 arrows under 2 seasons while singing Rocketman

[@MachtPlays]

Ever since Kingsmen, I've been a huge fan of Taron's.. He needs to be cast in a good DC/Marvel show lol

[@oskarileikos]

Hell no! Let's keep him in the films that can be taken seriously... Not some superhero movies.

[@16m49x3]

@@oskarileikos Robin Hood is basically a super hero movie

[@oskarileikos]

@@16m49x3 well yeah... Kind of. And that's enough. That new robin hood movie with robin hood shooting with a modern bow and doing kungfu was suuuper cringe

[@IrelandVonVicious]

This makes me watch the movie.

[@CondensedComments]

Aweeeessoommee! Literally the first thing I wondered when I saw the trailer was how it compared to Lars, like if he had arrows 'on the correct side' and all that! So cool to see he was directly involved, great job! Very smart of them to do this!!

[@germanpark366]

cant believe you trained the actors! i remember watching ur videos in the past!

[@haagenneldeberg6787]

Just from the trailer, I felt Lars was involved. And I was right. Good job. 😃

[@pohyokelo]

Wow!! Taron Egerton really is so skillful!

[@GRAYWOLF232]

Ohh you're alive xD

[@dAndriasta]

Ikr...lol

[@DukeJarboe]

When I first saw the preview for the movie I thought of you! Glad to see you're the one that made it cool!

[@joemacdonald6312]

Lars Andersen, Legendary Master Archer! When he first appeared on KZbin a lot of people (mainly archers, new and old) criticized and ridiculed him with such anger and contempt, but now they are all quiet. LMAO!!! Haters are gonna hate!

[@JuansGotThis]

OML this for reals !!!! LARS you rock ! Seriously happy to see that you been able to train the peep who'll play as Robin Hood in the Movie to make it as realistic and bad ass as possible without too much use of cg and cuts !!!! I can't wait

[@kangarooshat5004]

Wow he is very talented, love the fact that he actually became a real good archer thanks to this movie, was he already trained before?

[@kangarooshat5004]

Very gentle, I asked if he had a training before because it was so impressive, didn't you reed that? Calm down

[@kangarooshat5004]

Jesus i asked that AFTER, because if he wasn't trained THAT would've been impressive, you are arguing with someone who asked and complemented him, I didn't know he was trained, and I freaking asked about it, thanks for saying me now, be less prig and more respectful next time, thanks

[@kangarooshat5004]

Ok what about you are just an asshole instead? Dunno what do you mean by "zombefied feminine apologist" but I repeat, I didn't know he was a good archer before and I thought that was because of the movie. Then I asked if he was already trained and so it was. I don't see why you are so fucking angry about this, I didn't know this thing about him and I thought he learnt archery for the movie. That's it, no need to insult or continue your egoistic and prig point, now I know, thanks again and find something to do with your life instead of showing your culture in shitty ways. Bye 👍

[@the_dropbear4392]

@In Actis Esto Volucris I'm pretty sure he's talking about the actor and your talking about Lars

[@kangarooshat5004]

I'm obviously talking about the actor, I hope he understood that

[@graizen6190]

"Thanks man" -Eggsy

[@faceless58]

When i saw the trailer i immediately thought this whole film existed because of your video. and here you are training the star and director! crazy

[@ordsmedensmening9702]

Breathtaking person pure genius! ANYONE able to teach skills and so easily make them accessible to others ? pure heart This man should be worshiped

[@teba_sa_ki]

Actor for the legendary hero trained by the actual living legend. I like it.

[@SorakaOTP462]

I wish Lars Andersen was actually the main character in this movie, he deserves it.

[@somerandomguy4240]

I'm glad he's not. I don't think his acting would be as good as his archery lol.

[@SorakaOTP462]

@@somerandomguy4240 If producers babysit him at every step he makes, he definitely would.

[@somerandomguy4240]

@@SorakaOTP462 Nah, you would still have his Danish accent and all. It's very hard to get rid of. I'm Danish myself.

[@SorakaOTP462]

@@somerandomguy4240 Then he could have acted like a raid boss in that movie XD Wearing armor, hiding his face, never talking, and being incredibly hard to beat lol.

[@saitamasensei3953]

Proof that Lars is a LEGEND. For all you SKEPTICS 😎😎😎🤘🤘🤘

[@Christinemaydream]

Got the movie just for the archery, it was definitely the best archery stunt in ages. Hope to see you get involved in more movies. ^^

[@samwize9933]

Now that I know how much work was put into the archery 🏹 and making it accurate. I’m actually excited to see this.

[@thechugdude]

Hell yea! Lars is the Rodney Mullens of archery.

[@Dudeinator]

when I first saw the trailer I called it. I knew lars anderson must have trained the actor because of how he moved and shot

[@Venserql]

When I watched the trailer and saw the technique I thought of you right away.

[@martskater123]

When I saw the trailer and noticed the bow & arrow style that Robin Hood did, I was like "Lars is involved in that film."

[@edgeofnothing67]

The fact you trained him, I will now see the movie!

[@joedirty550]

1:11 Did he seriously just dry fire his bow... TWICE XD none·the·less, damn hes good

[@danshiba1498]

Me playing skyrim

[@realizt420]

Looks cool but there is no stopping power in those arrows they might even bounce off.

[@oliver7710]

Those arrows will struggle getting through a fucking gambeson...

[@mewy3k]

There is LESS power in the arrows to be sure. But even a kids 17lbs practice bow can kill if you have the right arrowheads, and place your shots right. My broadheads are sharp enough to shave with- you telling me you need more than 17lbs driving your razor?

[@mewy3k]

@@oliver7710 you go use a sharp boradhead from a 20lbs bow, against a gambeson, and steetch it over a watermelon. - make a youtube video for it- i think everyone would like to see the outcome.

[@oliver7710]

@@mewy3k I see you're not very familiar with the resilience of gambesons. The watermelon will be just fine. Even higher power bows or crossbows struggle with penetrating it.

[@mewy3k]

@@oliver7710 you are correct, i am not. Hence my suggestion of making a video for it- i do know however that many people make the error of blaming the bow - when in fact the right arrowhead can make all the difference.

[@consular_rhukaan3822]

First a spy now an archer?! BRILLIANT!!!

[@spikeeus]

I’ve been excited for this. Even more excited now that I know Lars trained him

[@guy5140]

What do you guys know about historical accuracy? All of your comments are simply speculation. Trick archery is mastery of archery. Lars can shoot on a horse, running, diving, and repeatedly at incredible speeds. How would that not apply to war?

[@ainmaloy1727]

Waris Shah Baba U'd better ask: "how could it be applied to war?" What power will have an arrow shot at such a speed? May be enough to penetrate a skin, may be a fabric clothes. Definatly ain't enough to deal with gambeson not to mention any iron armor. This is real warbow shoting: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH3Pc4GkhsxpeNU U can find some more videos pretty similar that one.

[@TheArrowsPath]

How would it not apply? Because the draw weight of this bow is lower than even hunting bows, so drawing this string is as easy as plucking a guitar. And the arrows only go fast for a very short window of time, after which the drop off is enormous. This is trick archery, not actual archery. It's a skill and fun to watch. But is it useful, accurate and powerful? No. It's not.

[@ainmaloy1727]

@@TheArrowsPath Dam right

[@mccallcarlson3580]

Not. Enough. Force. People fighting wars wear armor.

[@blank1blank249]

@@TheArrowsPath Didn't lars showed description and painting/drawing. That showed the skills lars applying being used by longbow?. It was normal for their to be war so i wouldn't dought if the skills lard shows were used in war.

[@ETIMOSLAETUS]

Was Robin Hood that good?

[@DarkMoon095]

*Doubt* :)

[@mewy3k]

@Namenloser Held actually the man himself existed. But the legend around hims is mostly fabrication. Anyone who grew up in nottingham will tell you that. - its more likely that he was a savage bandit who screwed over everyone he could. - just so happened that he screwed over the crown a bit too.

[@franzferdinand2389]

Depends on how much free time he had and how bored he was. Assuming he was a busy man he would probably not spend his time shooting while jumping and spinning around with a Chidrens bow. So no, he was not that good. But he was definitely a lot better at hitting and killing people with a heavier bow.

[@chandlerscaringia5260]

Franz Ferdinand if you think you need a heavy bow to kill someone your an idiot. Your not hunting thick skin deer moron.

[@filmore4537]

"You have failed this city"

[@Ali-gs4hf]

I’m gonna miss arrow when it’s gone

[@brainphelps1994]

holy crap that guy is really good! Usually the actors don't really know what they are doin, but this one knows his stuff!

[@mikrikbell]

I was avoiding this film... I love the old stories... Never felt the films did justice... But now I know I'm going to be watching Lars choreography and training its a must...

[@Seminex222]

aah yes...who can forget the traditional story of the trickshooting Robin Hood...

[@SchlrFtrRkMystc]

dude the Robin Hood myths are full of stories about Robin trickshooting

[@ardaricus1566]

@@jameswest9388 Robin Hood shoots (mainly) targets that aren't moving around. I would call him GOAT in olympic archery, with practice on battlefield, but feel free to correct me on that, since I don't know everything about Robin Hood. I just remember some stories where he shoots sticks and quadratical pieces of wood, an inch long, to scare of a bounty hunter, and that time when he competed in the official turnament and dyed his hair to disguise his identity.

[@omgwatthehell]

More people have seen this clip than the film

[@MisterGreenGuy]

True. The movie was absolute garbage tier.

[@Sora-tk1tv]

A Kingsman's Spy and now an archer

[@topand.s7220]

I haven't watched this Robin Hood, but i want to watch it now. Respect the hard training.

[@aaron4820]

I'd like to think Lars finally said to those close to him "I told you so", after decades of them yelling at him to get a real job.

[@LawnMowerProductions]

1:10 SCREEEEEECHHHHHHHH

[@hellomate639]

Oh whatever. They have piles of money. He also draws lightly and it's a great way to practice repetition for muscle memory.

[@LawnMowerProductions]

@@hellomate639 dry fire is dry fire

[@KevinOReilly12684]

When and where did this movie come out? Never heard of it.

[@ImMora1]

A while ago. It was total garbage and a complete flop.

[@ShummaAwilum]

I remember watching the trailer for first time. The moment it showed someone drawing a bow I immediately knew two things: 1) the archery style drew inspiration from Lars, and 2) the movie would be absolute shit.

[@adamant4107]

As soon as I heard Lars was called in I knew I was going to buy a ticket to this movie!!! Anyone who loves archery is going to want to see this.

[@johnsilver3607]

I recall a video of Lars Anderson Saying he had rediscovered a archery technique that was practiced in the past

[@ryanjudd5008]

"We were very focused on making the archery historically accurate" They were moving through Jerusalem like seal team six wearing full plate chest pieces but with zero other armour, fighting against fully automatic ballistae? Must have been high when you filmed it haha

[@mieki1]

What's the point of learning archery for movie when it's finally 99% CGI lol?

[@moonchind84]

coz that 1% is actual archery

[@PackShooter]

reeee he dry fired it

[@701garage]

Which means he is using a super light draw weight

[@way_b4384]

immediately looked for this comment.

[@curian852]

The sound hurt my ears and crushed my spirit.

[@RobertJohanssonRBImGuy]

watched the trailer and thought, that looks like Lars archery. glad you got that job

[@jhandle900]

I get so excited seeing the actors train and actually obtain skills for the movie. If I was an actor I would milk that as much as I could and just have all these random, cool skills

[@joshpuffpufftekken]

very historically accurate? wtf!! LOOOoooooollllll

[@DerekBartlettBeorn]

the Slavic draw, holding the arrow against the right side with the forefinger---any extra arrows between the index finger and thumb---the way Taron learned to, is an old Persian method described in Saracen Archery and Arab Archery. Been doing it since this film's other behind-the-scenes stuff introduced it to me and have gotten awesome grouping

[@evgenkhersonets880]

Too bad, arrows were CGI

[@mazimadu]

What the hell is a *Historically Accurate speed* ?

[@HaightTheGreat]

Hell yeah! I just seen the trailer last night and the very first thing that crossed my mind was Lars Andersen. I am 100% going to see this now.

[@YouHaxerr]

Look how happy Lars is witnessing his student succeed

[@どうしようキンタマ痒いんやけど]

ホークアイやー！！笑笑

[@Burboss]

Well, the movie sucked. That's all we need to know about "trick archery"

[@MeanOldLady]

So cool man! Great job!

[@KEKMaster3000]

After watching some clips of the movie it just feels like a massive Lars Andersen fan film

[@todorpopov8613]

Ok i just re-watched the older movie on my tv, and when i opened youtube, this video was the first recommendation of the algorithm, and i am freaked out because i have never searched anything robin hood in youtube before.

[@aky1313]

Its so cool that the director let the main character train with a youtuber. Good deal for Anderson

[@el6700]

A legend teaching legend acting as a legend

[@michaelstewart1526]

the bow stunts were fire

[@samxyx]

Gives me how he’s anxiety standing down range of where the actor is firing

[@Ahoooooooo]

Give this guy his own movie . He deserves it .

[@maximem7600]

Robin hood: I am the best archer, no one can shoot better than me ! Lars: Hold my arrow !