I have been using the KSL method for over a decade and I still appreciate basic information. This winter I havent been able too train a lot so this kind of ”reminder” video is both really helpful and inspiring 👍

Your channel has a special meaning to me and I aim to become a patron to your channel in the near future. I am a one man band who has built some decent facilities for archery, that will hopefully give archery to local clubs/people (Spain) for a very low cost, the aim is to spread the word as against money. I am hoping to attend a seminar later this year by coach Lee in Portugal with the aim of a level 1 coaching certificate. I realise that this is just a theory certificate but currently I am not a member of a club (no time) and I struggle with the language barrier. You are doing a great job and thank you.

Great content. Was referred to your channel by my daughter's archery coach, we are beginners. This is exactly the kind of stuff we're looking for. Thank you.

Thanks for the series and starting at the basics. I find that even after years of archery I still need to remind myself of the basics. Always Pic up some new tip in all your videos.

Thanks for this new series Jake. I've followed the bare bow series and greatly improved my scores. Excited to follow this one that might be more on my level.

Have been pleased with my form, accuracy and grouping of late......then I took a video of myself!!!!! Back to basics!

I'm the new archer this was aimed at. Only started archery indoors this year at 63 years old using a basic club recuve bow with sights (still waiting for the one we've ordered). Moved outdoors end of March and shot Barebow since then bacause it suited me better physically and personally love the challenge and it's good fun. What a surprise, it's as bad as Golf & just as difficult! 🤣 I've just started using the shot cycle described and it's already helped and will be an obvious benfit going forward. Lessons at the club once a week just isn't enough even with pracice, and your videos are just what I need, great content thanks.

So excited for this series ! Been waiting for this for ages. Best archery channel on KZread by far

Thank you Jake! I’m new. I shoot from a wheelchair and have a bit of a steep learning curve. All of your pro tips are really helpful. You are a big part in me overcoming the intimidation factor. 🤙🏼

This is going to be one of the videos that I often re-watch to evaluate my practice. Thank you for making this video.

I'm very new or new to the ksl shot cycle. I looked it up and you can spend a lifetime studying and developing! I completely see how this applies to all platforms such as barebow, target archery, compound archery and even golf as well as other sports!!!! Thanks Coach on explanation of this complex subject! As always please stay safe...

Good idea, Jake. You have a lot of info available, but it’s easy for a viewer searching for specific advice, particularly a new archer, to open a great video that’s beyond their current skill level. (It can be hard to remember what you DIDN’T know, way back then, right?)😅

Hey Jake, a great addition and compliment to the more expert material you produce... it makes archery and your channel approachable to all no matter what the level. Just a thought but I'd be inclined to name the series 'Starting out (with NTS)' so that anybody new to archery and your channel can easily see where they need to start from and go on an easy to understand development journey with you.

@andreask.654

2 жыл бұрын

I basically agree, except that anyone new to the sport of archery doesn't know what NTS is...

@sweetjamhit

2 жыл бұрын

@@andreask.654 Hey Andreas, I agree, which is why I had NTS in brackets, but you're right, NTS has no meaning to the beginner. Maybe the series could just be 'Starting Out' and NTS is introduced throughout the series.

This is great Jake. I'm a Lvl3 coach but work almost exclusively with newbies. This is going to be a big help. Can't wait to see more in the future. Thanks for all you do!

I have just started traditional recurve archery, i have watched a few of your tutorials and they are great knowledge to improve my technique

Loved this. Don’t be afraid of zealous advocacy for what you believe about the sport of archery. I know you’d love to see other archers of all ilks become more that the sport of archery continues to broaden in society and gets the respect equal to other shooting sports. I’ve used your “tension and direction”, especially direction, alliteration as a mantra while shooting for a lot of success in my own archery. Thanks Jake 👍 It’s been real.

Chicken photo bomb @ 6:39

Thanks for this Jake,I've been shooting since November 2021 and going back over the basics with you helps. Looking forward to the next installment 👍

Thanks for creating such a great content!

Good evening Jake, thank you for all the work you put into your video content, it is very much appreciated. Most of my shooting is field archery in local bush / forest areas. With this come some additional environmental factors that impact form. One I would like to have help with is shooting up and down hill and how to maintain good form and adjust for distance while doing this. Thank you once again 👍👍

Nice series. Can't wait for more.

nice, straight, easy to follow. great video again. and you remain true to yourself as this is 100% the same content as you uploaded 8 month ago where you demonstrated it shooting left handed. :) but anyway. this is exactly the way i teach my beginner archers, mostly children, how to shoot. and you by repeating the most important things or also the hidden tricks again and again, and showing them or looking at them from different point of views, sharpens my view to detect at beginners the big or even at experienced archers including myself the little mistakes.

Hi Jake. I appreciate the start of the new series. I am shooting multiple times a week for over a year now and I am progressing with my form and equipment. There are still so many questions and individual things to focus on. I am jumping around in my training sessions from one detail to the other. The form series is indeed very detailed and slightly overwhelming. It would be great to have a step-by-step program on what to include next. Thank you

Enjoy your videos, very helpful. I have trouble getting my anchor the same every time. That’s what I need help on.

Probably the best starter video Ive seen. Im a firm believer that no matter how experienced you think you are, you should always approach things with a beginners mind (shoshin). I'm very much looking forward to the rest of the series. One thing that I would like to suggest is the string grip. Its so easy to get it wrong and then nothing else makes sense at the anchor position (at least for me). It seems to get skipped over quite a bit. I know you have a video on it, but it would be great to include it specifically in this series.

Good idee, a serie for beginners. But beginners always pay attention to their score, better just hang a blank paper. I often see trainers look at the scores too, and say it was a good shot if the arrow got a good score. Even in a match you have the difference "bad shot" but "good score"

I visited my first range today and had a chat with the caretaker. Beginners start Tuesday nights. Going to try with 20 pound recurve and their cheap carbons. I’ll keep your advice in mind. I’m considering getting a quality riser and mid/low ILF arms just to up the enjoyment of the shots, so that I have a better time starting out. I’ll at least try the 20 pounders once.

Very good and clean video. About your last comment about stretch bands; curiously training with a rubber band allowed me to correct my release "enormously" and to properly engage my back muscles. Honestly, I also believe that newcomers to our sport should learn with a rubber band first before even considering touching a bow (for proper form, back tension and correct release). Of course, that's my opinion and I could be wrong. Have a nice day and take care ! 🙂

This is the series I need! Thank you squire! On to the question for some point in the future... I've been making and shooting Trad bows for years. Getting into Olympic recurve recently. I can see the benifits to using NTS in Trad as well so I see it as transferable. The problem I facing is from transfer on. So aim / hold through transfer ( probably wrong way round) to getting the shot to break and releasing cleanly. let's say how do I adjust to the cycle from anchor onwards to make sure I follow that process

Persistent dead release and follow through issues. Both hands. It's getting much better and wow it feels good. When I let it happen. Just figured out that light angles completely change the perception of where I'm aiming. Involuntary flinches, pulls, pushes, lifts and what I call statue imitation plague me. Also an irrational fear the of blank bale. Letting an arrow go without aiming seems impossible. The flinches are not a medical issue. But it definitely makes extra fives, fours, and threes.

12:55 ayo LEGS?! daaaam what the T doin'

great video. can you do a video on how the distance of the fletch from the nock affects the tune of the arrow, how does a fletch right against the edge of the arrow compare to the fletch 35mm away from the nock.

Hey Jake, love your videos, I’m saving up to get a video analysis from you. In the mean time, can you cover what your left hand is doing? Are you using a finger sling? Do you push the bow towards the target? What about “gripping” the bow? Cheers

Hi, thank you for your video. What bow are you using in this video?

Hey Jake hi!!! I am a barebow from Italy and I work in an archery shop in Milan. First thing I really appreciate u as an archer (super big fan of you) Second stuff,I have a really really interest in your anchor style. U put together crawling on the string and Olympic style anchor and I’m thinking how the string walk can change your anchor point; I mean,how does the di distance effect your anchor point and of course aiming.????!!! Can u make a video where u shoot Barebow with your style but not only at 30 mt but between 5mt to 50mt like and hunter and field game?😎💪🏻 Hope I’m explained myself. Thanks a lot for everything!!

@JakeKaminskiArchery

2 жыл бұрын

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@NSPDGI93M27

2 жыл бұрын

@@JakeKaminskiArchery thank u very much!! I’m testing the meta dx with the mxt 10 38-40 pound and I am in love!! Barebow with that bow is awesome!! Try it!

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@JakeKaminskiArchery

2 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there

Jake, Great beginner video! I am a beginner as far as recurve goes since I only started shooting a recurve in November but am a good compound shooter. I won't say expert because I have never won any competition I have entered but always finished in the top quintile in leagues and 3d shoots. with many 2nds and 3rds. Couple questions. First were you shooting a clicker that I couldn't see in the video because I thought I would hear some metallic clicking when you transitioned from the draw stage to the transfer stage? Then I belive you are near Ocala Fl , my wife and I are looking to move there in the next few years and if you are close enough would love to get coached by you.

Great video and really useful Jake... Do you have a Para-Wheelchair archer you could do some content with? I'm pretty sure you haven't done so yet, but would be really good to see you doing some work with a Para 👍💪🎯 😊

@JakeKaminskiArchery

2 жыл бұрын

I've worked with a few. I'd like to do more. Maybe I can get a video or two out there of it.

@lewisbrown7276

2 жыл бұрын

@@JakeKaminskiArchery That would be great Jake for us Para-Wheelchair recurve archers.. (not all wheelies shoot compound you know!!! 😉😂) I'm recurve with a 28 handicap and am very close to breaking 600 on a 70m 🤞

longbow si pudiera ser, por favor. gracias

Jake I'm totally new to this sport. Could you in a video please explain some of the acronyms that you keep repeating. As your wife Heather said in the arrow selection video you speak in a language we don't understand sometimes 🤔

Jake any suggestions on how to get me son to stop plucking the string and getting hi fingers to spread the peanut butter?

Well, first of all, the definition of NTS and KSL would be nice, and maybe a short comparison to other methods with pros/cons. Kinda like what is it and the motivation why these and not others. I am aware that KSL refers to KiSik Lee due to being vaguely familiar with his book, but f.ex. NTS I don't recall hearing about before.

@yanglai524

2 жыл бұрын

If pro/cons are given, would a beginner appreciate the difference? It's probably best to just go though a "shot cycle" as Jake is doing, so you have a reference. And then later introduce other methods. NtS, National Training System

@vilidious

2 жыл бұрын

@@yanglai524 Well, in my opinion, learning a shot cycle properly is a lot of work. If I don't know what benefits I'm getting from learning an actual shot cycle, why should I pay in my expensive time and effort to learn it? Why not pick some other information source like a local club or a relative or something? After all, if i just want to launch an arrow, I can just pull the string and release, with even suboptimal arm muscles and without any anchor at all. Will I hit anything? Maybe by luck. Do I have to put effort into learning? No. That's why I feel that motivation is important; it sells the proposed method... and of course whether it comes from pros/cons is a separate matter. As a technical person I just naturally always tend to look for pros and cons first to find my motivation by learning when and where to apply the knowledge I'd be learning. F.ex., if you want to do horse archery, I doubt KSL will help you much with that... or if you're shooting shorter distances non-competitively then you don't need to be so precise with your technique. Also focusing only on details of a single practice can make you blind to the whole picture, and thus limit the ways you can enjoy archery and keep practicing for years and years... just swapping disciplines to keep it fresh before coming back to the origins again... which is why I'd appreciate understanding and seeing the big picture before diving too deep into a single practice; to be able to appreciate the diversity and richness of it. But yeah, that's just how I personally see it, and it may be a pretty heretic idea in the wider world.

@yanglai524

2 жыл бұрын

@@vilidious but if you are new an know nothing, none of what you mention matters. you need some basis before you can compare and contrast. cart before the horse

@uvausmc

2 жыл бұрын

Think of "KSL" being the shot cycle that is the main idea of the National Training System Method Coach Lee developed for USA Archery. 11 steps total, numerous key concepts for each point, all of which are important, but not all are critical for beginners. It's important to learn the basics of each step first, then dissect, analyze, and hone each step more as you progress.

Great overview of the KSL for beginners. I hope you now get over every step one by one in great detail. And yes, I'm aware of the older series. Make this one for barebow :)) In a future episode, please address the use of spinwings for barebow. GasPro makes a few designed for barebow indoors (Indoor Efficient & Indoor shield) and some for 3D/Field. There is no test anywhere for this spinwings and the topic of spinwings for barebow is neglected-I guess mainly because the “standard” spinwing is too short for barebow. I guarantee it will be a unique video-not only because you're so good at testing, but because it will also be the only one.

why do you shoot open stance as opposed to closed stance? doesnt this make it harder to align shoulders?

I understand that you might not be super super experienced with compound archery. You might not really be interested in making videos about compound archery but could you show or explain how you’d attempt to use these techniques you obviously understand deeply but with a compound bow?

I've been shooting barebow recurve for about a year and I'm still having trouble grouping at 15 - 20m. I think I'm having trouble using back tension without my back shoulder popping up and too much tension in my draw fingers on release. I feel like I'm really struggling with the last half of the shot cycle. Maybe I'm over-bowed?

@youztuber5000

2 жыл бұрын

What gear do you have? How much weight are you drawing? Are your arrows tuned?

@jenumba

2 жыл бұрын

@@youztuber5000 Kinetic Vygo Riser with Fantom limbs. 68 inches, 30lbs with a 31-32 inch draw. I'm fairly certain my arrows are tuned, they were purchased for me by my range.

@youztuber5000

2 жыл бұрын

@@jenumba You must be pretty tall, how's your posture? Maybe you have tight muscles in your shoulders and back. I'm really thinking your bow is too small for your draw length, though. You are likely feeling the limbs stacking. 72" bow would fit you much better. Other than that, the tension in your fingers could be improper string localization. Just my thoughts, hopefully Jake can chime in.

@jenumba

2 жыл бұрын

@@youztuber5000 Yeah, I'm 6'2", and all limbs. My bow is actually 70", it was super tough finding a takedown that was larger.

@typhoon2827

2 жыл бұрын

@@jenumba Try a lighter bow to nail the technique.

What is the quiver in the video?

@spelling_ax

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like the ALPHA pack: www.thepusharchery.com/product/alphapack/

@andreashorner4672

2 жыл бұрын

The Push Alpha Pack

Another comment is the arrow and bow is a direct relationship to the person. Better stated, the bow or shot cycle is a direct reflection of yourself! It's a feedback mechanism of ones mechanics or lack there of??????