PDA

View Full Version : The forgotten art of archery.


ken masoumi
01-23-2015, 4:34 PM
I have never seen anything like this before:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEG-ly9tQGk
Lee Reep
01-23-2015, 4:49 PM
Dang, he's almost as good as Katniss Everdeen ...
Scott Hackler
01-23-2015, 5:56 PM
I've watched this before and as an archer myself... he is unbelievable! Most impressive.
Kevin Bourque
01-23-2015, 6:18 PM
That was one of the most amazing feats I've ever seen.
Kent A Bathurst
01-23-2015, 6:26 PM
Dang, he's almost as good as Katniss Everdeen ...

Katniss my elbow!!!


He is almost as good as Legolas.
Mark Bolton
01-23-2015, 7:28 PM
That was completely amazing. Wow..
Steve Rozmiarek
01-24-2015, 12:36 AM
WOW!

Now my daughter "has" to have a new bow though, thanks Ken...
Judson Green
01-24-2015, 5:46 AM
Holy cow! Catching an arrow? Wonder how he practiced that without getting killed.
Justin Ludwig
01-24-2015, 7:41 AM
That was amazing. Now I have to make a bow that will receive an arrow on the right side. Or learn to shoot left handed. Or both.

I'll do those things in my free time.
William Adams
01-25-2015, 9:58 AM
If anyone is curious about specific historic claims a good text for researching these would be: http://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Archery-Six-Continents-Collection/dp/0826217516

(ob. discl. I arranged for the second printing when the price rose up to four digits)
Steve Peterson
01-25-2015, 1:13 PM
That was really amazing. I wonder how much of it was camera tricks? Or possibly hours and hours of filming to get each shot. Still pretty incredible.

Steve
Andrew Joiner
01-26-2015, 12:05 PM
Incredible. That's the best you-tube thing I've ever seen. With athletic skills like that Lars could excel at any sport. How cool that he got inspired by history and proved that legendary feats could be done.

Catching an oncoming arrow and instantly shooting it back WOW!
Jason Roehl
01-26-2015, 5:59 PM
That was really amazing. I wonder how much of it was camera tricks? Or possibly hours and hours of filming to get each shot. Still pretty incredible.

Steve

I imagine there were quite a bit of multiple takes per final shot used, but I'm convinced that guy has the arrow manipulation down to do the rapid fire and other arrow handling tricks.
ken masoumi
01-26-2015, 6:40 PM
Archers must have been indispensable to any army centuries ago,after watching the youtube clip I understand why.