What is traditional, really?
01-23-2015, 05:54 AM
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What is traditional, really?
01-23-2015, 10:16 AM
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haha, true.
However, my take away is that archery is a flow, a rhythm, beyond the skills and the latest and greatest equipment; an archer, perhaps, more than the sum.
Today we spend an awful lot of time paper tuning, analyzing spine weights and shooter form,etc.
Maybe it's all so much more simple.
As for the practical applications, having a fraction of that guy's speed and accuracy in the field would certainly tip the scales in my favor.
However, my take away is that archery is a flow, a rhythm, beyond the skills and the latest and greatest equipment; an archer, perhaps, more than the sum.
Today we spend an awful lot of time paper tuning, analyzing spine weights and shooter form,etc.
Maybe it's all so much more simple.
As for the practical applications, having a fraction of that guy's speed and accuracy in the field would certainly tip the scales in my favor.
01-23-2015, 01:31 PM
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Today we spend an awful lot of time paper tuning, analyzing spine weights and shooter form,etc.
Maybe it's all so much more simple.
Maybe it's all so much more simple.
IMO that guy has a natural talent. My bet is 99.999% of us would never get to that point regardless how much we practiced.
As for the practical applications, having a fraction of that guy's speed and accuracy in the field would certainly tip the scales in my favor.
Again though, it was entertaining and pretty amazing, but practical? Not to me. If the guy is that good at any distance, he should be winning medals in the Olympics.
Might be interesting to see him in a trick shooting contest with Byron Ferguson. Going to be hard for Byron to top that shot where he splits the arrow shot at him. Not sure I'm buying that one. Stupid dangerous for both archers to attempt.
01-23-2015, 05:37 PM
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LBR-
what is most interesting to me about Lars' video is that he took it to another level by studying and getting back to the early, the historical roots of archery.
Shedding all pretense, as it were.
Thinking outside the box.
We don't seem to appreciate this in the same light- it isn't about trick shots and Olympic medals, not at all.
Archery and hunting are not necessarily always synonymous, neither are they mutually exclusive; it's more Zen.
I am reminded of the Japanese practice of Kyudo, while watching him.
what is most interesting to me about Lars' video is that he took it to another level by studying and getting back to the early, the historical roots of archery.
Shedding all pretense, as it were.
Thinking outside the box.
We don't seem to appreciate this in the same light- it isn't about trick shots and Olympic medals, not at all.
Archery and hunting are not necessarily always synonymous, neither are they mutually exclusive; it's more Zen.
I am reminded of the Japanese practice of Kyudo, while watching him.
01-24-2015, 05:59 AM
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LBR-
what is most interesting to me about Lars' video is that he took it to another level by studying and getting back to the early, the historical roots of archery.
what is most interesting to me about Lars' video is that he took it to another level by studying and getting back to the early, the historical roots of archery.
It reminds me of some old Bruce Lee videos, where he would strike matches with nunchuks or play table tennis with them. Absolutely amazing and fun to watch, but practical or something most anyone could learn? Not at all.
We don't seem to appreciate this in the same light- it isn't about trick shots and Olympic medals, not at all.
Archery and hunting are not necessarily always synonymous, neither are they mutually exclusive;...
...it's more Zen.
I am reminded of the Japanese practice of Kyudo, while watching him.
I am reminded of the Japanese practice of Kyudo, while watching him.
He pretty well breaks all the rules of most disciplined archers, but somehow he pulls it off. My bet is there's a reason he's the only one you see doing it, and I'd also bet there are a lot of things he isn't disclosing. The story of getting to the "roots" of archery is just part of the show. I take it with a grain of salt.
I wonder if he ever does live shows, or if he is video only?
If you haven't watched, you would probably really like Kassai. He does mounted archery, and is also amazing. Also a type of archery derived from war and not at all practical today, but he can make some unbelievable shots from the back of a horse running full gallop. He does live shows as well.
02-13-2015, 10:54 AM
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Got back from the World Archery Festival in Vegas this past Monday. Made me think of this thread. Those guys are amazing shots, and they all have a very similar form...very controlled, very disciplined, very precise.
In an accuracy contest with a traditional bow, I'd put my money on Dewayne Martin!
In an accuracy contest with a traditional bow, I'd put my money on Dewayne Martin!
