What bow do I use? And what do I recommend?
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2023
- I get asked about my bows a lot, so I thought I should put the info on here!
Bow no. 1:
Border Bows Ghillie Dhu 56" horsebow (60lb @ 28")
Bow no. 2:
MR Bows Tiron 55" horsebow (126lb @ 32")
Bow no. 3 (beginner rec):
Mandarin Duck Windrunner (mine is 32lb @ 28" but I'd suggest 20-25lb if you're starting out)
Buy it here:
www.mandarinduck.net/ref/740/ - Спорт
I love how he stammered over the line, if you're looking for a beginner's bow, begin with something like this, redoes it and leaves both takes in the final footage.
Not a criticism, I actually do love it. it definitely bolsters Blumineck's lovable charm
it also kinda tells you all the other lines were done in a single take
"Don't mind the sirens...they don't know I'm here." Typical stealth archer. 😝
Great Advice! As a former Archery Instructor I'd also recommend taking a rubber band (or zip tie) and wrap the bottom string nock so that the string stays in the bottom nock when you store it. Makes restringing so much easier (this matters more when you're setting up 8 shooting stations for 7 year olds every morning, but I find it's useful in general as well).
The Norse used a permanent knot on the lower part of the string, and a small metal stud to keep the string stretched most of the way out when unstrung. Their other noteworthy features (extending the tips a few inches past the nocks and an asymmetrical nock at the top) were not particularly good ideas though, in my opinion.
Great advice for beginners. A follow-up on draw styles (and gloves vs finger tabs vs bare hands) would be great, because not everyone is going to gravitate toward the same style. I've always liked the variations of using three fingers depending on what I'm doing, but there's quite a few out there.
Don't do archery, still watch all of your videos. Your personality is charming and your skill with the bow impressive
Thank you so much!
I mean, who wouldn’t like watching a pole-dancing archer? We love wood elves on UA-cam.
this is a very good video to watch for those of us who write characters that use bows, but know nothing about archery ourselves (definitely me!). i love your energy and wit and your channel is so fun. thank you for another great video!
I would recommend Justin Ma's channel (www.youtube.com/@TheWayofArchery) and Joe Gibbs' channel (www.youtube.com/@Joegibbs-archery). Also, Tod's Workshop (www.youtube.com/@tods_workshop) is good for historical material in general, and he does some awesome collaborations with Joe Gibbs as well.
As far as the recommendation here, I'm of two minds. On one hand, a takedown recurve is reasonable for learning Mediterranean draw and it's easy to find instructors for it. On the other hand, if you want to get into historical archery, build up to shooting warbows, or shoot thumb draw, a bow with a shelf like that will not be helpful (especially with the latter; if you know you want to shoot thumb draw, don't get anything with a shelf). For these cases, a Varang Lux from Sarmat Archery or a fiberglass bow from Alibow or AF Archery is likely to be a better option (in appropriately low draw weight, of course).
It's also worth knowing that releasing the bow without an arrow on it can wreck it quickly because it has no resistance (aka the arrow) which would absorb the power.
My first bow was a cheap long bow from Bass Pro. I think it was about $20. It was an excellent first bow and inspired me to get a more expensive recurve later on!
Hey same! I think mine was from dick’s sporting goods tho (it has handed down from my sister when SHE got a nice recurve bow)
Came for the archery…
Stayed for the gun show. 😁🏹💪🏼
Those guns would be illegal in Britain
@@mechadoggy And yet, there he is, in Britain.
Why do you think we heard those police sirens?
Love how even though you had the right tools to make this easier, you still went with the DIY solutions since not everyone has proper bow tools
The DIY solutions will do you really well for quite some time 😁 it's always worth knowing what to do in a pinch
@@blumineckexcept for the bowstringer, its more dangerous to the archer and more damaging to the bow when you don't use one, so im really glad you mentioned it
@@faex1467 no worries! I'm more used to horsebows, which usually just physically /can't/ be strung with a conventional stringer, so I'm out of the habit of using one, but I realised it was important for this sort of bow!
@@blumineck thats absolutly understandable
@@faex1467 That's only if you don't know what you're doing. Stringers are recent, recurves are not. Plenty of people can string one without that shoelace. The trick is to place the flat of the hand along the upper back of the bow and have the belly of the handle press against the thigh or butt to apply equal pressure and avoid twisting the limb tip.
As someone who knows very little about archery, this is a great video! Thank you!
I have no intention of buying bows but I've still been mesmerised by this channel for like 2 years, and now I know so much about bows I'm not gonna get
I've completed my archery beginners' course a couple weeks ago, and I was just looking up bows for beginners online. Thanks for this great advice!
This video has literally perfect timing! I'm about to buy a new bow in the next few weeks! So helpful, thank you!
Excellent video!
I got a Mandarin Duck Black Hunter Recurve for a little over $100 USD recently and I love it. It's a 25lb bow and there were about 8 different color options. But mine doesn't have any attachment points which honestly is what I wanted for my first bow. Form now, gamer gear later!
But seriously, if you're starting out, you shouldn't spend more than $150 on the bow. There are plenty of excellent starter bows with plenty of different draw weights you can buy after. Get a cheap bow, get started and ask around at the range if you can try people's bows to find out what you like.
I'm a big fan of simple fiberglass bows. I still have one my dad gave me 45 years ago.
My wife and I have been talking about shooting. I had a compound hunting bow at a draw weight that was shootable, but a bit heavy for casual use. It is also a left handed bow (cause I'm left handed but right eye dominant) and that made it trickier.
Based on your video (and a quick email to make sure we can legally target shoot in our backyard in town), I bought her a light weight compound bow (left handed since she's left eye dominant) and one of the right handed Mandarin Duck bows in the video. We're anxiously waiting for some hay bales to be delivered so we can set up a backstop and for my bow to arrive by mail to get some fun exercise and develop our skills.
Thank you so much for the tutorial!
Thank you so much for such a great introduction video to pick the right beginner bows! These information are very valuable!
Commenting for the sake of commenting to help out the algorithm.
Indeed. Thanks for reminding me.
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Always great looking at your content. Also makes me want to create stats for different grades of bows in my games. The baseline is your beginner bow, but you can then specialize for different stuff.
Really love your content 🖤 it honestly makes me wanna play DnD and learn archery
11:20 Was anyone else just if he hadn’t fast forwarded it gunna watch him in regular motion because why not? 😂
I need this guy on my side in the apocalypse 💯
Well… so long as he doesn’t mind a grumpy Dwarf on his side 😂
"And MY axe!"
And as a critical aspect: Make sure you have a big arrow catch net up or just shoot when you see all the way where the arrow can fly. People can still be shoot when they are walking behind a hedge or something and an arrow can go wrong anytime!
Well I just can't believe my luck. Your shorts have been the final push for me to learn archery, and now I stumble across this video, with just what I've been looking for.
I’m not done with your video yet, but I have my own two cents as a beginner. I shot a compound once, didn’t like it, but archery still tugged at me. Got a light horse bow instead, and I string it with the sitting method. The siyahs and string bridges make it an absolute breeze to string even for a wet-noodle built bloke such as myself. I haven’t shot it yet, but it being ambidextrous should allow for insane experimentation to see what works best.
Please note that you should only get a horse bow if you are absolutely confident you want to try it out like he said. Do your research on some traditional techniques before you try to shoot.
If you are interested in the sitting method, I have a guide for you. Reverse right with left if you are a leftie.
I. Sit down with your knees overhanging whatever it is you are sitting on.
II. Hook sloop into one of the knocks.
III. Place the handle under your right knee, and the string over your leg. Ensure that the bow’s belly is facing upwards.
IV. Grip the right siyah with your right hand, and make sure that the other siyah is sitting on your other leg. With your left hand, you should be holding near the unhooked loop of your string.
V. Twist your string once or twice. Disregard if the loops already have a twist in them, for they will induce their twist into the string later.
VI. Pull the right siyah towards the left and simultaneously “lift” your left leg. This lift won’t actually take your leg off the ground, but rather kilter you off to one side, and that’s okay. As you are bending your bow towards yourself, pull the unstrung loop through the string bridge and over the left siyah, the hook it into the knock.
VII. Slowly relieve pressure on the bow, ensuring that the loop you just strung is over the string bridge. Once the bow stops responding to your lax pressure, remove your leg from the bow, and how you have a strung bow. If you heard a click as you were relieving pressure on the bow, that’s just the string slipping into the bridge. As your technique improves, this click should dampen or even go away entirely.
This method is my favourite as the step through method that this lad showed off has a tendency to induce a terrible fear of breaking your bow, and especially horse bows. You twist its limbs, and it’ll never forgive you.
I got a Mandarin Duck bow as my first recurve bow. I absolutely love it and still use it to this day.
This explains alot for new archers. I jave been a bow hunter for many years and have my compound bow but also have a traditional house bow that I also love to hunt with and videos like this is really good to show new archers who ask me about my bows
4:22 "Don't mind the police sirens, they don't know I'm here"
Local crime rate's increased so much in the past few years that I barely noticed LOL
As a more on-topic comment, last week I had my first official archery lesson/test run! I've been wanting to properly start for years (the only archery I've done before was for camps), and a friend of mine knows a gal so now I've had a solid go at it, although next time I'd like to try left-handed since that's what I remember being better at :D
I did score a solid bruise on my arm with the bowstring (likely because my arms hyperextend a bit and I didn't consider that), but I'm good; all part of the process ^^
and don't forget, for the folks that are pretty sure they want a horse bow, there's also Alibow!
I just noticed you're left handed! This explains why your videos click with me more than others.
I have intermediate archery experience, but don't yet know which style of shooter I am. I'll Google some stuff, but I'd like to hear your take on the different categories of styles to consider
Main ones I'd look at is olympic recurve (sports target shooting for max accuracy), compound (very high tech, great if you like to tinker with things), and traditional longbow/horsebow (if you like the history/ fantasy side). Each of those can be broken down waay more, but I'd recommend having at least a try of each if you have the chance. One of them might just grab you!
been doing archery for two and a half years and your videos are very entertaining! I actually just bought a new bow recently, a Modern Recurve PSE Nighthawk. I look forward to your next video!
Not the fabric scissors 😭
Since our Club is able to rent out Bow's like the one you've shown i switched to recommend not to buy those but just rent it for a year. After that if you still aren't sure buy a cheap ILF riser, they usually start at around 75€ and Limbs around the same. That is, of course, a little more expensive but you have a vastly improved starting point because this setup is way more flexible.
Great advice!I have been thinking about how to get in to the hobby of archery for years.
I've been thinking about getting some archery gear lately, thanks for the well-explained advice!
as a beginner, I started with Black Hunter from the Mandarine Duck store. The decent bow still delivers many emotions for the affordable price.
Going to have a look about to see whats comfortable to start with .. and I'm going to have some fun thanks fer the video .
I'm planning to start shooting in a few months. This is really helpful.
Very nice vid! I’ll be sharing this around with friends who might be interested in starting out!
Thanks for this this is just what I needed ❤🎉
Lovely video!
I shoot a longbow and know nothing of recurves. I'm really tempted to give a horse bow a go now though!
(Also, I string my bow by stepping in, much to the horror of most other archers present 🤣)
Please try, it's fun and we really need more people shooting those. Also they can be quite cheap too. You can get a decent Korean for around 150 bucks.
But if you can, don't buy blind and try as many different as you can. I bought blind and needed 3 tries to find a matching one.
Dude! Your cool as shit! I feel like a kid watching you do your vids, you look like a fantasy hero, you sound cool (cool voice, British, speak in the kings english) and you are an enjoyable watch.
Thanks youtube algorithm brings me here. Not sure why i got archery related content suggested, but i have just seen a great advertisement.
Great video! Thank you so much.
I didnt know about covering the shelf or marking notch point, thank you! I have a rotator cuff injury and my bows are literally collecting dust. 😢
“Don’t mind the police sirens, they don’t know I’m here” 😂
Thanks for the education!
No worries!
My first bow was a bambo bow and second is pvc bow, and im having fun with them. Anybow is good starter bow if you have fun with it. Its really important. Not a fancy one.
Entertaining as always
Great video 👍
How many holes does that hat have?
Can't believe you made a whole video without once jumping on a pole. Also, I'm going to have to get this out of my system, every time I watch one of your videos I think how much it looks like my Granny's garden. But she doesn't have a massive pylon in the background, there are allotments behind hers. Can't believe no one has commented on your massive pylon.
The bow I have is a Wolverine by Bear Archery
62”- 45 #
It’s an absolute Unit and it’s made of wood 😄
It's glass laminated. Wood core, but the working parts are the fiberglass layers on the belly and back of the limbs.
If you want an other starter bow that helps more to learn "horse bow" style of shooting and something that can help you get used to shooting from both side I would say use a "Snake Recurve Bow by ArcRolan". It's pretty simple starter bow. Or go with Armin Zimmer starter bow set.
Some take down bows have wedges to adjust the weight from 40 to 60, 70lbs. The bow stringer I had went on the end of the limbs.
Great vid
Your beginners bow is beautiful. Great presentation I watched all of it. I live in Nevada and recently my camp was invaded by a rattlesnake. What would you recommend for killing rattlesnakes?
I have a Samick Sage that I got 7 yrs ago before I got injured. Great bow I highly recommend it. May I ask what you use for a quiver? Great video
Before getting yourself a bow, make sure you can legally shoot where you are, as some cities don't let you do it (for safety reasons).
I was getting inspired, but sadly I checked and indeed, I can't in my city! Guess if I really want to shoot for fun, I'll have to find an actual archery range, or use larp arrows (I'll double check, but I don't think shooting larp arrows is an issue since it is literally made to safely shoot people with!)
Been trying to figure out for ages are you left handed or is your video mirrored?
Also as someone who teaches beginners courses thankyou for imeditatly saying that is a bad way to string it and doing it the officaly approved method, I say not doing it that way when rushing on a course.
You really are a gremlin I thought you were going for a stick on plastic rest.
I am left handed.
Yeah, I prefer a shelf rest to a stick on rest any day! (But I normally shoot off the knuckle, so rests of any kind are weird to me!)
God what a boss💅
sanlida one piece traditional bow also a great choice for beginners too.
Super nice video, I really like your style! So where do I get a knocking point, at the knocking shop?
I'd try an archery shop first! Less chance of confusion! 😉
@@blumineckFair. They also probably have less issues with knock-knock jokes
@@CoronaWolle still, you might need to be careful or they'll tell you to knock it off!
@@blumineckIs it a British English variation or the speech to text program picking the wrong homophone that changed nock to knock?
Little fun fact: arrow sights arent exactly like gun/airsoft sights. They're like a grenade launcher sight you see in video games, but with the form factor of a gun reflex sight
Please can you do a video on your arrows? I notice you use longer fletchings and looks like you splay your nocks? I shoot a 25# Samick or a 30#Alibow but I have a 31” draw so finding long enough shafts and then tuning is a nightmare! 😂 Thanks for introducing more people to awesome horsebows!
My first ever bow was a compound
Just want to ask, where did you get your green shirt? I want it, it's nice and cool
As someone brand new to archery I don't appreciate how easy you made it look stringing the bow without the stringer 😂
Depending on the weight of the bow, it's either pretty easy or nigh impossible :)
Mine is 35 pounds, and I'll admit I'm not the most physically fit person 😅@@ChrisM-xx6cf
The beginners bows at club I can string any way possible, when you get to the poundages more established archers shoot nah it's asking for issues just use a stringer.
Everyone always told me how expensive bows are to get into.
I wanted one for larp.
Everyone i asked said it's one of the most expensive builds to get into.
This is a lie.
I needed a 20lbs bow, no higher then 25.
I got one off AliExpress, basically like ebay but Australia focused. A horsebow.
For $40 au. Cheap as fuck. Not $300+ i was quoted elsewhere.
Best quality? No. Work? Yes. Work well? Still does.
The string slips to side of limb sometimes but that is fine.
Handly grip was terrible, but i replaced it with wipes and electical tape and it is very comfy
Arrows were the only expensive part, as the larp arrows i needed even and the great price i found them, $16 each. I got 10.
Didn't even how quiver at start, i just held all my arrows in my hand like you do.
For me my sword and spear were $300 each. Bow most expensive build my arse 😂
I.
Never done bow training before outside school class or a teen group event.
Just self taught off what i saw from people like Anderson.
Funnily the people at my larp event who had training were going up to me asking how i was doing it, firing faster than them with decent accuracy while holding everything in my hands.
They're training so stuck on modern archery
I buyed a bow just like this, i am just having a problem figuring out an target to practice, does someone has a tip to making one acessible target? (Ps. I live in the country side, and archery isnt very popular at my country so its hard to find one to buy)
You could use a straw bale, or make a target from cardboard.
There are paper target prints online you can get to put on bales of hay/straw or said box that the previous person recommended if you want precision accuracy.
Optionally if you have something to color plain white paper you can do that, instead.
I felt that spider comment. I too like the buggies and put them outside safe and sound. Thank you for recommending and reminding people that beginners need beginner things. What draw weight would you recommend for a beginner? I am not the fittest of people. Is 60ibs good or should I be looking at something lighter?
25 to 30 pounds for a beginner ..50 pounds for intermediate after 1 to 2 years ..
@@richartist40 Thank you.
I have an above average IQ (120) but you sir made me feel stupid, and I'm not even mad
Well now I know who not to loan my Gingher or Kai shears to.
Simone Geirtz wore a T-shirt that says “Measure Once, Cut Twice” that I think Adam Savage’s Tested lab sells.
I am an athlete man that weight around 90 kg
What draw pundege do you recommend on my first bow?
Is anything more then 40 a bad idea?
What do you think of Zagreus’ bow though?
Ever walked into a strip club like its a dojo to challenge their top performer on a Polefu duel?
One thing you didnt mention is draw weight for beginner bows. They're usually around 20lbs for a full draw. Of course, i doubt any beginner bow would be above 20 but still, important to mention that they're a lower draw weight
I just purchased this beginners bow! Are you using felt + Velcro in those spots on the arrow shelf for a particular reason? or is that just what you happened to have lying around? Will felt do the job if stuck to both sides of the arrow shelf?
It's what i happened to have! You can use felt for both! Some people like leather more for the vertical part
amazing thank you! I can't wait to get started 🏹
I have been doing archery for about a year now I want to take lessons but I’m not sure there’s any near me and there expensive. My arrow is very cheap and bare it’s black kinda short and skinny. It’s pretty dinky probably off Amazon but it’s worked for me should I get a new one?
People at the range always stare in horror when I string my bow without a stringer. Then again, people at the traditional shoot I go to annually? Not a stringer to be seen hahaha.
I was wondering what that extremely recurve bow was. I've been an archer for 5 years now, and I don't think I've ever seen a bow like that
How stable is it? Is Khatra even doable on a bow like that? 😁
A spot of Larsing around 😂 Good one
Dumb question by why not just use Velcro for both parts of the shelf? Or felt pad for that matter? And I’m assuming it’s the soft part of the Velcro? Or is it the hooks part?
Noob question, but what style do you do? What advice would you recommend to someone who wants to shoot like you?
From his videos it is more barebow mediterainian style and some asiastic as well. All addapted for different shooting angles and upsidedown on a pole.
To shoot like that I would learn barebow shooting and throw in string walking when you get used to it and know what your doing, also try horsebows and asiastic bows which then shoot better with the kata (may want to try thumb draw with this). And while doing all that find somewhere safe to practice more trick shots etc where you are varying the form from "perfect" for various reasons. I say this as a compound shooter so basicly other end of shooting styles.
I use a Knight takedown 66" at 40# Im not the best or most consistent, but i hit soda cans at 50-75' not every shot though
Cute
Good video but I really wish he would do some normal horizontal videos.
I watch a lot of UA-cam on tv or a proper screen and not my phone, which I’m sure others do too.
What do you do if you're too scrawny to use the stringer properly (yes this has happened to me). Is there a proper way to optimize the use of muscle groups?
it was an odd experience running into you in person
Sorry about that! I'm rarely prepared for it when it happens 😂
@@blumineck No worries, I was busy at a different society desk across hall 2. more of an uncanny valley "That can't be him, here?" moment
curious, which hand is which in your videos and which hands do people usually ____ with (or smt idk words)
I know it's a funny question where are you located the electric tower in the back is throwing me.
Pog
I would have thought the most asked question would be going for a pint or something 😉
Thank you for the video! You are very handsome.
Still, remembering the time you called yourself “mid”. Sorry, buddy, you’re conventionally attractive! But, you *also* have confidence, charm, and passion. So you also have an awesome personality.
I don't have much experience with archery, but I do already know what I like. I'm right-handed and shoot on the right, so I always find that the arrow shelf just makes things harder for me. So traditional recurve rather than modern. I also prefer a two-finger draw, one above and one below the arrow, as opposed to the modern stance of three fingers below. Does anyone have any recommendations for a beginner bow that would work with my style?
try a Mediterranean draw of one above and two below. I have never seen anyone shoot with two fingers, it sounds like a bad idea. I'd say just get the beginner bow he recommended here and learn to shoot it properly off the left side.
@@elobiretv I have tried to learn the left side draw. It just does not work for me. My dominant eye is my right, so shooting on the left feels like I'm blocking out my field of vision.
@@SpringStarFangirlno archery experience here. My left eye is so weak my brain ignores most of its information. I have trouble playing snooker but pool is quite easy as I can shoot from the hip and look down. I get what you mean by blocking your own vision, seeing the bow used both left and right handed, is it possible to use the bow on your left side to access your best view? I've found bowling left handed to be more accurate.
@@michellebyrom6551 okay, so when I refer to left side or right side draw, I'm talking about the side of the bow that the arrow rests on. For right-handed archers with Western training, that's traditionally the left, and for left-handed archers, the right. I hold my bow in my left hand like all other right-handed archers, but I feel more comfortable with the arrow on the right side of the bow.
Hey Bluminek, I've got a 53lb bow, and I'm still trying to learn it. What side of the rest should I be placing my arrow on? I draw with my right, hold with my left, and rest it on the left side. Should I rest my arrow on the right side if I'm holding it with my left, or does it make a difference? Cheers
Normally you’d rest on the left side if drawing with your right, but it depends on what you’re going for! I have a slightly unorthodox technique that prioritises speed and instinctive aiming over pure accuracy, but it’s a lot more fiddly to get right than a more regular approach
@@blumineck Thank you, Blumineck, for the information. I usually shoot targets, but I might like to go bow hunting at some point. Another question: How would I go about not hitting my forearm as much? Am I holding too tight to the grip, or perhaps I'm twisting unintentionally after the release? Does it end up getting better with practice? Cheers
Because I’m a gremlin 🤣
Where did you get your ghilli dhu and how much does that cost
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