Great video! I've just recently got into thumb release and love it. Thirty years ago a made a bunch of bows, neolithic European, Native American--then got into all-wood laminated bows. I made a deflex-reflex working recurve bow from ash that came in lighter than I wanted at the time but was my sweetest shooter. I dug it out recently and after two rotator cuff operations it's just perfect--and it loves thumb draw and khatra and torque! Also, it is happy with a longer draw than I used to use--and picks up a few pounds. In fact, It shoots better than the fiberglass Tatar bow I got from Alibow. I loved making self bows, but my engineering and creative mind led me into the direction of laminated wood (no glass). I'm planning on building an Ipe deflex-reflex recurve soon, pushing the reflex a little further and modifying the recurve section a bit. It's fun to see how far I can push the performance envelope, using only wood, no horn, no sinew. Kind of like writing a sonnet--creativity within tight limits!
Very neat! I really like the Indian ones. Kind of funny, I never thought about the Koreans using bows, but they are still widely used in places like Mongolia. I had a fiberglass recurve I used to be pretty good with, but I haven't shot it in many years. I bought a compound, but the draw length was too long for me and I caught by beard in the string! That was it for me! Traded it off for a tent and went back to my rifles!
I am with you! I love short bows. This year I have been shooting the Arif Budiman Tiny Turkish Bow. She is about 33" strung. Shoots from either side. I shoot mostly Mediterranean but, dabble in thumb draw. These bows are small and not forgiving but, can be shot out of truck window. My main bow is 51 pounds at 26". In 5 days of our Texas Archery season I killed 3 dear. A doe at about 15 yards, an 8 point 17" wide at 45ish yards and a spike at 23ish yards. I love little bows Arif takes short to a whole new level. These bows with a 33" string will still draw 27" in the heavy bows and 28" in the light draws. With little to no stack and no finger pinch.
@@Leverguns50 yes sir. They are dirt cheap too. I think the bows are 60 but shipping is 45 because he is in Indonesia. Each time I have ordered 3 bows for the same shipping. 220ish for 3 bows is a bargain. You can reach out to him on Facebook.
Thank you so much for letting me know, I talked to AJ archery and he said he can send it to the Philippines much cheaper so maybe I’ll go to the Philippines on vacation and pick them up
Great video and you brought back some memories! I love archery and used to make Osage and Locust bows back in the day when I was knapping the points. Haven't done that in a while but still have a bucket of chert laying around. Now days, I just have the wheel but that's fun also. 👍👍
@@Leverguns50 There ya go! How about showing them how it's done? And maybe some trick shots while you're at it. :) My shoulder and tired old body won't let me do much of that anymore.
I have been using horse bows since I started a year and a half ago. Love a shorter bow. Simple khatra makes arrows fly so straight... I did not feel one side was easier than the other when starting and all my research suggested to shoot with both hands equally to avoid long term injury so I have been ambidextrous from the start... Favorite bow has been the Que Yue from AF archery, got some shock but inexpensive, I like the snappy draw, makes me want to kind of punch or fling the arrows at my target...
I started with western recurve bows, but after I tried an Asian bow, and got in the form, there was no going back. Interesting video with the different bows.
Your delivery is so natural and your knowledge so deep, I would watch you make make biscuits😄 I made an english-style Longbow (laminated) many years ago. I was really into archery back then but now in my waning years that 65# pull is tough.
Thank you, I have two bow staves for making English long bows, I need to go ahead and finish them out, when is Juniper I think the other one is Magnolia
Ballistic gel test with them bows. I’ve taken more deer with my bow than anything over the years. I ain’t shot traditional bows in years. I’ve shot archery tournaments and second place wasn’t bad with a bunch of people shooting.
Yep I love archery too. Right now though I gotta tell you about this week I have completed my Remington collection. I acquired a new in the box steel framed 12" model of the 1858 style. It's got to be on a deer hunt next year. Maybe with the kaido bullet or the lee real bullet.
That’s great years ago I got a brass frame Remington 1858 with a 12 inch barrel, those brass frames just don’t last good, but it was accurate for a minute till the frame started warping
@@Leverguns50 The stave that I carved had a twist in it. , but with a little heat, I was able to straighten it. Ended up being 70" 55 pound draw. Took 1 year to cure. started with 45 lbs, and once it cured plus the real sinew back that I added....ended up at 55 pound draw. Had a 70 lb. bow once, and gave it to my son. He's 250lbs, and strong, and has no problem pulling 70 lbs. I'm at 50-53 lbs. right now. the deer around here are slow.
A sports record that many people are chasing but which still remains unbroken is shooting an arrow one mile. People have come very close but not quite there.
Once that archer launched an arrow that’s set a world record for 972 yards It took probably more than 200 years to beat it, with a handheld bow they haven’t reached a mile but with a footbow they surpassed a mile
I love this bow. And I love this video. I use the heck out of this bow on my channel and I highly commend it. . I’m sharing this video on my Facebook page. And sending this video to daylite archery of North America. They have a decent size page and group. Awesome video
@@BLACKXARCHERY I think that would be cool, I’ve done a couple collaboration videos,1 with North 61 and another one with buffalo’s outdoors, So maybe I’ll do another archery video then I’ll talk about different styles of speed shooting, and then you can make a video demonstrating your different styles, and I’ll add it to my video, i’m open to other ideas if you have a some
I have the cheapest Daylite Archery bow, the Phoenix, 48" length, 60lbs at 30". Feels nice and fun to shoot and I imagine their more premium bow shoots even better. Nice draw and shock is too smooth to call shock, even with 7gpp arrows, which fly ridiculously fast BTW...
They’re really good about their bows I had one that probably got damaged in shipping they had a small chip out of it they immediately sent me a new one, I have videos with th-cam.com/video/1VejO81Hg0A/w-d-xo.html
They sure are a lot of fun, I think I’m getting a lot of exercise out of it, because I got a walk up there and get my arrows walk back and shoot and all that drawing the bow, Plus powder and primers are hard to get right now
curve shot from war of the arrows twist thing is movie nonsense lol. but, BUT korean archery does describe their archery as “like wring a towel”. this pre-bends your arrow against your anchor point (cheek or your lips) and makes the arrow bounce to initiate the fishtailing. that, khatra, and how the string leaving off a thumb, you can shoot much higher spine arrow.
Twisting the string to me doesn’t make it curved it makes it fly straighter probably because twisting the string get your finger out of the way of the string
Brother why did they draw on the wrong side like we’ve always done if?????? Oh that big pump knot on my arm below my elbow I remember the pain of the string hitting my arm. Man that hurt. I’ve shot deer with a bow since I started hunting.
They sure are fun to shoot, this is the first year of practice shooting with my thumb, I usually shot a modified version of the pinch release of the Native Americans
. I bought 55 pounds and 53 inches korean bow 🏹🏹😃😄 . But it is not strong. I want to order 70 pound again. My goal from this is to shoot fast arrows. If anyone can help me and tell me which arrows I should use to shoot very fast arrows. I want very fast arrows. What should I shoot? I have 55 lbs korean bow and 53 inches. So What should I shoot To get a fast arrow.? And how about the 70 lbs korean bow.? Which arrows should I use to get very fast arrows but no broken arrow ,? 300 spine? Or 250 ? Or 400 ? Or 350 ? And how about the grain for the arrows? I mean what should their weight be? I really need help please friends. 🙏🏻 I have 55 lbs korean bow and I want to order another bow like what I have now. But 70 lbs. To get faster arrows and shoot from a distance. Please help 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🏹🏹 And thank you so so much !
Here’s a link to 70-85 Korean Bow www.ebay.com/itm/Premium-Korean-traditional-bow-heavy-draw-weight-Monarq-53-/224646712401?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
@@Leverguns50 I shoot in all sorts of ways. What's important to me is to shoot a fast arrow. Anyway I like to shoot with full draw. I mean 32/33 inches. But the only problem with me is that I shoot with 3 fingers. And not like you shoot it with one thumb.👌🏻🤏🏻
@@Leverguns50 But again. What's important to me right now is to shoot a fast and powerful arrow. I just love it. I have this bow from ebay now.. it is 55 lbs and 53 inches. I bought it about two weeks ago. She is an excellent bow. Nice bow. And I shoot her well. But I do not feel the arrow flying really fast. I want fast arrows. So I want to check how it shoots at 70 pounds. I want to order the same 70 pound bow again. and 53 inches
@@Leverguns50 And again. What's important to me is to shoot so fast arrows. I do not know what to do. i wont to order 70 lbs from the same bow. Or just swap arrows..? . Anyway I like 70 pounds. That sounds really interesting. I want to try it. But again. My main goal is to shoot fast arrows. I'm shooting 350/300 spines now with the korean bow 55 lbs and 53 inches. And I do not feel it flying straight to the target. And i'ts not really strong. That is, it is not the peak of the arrow's power. did you understand me?
This is where I got the Bows www.ebay.com/str/blazearrows
I genuinely appreciate this, as I have no basis to place this on. Thanks for introducing me to it!
How’s it going brother, I see you got some new lever guns,
nice traditional clothing and bow!
Thank you 🙏
Great show , I tinkered on and off with traditional archery all my life. 👍😃✌️🇺🇸🏹
Me too, thank you 🙏
Great video! I've just recently got into thumb release and love it. Thirty years ago a made a bunch of bows, neolithic European, Native American--then got into all-wood laminated bows. I made a deflex-reflex working recurve bow from ash that came in lighter than I wanted at the time but was my sweetest shooter. I dug it out recently and after two rotator cuff operations it's just perfect--and it loves thumb draw and khatra and torque! Also, it is happy with a longer draw than I used to use--and picks up a few pounds. In fact, It shoots better than the fiberglass Tatar bow I got from Alibow. I loved making self bows, but my engineering and creative mind led me into the direction of laminated wood (no glass). I'm planning on building an Ipe deflex-reflex recurve soon, pushing the reflex a little further and modifying the recurve section a bit. It's fun to see how far I can push the performance envelope, using only wood, no horn, no sinew. Kind of like writing a sonnet--creativity within tight limits!
This was so cool to watch thanks for sharing this with us Huge 👍62 hope you have a Wonderful Week 👋😎 🎅 ⛄ ❄
❤️ to see different bows battle the ballistic gelatin!
I think it would be fun to make a video like that too
See you on the next video brother GOD BLESS y’all Amen 🙏
Hey brother glad to see another video
Thank you, God bless you brother
I used to bow hunt with Dad back since the 60's, he passed, few years later I messed up rotator cuff, can't do it now. Miss it
I guess you can probably still use a crossbow, that’s some good memories
@@Leverguns50 I tried q crossbow, felt like I was carrying bowstring through the woods. I just left archery as something that was a memory with Dad.
Takin wild game with a bow feels great. If you’ve taken a deer with a bow you’ve done something now GOD BLESS
Great homemade bow brother great video to. Be safe out there and GOD BLESS you and your family brother Amen 🙏.
Thank you
Good stuff Leverguns, I'm a big fan of recurves, got 3 of them. Archery is fun. Mike.
That’s awesome, thank you
Very neat! I really like the Indian ones. Kind of funny, I never thought about the Koreans using bows, but they are still widely used in places like Mongolia. I had a fiberglass recurve I used to be pretty good with, but I haven't shot it in many years. I bought a compound, but the draw length was too long for me and I caught by beard in the string! That was it for me! Traded it off for a tent and went back to my rifles!
Wow I bet that string catching in your beard really did put a damper on you wanted to shoot that bow
Yeah, I would like to see you compare the bow types.
Okay thank you
I have one Monarq and is definitely a nice Korean bow. Nice video. Keep having fun 🇺🇸😀👍
Thank you
I am with you! I love short bows. This year I have been shooting the Arif Budiman Tiny Turkish Bow. She is about 33" strung. Shoots from either side. I shoot mostly Mediterranean but, dabble in thumb draw. These bows are small and not forgiving but, can be shot out of truck window. My main bow is 51 pounds at 26". In 5 days of our Texas Archery season I killed 3 dear. A doe at about 15 yards, an 8 point 17" wide at 45ish yards and a spike at 23ish yards. I love little bows Arif takes short to a whole new level. These bows with a 33" string will still draw 27" in the heavy bows and 28" in the light draws. With little to no stack and no finger pinch.
I seen one of those I’d like to try it out, that tiny little bowl packs a punch, sounds like you put it to some good use
@@Leverguns50 yes sir. They are dirt cheap too. I think the bows are 60 but shipping is 45 because he is in Indonesia. Each time I have ordered 3 bows for the same shipping. 220ish for 3 bows is a bargain. You can reach out to him on Facebook.
Thank you so much for letting me know, I talked to AJ archery and he said he can send it to the Philippines much cheaper so maybe I’ll go to the Philippines on vacation and pick them up
Now that sounds like a plan@@Leverguns50
Great video and you brought back some memories! I love archery and used to make Osage and Locust bows back in the day when I was knapping the points. Haven't done that in a while but still have a bucket of chert laying around. Now days, I just have the wheel but that's fun also. 👍👍
That’s interesting I’ve done a bunch of Flint napping too, thank you
@@Leverguns50 There ya go! How about showing them how it's done? And maybe some trick shots while you're at it. :) My shoulder and tired old body won't let me do much of that anymore.
I have been using horse bows since I started a year and a half ago. Love a shorter bow. Simple khatra makes arrows fly so straight... I did not feel one side was easier than the other when starting and all my research suggested to shoot with both hands equally to avoid long term injury so I have been ambidextrous from the start... Favorite bow has been the Que Yue from AF archery, got some shock but inexpensive, I like the snappy draw, makes me want to kind of punch or fling the arrows at my target...
That’s really neat, i’ve made a lot of Sinew backed bows native American style for the most part
Pretty Neat Bows I Must Have Missed This Video Somehow Brother 😮😀😊
Cool bows. I think your kids will love shooting them👍🏻🎄
Thank you
Yes, more videos, please!
I started with western recurve bows, but after I tried an Asian bow, and got in the form, there was no going back. Interesting video with the different bows.
Thank you I have a Korean Warbow video. I’m gonna come out with pretty soon..
I learned a lot ,that was interesting. Thanks for sharing the information.
You’re welcome I’m glad you liked it
Those are some beautiful bows
Thank you
Your delivery is so natural and your knowledge so deep, I would watch you make make biscuits😄 I made an english-style Longbow (laminated) many years ago. I was really into archery back then but now in my waning years that 65# pull is tough.
Thank you, I have two bow staves for making English long bows, I need to go ahead and finish them out, when is Juniper I think the other one is Magnolia
Ballistic gel test with them bows. I’ve taken more deer with my bow than anything over the years. I ain’t shot traditional bows in years. I’ve shot archery tournaments and second place wasn’t bad with a bunch of people shooting.
Coming in second real good, i’ll probably need to take lessons from you
@@Leverguns50 I agree with Randle, Gel test would be interesting.. Thanks for sharing
Yep I love archery too. Right now though I gotta tell you about this week I have completed my Remington collection. I acquired a new in the box steel framed 12" model of the 1858 style. It's got to be on a deer hunt next year. Maybe with the kaido bullet or the lee real bullet.
That’s great years ago I got a brass frame Remington 1858 with a 12 inch barrel, those brass frames just don’t last good, but it was accurate for a minute till the frame started warping
Great pieces you made 50 . I'm not into bows but ID watch anyway .
Thank you
Osage Orange wood(Horse Apple, Hedge Apple, Bois d’arc) is the best wood I have ever carved, for a bow.
Osage Orange is definitely one of my favorite woods for making bows, it’s hard to find any straight pieces though,
@@Leverguns50 The stave that I carved had a twist in it. , but with a little heat, I was able to straighten it. Ended up being 70" 55 pound draw. Took 1 year to cure. started with 45 lbs, and once it cured plus the real sinew back that I added....ended up at 55 pound draw. Had a 70 lb. bow once, and gave it to my son. He's 250lbs, and strong, and has no problem pulling 70 lbs.
I'm at 50-53 lbs. right now. the deer around here are slow.
@@hawknives I really enjoy making bows just haven’t had time recently, thanks for sharing about your experience with the Osage Orange
@@Leverguns50 Making bows is thereapy! . You're Welcome, Man!
My Grandmother is Blackfoot, from Montana.
Very interesting video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you
Twisting the string is not to make the arrow spin. It helps hold the arrow in place and it helps the arrow not hit the bow when let loose.
A sports record that many people are chasing but which still remains unbroken is shooting an arrow one mile. People have come very close but not quite there.
Once that archer launched an arrow that’s set a world record for 972 yards It took probably more than 200 years to beat it, with a handheld bow they haven’t reached a mile but with a footbow they surpassed a mile
I love this bow. And I love this video. I use the heck out of this bow on my channel and I highly commend it. . I’m sharing this video on my Facebook page. And sending this video to daylite archery of North America. They have a decent size page and group.
Awesome video
Thank you
@@Leverguns50 yes sir most definitely. If you ever want to do a video together let me know.
@@BLACKXARCHERY I think that would be cool, I’ve done a couple collaboration videos,1 with North 61 and another one with buffalo’s outdoors, So maybe I’ll do another archery video then I’ll talk about different styles of speed shooting, and then you can make a video demonstrating your different styles, and I’ll add it to my video, i’m open to other ideas if you have a some
@@Leverguns50 I love it. Absolutely awesome. If you have a Facebook where we can message let’s do it.
You can email me and then I’ll give you a link eaglepowers7@icloud.com
I have the cheapest Daylite Archery bow, the Phoenix, 48" length, 60lbs at 30". Feels nice and fun to shoot and I imagine their more premium bow shoots even better. Nice draw and shock is too smooth to call shock, even with 7gpp arrows, which fly ridiculously fast BTW...
They’re really good about their bows I had one that probably got damaged in shipping they had a small chip out of it they immediately sent me a new one, I have videos with th-cam.com/video/1VejO81Hg0A/w-d-xo.html
Awesome video man
Appreciate it!
Trad gear awesome 👌
Excellent video ! 🏹👍
Thank you
I haven't used a bow since high school
They sure are a lot of fun, I think I’m getting a lot of exercise out of it, because I got a walk up there and get my arrows walk back and shoot and all that drawing the bow, Plus powder and primers are hard to get right now
curve shot from war of the arrows twist thing is movie nonsense lol. but, BUT korean archery does describe their archery as “like wring a towel”. this pre-bends your arrow against your anchor point (cheek or your lips) and makes the arrow bounce to initiate the fishtailing. that, khatra, and how the string leaving off a thumb, you can shoot much higher spine arrow.
Twisting the string to me doesn’t make it curved it makes it fly straighter probably because twisting the string get your finger out of the way of the string
Those chickens sure would not have a chance!
Nice target I’ve shot them targets myself
Brother why did they draw on the wrong side like we’ve always done if?????? Oh that big pump knot on my arm below my elbow I remember the pain of the string hitting my arm. Man that hurt. I’ve shot deer with a bow since I started hunting.
Once you get better at thumb-release your arrows will fly even more straight. Even un-fletched arrows can be used at distance...
They sure are fun to shoot, this is the first year of practice shooting with my thumb, I usually shot a modified version of the pinch release of the Native Americans
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no need for thick grip, 2 days into archery and i've already cut down half the bow.
. I bought 55 pounds and 53 inches korean bow
🏹🏹😃😄
. But it is not strong. I want to order 70 pound again.
My goal from this is to shoot fast arrows. If anyone can help me and tell me which arrows I should use to shoot very fast arrows.
I want very fast arrows. What should I shoot? I have 55 lbs korean bow and 53 inches.
So What should I shoot To get a fast arrow.?
And how about the 70 lbs korean bow.?
Which arrows should I use to get very fast arrows but no broken arrow ,?
300 spine? Or 250 ? Or 400 ? Or 350 ?
And how about the grain for the arrows?
I mean what should their weight be?
I really need help please friends. 🙏🏻
I have 55 lbs korean bow and I want to order another bow like what I have now. But 70 lbs.
To get faster arrows and shoot from a distance.
Please help 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🏹🏹
And thank you so so much !
Here’s a link to 70-85 Korean Bow www.ebay.com/itm/Premium-Korean-traditional-bow-heavy-draw-weight-Monarq-53-/224646712401?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
What your drawl length? Are you plan on drawing at 32 or 34 inches?
@@Leverguns50
I shoot in all sorts of ways. What's important to me is to shoot a fast arrow. Anyway I like to shoot with full draw. I mean 32/33 inches. But the only problem with me is that I shoot with 3 fingers. And not like you shoot it with one
thumb.👌🏻🤏🏻
@@Leverguns50
But again. What's important to me right now is to shoot a fast and powerful arrow. I just love it. I have this bow from ebay now.. it is 55 lbs and 53 inches. I bought it about two weeks ago. She is an excellent bow. Nice bow. And I shoot her well. But I do not feel the arrow flying really fast. I want fast arrows. So I want to check how it shoots at 70 pounds. I want to order the same 70 pound bow again. and 53 inches
@@Leverguns50
And again. What's important to me is to shoot so fast arrows. I do not know what to do. i wont to order 70 lbs from the same bow. Or just swap arrows..? . Anyway I like 70 pounds. That sounds really interesting. I want to try it.
But again. My main goal is to shoot fast arrows. I'm shooting 350/300 spines now with the korean bow 55 lbs and 53 inches. And I do not feel it flying straight to the target. And i'ts not really strong. That is, it is not the peak of the arrow's power. did you understand me?