Stop POKING Your Bow! | Archery Basics

A case of archery "measles" or "smallpox". We learn some basic bow handling to avoid damaging your riser.
Bow: Sanlida Royal X8 Longbow
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[@edpease3048]

One thing not considered is that when using broadheads, the broadhead can not touch the string. I appreciate your videos.

[@AutisticArcher]

Why using broad heads in archery sports? It distroys arrows and target dummies. This is club property, not your own

[@offthearrowshelf]

this is an interesting one as we tend to teach the "lay the table method" This is when the arrow is picked up and held in front of the fletching. The bow is horizontal if there is space (no others on the shooting line) otherwise at a 45 degree angle and the arrow is laid on the rest or shelf of the bow. Then it is nocked on the string. This is taught as the weight of the arrow is supported by the bow. The thing I have seen when people try to load the arrow by pushing through the bow is not so much damage to riser but slips and point goes into hand. thanks for sharing

[@karlgunther-turkisharchery4272]

I never fiddled the arrow through string and bow. I always lay the arrow on the left side of the bow and, yes, I handle the arrow at the nock, as Howard Hill and John Schulz told.

[@-fazik-3713]

I bought an Olympic bow (literally was used during the Olympics ;) ) and it got a BAD case of bow measles. I have been shooting for 19 years and did this maybe a dozen times.

[@jamescooper2618]

I have taught quite a few people getting started in bowhunting. I teach them to only hold the arrow by the shaft, just ahead of the fletching. That way, especially with a broadhead arrow, they have maximum control of the shaft and where it goes. No poking, no dropping, no missing the arrow rest.

[@TheScarvig]

i honesty find it shoud be obvious that hoding the bow sideways is ONLY a bad thing if you are shooting on a crowded range... if there are not many people and you have the room to move naturally just hold the bow sideways and nock from a relaxed position! that is of course if you are not aiming at competitive archery, as there you WILL end up shooting with many people in a row at competitions and it is better to get used to this fiddely way of nocking... the good thing with knocking on a natural motion on a sideways bow is that its easier to do without looking. you have the nock in your hand and feel the alignment of the opposing fletching and the nockpoint on your string. the shaft of the arrow will hit your knuckles on the bow hand and from there find its way onto the arrow rest without conscious effort.

[@santosknives6278]

Never even thought about this!! Much less did I know it was a thing. I just learned to nock it from the outside given that you do it mostly like this when you have broadheads on

[@Olfan]

@5:45 When teaching people to hold the arrow with the finger of the bow hand, please always stress that the arrow is to be held against the shelf, not the arrow rest, even when demonstrating with a bow that doesn't have an arrow rest. We're losing SO many arrow rests on our club bows because people keep damaging them by clamping their finger on them like they're not little plastic or wire thingies but solid steel. Hold the arrow to the shelf, nock it, and only then - as the very last step and without any force whatsoever - gently put it on the arrow rest.

[@lupusverdi]

I always load through the string, but I A) hold the arrow at the spot past the fletching and B) I‘ve done this about a million times in differing condotions, under pressure in match situations and even while talking to someone and C) I only nock with the lower limb resting on my foot. I wouldn‘t teach this to a beginner, but it‘s just the way that has been most comfortable for me

[@alexanderk.3267]

It was so funny. Today i realized such markings on my bow first time. And i immediately know from where it comes from. I'm aware about my movements. :D And maybe two hours later i watched this video. Exactly about this topic.. :D Nevertheless thank you for the video.

[@jamesgretsch4894]

I have never knocked the arrow like that. It seems so unnatural. I always from day one insert it backwards. Never will you poke your bow that way. I am surprised anyone inserts the arrow from behind and push it forward.

[@NUSensei]

I was shooting a different bow today and instinctively tilted it up to nock the arrow string-first while holding the shaft. It occurred to me that I nock my bows different depending on their weight and length.

[@nazarderkach9320]

1:50: _insert 6th grader laugh here_

[@Australian_Made]

😂

[@marcusfridh8489]

I allways wear the hipquiver backwards fieldstyle, grab the arrow below the fletching, knocking the arrow from the outside of the bowhand

[@Blakobness]

Why go through the bow at all if you can load around the string? I feel like that's the easiest solution of all, the arrowhead never goes anywhere near anything even if you always hold it by the nock. Slide it down the bow from a vertical position like you do, and lock it in with your index finger while you nock it. Just seems like unnecessary risk to ever load through the bow.

[@Vistresian1941]

Yeah, you'd think it would be common sense- [new] learner or not

[@NUSensei]

The wider point isn't that people are lacking in common sense. It's obvious for someone who is used to handling similar objects. When you teach the general public, the idea of holding a bow has a lot of paralysis fear. That the general public thinks that archery is a "violent" pastime because their only exposure is through war and pop culture means that the first barrier to breach is the safety one. As experienced archers, we know it's safe, but we often don't convey that to a skeptical public. When a learner doesn't recognise the "common sense" method of handling a bow, it might reflect the complacency in how we teach people.

[@thisoldrelic]

I had never been told to hold it from the nock. Just the opposite never hold it from the nock because it’s a weighted stick. You can break off the nock.

[@digitaldogs233]

You'll find hunters will do this for a more speedy shoot. It's actually tought somewhere but can't remember who by. I'm talking 1950 60, but he always tought bigginers to hold the knock.

[@TheScarvig]

@@digitaldogs233 i think its quite easy to understand why its done in hunting. you have the eyes on the game and can reach into your quiver without looking, grab the arrow by the nock, twist it in your fingers until you feel the nock pointing into the right direction and see the nock fletching right side up from the corner of your eye knock, put it in the nock point by feel (or just the right position from muscle memory if you have no nock point). let the tip fall into the arrow rest and then draw in a single movement.... and also as others have mentioned: that way the potentially razor sharp broad head never even comes close to your bowstring.

[@digitaldogs233]

@@TheScarvig Yer that's basically what i just wrote. Most hunters do it.

[@Rikcey]

I always grab ahead of the fletchings, nock, and then put the arrow on the shelf or rest. On my compound, with my indoor arrows I put the arrow also from the outside on the bow, first push it into the containment cage of the rest and then nock it. My outdoor arrows, with smaller fletchings, I nock first and then push the arrow through the containment cage. It's good practice IMHO to do it this way, as the point never comes close to the string. Which, if that ever may become a broadhead, will save your string and potentially your bow.

[@peterxyz3541]

I still occasionally poke my riser. Happily, I have dull points and I don’t thrust or jam the arrow into position.

[@ramoverde4133]

Excellent !

[@esnevip]

For me its out of the quiver held 2/3 the way down the arrow, flip it around and press the nock againsty leg, twist until i see the right fletching orientation, then THROUGH the bow, and reverse it onto the string as I flick the clicker over it.

[@RedmarKerkhof]

On my olympic bow, I grab the arrow just below the fletching and press the nock against my lower arm, minding to keep the cock feather out. That way I have two points of contact and good control and I can nock the arrow by pressing my arm against the string. I don't know if it's actually more useful than other ways but that's how I ended up doing it.

[@marccalvi6158]

Hi, NUSensei, I like your Sanlida Royal X what is your opinion regarding this longbow? Thanks for your vidéos a french suscriber

[@staffordsanpei7804]

I 've never seen someone grab the arrow by the nock. But then again, I don't shoot much with beginners. Thanks for the video

[@alexjamieson3822]

Our club teaches to pick the arrow up and hold it as if it were a violin bow in front of the fletchings (not that violin bows have fletchings) 😆

[@leductuanmail]

I jabbed my $1000 riser once, it was scary (no, truly scary), luckily no holes, I put a bold tape on immediately and really careful every time I load my arrow, LOL

[@digitaldogs233]

I'm a leaner and I've never knocked my arrow like thar. I rest it on the bow and pull the arrow back too the string..I didn't even know this was a thing lol. Wow

[@lubossoltes321]

Sanlida on a marketing campaign I see ...

[@NUSensei]

They are. I've got three of their bows to review, plus one I've had since 2019 that COVID knocked me out of using.

[@forsemasterjedi]

Hello u-Sensei, I was wondering if you also make videos about crossbows?

[@jonh4872]

::laughs in horsebow::

[@pyramid_scheme_termination3655]

just do slavic release problem solved

[@social3ngin33rin]

Lolololololol

[@Australian_Made]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂