@dragoria20 if something shows up in fiction, and at least 1 quick enough person obsesses on it, its gonna happen at least once even if it's totally random 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think it was always possible, it's just nobody ever bothered to recreate it because it's pointless. You want all the strength of the bow pushing the arrow forward for maximum distance and penetration, adding just one more arrow _in perfect circumstances_ cuts each arrow's power in half. Why pepper-spray with six arrows when you can annihilate with one?
It was objectively more effective than I expected. Not super effective, but still way better than I thought. I expected some to not make it to the target, and others to just miss entirely. Maybe them all just flop off. I still would not recommend it in real situation, other than as a show off stunt at a fair, though.
Unless you have time to prepare, at very short range, towards unarmored enemies. Like, I dunno, a group of old people on crutches walking around a corner?
@@FiksIIanzOdifferent situation’s different solutions. I’m not saying this is by anymeans the most effective option or a likely one for that matter but. Spreading out force in arrows good when you don’t need all the force in one arrow such as vs a bunch of unarmored combatants with a high poundage bow where even at 20 or 10% max force your 100% lethal but ya 99.99% of the time your gona want to just shoot with the one maybe 2 arrows
Even without the reference it's so good. Too many RUclipsrs spend ages going into huge detail to explain something, and it's just like.. Dude, all we want is the run-down! :D
Damn! Impractical, especially in the pressure and timing of a fight, but actually possible. I did not expect that. I still suspect filmmakers probably thought it was impossible when they came up with the gag
What I've taken from this is that in a pinch I can totally have my characters shoot three arrows at a time without them either loosing all of the draw power or breaking their fingers.
Yeah, two max. Each arrow cuts the force in half. 3 arrows would mean each arrow only has 1/3 the strength of the full draw. 2 arrows on a 120 is still reasonably powerful. Any more and it gets… less impactful.
Context might matter. I can see this being workable in a situation I planned out in a story. Essentially it's a very limited number of people, holed up in a fairly defensible location against a much larger force, but that force isn't prepared to either besiege or breach the walls. If they've got a lot of light arrows, but also have high draw weight bows, they might want to consider scattershot with multiple arrows towards concentrations of enemy soldiers. Perhaps if you've got a character who's strong enough to use a particularly powerful bow, because they might get used to firing a couple arrows intended for regular bows when they run out of their own heavier ones. Outside of very limited circumstances it would be hard to justify using that approach.
Ok y'all none of my characters that are archers are human since everyone is trying to debate this silly comment lol. One's a seraphim and the other is dragonborne so draw strength/bow weight isn't anwhere near a problem. This was like 80% a joke 🤣
That 6 arrow shot is when you walk up to the shooting line at a range late and everyone's almost done with this round but you still wanna shoot all 6 arrows
🤯 okay bro, you *definitely* an elf. You have to be. Loving the dedication you put into this stuff man. I've created OC's with insane Archery Abilities, and you proved them to be real life learnable abilities. You're an elf, It's what makes sense.
Amazing that you found a way to make it plausible! Although I have to say, when you were loading up the bow with the 5-draw all I could hear in my head was Cave Johnson going "that's 60 percent more bullet per bullet!"
I’m actually surprised that 2-3 arrows at once can still be quite effective. 1 arrow at a time will always reign supreme, but if you have to take a split shot, it’s totally viable.
Imagine riding into battle after years of training, you look to your left at your good friend who trained with you and never left your side. He looks at you and nods slightly, you turn your head forward, but suddenly you hear a thud, you look back at your buddy who now has six arrows imbedded in his chest. Are you gonna book it in the opposite direction?
Which is kind of the point of some of this stuff if you did it in a meaningful context. Even without a lot of power behind them a rain of arrows is going to distract and somewhat demoralize people unless they have a lot of training and experience. So in a scenario where your opponent is mostly conscripted farmers (as in the case of a fair number of armies back in the day) it could be reasonably effective in breaking up the ranks, getting people out of position, getting people to say ‘f this’, etc.
Well if you run you will be killed by the people behind you. XD If you are talking historically. The romans especially, you could get killed just by being unlucky in the Roman army. They literally beat every 10th man they had. 1/10 chance of being beaten, in order to increase morale, and also to show unity and that desertion was not going to be tolerated. XD A silly concept really… but its how they did things.
to add to this, you didn't see any archers, just that your comrade was just turned into a wannabe porcupine. ergo, at least 6 archers that are coordinated enough to lose on the same target at the same timing... and you might only spot one of them if any at all... wheres the rest?
Ummmm you are my hero for testing this in so many different ways. Always loved Robin Hood growing up, from the book, cartoon, comedy or classic Errol Flynn, or other iterations. I cannot tell you how happy this video made me.
Was already a huge fan before the Princess bride reference, now I'm a lifer! I'd love it if you made some longer videos on the more basic aspects of archery, you are super informative and entertaining!
of course, in the movie the arrows are attached to each other at the front and back (he unrolls a bundle and holds it from the top when nocking). which... well, they'd still be fixed together through the flight at best instead of splitting up and hitting multiple locations.
Is the split grip necessary, or would it be worth trying to draw from under/over the arrow bundle? Or even leave a finger gap in the middle? I’m only thinking rudimentary physics, so there’s probably a really good reason you didn’t try something like this - I’m just curious.
You'd lose even force distribution to the arrows. I think it'd work. But you'd lose force on the edge arrows, possibly some degree of control. Going by what he said.
By no means an expert here, just trying to make sense from observation. So take my words with a grain of salt. He mentioned the visible slant of the bowstring and resulting loss of force as the reason to not grip under/over it. Looking at it, the bow transfers it's energy as momentum through the travel distance of the bowstring into the arrow. Gripping the bowstring at the arrow is done to ensure maximum possible travel distance for maximum possible momentum. Coming back to the slant in the bowstring, we can see that each higher up arrow is about a centimeter pushed forward in relation to the one before it. And we will definetely be enlarging that distance, the further the bow is drawn. So each higher up arrow loses that subsequent amount of travel distance and thus momentum. Simply put - going up, each arrow will have less force than the one beneath it. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk 😂 Seriously though, I hope I could convey my thoughts on this understandably (And maybe even guess this correctly 😅)
If you are up against an army, and don't "necessarily" need accurate fire in order to hit.............. I could "theoretically" see this as almost practical. It seems like something that the US Marines would come up with though. And knowing those GLORIOUS bastards, they might just be dumb enough to make it work successfully. (Good thing they will never have bows in combat. They are terrifying enough barehanded....😅)
I only found you 2 days ago. I quickly knew I'd like you, archery is amazing. But the more I learn about you, the more I'm happy I subscribed. Robin Hood: Men in Tights is one of my favorite movies, then you go and quote The Princess Bride, another favorite!
Huh, plausible. Would not have called that. Question saw a movie with a similar shot where they interlaced the fingers and the multiple arrows would that work? Excellent video
The number of shots you manage to make with all your shenanigans, makes me think Hawkeye is actually…..and I can’t believe I’m writing this…plausible….
I can envision it being most useful as the opening volley of an ambush but anything beyond that moment of surprise would probably take too long to setup. Good way to think you've got a bunch of archers hiding and shooting at your enemies.
What is the pountage of the first bow? When I tried the same with a 40# horsebow after 3 arrows it becomed a scattergun at 18 meters... but I went to 5 :D Personaly I like more the 3-under release, it's far easier, but I prefer that technique for normal shooting as well. And I tried 3 arrows with an old 50# compound bow (Bear Blackbear) too, it's fun :D
sorry but the most absurd thing wasn't the six arrows but the two, with him casually explaining how he can multitarget as if we were in a frigging game 😂
Could you concievably hold arrows between your fingers and drop them down like the magazine of a gun so you didn't have to reach for your quiver? Silly question maybe but it was a cool thing I had a Hawkeye/Green Arrow type character do in one of my stories.
Not precisely like you described, but it is possible to hold a few arrows between your fingers to have quick access to them. In his short about different quiver types he shows this off.
archery has so many fun little querks and variations to it, and I think a lot of that has to do with just how long humanity has had to play around with it. Im kinda scared to see what happens once nukes are that old...tiny, ultra mini nukes? splitting quarks?
for a final Hail Mary in a medieval battle, this might just work! A whole company of archers with 4 or five arrows flying per archer as a final retreating shot! That would blot out the sun.
1:36 The bare fingers here combined with that huge split had me wincing in sympathy. Your dedication to the experiment is recognized, and thank you for moving to a glove for the monster bow. After I (very awkwardly for some scenes) screened MiT for my club at our end-of-year party, they had some fun trying to replicate this shot. With everyone shooting sub-40#, no one made it past 4 arrows drawn, and fewer managed more than 3 off the bow, but it's a good memory.
1) I had this huge silly grin plastered all over my face the whole time I was watching. this is awesome!!! 2) Like so many, I thought it was pure fantasy (speak: impossible) 3) in Chinese historical TV dramas the war heroes routinely shoot 3 arrows simultaneously in 3 different directions, hitting 3 wildly different targets. That is my old and new "impossible" 😂
-Will it damage the bow? -I'm sure that method can only be used on traditional bows. - Modern bows (recurve bow and compound bow) are specially designed to hit the target precisely. (quality not quantity) This is just my opinion and I am just a beginner.
A fun presentation :-). I hate to be a spoilsport, but no, it isn't plausible with medieval wooden arrows. You cheated a bit by using arrows with modern plastic arrow nocks that will clip onto the string and stay there without being held. Medieval arrow nocks wouldn't do that, so Robin Hood would have to wedge his arrows slighly between his fingers to keep them on the string. This should make it impossible to shoot any more than 3 arrows at once (using an unorthodox 4 finger grip)
Mel Brooks in no way intended this to be plausible. Its implausibility is literally part of the joke. And yet, somehow, you pulled it off. Mr. Brooks would laugh his head off and probably not be completely surprised.
Would a wind up crossbow or balista work as well? High draw weight and low firing speed, but you compensate for the low speed with massive volleys with this technique...
Ok, at two I thought, "sure, why not?" At three I thought, "surelythis is where something goes awry." At four, " no way, it's got to start going wrong here." But you just kept going. I'm astounded.
So, why are you still using the first and second finger when during four or more arrows? Wouldn’t using the first and fourth be more effective? (Keeping in mind that I’ve shot a bow before, but only ever one arrow at a time and this was two plus decades ago.)
This is incredible! I had always just assumed it was an impossible gag, but to discover that it is plausible is awesome.
@dragoria20 if something shows up in fiction, and at least 1 quick enough person obsesses on it, its gonna happen at least once even if it's totally random 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think it was always possible, it's just nobody ever bothered to recreate it because it's pointless. You want all the strength of the bow pushing the arrow forward for maximum distance and penetration, adding just one more arrow _in perfect circumstances_ cuts each arrow's power in half.
Why pepper-spray with six arrows when you can annihilate with one?
It was objectively more effective than I expected. Not super effective, but still way better than I thought. I expected some to not make it to the target, and others to just miss entirely. Maybe them all just flop off. I still would not recommend it in real situation, other than as a show off stunt at a fair, though.
Unless you have time to prepare, at very short range, towards unarmored enemies. Like, I dunno, a group of old people on crutches walking around a corner?
@@FiksIIanzOdifferent situation’s different solutions. I’m not saying this is by anymeans the most effective option or a likely one for that matter but. Spreading out force in arrows good when you don’t need all the force in one arrow such as vs a bunch of unarmored combatants with a high poundage bow where even at 20 or 10% max force your 100% lethal but ya 99.99% of the time your gona want to just shoot with the one maybe 2 arrows
The “let me explain, no there’s too much, let me sun up,” that made this whole video even more amazing.
😂 great sense of humor too, fabulous!
Princess bride reference for the win!
@@kazenrova6845and the same guy plays both leads. Lol
British 100
Even without the reference it's so good. Too many RUclipsrs spend ages going into huge detail to explain something, and it's just like.. Dude, all we want is the run-down! :D
Caught the reference!!!! One of my favorite lines!
Holy moly. I cannot believe you managed six arrows in one shot. 🙀 Impressive as always.
Damn! Impractical, especially in the pressure and timing of a fight, but actually possible. I did not expect that. I still suspect filmmakers probably thought it was impossible when they came up with the gag
Might make a good opener
@@tea-sus8722 or for spectacle assasinations
I think if they thought it was plausible they would have cranked up to 10 in the movie. 😄
Yeah could be useful for an ambush to make it look like there are a lot more of you than there actually are
Ah, but you're forgetting one important difference. Unlike some other Robin Hoods, he can speak with an English accent! 😁
Oh, that explains why he was able to replicate it too! 😂
Kevin Costner got wrecked
Yes! 😂
“Unlike some RUclips archers, _I_ can speak with an English accent.”
“Let me explain... No, it’s too long, let me sum up.” .
-Literally the Indigo Montoya of archery.
Indigo?
Pretty sure it was Inigo....but also that may have been an auto-correct edit.
Very well put, maybe if petey Jackson ever does another lord of the ring hire him for the archery technical expertise
Well it's when he's feeling blue.
Love seeing fellow cultured individuals lol
What I've taken from this is that in a pinch I can totally have my characters shoot three arrows at a time without them either loosing all of the draw power or breaking their fingers.
If they're skilled enough, it'd be more manageable with two though.
Yeah, two max.
Each arrow cuts the force in half.
3 arrows would mean each arrow only has 1/3 the strength of the full draw.
2 arrows on a 120 is still reasonably powerful.
Any more and it gets… less impactful.
Context might matter. I can see this being workable in a situation I planned out in a story. Essentially it's a very limited number of people, holed up in a fairly defensible location against a much larger force, but that force isn't prepared to either besiege or breach the walls.
If they've got a lot of light arrows, but also have high draw weight bows, they might want to consider scattershot with multiple arrows towards concentrations of enemy soldiers.
Perhaps if you've got a character who's strong enough to use a particularly powerful bow, because they might get used to firing a couple arrows intended for regular bows when they run out of their own heavier ones.
Outside of very limited circumstances it would be hard to justify using that approach.
Ok y'all none of my characters that are archers are human since everyone is trying to debate this silly comment lol. One's a seraphim and the other is dragonborne so draw strength/bow weight isn't anwhere near a problem. This was like 80% a joke 🤣
@@rinyaskylineNow, I don’t know the context in DND, so please explain how a Seraphim could draw a bow
Love the Princess Bride reference 😂❤
What is really the difference between the man in black and Robin Hood? They really do look alike.
Both played by Cary Elwes.
@@lesbaguette4381 Shh! There are no actors, only stories
@@JaharNarishma Thematically, I guess the importance is that Westley was born poor, and Robin chose to be that way
I GET ANOTHER SHOT! He gets another shot?.... Yes, yes he does, sigh.
With a Patriot arrow as well if memory serves;).
Now THAT is an impossible shot
That 6 arrow shot is when you walk up to the shooting line at a range late and everyone's almost done with this round but you still wanna shoot all 6 arrows
Remind me and my 5 homies to never get on your bad side at a distance.
Consider a 120 lb warbow for home defence like the founding fathers intended.
@@skaldlouiscyphre2453And in Texas, at least, you can open carry your bow and arrows anywhere. 😅
@@Debbie338 Like a Mongol boss.
i'd like to see how they would fly strung together like they were in the film
🤯 okay bro, you *definitely* an elf. You have to be. Loving the dedication you put into this stuff man. I've created OC's with insane Archery Abilities, and you proved them to be real life learnable abilities. You're an elf, It's what makes sense.
Robin Hood isn't an elf and he's a highly skilled archer.
@@MinerDiner you got me there. Then he's a reincarnation of Robin hood then :)
@@URvlogger5098commence reinactment of gay or european but its elf or robin hood
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He was gay *and* European.
Or I suppose in this case, robin hood and an elf.
This guy is the Mythbusters for fantasy archery and im here for it!
The casual princess bride reference at like 2:05 is perfect
Amazing that you found a way to make it plausible!
Although I have to say, when you were loading up the bow with the 5-draw all I could hear in my head was Cave Johnson going "that's 60 percent more bullet per bullet!"
Dude, you are amazing. I thought even two arrows already reaches the fantasy nonsense border.
Roman emperor Domitian was a great bowman and a showoff, and is reputed to have been quite good at shooting 4 arrows at a time.
@@chellesama8256TIL, thanks!
I’m actually surprised that 2-3 arrows at once can still be quite effective.
1 arrow at a time will always reign supreme, but if you have to take a split shot, it’s totally viable.
Imagine riding into battle after years of training, you look to your left at your good friend who trained with you and never left your side. He looks at you and nods slightly, you turn your head forward, but suddenly you hear a thud, you look back at your buddy who now has six arrows imbedded in his chest. Are you gonna book it in the opposite direction?
I don't care if they're barely embedded, I'm not taking my chances against six arrow volleys, PER ARCHER
Which is kind of the point of some of this stuff if you did it in a meaningful context. Even without a lot of power behind them a rain of arrows is going to distract and somewhat demoralize people unless they have a lot of training and experience. So in a scenario where your opponent is mostly conscripted farmers (as in the case of a fair number of armies back in the day) it could be reasonably effective in breaking up the ranks, getting people out of position, getting people to say ‘f this’, etc.
Tail between my legs! No shame!
Well if you run you will be killed by the people behind you. XD
If you are talking historically.
The romans especially, you could get killed just by being unlucky in the Roman army. They literally beat every 10th man they had.
1/10 chance of being beaten, in order to increase morale, and also to show unity and that desertion was not going to be tolerated.
XD
A silly concept really… but its how they did things.
to add to this, you didn't see any archers, just that your comrade was just turned into a wannabe porcupine. ergo, at least 6 archers that are coordinated enough to lose on the same target at the same timing... and you might only spot one of them if any at all... wheres the rest?
So even three arrows is not only plausible, but they still have force and accuracy? That's awesome
So in DND I can tell my gm that after prep time my first attack can be up to 6 shots in one...?
Are you prepared to deal with your gm using that against you? Fair's fair, after all.
I would let my player do it for an impromptu short-range aoe attack. Reduced damage per arrow, but aoe.
Ummmm you are my hero for testing this in so many different ways. Always loved Robin Hood growing up, from the book, cartoon, comedy or classic Errol Flynn, or other iterations. I cannot tell you how happy this video made me.
Having tried and failed to shoot two arrows simultaneously, I'm seriously impressed here.
I dunno man; this Robin Hood has an actual British Accent; makes me believe him 😂
Ah yes. The shotgun bow. A classic impractical weapon
2:01 I love you for that Princess Bride reference lol
I am actually impressed with how well it went.
I love that princess bride reference!
Robin Hood’s arrows were tied together with string, notice the way he rolled them out, that’s possibly how to control the spread
“This looks ridiculous, so let’s give it a go!”
I love this part of the channel!
Came to the comments just to feel about the Princess Bride reference. Love it, and thank you very much
. . . Why is my jaw just fully gaped right now. That was IMPRESSIVE.
Aiming up to let them fall on your target 'arrow storm' style might deceive your enemy into thinking they face several archers.
I know this was about Men in Tights, but I caught that Princess Bride reference!
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He’s using an archery trick from Robinhood while quoting a swordsman from The Princess Bride.
I guess this would be the archery equivalent of buckshot?
Badass. This is amazing. I had no specific interest in archery before seeing just two of your videos. Subbed!
This man is trying to become a Dragon's Dogma Ranger Class, I swear O.o
Question, in the movie the arrows seem to be taped or belted together, how much would that actually effect the shot?
I really want to see Neytiri do this in a future Avatar movie. 😄
You're so cool
I read "men in thighs"
The shotgun. I love it.
Was already a huge fan before the Princess bride reference, now I'm a lifer!
I'd love it if you made some longer videos on the more basic aspects of archery, you are super informative and entertaining!
of course, in the movie the arrows are attached to each other at the front and back (he unrolls a bundle and holds it from the top when nocking). which... well, they'd still be fixed together through the flight at best instead of splitting up and hitting multiple locations.
Loved this movie so much as a kid.
Imagine rocking up to a shooting range with this technique.
Is the split grip necessary, or would it be worth trying to draw from under/over the arrow bundle? Or even leave a finger gap in the middle?
I’m only thinking rudimentary physics, so there’s probably a really good reason you didn’t try something like this - I’m just curious.
I'm wondering if a trigger release in the middle of all the arrows would work?
You'd lose even force distribution to the arrows. I think it'd work. But you'd lose force on the edge arrows, possibly some degree of control. Going by what he said.
By no means an expert here, just trying to make sense from observation. So take my words with a grain of salt.
He mentioned the visible slant of the bowstring and resulting loss of force as the reason to not grip under/over it.
Looking at it, the bow transfers it's energy as momentum through the travel distance of the bowstring into the arrow. Gripping the bowstring at the arrow is done to ensure maximum possible travel distance for maximum possible momentum.
Coming back to the slant in the bowstring, we can see that each higher up arrow is about a centimeter pushed forward in relation to the one before it. And we will definetely be enlarging that distance, the further the bow is drawn. So each higher up arrow loses that subsequent amount of travel distance and thus momentum.
Simply put - going up, each arrow will have less force than the one beneath it.
Thank you for coming to my Ted talk 😂
Seriously though, I hope I could convey my thoughts on this understandably (And maybe even guess this correctly 😅)
Nice! Can you demo the shots done in the Taren Edgerton/Jamie Foxx "Robin Hood" movie? The one that opens with a military-style sequence?
You had way more success than I imagined.
If you are up against an army, and don't "necessarily" need accurate fire in order to hit..............
I could "theoretically" see this as almost practical.
It seems like something that the US Marines would come up with though. And knowing those GLORIOUS bastards, they might just be dumb enough to make it work successfully. (Good thing they will never have bows in combat. They are terrifying enough barehanded....😅)
I only found you 2 days ago. I quickly knew I'd like you, archery is amazing. But the more I learn about you, the more I'm happy I subscribed. Robin Hood: Men in Tights is one of my favorite movies, then you go and quote The Princess Bride, another favorite!
Men in Tights AND Princess Bride referenced seamlessly. Bravo.
Huh, plausible. Would not have called that.
Question saw a movie with a similar shot where they interlaced the fingers and the multiple arrows would that work?
Excellent video
Why don’t they just move the cylinder forward, so that they would grasp it behind it?
I loved Robin Hood: Men in Tights as a kid. That and the Disney version where everyone were animals were such a huge part of my childhood.
The number of shots you manage to make with all your shenanigans, makes me think Hawkeye is actually…..and I can’t believe I’m writing this…plausible….
Imagine being in midevil times and you and your buddy each get 3 arrows in you from this one archer
I can envision it being most useful as the opening volley of an ambush but anything beyond that moment of surprise would probably take too long to setup. Good way to think you've got a bunch of archers hiding and shooting at your enemies.
Well well well, look who just binged half of your channel and decided to choose archery as my new hobby
okay, so next time DM says I cant multishot 6 arrows at once, I now have a proof that I infact can do so
You’re nuts, and I mean that as a compliment!
120£ bow, because the more you pay the more arrows it can shoot at the same time.
Did you just say "Abe Lincoln?"
What is the pountage of the first bow?
When I tried the same with a 40# horsebow after 3 arrows it becomed a scattergun at 18 meters... but I went to 5 :D Personaly I like more the 3-under release, it's far easier, but I prefer that technique for normal shooting as well.
And I tried 3 arrows with an old 50# compound bow (Bear Blackbear) too, it's fun :D
"let me explain; no, let me sum up," glorious!
I used to play with a little fiberglass bow and this movie came out. I think I could stack 3 arrows before that 30..35 pounder couldn't do much.
Me (when he gets to six arrows): Let's give him the chop!
sorry but the most absurd thing wasn't the six arrows but the two, with him casually explaining how he can multitarget as if we were in a frigging game 😂
Same thought. These two arrows hit their individual targets instead of scattering somewhere around a point.
Bro is living my childhood dreams
❤ you are adorable. Love your vids😊
Could you concievably hold arrows between your fingers and drop them down like the magazine of a gun so you didn't have to reach for your quiver? Silly question maybe but it was a cool thing I had a Hawkeye/Green Arrow type character do in one of my stories.
Not precisely like you described, but it is possible to hold a few arrows between your fingers to have quick access to them. In his short about different quiver types he shows this off.
Obviously you need the arrows to be attached to each other with something like the movie 👀 I demand a retry 😁🤭
Love the princess bride bit
Keeping the arrowheads lined up was more difficult than it had to be, bc you didn't turn the bow sideways like you did in that other video
archery has so many fun little querks and variations to it, and I think a lot of that has to do with just how long humanity has had to play around with it. Im kinda scared to see what happens once nukes are that old...tiny, ultra mini nukes? splitting quarks?
for a final Hail Mary in a medieval battle, this might just work! A whole company of archers with 4 or five arrows flying per archer as a final retreating shot! That would blot out the sun.
1:36 The bare fingers here combined with that huge split had me wincing in sympathy. Your dedication to the experiment is recognized, and thank you for moving to a glove for the monster bow.
After I (very awkwardly for some scenes) screened MiT for my club at our end-of-year party, they had some fun trying to replicate this shot. With everyone shooting sub-40#, no one made it past 4 arrows drawn, and fewer managed more than 3 off the bow, but it's a good memory.
1) I had this huge silly grin plastered all over my face the whole time I was watching. this is awesome!!!
2) Like so many, I thought it was pure fantasy (speak: impossible)
3) in Chinese historical TV dramas the war heroes routinely shoot 3 arrows simultaneously in 3 different directions, hitting 3 wildly different targets. That is my old and new "impossible" 😂
Why dont you put 2 fingers above the arrows and 2 below
Seems easier than 1 above and 3 below
Men in Tights shot, Princess Bride quote. You're mixing up your Cary Elwes films.
-Will it damage the bow?
-I'm sure that method can only be used on traditional bows.
- Modern bows (recurve bow and compound bow) are specially designed to hit the target precisely. (quality not quantity)
This is just my opinion and I am just a beginner.
Now do the Patriot arrow!
Robin Hood isn't big enough... you need to do something epic, like Bahubali or Adipurush...
Their archery are insanely out of this world!
A draw of 120lbs!
NOT "A Draw Of £120" as was written on the screen.
£ = Money!
lbs = Weight!
🤔
Ok, this one's plausible.
Next up: shooting a curve shot which makes everyone watching perform a Mexican wave before hitting the target from behind
Your text to speech program misinterpreted the pounds for the currency, also nice nod to The Princess Bride at 2:02
A fun presentation :-). I hate to be a spoilsport, but no, it isn't plausible with medieval wooden arrows. You cheated a bit by using arrows with modern plastic arrow nocks that will clip onto the string and stay there without being held. Medieval arrow nocks wouldn't do that, so Robin Hood would have to wedge his arrows slighly between his fingers to keep them on the string. This should make it impossible to shoot any more than 3 arrows at once (using an unorthodox 4 finger grip)
Mel Brooks in no way intended this to be plausible. Its implausibility is literally part of the joke. And yet, somehow, you pulled it off. Mr. Brooks would laugh his head off and probably not be completely surprised.
Would a wind up crossbow or balista work as well? High draw weight and low firing speed, but you compensate for the low speed with massive volleys with this technique...
So f’ing impressive! Although, I have to admit I was a tiny bit disappointed you weren’t actually in tights. 😅
When I rad "Robin Hood: Men in Tights trickshot" I was like "Patriot arrows exist?"
Ok, at two I thought, "sure, why not?"
At three I thought, "surelythis is where something goes awry."
At four, " no way, it's got to start going wrong here."
But you just kept going. I'm astounded.
Well... in the movie, he had a rig holding the arrows together and straight, too.
Maybe you can do it with some duct tape or string.
Lean backwards, lean the bow and they rest and the bow, utilize gravity
WHERE --me talk nice one day, but not today-- did you get that shirt - it's getting weird, I know, but can't find anything like that anywhere!
It's a bow and arrow shotgun, sick! Do we know if there are any legitimate historical examples of something like a crossbow shotgun?
So, why are you still using the first and second finger when during four or more arrows? Wouldn’t using the first and fourth be more effective? (Keeping in mind that I’ve shot a bow before, but only ever one arrow at a time and this was two plus decades ago.)