PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT There have been growing concerns about letting archers draw a bow back without an arrow, as this is associated with a higher risk of dry-fire, stock market crash, and various forms of fast-growing cancer. Whilst we recognise that dry-firing a bow is well documented to correlate with some precursors to heart disease, we want to assure the archery community that we always take precautionary measures to minimise this risk, including: proper instruction… actually, that’s pretty much it. These risk mitigation measures are necessary in order to facilitate activities such as... SPT. SPT has been banned in some archery jurisdictions when it was discovered that if you do it enough, you can get ‘wicked high’ (bow fitness and scores). Rogue Archery’s official SPT policy has been made available in your local municipal office for public consultation. With further concerns, we encourage you to reach out to your local representative of the International Federation of Archery Police at: complaints@ifap.org.
I went to the airport once with my bow (olympic reserve) and I was asked, "what's inside the case?" "A bow." Then I was asked, "Is it loaded?" I replied, "Its loaded but not cocked." (the response was "I deserved that.")
I had a similar experience bringing a bow on a plane for hunting. When they asked what was in the case I told them it was a compound (and had to explain it was a bow). They seemed fine when I said it was locked up
@@RogueArcheryTV good for you; however accidents still happen; I never let anyone draw my bow without an arrow nocked. I cringe everytime a bow gets drawn without an arrow nocked. You must not be too worried and money must not be a problem, but when I have $1300 USD tied up in just my compound rig.... Well yeah, you get my point.
Worked at a scout camp as an archery director. Can verify the scariest age group to let shoot bows are kids between the ages of 6-10. Unless they're being purposefully delinquent though it's pretty safe.
Good video. I got very nostalgic as I did target archery from the age of 7 for 50 years. Then a motorcycle accident destroyed my left shoulder beyond repair and ended archery for me. But I still watch all the Olympic archery as it is still the finest sport of all.
I am a complete noob at archery. I had never even held a real bow in my life. I decided about 2 weeks ago to buy my first ever bow. I made the mistake of reading some websites and ended up buying a 40lb bow. At first I could not draw the bow fully, but after watching some youtube videos I learned how to stand and how to draw the string properly, then I was able to draw the string easier, but still not a full draw. I found that I was very scared of something coming loose or breaking and it terrified me. As soon as I got over the fear of something going wrong, I was able to draw the string fully. So my own fear was a barrier for me. Great video, thank you. I am now subscribed.
You're not alone MANY of us did the same, if you really want to get good then (providing its a take down) grabs some new limbs & drop to a lower weight to get form right then build up from there. When you really get into the form work (and eventually every shot) it feels like meditation!
@@punishthewicked5845 why on earth would you want a gun competing in archery? Honestly an inane comment comment at best. To the OP. I can attest we've all been there. Joined my college Archery club and bought a 40lb Samick Agulla only to realize full draw was an issue :'D It's a wonderful sport that teaches discipline and focus. 2 important life skills
I make self bows and shoot instinctive, something I don't think will ever make it to the Olympics, and it's really cool seeing the modern equipment top archers use compared to my bendy sticks.
If you look back at early 1900s Olympic Archery then longbows were exactly what everyone used. Maybe it could be introduced as an exhibition discipline one year.
I know very little about modern Olympic archery, but I was amazed by the skill of the competitors shooting from 70 meters! It's incredible! Thank you for this educational video; I learned a lot! 👌🏻
Olympic archery is a bit different to club archery where targets are often at any of 30, 50, 70 and 90m (and then there's the Imperial distances at up to 100 yards).
I started getting into archery a couple of weeks ago and I am getting reasonably consistent groupings at about 15 metres. It seems so hard to believe that the olympic archers are accurate at 70 metres. That is a hell of a distance. The first day of shooting I broke my sight (cheap plastic sight from bow package deal, first time buyers beware). I got a new metal sight now though and it is crazy the difference it makes to have that solid reference point from the sight.
I do instinctive archery with asiatic bow and it took me two months to get consistent grouping @15m. I guess sights help a lot. And I still couldn't imagine doing that @50m with Turkish archery tourneys.
I was a national and state champion, as well as making team USA. Saying that I can assure any archer that studying, and practicing Olympic archery forms/technique's.. is the best way (in my opinion) to create your foundation of archery. Learning Olympic archery forms first is like building your house on a rock. No matter what you'll always have a solid form to go by that won't hurt or fail you if done properly. After understanding proper form you can then incorporate it into warbow style shooting, or traditional shooting, etc. It just makes a better archer I believe.
It's funny, about half the comments on this video are of archers having a bit of a freak out about dry-firing 😂 It turns out, that with some basic instruction, and a bit of practice on beginner bows, even rookies are capable of not dry-firing haha. To this day, the only person who's dry-fired my bow is... me 😬
Dude this vid is so cool. Watched a bit of recurve this olympics but didnt know the bow was this heavy xD. This is really more of a technique and concentration related sport.
I have a Turkish style traditional bow, this was a very interesting information about modern archery. There are of course some differences, but using your big muscels to draw a bow is always the same it seems. But shooting with such accuracy is impressive! I shot at a tennisball from 15m today and was happy to hit it from time to time 😅
Excellent video! Such a great breakdown, especially for someone like me who doesn't know much about the sport. Now I really want to get into archery! Thank you.
This video reminds me of that chapter in history where crossbows became more preferred than bows because of how much easier it is for an untrained archer to use. Just load, point and pull the trigger.
Used to compete back in high school..in the beginning my left arm were bruised because the string got caught in my armguard..with time and coaching improved my shooting form and got to compete in a few competition.. I wasn't that good but wasn't bad either..i miss that part of my youth..
cool vid. 70 mtrs w/ a recurve is just nuts. Getting 4" groups at 40 yds w/ my 45# compound isn't a gimme. I can take my time and aim after drawing. Aiming while drawing, getting it perfect and releasing in a split second is another world. Very impressive.
It's amazing how when you don't know how to properly engage those muscles a strong guy can have great difficulty in drawing even a 50 lb bow. Once you know how to activate those back muscles, it gets much easier.
I went to a pub after buying a used ultratech @70lbs, this new fangled bow turned some heads & then the "oh it must be so easy now blah blah" started so I got the bigger guys to attempt to draw it, hilarity ensued :)
@@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347 you should've filmed it, that could make a good RUclips video! Maybe I'll take my bow to the pub next... "Regular (drunk) people try Olympic archery"
I know what you mean. im not that strong but my friend let me try his bow one time. I dont know why but he has a 60lb draw and I can only do it once. and yes I hit the target dead center but was not able to pull it again
They should introduce a mode in archery which restricts using any gadgets on a recuve bow, just pure skill that will require years and years of practice. For more engineered bows, then you have the regular recuve archery and compund bow.
there is a category named barebow that is exactly what you're saying, but there's not an event in the olympics just as compounds but in the olympics there's no rule that won't let you shoot if ur bow doesn't have gadgets but you will be in disadvantege
I'd love to see it but where to draw the line? Single Yew, no laminates. Organic strings only? Wood arrows only? can I use plastic nocks or only woodcuts? And if you do get everyone to agree to whatever the rules are how much of the sport just becomes a lottery on tight wood tolerances and correct humidity on the day you shoot?
I've been shooting traditional bare bow for about a year now and I love it. Finally think I'm ready to bring it deer hunting this September. I have a ton of respect for Olympic Archery and hope I get to try it one day.
@@jonah214 now that you mention it I just watched a video on just that earlier. Made a legit hunting bow in 24 hours out of a tree. Maybe one day I'll try.
For all those worrying about the potential dry fire. I was trying out a new release accidently bumped the barrel release on my 4 finger release on my 70# compound last week. It exploded, I have a nice bruise on my left forearm. I will never full draw an empty bow again. I don't know if recurve is the same but I know for compounds I will not soon forget.
@@santiagowalteros5150 amazing! Have a blast and let us know how you go. If you want to impress them, go check out me video on Position Drills for archery 💪🏹🔥🎯
Very informative video, now I know why the bow is called a recurve, and the info on the draw force is unreal, the sport is so much more of technique than brute force, please do make a video of all the parts of the recurve bow 🏹👍
Excellent video!! I am brand new to the sport, wanting to move from my Sage to Olympic recurve in the coming weeks. Wish I had the opportunity to do this, to try out some shots with a proper bow. Have been following your videos and trying to develop some form (at all of 25#, which is helpful actually!). About to head to the range so I can shoot at 30 and 40 yards right now. Loving archery!
Amazing! This was obviously a fun video but actually, almost all of the technique drills and training we do is learned and implemented on low poundage first, so the 25# is more than enough to develop those skills! It goes in this order: Technique >>> Training volume >>> Bow poundage Once you have good technique structure, it's a relatively simple process to incrementally increase shooting poundage :) If you're looking for more coaching scenarios and instructionals, you should also check out my new course: archerymasterclass.com/p/technique-fundamentals-for-recurve-archery
I'd like to see archery hunters try. People who don't shoot often don't have good form or the muscles developed the draw and hold to bow back for more than a few seconds. No hate, just wanna see different groups try
It's always fun to see how different kinds of archers diss on eachother in a friendly way. Like how compound archers laugh at traditional archers for not being able to hit the side of a barn, or traditional archers joking about how olympic recurve archers won't be able to do anyting without having installed the 5G antenna on their plastic toy-bows. As long as we and our organisations treat every diciline as equally valid, we will have a great time with eachother in this great and ancient sport!
What’s the best curve to buy for beginners. We’ve had lessons before but we want to practice on own private land . We don’t want something too complicated, but enough to build skill up. Make and female will be using this. The one video looks very advanced and heavy .
Does anyone know where I should look to get into this sport? I love competitive shooting and ax throwing and I really think this is another fun thing to learn but I don't know a range or club around that does archery
You need a shooters tab to begin with I shoot a recurve with a small stabilizer. And no sights. Just instructive shooting. ,,but. I don't shoot competition I hunt,,,
You're correct! This is not a particularly heavy bow set up, however, for the beginners who don't know how to handle a bow with stabilisers, it still 'feels' very heavy because the weights are far from the bow, and so it feels heavy and awkward to them. Obviously, skilled archers are efficient with their movements and so the bow will almost have a sense of weightlessness throughout the shot!
I see a lot of comments about not drawing a bow back without an arrow. As a kid I used to have a bow and was also taught the same thing but don't remember why. What sort of harm is there in letting the string go without an arrow? I still have that bow. I think I might just get it out and shoot a little out back.
Great question! Thanks for asking. Firing a bow without an arrow is called a 'dry fire'. It's a problem because all of the energy that would be transferred into the arrow is instead transferred back into the bow. This is a large amount of dynamic force, and it can lead to some spectacular bow explosions / failures, and is absolutely not good for the bow. It's important that beginners understand not to release the string unless there is an arrow. Due to this, some instructors say that you should never EVER draw a bow back without an arrow, and with a compound bow that can be accidentally set off with a touch of the trigger, this is probably a sensible policy. However, drawing without an arrow and learning the correct position is the most effective way to get beginners to correct basic technical errors, and we can make corrections to their posture, position and anchor without them releasing the string. As such, we teach beginners how to draw correctly, without dry-firing. After doing this with over 3,000 beginners, I feel qualified to say that as long as they understand what to do and why, this is not a problem. Off screen, all of the archers in this video have actually done 3 weeks of beginners lessons, so they have been well briefed on safety, and understand not to dry-fire the bow, so this was not even a problem. They had also demonstrated basic competence with a 20# beginner bow before being handed the heavy artillery 👍
Start with the bow nearer the body, pointing about 45 degrees upward and your right hand near your cheek. Extend your left arm and lower the bow at the same time.
whats the poundage on that bow? i assume there is probably standard for Olympic bows but I assume it would still deviate up or down depending on the person
I remember one of the housekeepers where I worked. I held a quite high draw weight bow at the time, (63lbs @ 30"), and was shooting after work, so I took my bow inside rather than leaving it in the car. She asked if she could draw it. She was a slim tall lady 5' 11" and very willowy, I gave her the usual safety warnings and said "yes, but it's quite heavy". She had longer arms than me. She picked it up, "it's heavier than I thought." and promptly pulled it back past her ear and started talking to me as if she was holding knicker elastic. We calculated that she had been holding over 80lbs on her fingers. I asked her what she thought to the draw weight "quite easy, is this one of the lighter bows?". Gulp. She would have made a brilliant archer, but she preferred darts... I'm guessing they had a reinforced wall behind the dart board in her local🤣🤣
I shoot 36# at 60 and I am 14. Cool to see beginners shoot but funny at the same time. Do you teach angular, linear or NTS? I learn Angular. Also, I am raising my poundage to 40 soon. Do you have some tips?
Awesome stuff Jin! Actually all archery styles require angular movements, that's how joints work! As for what I teach, you should check out my Coaching Case Study videos, and I now have my full coaching curriculum over at archerymasterclass.com ~ you can check out some of the modules for free 😀 As for moving up in poundage, yes I have lots of tips! 1. At 14 years old, you only have to shoot 60m as your furthers distance in competition, is that correct? So 36# would be more than enough, even if you're shooting very high scores. 2. I don't have a problem with people moving up in poundage, BUT, it should never compromise good technique fundamentals. 3. I have a Bow Fitness Test that I use to screen archers to see if they are ready for moving up in draw weight. I plan to do a video on it, but here is a link to the instructions: www.roguearchery.com.au/single-post/2018/02/18/the-green-light-system-for-increasing-bow-poundage Give it a crack, and let me know how you go! 💪🏹🎯🔥
It most likely comes down to money. And you need to convince the olympic comitee. The modern olympic recurve bow is a result of incremental development, at first bows had no sights or stabilizers. And for non archers every class of static target archery looks the same. The switch to target archery happened because it's easy to set up and easy to judge. I think trickshot or horse archery would be pretty cool, but recurve archery is already a rather niche sport (compared to other disciplines). Going even more niche probably won't happen.
I'm actually trying to get back into archery/bow hunting this year after not touching a bow for 16 years. Got a cheap takedown recurve (62" 50# @30" draw) for my birthday but from what research I've done and talking to archery shop employees, I've been told I should get a lighter bow to start. One guy said I should be able to hold full draw for an entire minute without shaking. I've tried it and gotten to around 25-30 seconds before I get some shakes. Would you say that's fine or do I have too much bow for my current skill level?
I can’t see holding for a full minute, that seems like silly posturing for others. If the shot doesn’t present itself in 10-15 seconds at most, you set too soon and should relax. If you can hold for a full minute without any shaking, that means you could probably move up in weight to get a flatter shot with more energy on the animal.
Those limbs look savage! Is there a minimum ‘spec’ or is it as with most things, spec’d to the optimum and that’s the configuration you need to shoot? A real eye opener all the same. Thanks for posting man!
@@wired_0402 yea these limbs are about 46#. There is no minimum spec, but obviously to shoot 70m accurately and consistently, even in the wind, there is basically a minimum effective poundage.
@@RogueArcheryTV - makes perfect sense, must also take ages to condition yrself to stand stock still, aim, stand, hold - and repeat… I was getting the oxygen starvation wobbles just holding my breath watching RUclips 😂 You guys make it look so easy (but only as any true master of any discipline would)… big respect! 🙏
@@wired_0402 yea it takes heaps of training to make it "look" easy! It is about conditioning, but also techniqie, which draws the bow in a biomechanically efficient and stable way.
At what age can you start archery and go to the Olympics? If age doesn't matter, I'd like to start. I was born and raised in Mexico but lived in Brisbane.
Hi Fabian, Archers can usually start from around 10 years old, and there is no upper limit! Unlike sports like gymnastics, where you've passed your prime by the time you're 23, archery has a lot of longevity. Michelle Frangilli won gold in London at 42 (I think). There are others competing at Tokyo as well who are certainly in their 40s 👍 We're in Brisbane as well, so if you're looking at starting, feel free to give me a call and I can point you in the right direction.
And the people of India mistakenly identified Ms Sally 살리 チョウ -ッウィ Chou Tzu-yü 저우쯔위 周子瑜 Tzuyu Chewy TWICE as an Olympian competition archer while many comments were surprised she hit target at all with a choking grip on the bow. During an INDOOR match, she did hit 4 consecutive 10’s. Her visuals have gotten several people into TWICE and into archery.
My high school GPA is low, but I will score better in SAT cuz I am good at maths. And I am a bronze medallist in inter-school national level archery in India. Hope archery will get me into Stanford or Harvard
At have a go days I've found you just can't tell who will get it, but often the women do better 'cos they listen to what you tell 'em :) . Sometimes the big blokes are useless and some skinny little girl is a natural.
As a UK coach I would have allowed the folk to use a much lighter bow so the weren't struggling so much, great vid though with loads of great information.
Definately. You're not allowed any form of release aid, electronic devices or aids, a bubble on the sight, any aiming reference on the string such as a peep sight and also sight magnification is illegal.
How much do you enjoy Traditional Archery, as a matter of interest? I teach basic Archery to kids , but get a lot more enjoyment shooting a horse bow, for instance.
@@RogueArcheryTV I like to see youngsters explore all avenues of Archery ,if possible, if nothing else other than to give some historical context . End of the day, it's all good..... bit cruel getting those youngsters to pull that bow of yours 🤣🤣🤣 Happy days
@@bullranderman it's a good way to keep their ego's in check 😉 And I agree, it's all good! Archery is an amazing sport no matter what discipline you're into 💪🏹🎯🔥
Jeez what's the draw weight on that bow? I practice on a regular basis with a 62 lb recurve but the way those people are struggling makes me think it's like 100 lbs.
With the way they were all talking about it, I was expecting a really heavy draw weight. I can't claim 70 meters (or even yards), but I consistently punch the center with my 65 lb. primitive, reflex-deflex at 50 (yards, that is), and that's without even close to the amount of training an Olympic athlete would undergo. I know it still takes incredible skill, but I'd definitely like to see the same shots (in the Olympics, I mean) without the sights, stabilizers, and clickers, and preferably with all wood or natural composites. We rarely fully understand the advantages we have until we have to do without.
No worries about draw holds (ish). More concerns that many people pulled back those limbs and/or shot without a TAB to protect the fingers. That draw weight looks WAY over 25lbs. Always enjoyed your archery channel things....but ummmmm!
hi uhm question . i used to do alot of shooting, 30,50,70 and even 90 mtr i almost never missed yellow. and hit 10 9/10 altho 90 mtr is realy hard to do at that time i had a cheap bow and no help in my club or from my family i won every contest, but the big ones i could not play cause of money, either the transport or the money i had to pay to join the contest im doing pretty good atm and im thinking of going back, and train for olympics, but how to get there ? to play on olympic lvl i think i can do but how do i qualify, and where ? how does that work ? i have 8 years to train :)
If you're shooting that well, then absolutely go for it! The pathway is different depending on your country, you should contact your WA affiliated archery NSO.
Can you tell me what is your average score out of 120 after shooting 12 arrows? And after how much time you managed to get this score since you start archery?
With beginners, we teach them a short 12 arrow scoring round, and within a few lessons most of them can shoot over 100/120 points. As they progress in skill we move them back in distance and teach them more advanced techniques. In real competitions, we shoot a 72 arrow round at 70m out of a maximum 720 points. My best competition score for this round is 658/720, so about a 9.2 average. How quickly you can shoot high scores depends on your training, technique, access to coaching etc. So if you put in the hard work, and seek out quality coaching, then you can make very rapid progress! 💪🏹🎯🔥
@@RogueArcheryTV If a new archer works hard with good coaching facilities, is it possible to get 550/720 (70m) score in two years? Thanks for your guidance!
@@syedhaiderali328 if you work hard with good coaching, it's possible to achieve 550/720 in 12 months! It's also realistic to achieve 600/720 in 2 years.
Hello Rogue Archery! I've been doing archery for a few years with a takdown recurve (samic), and was thinking of moving up to an olympic recurve bow package. Have you any guides regarding risers and how to transition?
There is so much gear on the market now that is great value. 10 years ago there were only 2 or 3 brands with quality gear, but now there is probably over a dozen! I wouldn't recommend any particular brand to you, but I do have a video on my channel about ordering your 1st bow, where we go through a complete shopping list. That might help. Ofcourse, you should make sure you know your specifications and measurements, so hopefully you're part of a club or have a coach who can help you 👍
My dad used to work for Hoyt, but then he got fired and he was an manager for the company, he worked there for 25years, the reason why got fired is because the company was putting new people in his place and the company was doing great, now it not doing do great.
I'm relieved none of the kids (and even the adults) didn't pull back on the Bowstring and let go. As in: they didn't pull back, then let it go and the string react like a rubber band, but when no arrow was in it. I don't know if it was because the guy told them to, or if they were completely new to it and luckily didn't, but I'm glad they didn't. Doing that isn't good for the bow, or atleast long bows.
Seeing the guy draw back without an arrow makes me so nervous, even with you right there. How many of these people have ever drawn a bow before? I'm genuinely curious because someone who has shot before I'd imagine would react different than someone who never has.
@@GaryLiseo all of these guys had instruction as part of a beginner program, and so understood the basics of range safety, how to draw a bow, and importantly, not to dry fire before they got handed the big bow!
@RogueArcheryTV Accidents happen. A dry-fired bow can be dangerous to the shooter and it wastes money too. Do not let people pull the bow back without an arrow.
@@timnosgirg7017 with a compound bow, a dry fire is a serious safety issue and is almost certainly going to result in bow damage. Perhaps minor, but likely major. A compound bow with a trigger release aid is also very easy to accidentally fire just by bumping the trigger, and so yes. With a compound bow you should only ever draw it back with an arrow. However... With a recurve bow, the likelihood of major bow damage is much less. Still not recommended, kind of like stalling your car. It's also far less likely to accidentally fire the bow, as you are directly holding the string with your fingers. You actually have to physically let go, and can't just bump the trigger. With a recurve bow, one of the foundational training drills completed is called SPT, which is a series of sequential draws and holds (without an arrow), and is done by archers at all skill levels. We are one of Australia's leading archery academies, and each week have over 100 archers pulling back a bow in this way. Very rarely does a dry fire ever happen. We've never had an injury or catastrophic bow failure from a dry-fire.
@@RogueArcheryTV With any bow, dry firing is not a good idea. Bows are not cheap and I would avoid the risk altogether by using an archey-tag arrow. I also teach others at a local range, we use these arrows are they will absorb the energy from a dry-fire and protect our bow. The arrowhead is made of dense foam and will not damage anything/ hurt someone if an accident does happen. I remember one instance where we had a mishap with someone's form. Bow was fine and everything else was all good. I'm sure you are qualified but it may be worth considering. Not trying to be critical, mate
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Whilst we recognise that dry-firing a bow is well documented to correlate with some precursors to heart disease, we want to assure the archery community that we always take precautionary measures to minimise this risk, including: proper instruction… actually, that’s pretty much it.
These risk mitigation measures are necessary in order to facilitate activities such as... SPT.
SPT has been banned in some archery jurisdictions when it was discovered that if you do it enough, you can get ‘wicked high’ (bow fitness and scores). Rogue Archery’s official SPT policy has been made available in your local municipal office for public consultation.
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brilliant!! LMAO!
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I errr.... This is sarcasm right??? Right!!???
Fan Fucc N Tastic!
Now that was funny...
I went to the airport once with my bow (olympic reserve) and I was asked, "what's inside the case?" "A bow." Then I was asked, "Is it loaded?" I replied, "Its loaded but not cocked." (the response was "I deserved that.")
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I've been asked at the airport "does it have explosive tips?"
@Ali Akbar or just watched Rambo...
I had a similar experience bringing a bow on a plane for hunting. When they asked what was in the case I told them it was a compound (and had to explain it was a bow). They seemed fine when I said it was locked up
I would be so scared letting everyone pull back without an arrow nocked 🙊 accidents happen, I couldn’t tempt fate like that. You’re a brave man!
These guys have actually had a few beginner lessons, and so they know the basics of not dry firing etc. 👍
They're not just straight off the street 😬
I thought the same thing. Been shooting for years and I don't draw my bow without an arrow, ever.
@@RogueArcheryTV good for you; however accidents still happen; I never let anyone draw my bow without an arrow nocked. I cringe everytime a bow gets drawn without an arrow nocked. You must not be too worried and money must not be a problem, but when I have $1300 USD tied up in just my compound rig.... Well yeah, you get my point.
You don't shatter limbs with a recurve when dry firing like a compound!!
Worked at a scout camp as an archery director. Can verify the scariest age group to let shoot bows are kids between the ages of 6-10. Unless they're being purposefully delinquent though it's pretty safe.
Good video. I got very nostalgic as I did target archery from the age of 7 for 50 years. Then a motorcycle accident destroyed my left shoulder beyond repair and ended archery for me. But I still watch all the Olympic archery as it is still the finest sport of all.
Dont give up if you enjoy it !! There are people with no arms still able to do archery. Have a search for disabled archery on RUclips
@@Laser2120 Yea Check out Matt The Armless Archer. and there was a guy who shot with one arm a few days ago.
Para Archery could be the way to go to continue your passion.
I’m sorry for that.
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I am a complete noob at archery. I had never even held a real bow in my life. I decided about 2 weeks ago to buy my first ever bow. I made the mistake of reading some websites and ended up buying a 40lb bow. At first I could not draw the bow fully, but after watching some youtube videos I learned how to stand and how to draw the string properly, then I was able to draw the string easier, but still not a full draw. I found that I was very scared of something coming loose or breaking and it terrified me. As soon as I got over the fear of something going wrong, I was able to draw the string fully. So my own fear was a barrier for me. Great video, thank you. I am now subscribed.
You're not alone MANY of us did the same, if you really want to get good then (providing its a take down) grabs some new limbs & drop to a lower weight to get form right then build up from there. When you really get into the form work (and eventually every shot) it feels like meditation!
I bought a 25 pound compound bow and yeah I'm glad I did.
Get a gun
@@punishthewicked5845 why on earth would you want a gun competing in archery? Honestly an inane comment comment at best.
To the OP. I can attest we've all been there. Joined my college Archery club and bought a 40lb Samick Agulla only to realize full draw was an issue :'D
It's a wonderful sport that teaches discipline and focus. 2 important life skills
Yikes!
Got into bare bow a couple months ago, absolutely love the sport in of itself.
Those archers make it looks so easy.
I've been practicing recurve archery for two months now and you're the first to explain bow roll. Great video!
I make self bows and shoot instinctive, something I don't think will ever make it to the Olympics, and it's really cool seeing the modern equipment top archers use compared to my bendy sticks.
If you look back at early 1900s Olympic Archery then longbows were exactly what everyone used. Maybe it could be introduced as an exhibition discipline one year.
A bendy stick is all you need
I would love a no-sights/no addons competition
0:27 / 4:27 😎 Mete Gazoz 😎 He's our pride. He is the pride of Turkey. 🇹🇷💕🙏🏻 Thank you so much for giving us this excitement. 🥇
I know very little about modern Olympic archery, but I was amazed by the skill of the competitors shooting from 70 meters! It's incredible! Thank you for this educational video; I learned a lot! 👌🏻
Olympic archery is a bit different to club archery where targets are often at any of 30, 50, 70 and 90m (and then there's the Imperial distances at up to 100 yards).
Getting back into bare bow archery, like so many others, these vids are really helpful. So many little things make such a big difference. Thanks…🎯
I started getting into archery a couple of weeks ago and I am getting reasonably consistent groupings at about 15 metres. It seems so hard to believe that the olympic archers are accurate at 70 metres. That is a hell of a distance. The first day of shooting I broke my sight (cheap plastic sight from bow package deal, first time buyers beware). I got a new metal sight now though and it is crazy the difference it makes to have that solid reference point from the sight.
I do instinctive archery with asiatic bow and it took me two months to get consistent grouping @15m. I guess sights help a lot. And I still couldn't imagine doing that @50m with Turkish archery tourneys.
This not only helped me with knowing the difference between archery sports, it has helped me chose which type of sport I want to go with
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I was a national and state champion, as well as making team USA. Saying that I can assure any archer that studying, and practicing Olympic archery forms/technique's.. is the best way (in my opinion) to create your foundation of archery. Learning Olympic archery forms first is like building your house on a rock. No matter what you'll always have a solid form to go by that won't hurt or fail you if done properly. After understanding proper form you can then incorporate it into warbow style shooting, or traditional shooting, etc. It just makes a better archer I believe.
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Couldn't agree more
Great video. I have been a bare bow/ hunting bow shooter/trainer for years, and you answered a lot of my questions about Olympic style archery
Scarry man..
Give me goosebumps watching them pulling that bow..felt like he's going to let go at anytime..😅
It's funny, about half the comments on this video are of archers having a bit of a freak out about dry-firing 😂
It turns out, that with some basic instruction, and a bit of practice on beginner bows, even rookies are capable of not dry-firing haha.
To this day, the only person who's dry-fired my bow is... me 😬
@@RogueArcheryTV I was really impressed none of them dry fired the bow. Did you warn them before hand?
@@2SLipo he said "with some basic instructions.." , so pretty sure he did.
Dude this vid is so cool. Watched a bit of recurve this olympics but didnt know the bow was this heavy xD. This is really more of a technique and concentration related sport.
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Love this! What a fun way to introduce Olympic archery :)
Thanks Jennifer! This was a fun one 😀
I have a Turkish style traditional bow, this was a very interesting information about modern archery. There are of course some differences, but using your big muscels to draw a bow is always the same it seems.
But shooting with such accuracy is impressive! I shot at a tennisball from 15m today and was happy to hit it from time to time 😅
Excellent video! Such a great breakdown, especially for someone like me who doesn't know much about the sport. Now I really want to get into archery! Thank you.
Thanks!
Archery is an amazing sport, you won't be dissapointed.
This video reminds me of that chapter in history where crossbows became more preferred than bows because of how much easier it is for an untrained archer to use. Just load, point and pull the trigger.
Used to compete back in high school..in the beginning my left arm were bruised because the string got caught in my armguard..with time and coaching improved my shooting form and got to compete in a few competition.. I wasn't that good but wasn't bad either..i miss that part of my youth..
You should get back into it!
Loved the top gear snippet
cool vid. 70 mtrs w/ a recurve is just nuts. Getting 4" groups at 40 yds w/ my 45# compound isn't a gimme. I can take my time and aim after drawing. Aiming while drawing, getting it perfect and releasing in a split second is another world. Very impressive.
Absolutely!
The top archers are seriously impressive, and it's hard to comprehend the level of skill required to shoot at that level.
It's amazing how when you don't know how to properly engage those muscles a strong guy can have great difficulty in drawing even a 50 lb bow. Once you know how to activate those back muscles, it gets much easier.
Exactly!
Ofcourse, archery is not an academic exercise, so all of the training is about making sure that THE BODY knows what to do 💪🏹🎯🔥
I went to a pub after buying a used ultratech @70lbs, this new fangled bow turned some heads & then the "oh it must be so easy now blah blah" started so I got the bigger guys to attempt to draw it, hilarity ensued :)
@@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347 you should've filmed it, that could make a good RUclips video!
Maybe I'll take my bow to the pub next...
"Regular (drunk) people try Olympic archery"
When I first started, I had issues using a 40lb bow, after I got better form and technique, and with a bit of practice, I shoot 62lbs all day.
I know what you mean. im not that strong but my friend let me try his bow one time. I dont know why but he has a 60lb draw and I can only do it once. and yes I hit the target dead center but was not able to pull it again
They should introduce a mode in archery which restricts using any gadgets on a recuve bow, just pure skill that will require years and years of practice. For more engineered bows, then you have the regular recuve archery and compund bow.
there is a category named barebow that is exactly what you're saying, but there's not an event in the olympics just as compounds but in the olympics there's no rule that won't let you shoot if ur bow doesn't have gadgets but you will be in disadvantege
I'd love to see it but where to draw the line? Single Yew, no laminates. Organic strings only? Wood arrows only? can I use plastic nocks or only woodcuts? And if you do get everyone to agree to whatever the rules are how much of the sport just becomes a lottery on tight wood tolerances and correct humidity on the day you shoot?
Eh.... using one of these effectively does take years and years of practice.
I've been shooting traditional bare bow for about a year now and I love it. Finally think I'm ready to bring it deer hunting this September. I have a ton of respect for Olympic Archery and hope I get to try it one day.
Bare bow is always fun. if you want even more of a challenge try making your own out of a wood stave. thats even more challenging.
@@jonah214 now that you mention it I just watched a video on just that earlier. Made a legit hunting bow in 24 hours out of a tree. Maybe one day I'll try.
@@jonah214 ruclips.net/video/b9I8cUuRqMQ/видео.html
For all those worrying about the potential dry fire. I was trying out a new release accidently bumped the barrel release on my 4 finger release on my 70# compound last week. It exploded, I have a nice bruise on my left forearm. I will never full draw an empty bow again. I don't know if recurve is the same but I know for compounds I will not soon forget.
Nice setup, and great explanation of the stabilizer rods
Hey! loved this video. I'm starting Archery next week so I'm trying to get the most information I can. Great video again!!!😎
@@santiagowalteros5150 amazing! Have a blast and let us know how you go.
If you want to impress them, go check out me video on Position Drills for archery
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Hi from nz, as a bowhunter, thanks for the simple target archery breakdown. Interesting. ❤ Happy shooting ❤ i was tense waiting for a dry fire.... 😅
The Olympic people make it look very easy....
Over here we can see shivering when you pull the string
Nice video. Used to shoot FITA in my 20’s. I still have my Yamaha Eolla but haven’t shot on 25 years. At 54 years old, hard to pull that much anymore.
Very informative video, now I know why the bow is called a recurve, and the info on the draw force is unreal, the sport is so much more of technique than brute force, please do make a video of all the parts of the recurve bow 🏹👍
Excellent video!! I am brand new to the sport, wanting to move from my Sage to Olympic recurve in the coming weeks. Wish I had the opportunity to do this, to try out some shots with a proper bow. Have been following your videos and trying to develop some form (at all of 25#, which is helpful actually!). About to head to the range so I can shoot at 30 and 40 yards right now. Loving archery!
Amazing!
This was obviously a fun video but actually, almost all of the technique drills and training we do is learned and implemented on low poundage first, so the 25# is more than enough to develop those skills!
It goes in this order:
Technique >>> Training volume >>> Bow poundage
Once you have good technique structure, it's a relatively simple process to incrementally increase shooting poundage :)
If you're looking for more coaching scenarios and instructionals, you should also check out my new course:
archerymasterclass.com/p/technique-fundamentals-for-recurve-archery
I'd like to see archery hunters try. People who don't shoot often don't have good form or the muscles developed the draw and hold to bow back for more than a few seconds.
No hate, just wanna see different groups try
It's always fun to see how different kinds of archers diss on eachother in a friendly way. Like how compound archers laugh at traditional archers for not being able to hit the side of a barn, or traditional archers joking about how olympic recurve archers won't be able to do anyting without having installed the 5G antenna on their plastic toy-bows.
As long as we and our organisations treat every diciline as equally valid, we will have a great time with eachother in this great and ancient sport!
@@tatumergo3931 read my comment about very slowly
I wana see recurve archers draw a 130 pound warbow. >:3
Great video for newcomers to the sport, thanks! Gotta give props for letting these newcomers draw your bow, made me nervous waiting for a dry-fire.
What weight, draw weight and length was that bow?
I don't think anyone would say it was easy. Good video.
Exactly this is what i was searching for. Super video
Nothing is quite as satisfying as hearing your clicker, the 'zzzang' of the bowstring and watching an x unfold. 😁 Oh, damn, I miss archery, I guess.
What’s the best curve to buy for beginners. We’ve had lessons before but we want to practice on own private land . We don’t want something too complicated, but enough to build skill up. Make and female will be using this. The one video looks very advanced and heavy .
@@fountainofparadise the good ol' Samick Sage of something similar is what many archers started out with!
Hey, thanks for the informative video. I learned a lot of things I was wondering about.
i love how informative this is
Does anyone know where I should look to get into this sport? I love competitive shooting and ax throwing and I really think this is another fun thing to learn but I don't know a range or club around that does archery
Where do you live?
@@RogueArcheryTV I'm really all about security so I'll name a town close to me. Richlands, North Carolina
You need a shooters tab to begin with I shoot a recurve with a small stabilizer. And no sights. Just instructive shooting. ,,but. I don't shoot competition I hunt,,,
Well presented sir.
Even though there is not much weight on the stabilizers )
You're correct!
This is not a particularly heavy bow set up, however, for the beginners who don't know how to handle a bow with stabilisers, it still 'feels' very heavy because the weights are far from the bow, and so it feels heavy and awkward to them.
Obviously, skilled archers are efficient with their movements and so the bow will almost have a sense of weightlessness throughout the shot!
I see a lot of comments about not drawing a bow back without an arrow. As a kid I used to have a bow and was also taught the same thing but don't remember why. What sort of harm is there in letting the string go without an arrow? I still have that bow. I think I might just get it out and shoot a little out back.
Great question!
Thanks for asking.
Firing a bow without an arrow is called a 'dry fire'. It's a problem because all of the energy that would be transferred into the arrow is instead transferred back into the bow.
This is a large amount of dynamic force, and it can lead to some spectacular bow explosions / failures, and is absolutely not good for the bow.
It's important that beginners understand not to release the string unless there is an arrow.
Due to this, some instructors say that you should never EVER draw a bow back without an arrow, and with a compound bow that can be accidentally set off with a touch of the trigger, this is probably a sensible policy. However, drawing without an arrow and learning the correct position is the most effective way to get beginners to correct basic technical errors, and we can make corrections to their posture, position and anchor without them releasing the string.
As such, we teach beginners how to draw correctly, without dry-firing. After doing this with over 3,000 beginners, I feel qualified to say that as long as they understand what to do and why, this is not a problem.
Off screen, all of the archers in this video have actually done 3 weeks of beginners lessons, so they have been well briefed on safety, and understand not to dry-fire the bow, so this was not even a problem. They had also demonstrated basic competence with a 20# beginner bow before being handed the heavy artillery 👍
@@RogueArcheryTV Thanks for the detailed answer. I am going to get the old bow out and definitely won't dry fire it.
Need to make you all compete with English longbows and heavy war arrows. Now that would be some Olympics.
Start with the bow nearer the body, pointing about 45 degrees upward and your right hand near your cheek. Extend your left arm and lower the bow at the same time.
Can you do a vídeo about bows for begginners or how to arm your own bows from scratch, parts from Amazon some kind stuff like that
That's probably not my jam, but I think my good mate @NUSensei has the channel you're looking for 👍
Most of the novices had back leaning stance, a simple fowardweighting of center, or center would have helped massively. Just a thought❤
whats the poundage on that bow? i assume there is probably standard for Olympic bows but I assume it would still deviate up or down depending on the person
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This bow is about 48#
Very nice set up bro!
So cool, thank you for sharing the knowledge
I remember one of the housekeepers where I worked. I held a quite high draw weight bow at the time, (63lbs @ 30"), and was shooting after work, so I took my bow inside rather than leaving it in the car. She asked if she could draw it. She was a slim tall lady 5' 11" and very willowy, I gave her the usual safety warnings and said "yes, but it's quite heavy". She had longer arms than me. She picked it up, "it's heavier than I thought." and promptly pulled it back past her ear and started talking to me as if she was holding knicker elastic. We calculated that she had been holding over 80lbs on her fingers. I asked her what she thought to the draw weight "quite easy, is this one of the lighter bows?". Gulp. She would have made a brilliant archer, but she preferred darts... I'm guessing they had a reinforced wall behind the dart board in her local🤣🤣
sure did
Cool story bro
I shoot 36# at 60 and I am 14. Cool to see beginners shoot but funny at the same time. Do you teach angular, linear or NTS? I learn Angular. Also, I am raising my poundage to 40 soon. Do you have some tips?
Awesome stuff Jin!
Actually all archery styles require angular movements, that's how joints work!
As for what I teach, you should check out my Coaching Case Study videos, and I now have my full coaching curriculum over at archerymasterclass.com ~ you can check out some of the modules for free 😀
As for moving up in poundage, yes I have lots of tips!
1. At 14 years old, you only have to shoot 60m as your furthers distance in competition, is that correct? So 36# would be more than enough, even if you're shooting very high scores.
2. I don't have a problem with people moving up in poundage, BUT, it should never compromise good technique fundamentals.
3. I have a Bow Fitness Test that I use to screen archers to see if they are ready for moving up in draw weight. I plan to do a video on it, but here is a link to the instructions:
www.roguearchery.com.au/single-post/2018/02/18/the-green-light-system-for-increasing-bow-poundage
Give it a crack, and let me know how you go!
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@@RogueArcheryTV Thanks!
Given there are various kinds of archery, I think it's sad that only modern recurve is in the Olympics.
It most likely comes down to money. And you need to convince the olympic comitee.
The modern olympic recurve bow is a result of incremental development, at first bows had no sights or stabilizers. And for non archers every class of static target archery looks the same.
The switch to target archery happened because it's easy to set up and easy to judge.
I think trickshot or horse archery would be pretty cool, but recurve archery is already a rather niche sport (compared to other disciplines).
Going even more niche probably won't happen.
I'm actually trying to get back into archery/bow hunting this year after not touching a bow for 16 years. Got a cheap takedown recurve (62" 50# @30" draw) for my birthday but from what research I've done and talking to archery shop employees, I've been told I should get a lighter bow to start. One guy said I should be able to hold full draw for an entire minute without shaking. I've tried it and gotten to around 25-30 seconds before I get some shakes. Would you say that's fine or do I have too much bow for my current skill level?
I can’t see holding for a full minute, that seems like silly posturing for others. If the shot doesn’t present itself in 10-15 seconds at most, you set too soon and should relax. If you can hold for a full minute without any shaking, that means you could probably move up in weight to get a flatter shot with more energy on the animal.
There a competition like this hit a 3 inch target area at 100 meters recurve bow Scorton Arrow, being going since 1673.
Those limbs look savage! Is there a minimum ‘spec’ or is it as with most things, spec’d to the optimum and that’s the configuration you need to shoot? A real eye opener all the same. Thanks for posting man!
@@wired_0402 yea these limbs are about 46#.
There is no minimum spec, but obviously to shoot 70m accurately and consistently, even in the wind, there is basically a minimum effective poundage.
@@RogueArcheryTV - makes perfect sense, must also take ages to condition yrself to stand stock still, aim, stand, hold - and repeat… I was getting the oxygen starvation wobbles just holding my breath watching RUclips 😂 You guys make it look so easy (but only as any true master of any discipline would)… big respect! 🙏
@@wired_0402 yea it takes heaps of training to make it "look" easy!
It is about conditioning, but also techniqie, which draws the bow in a biomechanically efficient and stable way.
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Very cool video
At what age can you start archery and go to the Olympics? If age doesn't matter, I'd like to start. I was born and raised in Mexico but lived in Brisbane.
Hi Fabian,
Archers can usually start from around 10 years old, and there is no upper limit!
Unlike sports like gymnastics, where you've passed your prime by the time you're 23, archery has a lot of longevity.
Michelle Frangilli won gold in London at 42 (I think). There are others competing at Tokyo as well who are certainly in their 40s 👍
We're in Brisbane as well, so if you're looking at starting, feel free to give me a call and I can point you in the right direction.
Also competing in Tokyo, Evalgelia Psarra was 47, and Slawomir Naploszek was 52!
And the people of India mistakenly identified Ms Sally 살리 チョウ -ッウィ Chou Tzu-yü 저우쯔위 周子瑜 Tzuyu Chewy TWICE as an Olympian competition archer while many comments were surprised she hit target at all with a choking grip on the bow. During an INDOOR match, she did hit 4 consecutive 10’s. Her visuals have gotten several people into TWICE and into archery.
did I spot a wild NUSensei at 4:07?
"A wild NUSensei appeared!"
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Yea turns out he's a great bloke and was very accommodating in providing some trad recurve footage 👍
Looks more domestic for me🤣
edditor having fun
My high school GPA is low, but I will score better in SAT cuz I am good at maths.
And I am a bronze medallist in inter-school national level archery in India.
Hope archery will get me into Stanford or Harvard
Awesome achievement!
Good luck with your training and studies.
@@RogueArcheryTV thank you
Creative video editing keep creating these types of contents....
Good job😍😍
At have a go days I've found you just can't tell who will get it, but often the women do better 'cos they listen to what you tell 'em :) . Sometimes the big blokes are useless and some skinny little girl is a natural.
there are several options for how many pounds you prefer your bow should be on.
As a UK coach I would have allowed the folk to use a much lighter bow so the weren't struggling so much, great vid though with loads of great information.
Absolutely, this was done for a bit of fun with these beginners. They were all part of our Beginner League, and shoot much lighter bows (16-20#).
Since there are things such as the clicker to assist you with your shot, are there any banned gadgets that have been deemed as too advantageous?
Definately. You're not allowed any form of release aid, electronic devices or aids, a bubble on the sight, any aiming reference on the string such as a peep sight and also sight magnification is illegal.
How much do you enjoy Traditional Archery, as a matter of interest? I teach basic Archery to kids , but get a lot more enjoyment shooting a horse bow, for instance.
Personally I don't shoot much trad archery. I definitely see the appeal though, and will happily bust out a trad bow for a play every now and then 👍
@@RogueArcheryTV I like to see youngsters explore all avenues of Archery ,if possible, if nothing else other than to give some historical context . End of the day, it's all good..... bit cruel getting those youngsters to pull that bow of yours 🤣🤣🤣
Happy days
@@bullranderman it's a good way to keep their ego's in check 😉
And I agree, it's all good! Archery is an amazing sport no matter what discipline you're into 💪🏹🎯🔥
@@RogueArcheryTV subscribed ! 😊
Did you make a (T) when saying technique sport?
Jeez what's the draw weight on that bow? I practice on a regular basis with a 62 lb recurve but the way those people are struggling makes me think it's like 100 lbs.
try adding stabilizers
With the way they were all talking about it, I was expecting a really heavy draw weight. I can't claim 70 meters (or even yards), but I consistently punch the center with my 65 lb. primitive, reflex-deflex at 50 (yards, that is), and that's without even close to the amount of training an Olympic athlete would undergo. I know it still takes incredible skill, but I'd definitely like to see the same shots (in the Olympics, I mean) without the sights, stabilizers, and clickers, and preferably with all wood or natural composites.
We rarely fully understand the advantages we have until we have to do without.
Thanks for the video. Very informative.
Thanks you for this amazing video. Well done. 👏👏👏
No worries about draw holds (ish). More concerns that many people pulled back those limbs and/or shot without a TAB to protect the fingers. That draw weight looks WAY over 25lbs. Always enjoyed your archery channel things....but ummmmm!
This was awesome. Now can I get a beginner bow for a reasonable price?
Can you please attach a link for this bow model? What is the best place to buy bows in that style. Not hunting bows
hi uhm question . i used to do alot of shooting, 30,50,70 and even 90 mtr
i almost never missed yellow. and hit 10
9/10
altho 90 mtr is realy hard to do
at that time i had a cheap bow and no help in my club or from my family
i won every contest, but the big ones i could not play cause of money, either the transport or the money i had to pay to join the contest
im doing pretty good atm and im thinking of going back, and train for olympics, but how to get there ?
to play on olympic lvl i think i can do but how do i qualify, and where ?
how does that work ?
i have 8 years to train :)
If you're shooting that well, then absolutely go for it!
The pathway is different depending on your country, you should contact your WA affiliated archery NSO.
@@RogueArcheryTV ok ill see if they have something like that here . thanks
Maybe this is not olympic bow, but you can try the same kind bow that used at battle of crécy or the bow that found at mary rose shipwreck...
Can you tell me what is your average score out of 120 after shooting 12 arrows?
And after how much time you managed to get this score since you start archery?
With beginners, we teach them a short 12 arrow scoring round, and within a few lessons most of them can shoot over 100/120 points.
As they progress in skill we move them back in distance and teach them more advanced techniques.
In real competitions, we shoot a 72 arrow round at 70m out of a maximum 720 points.
My best competition score for this round is 658/720, so about a 9.2 average.
How quickly you can shoot high scores depends on your training, technique, access to coaching etc. So if you put in the hard work, and seek out quality coaching, then you can make very rapid progress!
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For exactly how many years you are training archery?
And have you ever participated in any competition around you?
@@syedhaiderali328 I've been shooting for a long time, over 17 years, and have shot many competitions at a national and international level.
@@RogueArcheryTV If a new archer works hard with good coaching facilities, is it possible to get 550/720 (70m) score in two years?
Thanks for your guidance!
@@syedhaiderali328 if you work hard with good coaching, it's possible to achieve 550/720 in 12 months!
It's also realistic to achieve 600/720 in 2 years.
Hello Rogue Archery! I've been doing archery for a few years with a takdown recurve (samic), and was thinking of moving up to an olympic recurve bow package. Have you any guides regarding risers and how to transition?
There is so much gear on the market now that is great value. 10 years ago there were only 2 or 3 brands with quality gear, but now there is probably over a dozen!
I wouldn't recommend any particular brand to you, but I do have a video on my channel about ordering your 1st bow, where we go through a complete shopping list. That might help.
Ofcourse, you should make sure you know your specifications and measurements, so hopefully you're part of a club or have a coach who can help you 👍
If you have a club you shoot with (or who are simply nearby) try talking to them, they might have some good recommendations.
My dad used to work for Hoyt, but then he got fired and he was an manager for the company, he worked there for 25years, the reason why got fired is because the company was putting new people in his place and the company was doing great, now it not doing do great.
Isn’t it like different bow tensions? I mean it looks way to tight to be used by anyone idk just wondering
8:00 🙂
What’s the typical poundage for an Olympic bow?
How much will it cost and what is the brand name and what it's type .... would you please tell me sir
I learned a lot
whoever let all these ppl use their bow. You are insanely brave
Thanks for explaining the "bow roll" as a normal part of the process rather than jost showing off all the doodads :-)
great...informative...to the point...thank you...
FINALLY,video i was looking for?😂😂😭😭all this time i been drawing my own bow and wondering how it feels to draw olympic bow 😭😭
It's easy!
Just like running 100m in 10s, or returning a serve from Roger Federer....
It looks easy on TV!
I'm relieved none of the kids (and even the adults) didn't pull back on the Bowstring and let go. As in: they didn't pull back, then let it go and the string react like a rubber band, but when no arrow was in it. I don't know if it was because the guy told them to, or if they were completely new to it and luckily didn't, but I'm glad they didn't. Doing that isn't good for the bow, or atleast long bows.
Thanku
I recognise that field. I shot my first bow there. 😁
Seeing the guy draw back without an arrow makes me so nervous, even with you right there.
How many of these people have ever drawn a bow before? I'm genuinely curious because someone who has shot before I'd imagine would react different than someone who never has.
@@GaryLiseo all of these guys had instruction as part of a beginner program, and so understood the basics of range safety, how to draw a bow, and importantly, not to dry fire before they got handed the big bow!
@RogueArcheryTV Accidents happen. A dry-fired bow can be dangerous to the shooter and it wastes money too. Do not let people pull the bow back without an arrow.
@@timnosgirg7017 with a compound bow, a dry fire is a serious safety issue and is almost certainly going to result in bow damage. Perhaps minor, but likely major.
A compound bow with a trigger release aid is also very easy to accidentally fire just by bumping the trigger, and so yes. With a compound bow you should only ever draw it back with an arrow.
However...
With a recurve bow, the likelihood of major bow damage is much less. Still not recommended, kind of like stalling your car.
It's also far less likely to accidentally fire the bow, as you are directly holding the string with your fingers. You actually have to physically let go, and can't just bump the trigger.
With a recurve bow, one of the foundational training drills completed is called SPT, which is a series of sequential draws and holds (without an arrow), and is done by archers at all skill levels.
We are one of Australia's leading archery academies, and each week have over 100 archers pulling back a bow in this way.
Very rarely does a dry fire ever happen.
We've never had an injury or catastrophic bow failure from a dry-fire.
@@RogueArcheryTV With any bow, dry firing is not a good idea. Bows are not cheap and I would avoid the risk altogether by using an archey-tag arrow. I also teach others at a local range, we use these arrows are they will absorb the energy from a dry-fire and protect our bow. The arrowhead is made of dense foam and will not damage anything/ hurt someone if an accident does happen. I remember one instance where we had a mishap with someone's form. Bow was fine and everything else was all good. I'm sure you are qualified but it may be worth considering. Not trying to be critical, mate