I was fortunate enough to take lesson from Doreen Wilber. The Jefferson, IA local legend taught at her home town for years after winning gold. Thanks Doreen :) -Chris Perkins
What's most remarkable is how similar today's elite level equipment is to the equipment used by the competitors here. All of these bows are capable of shooting much more precisely than human hands can allow for. So most of the advances in archery achievement over the years stem from advances in strength training, diet, and form training, rather than advances in limb construction, riser machining, and arrow tolerances.
This was when I started and although very familiar with the names how great to see the faces.Talent will always be just that regardless of equipment! a lesson to be learnt.
What can I say, Korea, a country with the strongest players, has not yet participated? A league of their own? Still, it's nice to be able to see the early days of archery^^
A lot of original Hoyt Pro Medalists with top and bottom stabilizers. Stabilizer configurations not settled into a standard pattern yet. I met John Williams back then.
In the 60s archery was still true archery, bow and arrow, no fancy extra equipment. I wish they had a "traditional archery" competition in the olympics, maybe with longbow like they used to.
Interesting... They are shooting with wooden bows, with stabilizers and most of all: recurve bows. And still they shoot as good as modern day shooters with a compound bow !
The compound bow was hardly designed back then..Not sure it was even thought of..Maybe in 1976 was it thought of..then experimanted on..With pullys etc..
One thing I must comment on: the requirements of absolutely disgusting white uniforms to be in archery events. Im glad times changed from that awful, nasty requirement
I was fortunate enough to take lesson from Doreen Wilber. The Jefferson, IA local legend taught at her home town for years after winning gold. Thanks Doreen :) -Chris Perkins
Great video, seeing the faces that you've heard about in archery history. ...and you have to love the white uniforms back then.
What's most remarkable is how similar today's elite level equipment is to the equipment used by the competitors here. All of these bows are capable of shooting much more precisely than human hands can allow for. So most of the advances in archery achievement over the years stem from advances in strength training, diet, and form training, rather than advances in limb construction, riser machining, and arrow tolerances.
Quite a few Bear Tamerlines there in the opening. And some C handle takedowns later on. You'll love the section starting at 7:44.
Man their release and follow through, posture, left shoulder would be considered as amateur’s nowadays. Amazing how school changed
Great film!
8:58 there was some radical designs way back then!
Yeah, that's like a more futuristic take on the Helix riser, yet in the past. 😂
All different types of releases. It is much more uniform among competitors today.
This was when I started and although very familiar with the names how great to see the faces.Talent will always be just that regardless of equipment! a lesson to be learnt.
11:32, beautiful 70's bow.
It’s insane to think Archery wasn’t in EVERY Olympics!
Old sepia videos sure have a lot of charm.
What can I say, Korea, a country with the strongest players, has not yet participated? A league of their own? Still, it's nice to be able to see the early days of archery^^
greatest thing about archery is, the technique has never changed and it has never been changed
A lot of original Hoyt Pro Medalists with top and bottom stabilizers. Stabilizer configurations not settled into a standard pattern yet. I met John Williams back then.
I shot against John Williams in the 1970 Eastern archery tournament. Could not come within 75 points of him!
In the 60s archery was still true archery, bow and arrow, no fancy extra equipment. I wish they had a "traditional archery" competition in the olympics, maybe with longbow like they used to.
00:15 you can see the young dame edna everage.
loki1066..Lol
thank yew
the guy at 12:13 grew up by me
yes
Can someone tell what bow is that at 8:56.
You will dress in white...
0.o archer? wich one?
Interesting... They are shooting with wooden bows, with stabilizers and most of all: recurve bows. And still they shoot as good as modern day shooters with a compound bow !
So they didn't have clicker back then eah?
Effin crazy how accurate they are, this is real olympics & dedication! Oh, check out the sweet rebel flag at 15:18 :D
Haha
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I wonder would u have got away with using a compound bow back than in
the Olympics
The compound bow was hardly designed back then..Not sure it was even thought of..Maybe in 1976 was it thought of..then experimanted on..With pullys etc..
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Not fat people back then
One thing I must comment on: the requirements of absolutely disgusting white uniforms to be in archery events. Im glad times changed from that awful, nasty requirement
We still have this crap in Ukraine. Ridiculous
Compound bows are not an olympic discipline. Recurve or olympic style bow only.
There is a compound division now.