Couple if great quotes. "archery is easy to learn, Difficult to master." "The human body, surprisingly, is well designed not to die" I like these two in particular
@Lithus17 did you watch the actual video? Because he is quoting - 100% exactly - the video. Where it is said "Archery is easy to learn [...]". And nobody made any comparision between any mammals. They only stated the (not) surprising fact that humans can and will survive a lot.
Love your comment about 'Older Archers!" I took up the sport at 46 to help out my Cub Pack... I'm now training for the UK Invictus Games Trials and will be 49 if I'm accepted! This is a sport for all ages and abilities!
Haha, we've had some young Japanese people through our kyudo club lately, and it is funny, their perception of archery is the exact opposite to the one you raise, they see it as something that mainly old people do! Lots of old kyudoka in Japan I guess. So yeah, I've seen 80 year old Japanese men (and women!) drawing bows way stronger than mine and making it look easy! Age is no barrier.
Well, there is always some spoil sport on the range bitching at me for shooting while they are recovering their arrows. I think my thermos full of gin has something to do with it.
Man, i've always had a thing for archery, but i never actually got into it (just got some shots in a couple of different occasions in summer villages). Suddenly, youtube decided to suggest me one of your videos, and since then i've binge watched another dozen of your video. And nothing, now i'm really wanting to seriously start doing archery. I really like the way you explain things: simple, fast, and entertaining. Keep up the good work!
Yo man, have you gotten into the local club yet? I just started back up again, even gotten into making strings and adding silencers to my longbow. Now im making strings for the members of the club. How you go along and take up shooting :)
*All* bows are machines, even the simplest stick and string. According to Mirriam-Webster a machine is "an assemblage of parts that transmit forces, motion, and energy one to another in a predetermined manner."
I wouldn't say a bow is a machine, since it doesn't shoot in a "predetermined manner". Each shot would be different, and depending 100% on human input. A gun, on the other hand, would shoot always straight with the same force, unless the conditions are changed.
The precise, engineer's definition of a machine is an object that uses supplied energy to perform work. A bow is a machine in this sense: you supply energy by drawing it, and it performs work (imparting kinetic energy on the arrow) when you loose. Other examples of machines are the lever and the wedge. Even arrows are machines in this sense - an arrowhead is just a wedge. The sense used in this video is a vaguer, non-technical sense closer to "automaton": a machine that operates by itself with little or no human input. Taken to an extreme, most firearms aren't machines in this sense since you still have to aim them. But there's a spectrum where you might say a firearm is a machine and a bow isn't. The argument here is that adding a sight doesn't really affect how a bow works, so it doesn't transform it into a "machine" in this sense. Both the technical and non-technical senses are valid, and it's the latter that's used here.
@@Miscio94 You can say the same thing about tattooing. But a tattooer literally uses a "tattooing machine". Unless they do traditional stick n' poke tattooing. It's a fairly good analogy though. Whether you're using primitive or high tech methods, the end result will be bad without proper skill.
I’ve picked it up at 50 during a pandemic, I’m not fit. I have noticed a toning of shoulders, and my posture has improved. I agree it’s a big tent and every one is welcome inside. Although I shoot compound, I started gap shooting, and respect the skill. I also have a colleagues dad who makes recurves and longbows. Again respect is due. I’m also intrigued by the Japanese form. But the biggest think I have learnt is the mental focus required of it.
Also about the mail armour, good armour is FITTED to the person wearing, that means that it's sitting in a perfect way on the individual body making sure the armour is as flexible and strong as it could be. Shooting a random dummy with a random cheap mail isn't a test at all.
Probably one of the most accurate movie depictions of arrow lethality is Boromir's death in The Fellowship of the Rings. It took, what, 20 arrows to put him down? Granted he was supposed to be a great warrior, a big guy, and well armoured, but barring a heart shot, it takes a while to bleed out, or even to die from a pneumothorax. And with sufficient adrenaline and determination, a person can keep fighting for quite a while after taking a fatal wound. Meanwhile, Legolas is one-shotting orcs with magic elven accuracy that allows him to get an eye or throat shot every time. I mean, if I were an elf, I could probably combine the speed of Mongol style archery, with the power of an English longbow, and the accuracy of an Olympic shooter too!
Honestly, how long it takes to actually die isn't particularly relevant to that. It's how long it takes to incapacitate. I would probably have to watch the scene in question again at a slower speed, but I thought that he should have gotten at least one punctured lung fairly early in the fight. That, plus how active he was, plus the blood loss from multiple other arrow wounds, probably should have caused him to drop from lack of oxygen well before he did, regardless of how strong he was. Now if the mail stopped the arrows from getting deep enough to hit the lung, that's another story, but it didn't look that way to me when I last saw it.
Thanks, for the video. I used to be involved in western archery for about a year or two. I am now involved in Mongolian style mounted archery. I personally find that eastern styled archery allows most expansion in skill. Because I do mounted archery, you need to shoot at a much faster rate than normal rates. Because of this, I shoot from the bow hand (holding the arrows with the same hand as the bow). At the moment, I can shoot 10 arrows in 19 seconds with accuracy. A bit away from Lars Andersen, but getting up there. Great video, a like for that.
As far as your point #3, I'm 51 and just getting back into archery after about 30 years and the little exposure I had before wasn't very involved so pretty much noob now and I'm excited! And point #9, clearly you've NEVER seen any Rambo movie ;P
Yep I use a 40lbs and my mate uses a 30lbs, the penetration isn't much different, it'll 100% give someone a very bad day. People should definitely take them more seriously.
When you announced #7, I actually cringed a bit by that assumption. I still struggle with crafting my own arrows that will fly correctly. My Samick Sage is a bit more forgiving on the arrows I use due to the window in the riser and whisker biscuit, but my homemade longbow must contend with the Archer's Paradox, which is super frustrating as I don't have the tools to measure spine flexibility, and don't even get me started on my initial ill-fated assumptions about using real feathers for fletching. People think archery is primitive, but there's actually a lot of engineering in crafting bows and arrows that will shoot properly and reliably. I dare not even try to make homemade bowstring yet until I thoroughly research that science.
Goattacular....string making is actually a ton of fun. For your traditional bow, try your hand at a Flemish twist string, with a loop on one end, and a straight twist on the other. Use a timber hitch to tie to the lower limb. All sorts of resources online about how to make one. Best part about the Flemish string is that if you mess it up, just untwist the loop and start over. You will be able to make a serviceable string in no time.
All you need to test spine is a weight tied to the middle of the arrow with the arrow supported 29 inches apart I think. And then you measure how much it bends
As another binge watcher of your videos it was so good to hear you say that oldies can join the sport. I am 79years old with fractured T12 and a messed up back, my physio encouraged me about three years ago to pursue my long time desire to learn archery, he said it would be really good for strengthening back muscles. Wendy
I attended a match a few years ago where the oldest competitor was 97, on the flip side my local club has kids as young as 6 or 7 competing, and importantly having fun in a safe environment.
Really appreciate the historical insight into maille, gambesons and bows. I already knew this, but I love that a non-historically focused channel is so knowledgeable about it. Love it!
Im finding a lot of similarities between archery and equestrian. "Riding horses is easy, I did it at camp once/ my grandparents have horses" but its easy to learn and difficult to master. You can ride a horse, sure, but it can take years to learn to ride them *well*. Also, theres always a hostility between different equestrian disciplines. Western, English, liberty, whatever, debating what is the "real" equestrian discipline.
10:20 Incorrect spine strength can do more than make an arrow inaccurate... at the extremes, you could break the arrow. Not a good thing to happen around one's hands and arms.
I also use archery to carry a light weight cord to pull my Christmas lights into a tall tree. I do the same to drag a larger line to attach a guiding line when felling trees.
Armor was layered. Normally plate still had chain beneath it, and beneath the chain was a padding. Also different types of chainmail were made differently. The Norse had flat rings, while other cultures used rounded rings. Also different people layered their chains in different ways so some more more dense than others.
I'm 79 years old, shoot a 45# recurve 50-60 arrows 5 days a week. My training includes golf and swimming 2-3 times a week. A few shoulder problems because of bad form in the beginning 8 years ago,, but those are long past. Biggest challenge is walking a long 3D course over hilly terrain. See you ar the Howard Hill Classic first of June at Tannehill State Patk near Bessemer. Al.
I once made myself my own bow. It was my first attempt and while it wasn't garbage, it was little more than a children bow. I also made my own arrows, and what I've read is that if you use too thin or weak wood for the arrow on a too heavy bow, it could acctually shatter on release and the fragments could pierce your hand. I don't know if it's true, but it makes sense and would be an important part of the arrow choice for your bow.
the outline of peoples top lip is a traditional bow shape , thought you’d appreciate that,,, it came to mind now while watching you talk about bows ironically haha
Wait, what are you talking about? You mean a compound bow isn't an automated turret that nails a squirrel in the eye at 1000 meters? My whole worldview just imploded.
When Nu is talking about heavy draw weight he often refers to weights like 50, 60 and 70 lbs. When I think of heavy draw weight numbers like 36, 38 and 40 lbs come to my mind. I shoot for about 14 months, started at 30, went to 34 and arrived at 38 lbs which lead to a significant drop of precision and quite sore muscles after a 2 hours session shooting 90 to 100 arrows. At most consistantly drawing through the clicker and the exact same anchor point are troublesome at 38 lbs for now.
Sounds more like a technique issue than weight issue. Assuming no medical issue and reasonable fitness, after 14 months you should be able to handle a 40#. In my circles we looka at heavy being 70+.
As were Mongol warbows, and Chinese warbows, and Ottoman warbows, etc., etc. Once armor and cavalry became more common, draw weights in Europe, Asia, and much of Africa went up about as far as they could within the limits of the human body and materials they had available to make bows from.
Love my recurve bow. I love your videos and they are very informative. I do know that my CZ 75 9mm pistol will penetrate chain mail. Woe to the hoards that come to come to conquer. Nothing more enjoyable though than the simple pleasure of the bow and the arrow.
I love your bow, the black one. I had try to buy it but I haven’t found a Mexico store where to buy it. Can you please recomend me where can i buy it? And export it to mex?
disabled people use short bows like the bear super mag for $400. It is 48 inches. I have one on the way, but it won't get here until dec 28, thursday. Fucking bullshit wait of the delivery from UPS. GOD damn fuck! jueskces fucking christ.
Look up Matt Stutzman, aka “the armless archer”....because he literally has no arms. He shoots sitting down, and uses his feet to hold his bow and nock an arrow. He uses a special harness around his shoulder that holds a trigger release, which he activates with his chin. He has made the shoot off in the NFAA indoor national shoot....in the open division where he beat many so called able bodied archers. I highly recommend you check him out. He is amazing to watch.
Archery has seen much in the way of making it accessible for people of varying skills and abilities (or disabilities). That’s one of the things I love about archery… anyone can do it
A machine is (loosely) defined as an object that after instruction will do something on its own weather on a loop or waiting for one command after another so no a sight won't nake it a machine it's not one until you program it to shoot without you Edit: 11:38 lol
I’ve been practicing a lot with my longbow recently, I want to hunt with it eventually but not until I can get my groupings much closer, I don’t want to cause any unnecessary suffering
I moved to archery from shooting because its much more challenging to be good at. Imagine a rifle where the two iron sights are not connected and move around to whatever distance is between your two hands...
If you're going to use a traditional longbow, you might as well use a gun. Personally, I do all my target shooting and hunting with found rocks. It's much more organic, and it takes much more skill. You don't have some machine getting between you and the experience of hitting your target.
i still dont understand why this is so weird. archery is something historical, so adding alot of technology is kinda redundant, because if we are allready adding modern tech to it, why not go to the max and use a gun. i dont think ur Found rocks has to do anything with this.
Question: I started using a two finger (one over and one under) draw way back in the late 60s. I was just uncomfortable with the pinching on the third finger.with my shiny new Bear 6 wheel (LONG time ago) and many compounds since then, It didn't seem to change performance much. I amthinking about getting back into traditional bows and my question is several shops have told me a recurve or longbow would have to be specifically tillered for my two finger style. True? Is there anything I should be doing with setting up the bow?
I don’t know that certain bows are “tillered” to a two finger draw, but some older methods of shooting bows, like cultures shooting horse bows, tend to use two finger or index and thumb pull methods. My advice would be to get a bow that fits you well, maybe one with flexibility in adjustments if you’re unsure what you like
About a lot of young people in the sport, it's likely cause archery is a sport that is relatively cheap to get started in, and can be done as long as you have a backyard
The reason arrows tend to be "instant kills" in video games is: since it's more difficult to hit a target, they reward the player by making it do more damage otherwise no one would want to use them over guns (in games where guns are the main weapon but you can find a bow)
@john Mullholand it's only "as deadly" if your shot placement is as good. High velocity rifle rounds create pretty massive temporary & permanent wound cavities that can damage organs and blood vessels that the bullet itself didn't physically touch. Obviously the broadhead is larger so it has that to help cause more damage, but if it misses vital organs it's generally less lethal than a hv rifle round that hits the same location at 3000fps
I'm 60 but have not used a bow since my late teens - back then my sights was a dress making pin stuck into a piece of cloth tape - really high tech but it worked.
I use a whisker biscuit for my martin panther 40 lb recurve bow. I don’t think spine would be much of a problem for my accuracy. Is there anything you can say about this Nu sensei?
Spine always has an impact. You (and he) are largely referring to the archer's paradox effect, which is really seen only on longbows in terms of bending around the riser. Any cut away riser, this is not a problem. Spine still impacts accuracy due to the fact that arrows do flex as the string pushes forward, and due to physics, the arrow resists going forward, thus flexing. Heavier tips reduce relative spine, as well, introducing more resistance to that forward push, and thus more flexing. Vanes and feathers in combination with tip weight, straightness, and the proper amount of flexion act to make the trajectory more accurate relative to the point of aim. On that note, you can always shoot an overspined arrow safely, and depending on your skill level, you might not see much of a difference between a properly spined or overspined arrow. Just don't go shooting 1200 spine thin-walled carbon arrows with 140 grain tungsten tips out of that bow, as you might run into trouble.
New to archery and try to pick up the basics. Love the NuSensei videos. However, when I look at how the string is held at 2:29 in this video, I'm puzzled. It looks like an instinctive way of holding the string, but is it a recommended alternative?
i just started getting into archery i just got my bow and arrows today and go figure its the exact same recurve bow he just showed which is on amazon for $100
i shoot sighted compound & compound crossbow, I also shoot a takedown recurve & longbow barebow. sighted does make it more likely i'll hit centre target - red or better - more often. shooting barebow is, I think, harder. but for me, the fun is in the challenge & the learning of the craft. i'll still shoot my sighted bow/xbow - and enjoy it. I do prefer barebow as a purer form & more challenging achievement. but that IS just me. I also think our own views & takes on archery is VERY personal/subjective to each of us. as to adding sights etc making a bow "less"? even shooting barebow, we still aim. the "sight" is the line & tip of the arrow & possibly a particular spot on the riser per distance in relation to the target. i'd argue even tried & tested Instinctive shooters use some sort of triangulation or other system to aim their shot. low tech sights, but sights, just the same. again, this is merely my own take on & understanding of what I do.
Hey Nu, I’ve been experimenting with thumb release with the arrow on the thumb side of the bow, do you have any aiming tips, I literally have no concept of where the arrow will go. I just don’t know what I’m looking at when aiming, hitting the target boss is difficult when shooting thumb release.
tjj4lab Check out the manuscript Saracen Archery. There is a section there on aiming with concepts like aiming "inside" and "outside" the bow. There is also instinctive archery.
The only bit I would consider mechanical on my bow is a presser button but other than that it is all bare rest and presser Button that’s the only thing I have I have seen some people use the shelve is that advisable
To be fair Tod's workshop has done tests with riveted mail on top of gambeson. He used needle bodkins coated in beeswax and they penetrated far enough to definitely be an injury like 1.5 inches.
I started archery (barebow) in October 2017 and turned 62 yesterday. Loving the new challenge, don't short changed yourself 'Just Do It'. You'll love it.
If a lever is a machine, a bow is, too. But I get it. There's an artscience behind getting the arrow where you want it to go, and a bow will not perform optimally if misused or used inconsistently.
As someone who studied anatomy, there are lots of places I wouldn't want to be hit by an arrow, even right outside an ER, so I gotta disagree on that point (and no, I'm not gonna provide a list).
Deer is easier to hunt with a bow but the real challenge is coyote. They are easily spooked and have about an 12 inch kill zone but usually your range is around the 40-45 yard mark where I hunt them. I got really lucky with a 18 yard pass through
Brilliant sentence: "The human body is well designed to not die."
Couple if great quotes.
"archery is easy to learn,
Difficult to master."
"The human body, surprisingly, is well designed not to die"
I like these two in particular
k loraas ... he just made your first quote statement as I was reading your post. Thank you for my message of the day! It is a great one
@Lithus17 did you watch the actual video? Because he is quoting - 100% exactly - the video. Where it is said "Archery is easy to learn [...]". And nobody made any comparision between any mammals. They only stated the (not) surprising fact that humans can and will survive a lot.
@Lithus17 The first quote is from the game Othello. A minute to learn, a lifetime to master.
And who does this guy think he is, cliche Confucius? Those quotes were terrible.
@Lithus17 YEah but it started on the box to the board game Othello. I am sure it has been overused by people ever since.
I don't even shoot. NUSensei is just very relaxing to listen to.
same, i shoot but i just like his voice
You 2 know what ASMR is, right?
@@dakaraius This isn't a 16 year old girl whispering into a mic
i do shoot, less regularly than i'd like. but NS's vids are excellent. both as an archer AND just listening to how the fella teaches.
It’s brilliant
Took up archery in my 30s and still going. like they say the best time to start something is yesterday, the second best time is today.
I'm just getting into archery, recurve, this guy is a great help. I'm 58 plus I want to master this it's a lot cheaper than shooting
Firearms.
Love your comment about 'Older Archers!" I took up the sport at 46 to help out my Cub Pack... I'm now training for the UK Invictus Games Trials and will be 49 if I'm accepted! This is a sport for all ages and abilities!
"Easy to learn, difficult to master"....probably one of the reasons I enjoy shooting my barebow recurves. Good video.
Haha, we've had some young Japanese people through our kyudo club lately, and it is funny, their perception of archery is the exact opposite to the one you raise, they see it as something that mainly old people do! Lots of old kyudoka in Japan I guess. So yeah, I've seen 80 year old Japanese men (and women!) drawing bows way stronger than mine and making it look easy! Age is no barrier.
I'm 55 and took up archery seriously when I was 52.
I have a lot of free time now that my wife no longer talks to me.
Free time and no wife bitching in your ear! Sounds like heaven to me.
Well, there is always some spoil sport on the range bitching at me for shooting while they are recovering their arrows.
I think my thermos full of gin has something to do with it.
LMAO... the nerve
Some people are so touchy.
my condolences.
Man, i've always had a thing for archery, but i never actually got into it (just got some shots in a couple of different occasions in summer villages).
Suddenly, youtube decided to suggest me one of your videos, and since then i've binge watched another dozen of your video. And nothing, now i'm really wanting to seriously start doing archery.
I really like the way you explain things: simple, fast, and entertaining. Keep up the good work!
same for me. Thanks to him I started again, with incredible results.
Coldheart29 So, have you purchased a bow? 🙂
Yo man, have you gotten into the local club yet? I just started back up again, even gotten into making strings and adding silencers to my longbow. Now im making strings for the members of the club.
How you go along and take up shooting :)
How's your archery journey going? If you aren't doing it, just know it's still there, calling to you :)
Get out there and do it. I just got a few friends interested in joining me
*All* bows are machines, even the simplest stick and string. According to Mirriam-Webster a machine is "an assemblage of parts that transmit forces, motion, and energy one to another in a predetermined manner."
I wouldn't say a bow is a machine, since it doesn't shoot in a "predetermined manner". Each shot would be different, and depending 100% on human input. A gun, on the other hand, would shoot always straight with the same force, unless the conditions are changed.
The precise, engineer's definition of a machine is an object that uses supplied energy to perform work. A bow is a machine in this sense: you supply energy by drawing it, and it performs work (imparting kinetic energy on the arrow) when you loose. Other examples of machines are the lever and the wedge. Even arrows are machines in this sense - an arrowhead is just a wedge.
The sense used in this video is a vaguer, non-technical sense closer to "automaton": a machine that operates by itself with little or no human input. Taken to an extreme, most firearms aren't machines in this sense since you still have to aim them. But there's a spectrum where you might say a firearm is a machine and a bow isn't. The argument here is that adding a sight doesn't really affect how a bow works, so it doesn't transform it into a "machine" in this sense.
Both the technical and non-technical senses are valid, and it's the latter that's used here.
@@Miscio94 You can say the same thing about tattooing. But a tattooer literally uses a "tattooing machine". Unless they do traditional stick n' poke tattooing. It's a fairly good analogy though. Whether you're using primitive or high tech methods, the end result will be bad without proper skill.
This just in: armor was really good at its job.
I’ve picked it up at 50 during a pandemic, I’m not fit. I have noticed a toning of shoulders, and my posture has improved. I agree it’s a big tent and every one is welcome inside. Although I shoot compound, I started gap shooting, and respect the skill. I also have a colleagues dad who makes recurves and longbows. Again respect is due. I’m also intrigued by the Japanese form. But the biggest think I have learnt is the mental focus required of it.
I used to [target] shoot when I was in my 20's. I just purchased a new bow setup at 62 years old. I love the sport and hope to compete soon.
Also about the mail armour, good armour is FITTED to the person wearing, that means that it's sitting in a perfect way on the individual body making sure the armour is as flexible and strong as it could be. Shooting a random dummy with a random cheap mail isn't a test at all.
Dude you need to keep making videos like this, the information alone is great but the commentary is just as good. Love your channel
Probably one of the most accurate movie depictions of arrow lethality is Boromir's death in The Fellowship of the Rings. It took, what, 20 arrows to put him down? Granted he was supposed to be a great warrior, a big guy, and well armoured, but barring a heart shot, it takes a while to bleed out, or even to die from a pneumothorax. And with sufficient adrenaline and determination, a person can keep fighting for quite a while after taking a fatal wound. Meanwhile, Legolas is one-shotting orcs with magic elven accuracy that allows him to get an eye or throat shot every time. I mean, if I were an elf, I could probably combine the speed of Mongol style archery, with the power of an English longbow, and the accuracy of an Olympic shooter too!
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Honestly, how long it takes to actually die isn't particularly relevant to that. It's how long it takes to incapacitate. I would probably have to watch the scene in question again at a slower speed, but I thought that he should have gotten at least one punctured lung fairly early in the fight. That, plus how active he was, plus the blood loss from multiple other arrow wounds, probably should have caused him to drop from lack of oxygen well before he did, regardless of how strong he was. Now if the mail stopped the arrows from getting deep enough to hit the lung, that's another story, but it didn't look that way to me when I last saw it.
He got hit in the heart with like the second arrow lmao
Thanks, for the video.
I used to be involved in western archery for about a year or two. I am now involved in Mongolian style mounted archery. I personally find that eastern styled archery allows most expansion in skill. Because I do mounted archery, you need to shoot at a much faster rate than normal rates. Because of this, I shoot from the bow hand (holding the arrows with the same hand as the bow).
At the moment, I can shoot 10 arrows in 19 seconds with accuracy. A bit away from Lars Andersen, but getting up there. Great video, a like for that.
As far as your point #3, I'm 51 and just getting back into archery after about 30 years and the little exposure I had before wasn't very involved so pretty much noob now and I'm excited! And point #9, clearly you've NEVER seen any Rambo movie ;P
another common missconception is that if the draw weight isnt a hunting draw weight (commonly 40# or more) , then its simply a child's toy.
Isaac Knicley well I mean I’m 14 and I use my dads old 55# bow but I also have a 20# and I like em both
You can totally kill a man with a 30 lbs bow. Just have to hit vital organ with a broadhead.
@john Mullholand Yes. But my point is you have to careful when doing archery even you shooting a 30 lbs bow.
@@greenhoodedvigilante458 I’m just starting out with a 24# recurve and I’m pretty sure it could do some serious damage with just field tips.
Yep I use a 40lbs and my mate uses a 30lbs, the penetration isn't much different, it'll 100% give someone a very bad day. People should definitely take them more seriously.
When you announced #7, I actually cringed a bit by that assumption. I still struggle with crafting my own arrows that will fly correctly. My Samick Sage is a bit more forgiving on the arrows I use due to the window in the riser and whisker biscuit, but my homemade longbow must contend with the Archer's Paradox, which is super frustrating as I don't have the tools to measure spine flexibility, and don't even get me started on my initial ill-fated assumptions about using real feathers for fletching. People think archery is primitive, but there's actually a lot of engineering in crafting bows and arrows that will shoot properly and reliably. I dare not even try to make homemade bowstring yet until I thoroughly research that science.
Goattacular....string making is actually a ton of fun. For your traditional bow, try your hand at a Flemish twist string, with a loop on one end, and a straight twist on the other. Use a timber hitch to tie to the lower limb. All sorts of resources online about how to make one. Best part about the Flemish string is that if you mess it up, just untwist the loop and start over. You will be able to make a serviceable string in no time.
All you need to test spine is a weight tied to the middle of the arrow with the arrow supported 29 inches apart I think. And then you measure how much it bends
Aside of the McClure twins I have never seen such entertaining videos as your Sensei!
Chock full of laughs, knowledge and information.
As another binge watcher of your videos it was so good to hear you say that oldies can join the sport. I am 79years old with fractured T12 and a messed up back, my physio encouraged me about three years ago to pursue my long time desire to learn archery, he said it would be really good for strengthening back muscles. Wendy
Love seeing your shoot a barebow with thumb draw. Glad you mix things up.
I attended a match a few years ago where the oldest competitor was 97, on the flip side my local club has kids as young as 6 or 7 competing, and importantly having fun in a safe environment.
Happy Christmas NUSensei
You're thumb drawing in this one! Nice.
Nice.
All bows are machines. They do work (unlike a lot of students I have known)!!!
thats mean but accurate
Really appreciate the historical insight into maille, gambesons and bows. I already knew this, but I love that a non-historically focused channel is so knowledgeable about it. Love it!
Didn't expect to see you here, person who complimented me for going on camera with a speech impediment on door monster
@@zperk13 You're still a titan among heroes in my book.
@@TheOnlyToblin You remember! Ha! Have a great day!
Excellent video!
Golf is hard to learn, and takes three lives to master. I picked archery, but love them both.
Thank you for all your videos 🙏
amazing. I really like your mentality!
Im finding a lot of similarities between archery and equestrian. "Riding horses is easy, I did it at camp once/ my grandparents have horses" but its easy to learn and difficult to master. You can ride a horse, sure, but it can take years to learn to ride them *well*. Also, theres always a hostility between different equestrian disciplines. Western, English, liberty, whatever, debating what is the "real" equestrian discipline.
10:20 Incorrect spine strength can do more than make an arrow inaccurate... at the extremes, you could break the arrow. Not a good thing to happen around one's hands and arms.
"ill just shoot through the ring" what about the 4 other rings interlaced with that one
I also use archery to carry a light weight cord to pull my Christmas lights into a tall tree. I do the same to drag a larger line to attach a guiding line when felling trees.
i used to shoot a bow as a kid now, im 41 will buy my first bow on my 42 b day in 2 months, so far been watching your videos NUSensei.
Armor was layered. Normally plate still had chain beneath it, and beneath the chain was a padding. Also different types of chainmail were made differently. The Norse had flat rings, while other cultures used rounded rings. Also different people layered their chains in different ways so some more more dense than others.
The assumption i heard most of the time was "archery is not a sport because it's not physically hard, you don't sweat" people can be so stupid
Have they never heard of "Sports Archery" lmao wow
Simple machines yes of course like a wedge or a pulley is, but I agree it's not arrow shooting machine. Great video by the way 😁👍
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GREAT info, thanks.
I'm 79 years old, shoot a 45# recurve 50-60 arrows 5 days a week. My training includes golf and swimming 2-3 times a week. A few shoulder problems because of bad form in the beginning 8 years ago,, but those are long past.
Biggest challenge is walking a long 3D course over hilly terrain.
See you ar the Howard Hill Classic first of June at Tannehill State Patk near Bessemer. Al.
I once made myself my own bow. It was my first attempt and while it wasn't garbage, it was little more than a children bow. I also made my own arrows, and what I've read is that if you use too thin or weak wood for the arrow on a too heavy bow, it could acctually shatter on release and the fragments could pierce your hand. I don't know if it's true, but it makes sense and would be an important part of the arrow choice for your bow.
the outline of peoples top lip is a traditional bow shape , thought you’d appreciate that,,, it came to mind now while watching you talk about bows ironically haha
well said NUSenei
Wait, what are you talking about? You mean a compound bow isn't an automated turret that nails a squirrel in the eye at 1000 meters? My whole worldview just imploded.
compound "Bows" are not even bows .. More like shooting a rifle with a scope
No rifles are just mechanized slings.
You’re thinking of the recurve bows. Compounds will accidentally discharge while you’re away so you come home to a hole in the fridge
you are the best bro.
When Nu is talking about heavy draw weight he often refers to weights like 50, 60 and 70 lbs.
When I think of heavy draw weight numbers like 36, 38 and 40 lbs come to my mind.
I shoot for about 14 months, started at 30, went to 34 and arrived at 38 lbs which lead to a significant drop of precision and quite sore muscles after a 2 hours session shooting 90 to 100 arrows.
At most consistantly drawing through the clicker and the exact same anchor point are troublesome at 38 lbs for now.
SkyB weren't traditional English longbows like 100+ lbs draw weight? Crazy stuff.
SkyB work out and be more athletic and watch your bow poundage go up, I’m 20 and I shoot my 65 pound bow in my backyard for hours no soreness
Sounds more like a technique issue than weight issue. Assuming no medical issue and reasonable fitness, after 14 months you should be able to handle a 40#. In my circles we looka at heavy being 70+.
By now I am able to shoot the 40# :D
As were Mongol warbows, and Chinese warbows, and Ottoman warbows, etc., etc. Once armor and cavalry became more common, draw weights in Europe, Asia, and much of Africa went up about as far as they could within the limits of the human body and materials they had available to make bows from.
Merry Christmas!
he posted this a year ago
@Lithus17 he posted this december
wow guys sorry for not undstanding something im only human after all
What is this Bear Bow you keep mentioning? More badass version of horse bow?
Barebow, i.e. a bow without sights and accessories.
lul
Bare bow!
Imagine the speed of a horsebow, with the individuality of the self bow, and the strength of the bear bow.
We'll call it the compound bow.
BearBows are the bows for the Siberian bear cavalry archers of course.
Like horse archers, but on bears, and more metal.
Love my recurve bow. I love your videos and they are very informative. I do know that my CZ 75 9mm pistol will penetrate chain mail. Woe to the hoards that come to come to conquer. Nothing more enjoyable though than the simple pleasure of the bow and the arrow.
I'm 18 and I do archery , first and foremost, as a form of physical exercise.
Happy xmas, NuSensei how do you like using a thumb ring ?
Good info. 👍
I can hit a square of 1 cm. If the target is close enough.😂
I can hit it from 200 m away. You just have to position it correctly.
I love your bow, the black one. I had try to buy it but I haven’t found a Mexico store where to buy it.
Can you please recomend me where can i buy it? And export it to mex?
In my opinion Achery is one of the most accessible sports in the world for disabled people and less fit people.
disabled people use short bows like the bear super mag for $400. It is 48 inches. I have one on the way, but it won't get here until dec 28, thursday. Fucking bullshit wait of the delivery from UPS. GOD damn fuck! jueskces fucking christ.
According to "list25" on TH-cam archery was one of the first sports done by Paralympians.
Yi-Tzai's Toy Review no they dont . im badly disabled and even shoot english longbows as well .
Look up Matt Stutzman, aka “the armless archer”....because he literally has no arms. He shoots sitting down, and uses his feet to hold his bow and nock an arrow. He uses a special harness around his shoulder that holds a trigger release, which he activates with his chin. He has made the shoot off in the NFAA indoor national shoot....in the open division where he beat many so called able bodied archers. I highly recommend you check him out. He is amazing to watch.
Archery has seen much in the way of making it accessible for people of varying skills and abilities (or disabilities). That’s one of the things I love about archery… anyone can do it
A machine is (loosely) defined as an object that after instruction will do something on its own weather on a loop or waiting for one command after another so no a sight won't nake it a machine it's not one until you program it to shoot without you
Edit: 11:38 lol
Whenever I go to the shooting range I always see and older couple shooting with each other.
I’ve been practicing a lot with my longbow recently, I want to hunt with it eventually but not until I can get my groupings much closer, I don’t want to cause any unnecessary suffering
Toned shoulders is a big plus of archery ;p
I moved to archery from shooting because its much more challenging to be good at. Imagine a rifle where the two iron sights are not connected and move around to whatever distance is between your two hands...
If you're going to use a traditional longbow, you might as well use a gun. Personally, I do all my target shooting and hunting with found rocks. It's much more organic, and it takes much more skill. You don't have some machine getting between you and the experience of hitting your target.
In the same spirit, I used to just go up and punch things, but I went bear hunting once, and it ended badly.
Dwarf Fortress adventure mode is not real life 🙃
This comment had me rolling!
I use my teeth you fkn city boi....get natural
i still dont understand why this is so weird. archery is something historical, so adding alot of technology is kinda redundant, because if we are allready adding modern tech to it, why not go to the max and use a gun. i dont think ur Found rocks has to do anything with this.
Question: I started using a two finger (one over and one under) draw way back in the late 60s. I was just uncomfortable with the pinching on the third finger.with my shiny new Bear 6 wheel (LONG time ago) and many compounds since then, It didn't seem to change performance much.
I amthinking about getting back into traditional bows and my question is several shops have told me a recurve or longbow would have to be specifically tillered for my two finger style. True? Is there anything I should be doing with setting up the bow?
I don’t know that certain bows are “tillered” to a two finger draw, but some older methods of shooting bows, like cultures shooting horse bows, tend to use two finger or index and thumb pull methods.
My advice would be to get a bow that fits you well, maybe one with flexibility in adjustments if you’re unsure what you like
High Strength low Dex rpg character means you hit like a truck but miss 90% of the time.😂
And, house rules, can only nock arrows if you roll a 15 or above.
I prefer my DnD games to play like day 2 of 1rst grade summer camp archery.
@@assaultspoon4925 I would be really interested in a high level simulation of RPG archery where all or most factors are taken into account.
why are the wipers up on the car that seems to be in a garage? usually we do that when we know its going to snow...
The difference between a compound bow and a recurve bow is the compound has geard on is to make it so you can hold it back easyer
You can also bleed out from an arrow if you aren't able to control the blood loss.
But the real question is how quickly it will happen.
About a lot of young people in the sport, it's likely cause archery is a sport that is relatively cheap to get started in, and can be done as long as you have a backyard
The reason arrows tend to be "instant kills" in video games is: since it's more difficult to hit a target, they reward the player by making it do more damage otherwise no one would want to use them over guns (in games where guns are the main weapon but you can find a bow)
It's true but a hit in the chest with an arrow and you're down even if you're not dead you wish u were.
@john Mullholand it's only "as deadly" if your shot placement is as good. High velocity rifle rounds create pretty massive temporary & permanent wound cavities that can damage organs and blood vessels that the bullet itself didn't physically touch.
Obviously the broadhead is larger so it has that to help cause more damage, but if it misses vital organs it's generally less lethal than a hv rifle round that hits the same location at 3000fps
@john Mullholand ah, missed that clarification at the end
Arrrg! There’s a pirate in the window behind you. (Good discussion, tho! 😎)
I'm 60 but have not used a bow since my late teens - back then my sights was a dress making pin stuck into a piece of cloth tape - really high tech but it worked.
I use a whisker biscuit for my martin panther 40 lb recurve bow. I don’t think spine would be much of a problem for my accuracy. Is there anything you can say about this Nu sensei?
Spine always has an impact. You (and he) are largely referring to the archer's paradox effect, which is really seen only on longbows in terms of bending around the riser. Any cut away riser, this is not a problem. Spine still impacts accuracy due to the fact that arrows do flex as the string pushes forward, and due to physics, the arrow resists going forward, thus flexing. Heavier tips reduce relative spine, as well, introducing more resistance to that forward push, and thus more flexing. Vanes and feathers in combination with tip weight, straightness, and the proper amount of flexion act to make the trajectory more accurate relative to the point of aim. On that note, you can always shoot an overspined arrow safely, and depending on your skill level, you might not see much of a difference between a properly spined or overspined arrow. Just don't go shooting 1200 spine thin-walled carbon arrows with 140 grain tungsten tips out of that bow, as you might run into trouble.
i like it
New to archery and try to pick up the basics. Love the NuSensei videos. However, when I look at how the string is held at 2:29 in this video, I'm puzzled. It looks like an instinctive way of holding the string, but is it a recommended alternative?
I think it's a thumb draw
Infection was actually also what killed most people being shot by musket balls, like back in the 18th century, rather than the musket shot hit itself.
I am 66 and began bare bow in January. I won my first Shoot in April. I also use a walker.
At 6:27 is that a Junxing F179 recurve you are showing as "not a machine" ? If so, that's the same bow I shoot regularly 😅
i just started getting into archery i just got my bow and arrows today and go figure its the exact same recurve bow he just showed which is on amazon for $100
I love shooting recurve and i started doing archery seriously at my thirties🙂 now i'm 36 yeras old.
Tell me something is a banshee junior compound bow set good
i shoot sighted compound & compound crossbow, I also shoot a takedown recurve & longbow barebow. sighted does make it more likely i'll hit centre target - red or better - more often. shooting barebow is, I think, harder. but for me, the fun is in the challenge & the learning of the craft. i'll still shoot my sighted bow/xbow - and enjoy it. I do prefer barebow as a purer form & more challenging achievement. but that IS just me. I also think our own views & takes on archery is VERY personal/subjective to each of us.
as to adding sights etc making a bow "less"? even shooting barebow, we still aim. the "sight" is the line & tip of the arrow & possibly a particular spot on the riser per distance in relation to the target. i'd argue even tried & tested Instinctive shooters use some sort of triangulation or other system to aim their shot. low tech sights, but sights, just the same. again, this is merely my own take on & understanding of what I do.
I am starting again at 64. The last time I shot a bow was in college at about 20. So about 44 years for me!
I'm a 71yearold novice, I shoot a 30# bow 29 inch draw. 2 months in and having a great time. Barebow off the shelf 35meters
Hey Nu, I’ve been experimenting with thumb release with the arrow on the thumb side of the bow, do you have any aiming tips, I literally have no concept of where the arrow will go. I just don’t know what I’m looking at when aiming, hitting the target boss is difficult when shooting thumb release.
tjj4lab Check out the manuscript Saracen Archery. There is a section there on aiming with concepts like aiming "inside" and "outside" the bow. There is also instinctive archery.
Durandal look justin ma on youtube. I have opposite issue, since I shoot thumb.
Can i use the mandrinduck phantom as a olympic style bow/ use stabilizers and sights
Watch my review.
Nice hair.
The only bit I would consider mechanical on my bow is a presser button but other than that it is all bare rest and presser Button that’s the only thing I have I have seen some people use the shelve is that advisable
Tank requires a human input and has to be aimed correctly. Does it make it not a machine?
What is that bow you are showing to the screen at 7:00? That looks interesting
Mandarin Duck Phantom.
To be fair Tod's workshop has done tests with riveted mail on top of gambeson. He used needle bodkins coated in beeswax and they penetrated far enough to definitely be an injury like 1.5 inches.
With a crossbow.
I'm 42 and I plan to start archery in the new year.
Don't plan, DO IT. ;) It's great fun!
Ryan Williams I'm 11 years old I just had my birth day in dec 13 and I'm planning to do archery lessons If thats what you call it
Next year is very close. It has more to do with days getting longer and the hours at my local archery range.
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I started archery (barebow) in October 2017 and turned 62 yesterday. Loving the new challenge, don't short changed yourself 'Just Do It'. You'll love it.
I just realized that the bow Nusensei shows is the bow i use at 6:30 xD
So archery is like love? it comes in a bunch of ways and forms... interesting
If a lever is a machine, a bow is, too. But I get it. There's an artscience behind getting the arrow where you want it to go, and a bow will not perform optimally if misused or used inconsistently.
I think the word you want to say archery is not is "automatic."
I'm 50 and know how to hit 100 aspirin tabs with one shot from watching NUSensei's video's!
As someone who studied anatomy, there are lots of places I wouldn't want to be hit by an arrow, even right outside an ER, so I gotta disagree on that point (and no, I'm not gonna provide a list).
Deer is easier to hunt with a bow but the real challenge is coyote. They are easily spooked and have about an 12 inch kill zone but usually your range is around the 40-45 yard mark where I hunt them. I got really lucky with a 18 yard pass through
What's he use to pull the string back like that?