I'm learning a lot about archery by watching your videos, even though I was introduced to it when I was 9 years old in 1966. Been doing it off and on just for fun, and never seriously. Now that I'm trying out Olympic-style shooting, I'm discovering a whole new world of archery and focusing on form, as you highly recommend. And my shooting has improved far beyond what I've ever done before. Your emphasis on form and follow-through is my mantra on every shot, especially as I was developing some bad habits along the way. Mentally sounding out each step from hook to follow-through has made a tremendous difference. My parents, when teaching me how to bowl, emphasized form and consistency. And I'm passing along that same fundamental principle to my grandson who is now learning air rifle marksmanship -- focus on the shot sequence and form. The scores will come in time. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences as an Olympic archer. It's greatly appreciated.

I have to say the push push push/ let up drill you showed us several weeks back has been one of the best drills I have seen for improving my arrow to target and even my back release.... great stuff.

Thanks Jake, one of the best videos yet. Though I do get the feeling that you have a spy camera set up at my home picking up on my faults.

@kajala11

3 жыл бұрын

He's spying on us all!!!! 😮 It seems to be a common fault for every archer. 😏

The most difficult part of the shot sequence in my opinion and the one I struggle with. Thanks for the video and adding to your form series. Some excellent points.

Excellent content! Thanks for this Jake!

Hi! Jake, last night was my fist time shooting, I did everything wrong, but I kind of feel in love or fascinated by archery. I just met you today, thank you so much for sharing ❤.

I watched a World Archery barebow indoor contest on KZread over the winter (I forget the date of the event). There was a big, burly guy had the jerky/mimicked 'follow through' you tried so hard to imitate. It was like 'release/thump (arrow hits target)/move hand backward'. He didn't win (knocked out of the competition by a guy aged 74. 😊 Us Old Guys just rock! ). Apart from that, I'm working on this - among other things - right now, as the weather gets better here. Many, many thanks again.

Good job with your content and explanations. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for this video. This is something I really struggle with.

@electoplater

3 жыл бұрын

it happens because u stop pulling

Great info as always ty Jake

Great practical advice

Great info. I will start with just work on form.

Great video Jake, that was really helpful, I've been doing exactly that, focusing too much on aiming and not enough on form and technique.

Right now I’m working on Sitting the Wrist. And I’ve found it works just like you said...it has to be one fluid motion. And that feeling of driving the arrow to the target. Excellent timing. Thanks.

Excellent video. Nothing has improved my archery more than focusing on my release technique and follow through. This is the best explanation I’ve seen so far!

Another good therapy session... Thanks for the great vid! 👍

I watch all your videos, or most, and I have gleaned the best advice from this one and that is focus on technique and aiming secondary. As I think back on some of my better shooting sessions, that's exactly what I was doing but didn't realize the importance and consequently went back to focusing on aiming as my primary thought.

Thank You Jake I have become a much better archer since watching your videos. From tuning arrows to form they have drastically increased my accuracy as well as my knowledge base.

I have watched this video 2 our 3 times over a period of 18 months and I can truly relate to the explanation. At first aiming was dominating my attention and release was awful. Later on and after focusing on form and putting aiming aside as you explained, and practicing a lot I am finally achieving a much better release. Work is never finished and I still have improvements to make but your advice is right on. Thanks a lot!

Thanks, very helpful stuff.

Thanks for your good Videos! Greetings from Austria

Love your ways that you show me😊

I just learned the "angle draw" you highlighted in another video. So I'm finishing basically wherever I have reached range of motion

Thanks for another great video Coach. I see some competitive shooters practice follow-through between shots.

Great video!!!!

Thanks!

@JakeKaminskiArchery

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Such a help,thank you.😘🌻🏹

Needed this

Form master was really useful for me in this regard. Also my coach used to tell me to imagine someone I disliked was standing behind me and I wanted to elbow them in the teeth. It worked somewhat 😝

Good one. Am not archer , my son try to be. But the real technique is natural and easier than mimic one

Thank you for this video. I'm inconsistent with my release when I start getting tired

GRACIAS 🖖

Fully agree with you on aiming. Once whilst shooting in indoor competition, the archer next to me tripped and fell into me whilst I was at full draw - terrible etiquette to go to the shooting like whilst someone is drawing - and I fell over and loosed as I fell. It took out the X. I was furious because it was so dangerous.

Hi, Jake Thanks a lot for your videos. They're very helpful. May I ask you to make one video on the muscle tension / grip on the bow-holding hand? I think it's also causing my inconsistent shots.

Very good video. The most important part is the affirmation that the release and follow through are telling a story about your execution. You can’t have a good release and follow through with a poor alignment and the execution, even if studied by steps, must be learnt and understood as a whole. Whatever happens during the shot sequence will “show” in the release and follow through.

These are great tips toward getting more archers a clean release... thanks for the attempted demonstration of a poor one btw, lol, maybe some day I will find out what it is like to be so good at something I couldn't make myself do it badly :P. I am curious what style of archery your friend practices, it doesn't sound like barebow, oly recurve or compound from the way discussed.

“Follow through” is.....in tug-a-war, you fly backward when the other team release at once. Our string hand “fly away” when the string releases

Hey Jake & Heather!😊 Blank bale has been a "eyeopener" for my release. The set up, pre-aim, eyes closed released completely changed how my release hand naturally pulls thru & lands on my shoulder without thinking about it.😀 My focus is then on the hinge of my shoulder & blade and NOT the target. As you said...start close then step back in increments. My fenceposts are my 9 5' distance markers till I'm at my 20m mark. I then shoot a run with eyes close & then open using a look-away or arrow point focus after the pre-aim. 😎 My shots tend to group more center left to center during the entire drill. Plunger was adjusted w/little change, any suggestions? 🤔 I'll continue to use this drill till I can comfortably do this with a eyes on target focus.🎯 Thanks Again! 😘

I was experimenting with this today and got string slap on my chest for the first time ever. I don't know if that's a good sign or a bad sign. haha! but I did notice more power in my shots, too.

Awesome video Jake! I do these exact exercises with my students trying to ingrain the feeling of a good release and a well executed shot. They’re always so surprised when I ask them to shoot with their eyes closed!! I’ll definitely be sharing this with them. Hope you don’t mind me using you as a teaching aid!

@JakeKaminskiArchery

3 жыл бұрын

Please do, this is why I am posting these type of videos

I was explained that proper release takes place when the string meets your face, but you keep pulling your elbow further as if trying to hit someone behind you. In this case string pressure will spread your fingers itself and the follow through is just an inertia(reaction) of that sudden string push through fingers

It occurs to me that there is likely a relationship between the follow though with the string arm and the lack of movement on the bow arm. Said another way; you either follow through with the release hand/arm or with the bow hand/arm. One of the two will move. string side = good, bow side = bad. Do you agree? What are your thoughts?

how you manage to anchor with your shade cap on head, want to know does that front part of shade interrupt when you draw your string ????

Hey bro can I send you a video of me shooting? Love your channel

I like the 2 part release more because it looks better to newbies and people that don't understand archery.

@kajala11

3 жыл бұрын

😆 Until you continually miss.😏

hola

I have no blank bale. I have very little visible follow-through (I've video taped myself), but it feels natural. The hand moves slightly back to the area between my neck and chest. What never felt natural was the continued movement of the hand back to the shoulder. These great barebow-archers have very different follow-throughs, but they do not seem to do it wrong: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h4iClKaIf6-pcsY.html

Nice intro 😏😏

My problem is... When I hear the clicker my brain says the shot is finished and I collapse. What can I do to solve this problem?

Can i send you a video of me shooting so you can comment on it and give me some advice, is that a possiblity?

@JakeKaminskiArchery

3 жыл бұрын

Sure, be sure to check out my website www.jakekaminski.com for more info on video coaching review.

Would seem that the Asiatic archery approach will work better. If you’ve used an anchor, and already released the arrow, moving about 150-200 mph, the follow through is useless. That horse has long left the barn. In Asiatic archery there is no anchor. There is a continuous draw, creating a straight line from the arrow nock to the arrow tip. Like continually stretching a rubber band. A straight line. Since the hand and forearm are pulling in the same straight line, when the string is release the elbow naturally drops and the hand naturally continues moving to the rear. With practice of this “form” you will achieve consistent accurate shots, without aiming.

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If you have back tension your follow through will happen.

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The search for a fluid followthrough you recommend may be too intellectual for some archers. I tend to just tell archers that their followthrough will tell them whether they have used the correct muscles or not. They they shoot with a focus on their followthrough. Since the followthrough is a reaction, I don't want to give them things to try to do.

@JakeKaminskiArchery

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but when someone has a static release, they lose all tension. So directing them to focus on the follow through is important.

@steveruis1055

3 жыл бұрын

@@JakeKaminskiArchery That's what I said: they will know they are doing it right when their hand flies back in a fluid followthrough motion. All they have to do is find that followthough, not by trying to do something, but not by trying.