`Longbow Day` shoot report from Dunster Archery Week - shooting the Longbow

A quick look at `Longbow Day` at Dunster Archery Week held on the 13th to the 19th June 2016, an annual event held in the grounds of Dunster castle. Longbow day is a traditional two way Western Round, meaning there are two sets of targets set up facing each other, 4dz Arrows at 60yards then 4 dz at 50yards. Various other Archery competitions happen on each day of the week. The event is organised by volunteers from the Grand Western Archery Society.
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[@ValendianCrafts]

Beautiful initiative, and a really charming place. Respect to England as ever.

[@longbows]

many thanks for the sub.

[@longbows]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@robertalexander3721]

Brilliant commentary !! Looking forward to taking my longbow to Dunster 2024 for the first time.

[@longbows]

Thanks, I hope your time there is fun, good shooting.

[@marcoengelbracht4141]

Wow, would love to participate at least once in such a shoot in good old England!
The surroundings are so nice, and seeing so many longbow archers is just inspiring!

[@longbows]

You should

[@dw2062]

Know Dunster very well. Hoping to acquire my first longbow soon and might try to get along to this event when circumstances permit.

[@Glader08]

Absolutely beautiful grounds and looked like a fun time :) thank you for filming it -Jeff Warling

[@longbows]

thanks Jeff

[@danielrollins7426]

I love how quiet it is.

[@loganpollock1689]

I love their 'gang bang ' enthusiasm! It is great to be able to see what Horace Ford was talking and writing about in the mid 1800's

[@longbows]

glad you enjoyed it

[@Red19UK]

great vid, cheers for uploading.

[@thelifeandtimesofjames4273]

Very nice video. Superb music choice.

[@longbows]

Thanks, its so difficult pleasing people with the music choices, somtimes people hate there even being music at all, sometimes people moan when there is no music! Glad you liked it.

[@paulpritchard1980]

Richard I have some question about the targets what were they made Of where the arrows difficult to Pull out of them. I First shot hay bales Then it was something called tin test They both biodegrade after a while. I like the look of those targets and They didn't look made out of Styrofoam.

[@ukitake8844]

Hoping for such event to happen in Thailand to!

[@studiosfifty4]

Just watching this,you can fully appreciate the devastating affect it would have had by hundreds of archers firing in battle against the foe hundreds of years ago, just looking at a line here of 50/ 60 archers close together is quite impressive, the stopping power would probably be akin to or not far off from modern day machine gun fire against an enemy.

[@longbows]

Indeed, its a scary thought.

[@derrickstableford8152]

The top hat, my hats off to you sir, pure panache.

[@derrickstableford8152]

I don’t suppose I could bring my compound bow

[@hermannecker6257]

Very Nice with Style!

[@longbows]

Glad you like it!

[@coolmacatrain9434]

0:16 ....calmly talking whilst the Battle of Agincourt is in full swing over his right shoulder...

[@longbows]

Lol

[@mattfuller3172]

The scooter lady got me, she got me!

[@longbows]

Not sure I understand

[@Qeroca]

of all the people there, how many would you say are in the bow making business?

[@gblan]

...at least one for sure.

[@arnstad]

such a nice video!

[@longbows]

thanks, glad to have you as subscriber.

[@MarkMphonoman]

Where are the young people?

[@longbows]

Many of the people there would consider themselves young.

[@jamesy1955]

Elsewhere, shooting recurve or compound. 🤔😏

[@grahamanderson4466]

will have to shoot there one year what round is it?

[@longbows]

... as per info box under video.

[@Asiertxu1974]

VERY NICE! :-)

[@longbows]

Thanks, have you seen my bowmaking website? www.howtomakealongbow.co.uk

[@kttee8687]

Make this an organized sport and require a traditional uniform to go with it.

[@longbows]

It actually already is!

[@JCElzinga]

I thought you weren't even allowed to have knives.

[@longbows]

Yes, we use chop sticks to eat with now.

[@JCElzinga]

@@longbows Seriously though, I enjoy your work.

[@longbows]

Thanks!

[@davidharrison6615]

England my lionheart .