Archery Tips | 10 Common Tips (That You Can Probably Ignore)

[@markdezuba]

Love your videos. I have torn shoulder tissue due to a drunk driver hitting my vehicle causing my vehicle to roll over 3x. When my shoulder healed I did not have the strength I once had. I shot my Bear longbow with a 45lb draw weight and I could not hit the target at 30 yrds and I was resigned to give up archery. After viewing your videos on lower draw weights I purchased a Samic Polaris with 24Ib draw weight. First day I shot 200 arrows at 20 and 30 yards. Then to my amazment with my first shot at 40yards I hit the bullseye. I'm back in the archery game. Thanks for videos. It brought one ole guy back into the sport. P.S. I'm 60 yrs old and I feel like kid who can't stop smiling.

[@PaulMab9]

Mark Dezuba that’s great!

[@brucemorrison2132]

Mark Dezuba WOW ! what a great ,inspiring story ! Good for you sir , and welcome back to the world of archery !

[@youtubecommentguy8871]

It seems to be a trend that drunk drivers ruins literally anything and everything

[@MrJdsenior]

You may find over time, you can pull a stronger draw weight, as you build up capability. Be careful, though, and advance the weight up slowly (and maybe talk to your doc about it) if you do. Good luck, glad you got your hobby back. I just realized this was from a year ago. Has this happened? ;-) Drunk drivers should be tolerated ZERO, to my way of thinking, found driving drunk, you NO LONGER DRIVE, EVER.

[@pandamoon_man3747]

Using a compound bow may help too

[@RayWo]

+1 for annoying coach voice. Love it! :)

[@pH7oslo]

That's the opposite of a click-bait title - I almost did ignore this video..

[@taitano12]

Thank you! I'm into archery for sustenance and survival readiness... A.K.A. non-trophy hunting. When I bought my first bow, I got some great advise from the store's owner, who is both a competition archer and bowhunter. Then I found myself getting a lot of the advise in this video from fellow students who were more in it for the sport. Sometimes, you can't get the "perfect" stance when you're on the side of a hill on uneven terrain, and you can't hold for long because rabbits and goats are rather quick.

[@3asianassassin]

I build primitive archery equipment for similar ultimate reasons, and there's an extra reason to draw and shoot quick; to maximize power. Especially with natural material bows, snapshooting effectively maximizes power for the same reason a slingshot shoots fastest quickly

[@LoFloShinobi]

Have recently gotten into archery and your videos have been a big help 👍🏼

[@Alan_Edwards]

You are so right about how helpful the archery community is....or at least tries to be. I think part of the reason goes back to something you said in another video...."archery is easy to learn...but hard to master." So it is relatively easy to teach a novice how to hit a target with just some basic archery knowledge. And as we all know, knowledge is power - even in its simplest form. It is very gratifying to share knowledge we have that others do not !!

[@JohnnyHaxVGC]

That assassin's creed reference was amazing! :D It was so perfect

[@knifesharpeningnorway]

Ive just joined a archery club here in norway i am shooting twice a week im only loaning a bow since i cant afford my own since im out of work. Would someday love to have my own recurve bow and target so i can shoot everyday. It really helps me as i have ptsd and little anxiety to me shooting a bow is literally relaxing meditation. Thank you for this video and all the others it really helps a beginner like me. Wish you and everyone else all the best and pick up a bow and relax the mind

[@MrEye4get]

LOL. I guy I met at the archery range commented (largely negative) about my "short" hunting compound bow. Seems he had a nice compound setup that would help my shooting. Only $2,600, yeah, right.

[@markpreston629]

Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to produce these videos. I have just taken up the sport and am finding your videos really helpful. Keep them coming, please.

[@Swashbucky]

I love your videos the depth you explain the details of archery and context really help to get an insight into archery for a newcomer.

[@44Stampede]

I really enjoy your videos. Great learning tool and funny. I use your videos to help teach my younger family members and they really enjoy archery now. Thank you

[@Qui-Dad-Jinn]

I keep my arm straight and bent at the same time. I had my left elbow broken 33 years ago, which keeps me from straightening my arm completely. So, perfect! Thanks for the assist mom.

[@osmacar5331]

love your videos, really do, you opened up archery a lot more for me, and am thankful for it

[@danielkucko1672]

Could you please do a video on grains and spine

[@wojtekimbier]

For a moment there I forgot I was on a channel about archery, not about nutrition and health.

[@Hadesjw]

#3 is one I get all the time. I keep telling them that I found the stance I have helps to give my body the natural allinement to not pull the bow left or right on release

[@mattjack3983]

I constantly get that one a lot as well. Much more so than any of the others. Using a bow stringer, and criticism on my quick release as soon as I'm at my anchor point, or "snap shooting" both come in at a close second. I'm a traditional bowhunter and archer, and I shoot instinctively. I've been in archery since I was 10. I'm 40 years old now. I grew up on a ranch in the middle of nowhere in the Missouri Ozarks, and had no formal instruction. I was mostly self taught, and I learned mainly thru trial and error and long hours of constant practice. I got tips here and there from my Dad and Grandpa, who were both lifelong traditional archers and also self taught. In 30 years of archery the way I shoot has changed and evolved over the years into what feels most natural and most comfortable to me and allows me to be as accurate as I can. I'm never going shoot a perfect competition target score, but I can consistently make my arrow hit what I want to hit, and there's not a game animal on this planet that I can't quickly and ethically bring down within 30-35m, and that's really all that matters to me. When I go to the range, I'm there to enjoy the commraderie and have fun doing what I love to do with other people who also love it as much as I do. The problem is that at the range I go to, there is a competition team there, and high level competitive archers and coaches. And sometimes there is this elitist attitude with guys who have been formally trained and coached, and they seem to have this mindset of "its not the way I was taught, so it must be wrong."

[@breaden4381]

I hate it when people are like "Anchor at your mouth, why are you at your ear?" "It looks like he's doing Korean horse bow" No, I'm using a modern target longbow, but I want to draw to my ear just like most archers in the Old World.

[@youtubecommentguy8871]

Breaden I draw my bow a little more than usual, about ten inches behind my head. I find it amusing because whenever I shoot my 180lbs English longbow, which is what a REAL bow should be, the arrow tend to penetrate whatever it’s flying towards. Shields, armor, Kevlar, chest carriers with ar600s, you name it, this bow can go through it. Yes, drawing all the way behind my head really does increase power and everybody should do it

[@MyVanir]

@ed mo People love to gatekeep.

[@whyisgamora4191]

@@youtubecommentguy8871 I actually have my anchor right between my knees. It's such a comfortable place to draw to, as you can easily tell where your knees are at, and when an enemy in battle approaches, you can easily slap them in the face with your 200lbs war bow (the only kind of bow you SHOULD be shooting.)

[@oudski]

I think the best idea is to never offer advice until you see the results. If someone is doing something “wrong”, in my opinion, but it results in series of 10’s every time, then my opinion isn’t needed. In fact, maybe I should reconsider how I’m doing things!

[@God8-O]

What I hate is. "No you can only use 2 fingers" "No 3 under" "No 3 split" Let me do it how I deem fit!!! Edit: BTW can you make a video about fobs???

[@zetta-slow-gobbo]

At that point, I show people thumb draw and they lose their minds

[@boandrews4014]

God :-O nooo 4 under, thumb on top lol

[@assaultspoon4925]

@@zetta-slow-gobbo ARROW ON WONG SIDE, UR ONLY USING ONE THUMB, DID YOU LEABE YOUR JEWLERY ON????? You need a mechanical release, just like robin hood

[@mattjack3983]

​@@zetta-slow-gobboHaha! That is awesome! I love it! My grandpa actually used a thumb draw as a traditional longbow archer. He still shot off the left side of the bow, but he just preferred a thumb draw, and felt that it allowed him to have smoother release with as little pluck as possible. Lol I know guys who would have a fit over something like that.

[@halomasterchief97]

I have a question. When I pull my arrows and entering my anchor point under the chin, I always move my head a bit up so that I could enter my anchor point easier then return it back to original position. It's more comfortable to me and i could hit the target most of the time(between red and yellow range), but I always got told not to do that. They say that I should fix my head position and enter the anchor point in that same position. So when I try do what others told me, it become uncomfortable to me because I can't get to my anchor point, and because of that, I miss a lot. The reason they want me to fix my head every time is because if I move my head, it'll cause inconsistency to my shooting. So, I would like to ask your opinion about this. Do I have to hear the others and fix what I've been doing, or just do it the same way as before?

[@7777giordano]

( From Spain) Dear NUsensei Thanks for your clarity... in many issues..

[@MrJdsenior]

The anchor point sequence was hilarious! ;-) Thumbed up. Learning to shoot by gosh and by golly, I use exactly what you do, the back of the thumb...works fine with a trigger release, too, for me. People don't seem to understand that different things work better for different bodies and minds. In pool, my current sport, people get all hung up about stance. I find if you are balanced, comfortable, and consistent with your stance, it doesn't really matter. I don't like the open stance, at least not open very much. I always used the inside of the foot, on the ground, outside of the knee at the handle stringing technique, sliding the loop up the bow to the notch. Worked fine, easily controllable, and basically bends the bow the same way it does when drawn back a few inches. I can't see how you could get hurt doing that, but I'm sure some idiot has figured out a way to do it. ;-) Cheers.

[@Jekudo]

Great info as usual, keep them coming!

[@MrDunk66]

Learning so much from these videos. Much appreciated.

[@LionAstrology]

Haha your comedic gold and very humble/unbiased. 😊

[@Lomochrome]

3 under, mouth corner with middle finger anchor. Works for me. I aim liberally with mostly feel. As a newbie I get good results by my standards. I think people should shoot what's comfortable while mindfully refining that technique. Until it works or you find another better suited personal method.

[@lovefrogsalot]

Hey NuSensei I started a few months back and really like the Korean way of shooting olympic, especially Kim Je Deok. I like it the most because everything feels like it has precise parameters, parallel feet and so on. Do you know where I could find a book or any resources explaining precisely the Korean olympic method? Keep up the great work

[@Ragnafyr]

Nice video again. Love your videos! Greeting from Germany!

[@kalinkhosel]

Great video as usual. You're a hero for some of us who do archery without any guide from a (real life) coach --including me. Anyway, in your opinion, how long training do you need to at least reach an "intermediate" level of archery?

[@NUSensei]

That depends entirely on what you consider to be "intermediate". Some might use a scoring-based classification; others might use a personal milestone. I find that length of time is not necessarily a good measurement - again, mostly because the actual hours you've trained for might only be a small portion. For example, I've been in archery for 6 years, but I'm definitely not a professional-level archer, while some who have done half my time are national or world-level archers.

[@sannox01]

A lot depends on how much training you can do, not just throwing the arrows down the range but training on each aspect of the shot. As Nu says, time is not a good measure, I picked up a bow 2 years ago and I'm shooting 1,100 plus in a Fita1440 but I practice every day and I have a coach, I know people who shoot the same style bow as myself, Olympic style recurve and they have been shooting 2 years too and are at a level I was a year ago, a lot depends also on quality training, desire, aspirations etc.

[@davidwarren719]

Practice doesn't make perfect--perfect practice makes perfect. One could spend years practicing bad habits, or just employing frivolous training, and not improve as much as someone who has spent mere months perfecting their skills. Of course, the beauty is that if you're having fun and not necessarily interested in gold medals, then this result can be perfectly fine 😊

[@mickruhdorf9916]

using a bowstringer is absoluetly the only way to string your bow according to Steven Hahn , and about stance my stance is sitting down in a wheelchair .

[@mattjack3983]

Ahhh I see what you're getting at here. Excellent point brother. Very well said.

[@mancatto_44]

Very nice video.Thanks for making such a good content.

[@londiniumarmoury7037]

I string my bow like a 1980's kung fu master, crouching in a 1 legged half crane stance, applying equal bracing pressure to all of the bow with 4 different body parts. Some say it's not the correct way, but they are mistaken.

[@markarato8034]

I genuinely want to see how you do it, pls upload a video or photo!

[@brucemorrison2132]

Nusensei ~ I thoroughly enjoy your videos and approach to archery , you are very good and very informative . It seems you are knowledgeable about archery history also. So perhaps you can inform me as to when in history "string nocks" (those small rings crimped on the bowstring to mark the proper placement of the arrow nocks) became widespread ? Did they exist on Chinese bows of the 5th century BC ? Or on English bows of the 1500s ? Or sometime in the 19th century ?

[@ricardoabreu4997]

Good question. I also started archery and I follow his videos to learn more and improve my skills

[@Miguelascencio1996]

My comfortable anchor point is on the side of my cheek but I was told to change it to the bottom of my jaw. I was told that I need to learn to do it the correct way. It feels awkward anchoring on the bottom of my jaw haha.

[@isilwenfefalashey]

Really great advises, thanks a lot for this video!

[@Zeron18]

I started with a PSE Razorback. That lasted 6mo and then went to ILF budget sector. I had that for 5 years and then switched once more

[@joselucio8741]

Haha, love the voice, is it the same character by the way? I can see him following you around the practice range and just being nosy.

[@abacusgeek7903]

Perfect for where I am right now, thanks!

[@SeijinDinger]

I can say that I have enjoyed it more after retiring my 35# bow for a 30# it still puts arrows down range at all the ranges we compete at, including 100 yards

[@KILLKING110]

so how did the repair go on the window is your dad still pssst or has he calmed down yet? and should I join a local archery club to better develop my skills or will I be better off teaching myself since my work schedule is changes every week?

[@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347]

Coming from a backyard shooter that is now using youtube to improve (going to join a club but I'm not much of a people person so I have been avoiding it but I must bite the bullet so to speak), I suggest a club. I have been shooting on & off for 3 or 4 years but I used to find myself getting frustrated with form errors/inaccuracy/lack of consistency then putting the bow away & forgetting about it for 6 months then (virtually) having to start over. Finding this channel, Jimmy Blackmon, Jeff Kavanagh, Grizzly Jim (Archery Adventures) has really helped me this year my groupings are improving instead of saying well it hit the target that's something, I'm now getting that great feeling of hitting what I'm aiming at with much more frequency - incredibly satisfying when its you & not pot luck lol. All this could (& much more I wouldn't mind betting) have been achieved in weeks/months if I'd joined a club from the get go.

[@MONKLJ]

Enjoyed this video, good on ya mate !!

[@bluebeard6189]

I have learned in my years of shooting, Athletics oh, and just about everything else in life you should always use the word should instead of must

[@chrisstokley7687]

Laughed alot!!!! this is sooo true!!!! Alot people think there way is only way ! .. yup yup.. great video.. watched it all waty 2x.. lol

[@daniellegawrysiak]

I had lessons yesterday and I was told to have my feet both perpendicular to the target. They told me NOT to pit one foot slightly in front.

[@Helldober]

I wish i knew a guy like u with ur knowledge man!!

[@JorviksWitcher]

Can you use a bow stringer with a Mongolian Horsemans bow I just got a new one but don't want to damage it when stringing

[@cxx23]

I was booting up Assassins Creed Brotherhood when you made that reference. Akso, you must have played the games and payed attention, because what you said is exactly what "Everything is true. Nothing is permitted" means.

[@skawn]

Hmm, what's with that bow in the grass at 7:19?

[@Andrew-dg7qm]

If you use different arrow lengths, won’t the sighting change if you’re using the arrow point to aim? How do you adjust?

[@crowolf65]

Thank you for giving what you do.

[@Pidalin]

You are absolutely right with that stupid tips from other people which saying there is only one correct way to draw bow or release string. Bad things is that illness affects even archer trainers and instructors and people are frustrated and have bad results because technique of their instructors is not good for them. Best guy is Czech guy Petr Kavan, but it's in Czech language and he has some outdated crap camera, but his informations and tips are the best. He has some contacts with some arab archer who read unique historic book "arab archery" so his informations are very unique and useful. About that anchoring, I used to anchoring high under eye, but now I have glasses and it's uncorfortable, so I recommend for people with glasses learn anchoring on chin. I tried many variations of anchoring and it's not too importnat like people saying, you really don't have to doing it same whole life, you can change it anytime, shoot few arrows to correct aiming and thats all, no magic there. Ofcourse your aming will be worst after change of anchoring point, but after some arrows it will be ok. PS: I using thumb similar like you to make some distance between string and my face, I had damaged my face from string in the past, so this is solution, just use thumb to keep some small distance. It's better have little bended front hand because it's more safely, you can't hit your arm with string, but many smaller archers would be limitated by length of their arms, so some people just can't do that to use full arrow length. You can shoot without arm protector if you learn how to hold your bow. And that thing for puting on string on bow is good for asian very curved bows or heavy power bows, but if you have standard modern bow with standard curve and with medium power (30 - 50lb) you can throw that piece of crap into dustbin. ;-) You can put on string on low power bows easily with push to ground, but you have to pushing on end of the bow to bend it equally, but this is bad custom of low power archers, it's not usable and danger for more power bows, that method with bending between legs is the best. Use whatever you working for you, but please don't draw it with arrow to sky, I really hate that, it's dangerous, many noobs can release it too soon and you know how long it can fly. It's same with gunpowder guns, many people starting with barrel into sky (best variation of this holding is with finger on trigger :-) ), that people are idiots, but you can see it in movies, so idiots doing it in real life. And holding it longer time is stupid thing, best archers shooting immediately after draw to full length. PS2: Takedown bows are extremely ugly. :-)

[@PumpkinsAmongUs]

While I agree that heavier bows are not necessary to be a good archer, there are some advantages to heavier bows. A flatter trajectory means that any small vertical deviation from your aim point will impact where your arrow lands less than if the arrow was shot in more of an arc. Also, for people who wish to hunt (in Canada, at least), you must hunt with at least 50lbs of draw weight, or 60lbs for large game like deer, elk, etc.

[@breaden4381]

Funny, where I live the minimum is 35lbs. I personally wouldn't trust it though.

[@Freddymusician]

In Alberta it's 40lbs

[@urgamecshk]

It's 40# here too

[@renatugaming5730]

What I see for arrow length is 1 inch in front of the rest if you want the shortest possible but I don't really see anything that's going to be good with that...

[@TheKhanthall]

Judging by your monash uni jacket I am guessing your in melbourne?

[@BovinaSancta79]

"Length isn't that important" Now you know guys. Sorry, I'll show myself out xD

[@sammartin2467]

BovinaSancta79 keep telling yourself that lol 😀

[@BovinaSancta79]

sam Martin haha :)

[@davidwarren719]

Correction: *as long as it's not too short 😁

[@felixfontenot4824]

Said nobody ever

[@Gorkilein]

That's a really awesome made video with that old Aussi Slang guy who knows better! Hilarious!

[@Amirukuru]

What is that fuzzball on the top of the string?

[@sashabagdasarow497]

About the ILF bow part. Nu is actually right. I didn't want a conpound bow or a bow that's "too modern" myself. I see wooden traditional bows in movies and video games, and that's what I want to wield. If I'd want a modern weepon, I'd get a gun

[@frankiebob7345]

The Open Stance is why Archery Hunters wear a harness in the tree stand.

[@ketjuariittaa]

There are no long inaf bow Stringer for 70" recurve.

[@SithLordDeLarge]

The coach voice sounds like the tall guy in GradeAUnderA

[@markkaz7754]

NuSensei, I recently went to an archery club and rented out bare-bow, olympic style bows. They had us shoot 3 under with a finger tab. However, the finger tab they gave me to use was making my shots very inconsistent in comparison to when I didn't use one. Is this because I should use a glove instead for my style, or any other reason? P.S. Sorry if I sound like I am new to archery, because I am. Also, I understand if you can't help me because you don't now me(I watched your video on reasons why you can't help commenters). Keep up the great work, kaz5

[@andrewboardman2654]

should watch his video on finger tab vs glove. Finger tab is slightly more accurate than glove though usually.

[@nauqsin4155]

Kaz5 I can help a little, I don't shoot recurve much as I am a compound hunter and target archer. I suggest that you shoot with what's comfortable to you, if you feel that it's the tab that throws you off then you do have the option to explore other tab types (especially the ones slightly more expensive than the average that has the fold and a cleaner surface to get that great release, sorry I forgot the name) or the arrangement of your fingers. It's similar with compound releases, I use an index style release while many use a thumb or back tension release. Explore what you like and make it work as there are plenty options.

[@SoulSin]

Humm... that's complicated. First of all, the reason most coachs distribute finger tabs is that those are not dependent on your hand size and it's interesting to get used to then because you mostly likely gonna end with one if you follow the path of recurve. And are cheaper.... Low end finger tabs are terrible, and I remember using a glove myself on my beginner days because I simple couldn't handle one. That said when I bought a GOOD finger tab (with palm plate, finger spacer, ledge, etc) I can't see myself returning to glove so soon.

[@MrWizardjr9]

unless the finger tab has some defect like its really worn down its probably you. when i shot with a finger tab for the first time it felt weird like the string is going to slip out at any time but after i got use to it i shot better than with my fingers

[@emilywilson6692]

Also people giving advice should be understanding if the person receiving the advice says that they physically can’t do it that way cause of a disability or injury. For example I have a hard time holding the bow for a long time because I have chronic upper back issues due to a back injury and when I do hold for a long time to aim both arms will start to spasm and mess up my shot.

[@allanjgray1]

Good advice

[@0ooTheMAXXoo0]

instinctive shooting is easier to learn, not harder... it is letting your body act on instinct using just a few techniques...

[@HephyOnYT]

Soooooo...... you should ignore it or not ignore it

[@brettskinner5824]

what is the bow that's grey with red lines

[@NUSensei]

Bear Takedown.

[@nickziolkowski9757]

Before I got my new bow that I'm still learning how I need to shoot I would slide the fletching into the corner of my mouth and touch the back of my jaw with my thumb

[@BooDamnHoo]

I won't string/unstring without the bow stringer because it would cancel my bow's warranty (and I've almost damaged a limb by putting a twist into it). I do even worse with my heavier limbs (55lb or higher).

[@kylepascoe7421]

lol that anchor bit was so monty python

[@mikeneuburger3989]

Ironically, the shoot a heavier draw weight argument is counter intuitive. Heavy draw weight masks a sloppy release. That being said, I’d have a much harder time being accurate with a 25lb bow than I would a 55lb bow.

[@greenmulletgames7388]

When people see my arrows they sometimes ask why I'm using uncut arrows . I have a 33 inch draw length I don't have much choice 😂😂

[@robisnowart]

nothing is true, everything is permitted, also loved the age of empires II comment in another video!

[@BooDamnHoo]

Straight arm works better on heavier bows. You don't add yet another source of fatigue and resulting shaking.

[@Lucipurrx616]

I love ur "however" :DDD

[@josephmcdonagh8389]

*Someone gives you advice* 1v1 me longbow only. XD

[@thesaxophonist343]

Sorry I dont use long bows. How about short bows. Or recurve. Olympic style or normal?

[@amedeekingchef6552]

I am afraid by your rolled power cords on the background! That makes an induction spool who can result in fire.

[@MrBrentles]

I love archery. It's almost meditational. Too much advice detracts from that.

[@tsunika26]

You dont need a bow stringer just buy a compound This is a joke don't get mad

[@skoch7866]

double like

[@nowlindventura5015]

Forgot to say something, nice haircut. Lol. I think.

[@tengkualiff]

thats wrong moite .. oi mate oiii

[@stromtrooper7118]

Man! :))

[@Theparadoxd7]

Have 1000 likes ;)

[@youtubecommentguy8871]

Real man bow? You mean that 180lbs trainer stick bow?

[@lightningandcloud]

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[@iljasoderlund2487]

I made it 666 likes

[@DanielVeja.]

100th like! yaaaay!

[@JimmyKM]

First

[@ABCantonese]

No, no, no, you still have too many fingers on the bow. You are suppose to use just your thumb. Kidding aside, a bow stringer will not work with traditional bows at all.

[@breaden4381]

I never got a stringer to work, in fact when my dad tried the thing slipped off and hit him on the eye brow and gave a nasty cut. I use the method of sticking your foot through the string.

[@brucemorrison2132]

Ha ! Me too buddy. Always works for me ! Good point.I have never used a bow stringer nor know how to use one .

[@TheArmyKnifeNut]

Has an entire video of basicly saying " do what works for you" ... then spends the last three minutes saying "but not all the time." 😅