I really really love this message. My kiddos started archery very young and the eldest is now one of the better archers on her high school archery team. I have messed up arms and can't really do enough archery to be very good. But we all still have a lot of fun at the range.

@blumineck

Жыл бұрын

That sounds lovely! It doesn't really matter how good you are as long as you have fun 😁

@taupathfinder657

Жыл бұрын

​@@blumineckthats the best thing about hobbys you can just say jep thats good enough

@Goldenroses930

11 ай бұрын

@@blumineck you are an inspiration to me i am an aspiring archer and love learning about it and your videos inspire me especially this one with the message

@mihailmilev9909

11 ай бұрын

​@@taupathfinder657right

@mihailmilev9909

11 ай бұрын

​@@Goldenroses930can u use archery for self defense? (Idk why I just felt like asking u lol)

Imagine you broke into his house and faintly hear him reply to a comment while saying "do archery trick shots actually work on moving targets? Lets find out"

@Someone-dv7hw

11 ай бұрын

*back away slowly

@ilikedinosaurs392

11 ай бұрын

​@@Someone-dv7hwno, stand completely still. better not give him what he wants

@bignoob24

11 ай бұрын

Kinda reminds me of Caleb City skit "when you breaking into a rappers house," but worse.

@bobcat2840

11 ай бұрын

*Doom music intensifies*

@TheEDFLegacy

11 ай бұрын

Not going to lie, this guy is a great argument for banning firearms. With archery skills like that, who needs to worry about a firearm? 😅 Before anyone says about skill level, keep in mind that if we required a training course, it would also solve obesity, reduce heart attack, and confuse and terrify any Invaders to a country. 😅 (Yes, I'm mostly joking, but one can only dream)

“…and can even be done sitting down!” *proceeds to teach a wheelchair user how to shoot a bow so he can protect himself*

@PeaceEllen

11 ай бұрын

You know, someone could use this as an Idea for an NPC in a DND session. Like give this disabled guy hope, then kill him after the epilogue.

@SAOS451316

11 ай бұрын

@@PeaceEllenOr you could be a good DM and not do that.

@PeaceEllen

11 ай бұрын

@@SAOS451316 Why the Fuck would I want that??? I want them to hate the BBG who I will name Knight of Aggressive Rage Eternal Nemesis, or K.A.R.E.N for short, to hate imperfect lifeforms. So when the party finally beat him, they can break his legs, making him unable to move and in turn, make him hate himself, because he became the very thing he hate!

@chrisedwards9543

11 ай бұрын

You know, I've actually seen this on multiple occasions. When I was an instructor at my old range, we had a couple of people come through our introductory courses in wheelchairs, and we had them shooting in no time.

@SharpForceTrauma

11 ай бұрын

You could teach them to use a gun much quicker :)

Love that you mention it can even be done sitting down. My brother had a stroke at 27 and has been in a wheelchair since. He's taken up archery because he is able to do it while seated and it brings him so much joy ❤

@helixxia9320

11 ай бұрын

🙏🏻❤

@Anti-HyperStreams

10 ай бұрын

That's really inspiring.

@Trekki200

7 ай бұрын

When I was a kid I did proper modern archery in a club. The best guy there was a wheelchair user, he'd had some sort of spinal cord injury and couldn't do his previous sport anymore and someone suggested archery as a "relaxing hobby". We also had a kid with down syndrome, he wasnt the best shot, but he was better than his (healthy) brother. Archery can be done by everyone who can hold a bow (and even that isn't a must, as there are contraptions than can help).

I love the gentle reminder that everyone starts as a beginner, it’s something that’s a little too easy to forget sometimes

@CoffeeFiend1

3 ай бұрын

This is not actually correct as I started with backflips whilst akimbo shooting (bow in each hand for any newbies reading) I am really, really good though.

@enolp

3 ай бұрын

@@CoffeeFiend1 did you already have some amount of skill developed in one of those areas before you started though?

You, shadaversity and the Dwarven dad would make a great dnd party. You just need one more

@weldonwin

Жыл бұрын

(Little Lego Officer Walks on) *LINDYBIEGE!!!!*

@skylern.spenillo9710

Жыл бұрын

Peter Hollens as the bard.

@sab3r10

Жыл бұрын

Add Matt Mercer as the DM, Brennan Lee Mulligan as a wizard and Aabria Iyengar as a cleric. That'd be quite the party!

@SymbioteMullet

Жыл бұрын

Skallagrim. It will end rightly.

@synergy8879

Жыл бұрын

also the one dude who looks like smallville superman with the medieval weapons stuff

Educational and entertaining. 😸 I have watched you flip, crawl and hang off various things, but sitting down while shooting still made me go "oohh, neat!"

@blumineck

Жыл бұрын

That makes sense! Weird tricks are cool and all, but they’re often hard to relate to. Everyone knows what it’s like to sit down!

@ethanbirling1115

7 ай бұрын

bowhunters do it often from a blind cause you don't wanna move to stand and spook the deer

By this point, I am convinced that this guy is just a wood elf in disguise.

@michaelortiz3452

12 күн бұрын

Not much of a disguise...

As a person in a wheelchair who loves archery (specifically with recurve bows) it is awesome to hear you talking about how it is for everyone :) I’ve never let my disability hold me back but more people need to get that message!

I've got a wacky hunting longbow from the 60s, it's mixed wood and fiberglass and has about a 70-80lbs draw weight, it took me months to strength training to consistently get a full draw on it while using proper longbow stance and everything. Archery is awesome, and warbows are no joke

@TekWolfie

11 ай бұрын

Would definitely not recommend starting at 70lb. Way to easy to injure yourself and easy to develop bad technique.

@goranpersson7726

4 ай бұрын

@@TekWolfie ye even back in the day they didnt do that, they started on lower draw weights that still had a purpose hunting bows could be lower than warbows (pretty sure they often were) and moved up as they gained strength actually hold proper technique with the stronger ones

I had childhood arthritis, hinged knee braces in my teens, a surgery in college to clean debris off the shoulder joints, and was told at the time that archery might help strengthen my shoulders and prevent that from happening again. I feared it'd be too hard (my best friend took up archery and kept whining about how difficult it was). So, instead, I took up the sword. No regrets, it's fun! Who doesn't love swords! Now it's my knees going bad, I walk with a cane (and try to make it look cool, plus SWORD CANE) and I'm faced with knee replacements or even being in a wheelchair within the next few years. It sucks, I'm not even OLD but my joints are those of a WWII veteran. You pointing out that archery can be done sitting down gives me hope. I saw an archery range near my doctor. I should go check it out. Cheers!

@Ashley-cb9th

4 ай бұрын

I’m so sorry you’re going through that. Hopefully you can find a good workout for your legs! I’m sure you’ve tried many things but I could give you suggestions possibly if you like. Good luck, stay healthy!

@orelliaorellia142

Ай бұрын

Both my grandmothers has complete hips and knee replacement (one while still quite young after an accident) and regained full range of everyday mobility after the operations (interdiction to go skiing but that's all 😅). The technology is improving through the years too. If it's possible for you, then I wish you can get it!

Getting back into archery, at 55, after many years of being unable to shoot. Your videos are entertaining and give me plenty of motivation

A lot of people underestimate the fact that you can let your strength build up as you practice archery.

the little sibling started with a draw of 40lbs at 13 years old and didn't know why it was so difficult and frustrating. we lowered it significantly and now it's their favorite sport. start where you're capable, this really is for everyone

This is unbelievably positive and I'm so here for it

We went to an archery range with my girl scout troupe when I was a kid. The girl in a wheelchair was the best shot of out of all of us. Archery can be a really inclusive sport!

Just realized that he looks and somewhat sounds like the archery teacher in skyrim...

@pachomiussinanicus1728

11 ай бұрын

and he also looks like a wood elf in warhammer LOL

You're so underrated! Now you're making me interested in Archery

Thank you to the algorithm for deciding that I must somehow be interested in archery, and thank you even more for all these wholesome videos. It's so lovely seeing someone share their hobby enthusiastically and encourage others to also be interested, in whichever way they might like :)

This is really wholesome and motivating, I've never been able to find an archery range or space nearby and I dont have a lot of strength or endurance so I kinda gave up on that childhood dream... now I'm considering looking for a range near my university and giving it another shot in my early twenties even if my social anxiety makes me terrified of being the only beginner adult 😅

@DarthLenaPlant

11 ай бұрын

There's plenty of beginner adults, I was a beginner at like. 27. I'm sure there's beginners at 50+. No time is too late to being something.

@catherinelabdon316

10 ай бұрын

You absolutely will not be the only beginner adult. Most archers I know didn't start until they were adults.

@bacul165

9 ай бұрын

I'd love to get an update - did you find something that works for you?

@hilkekuijken4826

9 ай бұрын

@bacul165 couldn't find a range within convenient distance, but I have started going to a gym so my anxiety about these things is easier to deal with now! For sure finding one once I move away from here though!

@wartgin

4 ай бұрын

​@@hilkekuijken4826 If you are in the northeast quadrant of the greater St Louis metro area, I know of at least one range although I haven't been there myself yet.

I'm an archery instructor, and I tell this to my kids all the time! We as humans have been shooting for so long that we figured out how to make it accessible for so many people. There are archers without arms, archers in wheelchairs, even blind archers! It's a beautiful sport that can be done by so many people.

@goranpersson7726

4 ай бұрын

while I appreciate the sentiment on that last bit I wouldnt particularly want to be anywhere close to a blind archer.

Great video. I remember watching a programme in which human remains were analysed from the battle of Agincourt. The longbow men all had massively thickened bones in their favoured arm and shoulder.

As a wheelchair user I appreciate the sit down show. I can't do archery as I have one working arm so nothing to pull or hold with but I have loved the physics of archery my entire life. It is a beautiful sport. Added thirst traps are of course appreciated

I appreciate that you showed that it can be done sitting down. I'm disabled and can't stand for very long, so any hobby I have has to be something I can do sitting. I still wouldn't be able to do archery, because I only have one fully functioning arm, but I always appreciate when people think about how things can be adapted. (Side note, I know foot archery is a thing but I can't use my feet either. I actually learned to do a lot of things with my feet as a kid. But I also have hip dysplasia so my hips constantly pop in and out of the socket, and by now my hip joints are too damaged to use my feet for stuff anymore.)

@BrettCaton

11 ай бұрын

I suppose you could use a crossbow if someone else loads, but that might be illegal where you are. I know they are supposed to be illegal over here.

@jatisatrio

11 ай бұрын

I'm disabled too well I can walk but I can't run and archery is one of my hobby. You can shoot while sit down, even I saw in youtube video many bow hunter shooting their prey while sitting in a tree.

@hajoeijgenraam295

5 ай бұрын

There is someone at my archery range who pulls the string with her mouth so maybe you could still try something like that.

There's a traditional Javanese archery called Jemparingan. The archers shoot their arrows literally sitting down on the ground 😅 Some of the Sultan's servants practice in a range near Ambarrukmo hotel and plaza, I think it's every Friday. Nice sight to see ❤

@goranpersson7726

4 ай бұрын

misread javanese as japanese and was confused and wondering what type of exchange went down for a sultan to have a group practicing japanese archery

My old man told me I was always a natural at archery, and I’d say I’m okay. But I’m very excited to get back into it more seriously this time! 🥰🖤🤘🏻 Adore you!

This channel is such good vibes.

Bro the type to survive a zombie apocalypse

My legs aren’t great, but knowing it’s such an open field makes me happy. One day I should start learning archery, that way it can sit with my bo staff and other old weapons I’m trained in for no good reason.

I met a para-Olympic gold metal archer that had a birth defect with almost no arms. He uses a holster to hold the arrows and drew the bow with his feet. Incredibly accurate and strong.

Got it. I miss doing archery, and would definitely need to start at the bottom again.

Thank you for not gatekeeping. Its hard enough to start a new hobby.

"everyone starts as a beginner" wise words buddy, ima use them now

My guy, you give me hope to do fantasy archery in real life

POV: a wood elf teaching you and increasing your archery skill

Love this guy

I do LARP archery and really enjoy the mix of cardio and archery that you get out there. Great videos!

bro is straight up robin hood

What a wonderful message. I’ve always wanted to try archery but never got myself to actually join a group and learn. But everyone’s gotta start somewhere, and sometime!

Oh, so there are Elf KZreadrs now, nice!

You're really getting me wanting to get back into archery.

I've never seen a more elvish looking human

That's mostly just useful for flexing. That was smooth.

I started with a 16 pound bow and 7 years in I have a 30 pound wooden one piece recurve BB and a 25 pound carbon fiber 3 piece recurve BB. You don't have to climb in strength, be happy and comfortable with what you're pulling and enjoy ❤️

I'm not sure why I"m crying happy tears, but I'm crying happy tears at seeing archery can be done sitting down. I love your videos!

I just happened upon your videos and you are my new favorite person. Love the messages and the combo of so many fun nerdy things! Thanks for being a positive force in the world!

Really liking the inclusivity in this!

You’re one of my biggest inspirations to learn archery, thank you for having the courage to be yourself while teaching others the way of the bow

I love the positive attitude you bring to these videos. Keep up the good work.

what a sweetly positive and inspiring message, applicable to all sorts of things besides archery ❤️

Awesome demonstrating you can do it sitting down! Great for showing accessibility for the hobby!

As both a disabled person using mobility aids and a hobby authour/illustrator, archers in wheelchairs are now living in my head rent free and i will have to work with that concept asap 👀

This guy is an elf in his past life

The draw weight of bows for war greatly depends on the location and time period. There are plenty of war bows used under 80lbs such as in meso America and the Stone Age and often forgotten today

Personally, I took a couple archery classes at summer camp one year and personally I loved it and I got a compound bow in a recurved bow for myself. Turns out the recurve bow was just for display. Didn't know that at the time but the compound bow was for children so I just kind of stuck with it and filed down the handle till it was good enough for me. But it still works fairly efficiently. Great for shooting cardboard and stabbing watermelons

“Everyone starts as a beginner” Well said

i started with a 15, then went to 25, then 40 which is where i am rn. i plan to reliably and accurately shoot a war bow one day

I like how he casually pulls a "Robin Hood Men in Tights" maneuver at the end.

This is an incredibly positive message, with the maximum amount of flex you can put in before it becomes grotesquely gratuitous and I love it 😂😂😂😂

I love archery, haven’t done it in a while but loved it.

I love this guys energy he’s so nice and gives good vibes in general

You know your shorts makes me wanna learn archery. I hope one day I have the time and money to do it. Your videos are amazing :3

Man’s evolving faster from living under those powerlines

I officially started at the end of August this year with a #33 (idk if its pound, im in Europe), traditional Hungarian bow. Im doing better and better. Last lesson I was finally allowed to shoot 13 meters after I was doing only 10 meters for such a long time. It's one of the best sports out there in my opinion. And because I'm also riding, one day I'll either ask my instructor or learn by myself how to do horseback archery, to really bring me back to my roots.

This is interesting, because I watch that show “alone“ and I remember the woman being so weak that she said she couldn’t shoot her arrow anymore, but it sounds maybe she could have…

Learning proper technique also makes you immediately “stronger”.

God I love your content. I love how open and free you are to be you and how you use it to spread positive messages in all things. ❤

That last shot, my dude hit them with the spread shots from Monster Hunter

I have a compound bow set on 70 (I think) for outdoor ranges and woodland courses

Thanks for the motivation to go to my local archery range again man

Seeing someone shoot a heavy war bow is really impressive. You can see how demanding it is just watching it. Joe Gibbs is a good example, he is amazing in the Tod's workshop videos.

Thank you for spreading love of this art and discipline. I used to teach archery to kids and it's good to have an example and role model to point to like you.

The fact of saying everyone starts from the beginning is so true

I’ve always wanted to try archery but I have EDS and pots and even before they became a big problem I’ve always been fairly weak so it’s nice to know there are options

The sitting down part is one of the reasons i really was to try out archery. I have a condition called POTS, and currently i can't stand up for more than a couple of minutes without being faint (or fainting)

The one at the end was like an archery shotgun spray

Archery is so cool. I think that’s why I gravitated toward the ranger class.

This is such an amazing message. Definitely the first time I could imagine sitting in my wheelchair but still kicking ass! ... sadly, though, shoulder problems mean I'd have to work a LOT harder to get proficient with a bow, probably starting with a physiotherapist. I've tried archery a couple times, and even with a 20-pound bow, I can feel the force start to pull my arms out of their sockets.

I AM, THE HUNTER!

İ am 50kgs and i use Turkish 38 lbs bow

I love this! I had my first archer lesson when I was 12 and I was the oldest kid there. I had always wanted to do it and I was surprised how comfortable I was with a bow and arrow. Since then I have not had an opportunity to try again but it became my favorite activity since then. We used the 20 pound recurve bows with a light string and I did not know the difference in other bows. The funny thing is even though I train for fun now and still wait for a chance to do archery again one day in middle school we had a Ren fest after studying the area and I talked up a good game of my target skills. I forgot my bow and being left eyed I went for the left hand bow though I am right handed. It went very badly because I had no strength to pull back an 80 point bow and string. I did not care for that event. But I still very much love archery and can't wait to try again one day. I do have my own bow but have not gotten to use it because since moving I don't have a yard anymore, a place to practice or arrows for that matter to practice with. One day though. ❤

Your content is so cool, informative, and INSPIRING!! Like wow dude. You’re awesome

Tbh I’ve been seeing a lot of your videos as of late on DND stuff and it keeps drawing my interest with bows, I’ve always been interested in them as a whole and it really would be amazing to learn. I’ll be it I’d need to save the money to be able to.. but being able to learn one day would be amazing!

When I saw the sitting down I immediately thought what if there was an archer in a wheelchair in a dnd campaign

"No matter where you plan on ending up. Everyone starts as a beginner". Thats too deep, you must read a lot of fantasy

Man could be sipping tea while demonstrating his shot the way he sat on that chair so casually 😎

There was a girl in my graduating class at high school who was your typical Hallmark movie book nerd: small stature, glasses, frail looking. She shot archery competitively with a bow with a draw weight of 160 or so. A lot of the football guys were shocked when they had trouble drawing the sting when she brought it to school one day

I started on a target range with a 30lb bow. And now I'm aiming *punny* to longbowman in a re-enactment group. Defo a good hobby to get into.

Hi I love your videos! Just a quick tip from someone who does gymnastics/parkour. When you do your front flip focus on the initial punch off the ground and try to gain height in your jump as you are turning over for the flip. 👍

I used to practice archery in my backyard. I miss those days

I love how the hood went on when you did that flip. One does not simply do archrry without a hood unless you're in the MCU. Even comic book Hawkeye at least has that goofy cowl. When Morgana used the Scsrlet Witch to warp reality, he had a purple hood.

"And can even be done sitting down." Why do I hear throat singing?

He looks so cool, I just started learning archery and this guy's definitely my inspiration.

I first started learning with Pasadena Roving Archery $5 dollar classes, if you are in Los Angeles county and don't know where to start look them up the instructors are amazing and you don't need to own any equipment to start.

My first bow was 40 lb… I didn’t want to go overboard, but figured I should go on the high end of the suggested range, because I’m doing it for exercise, not to compete or anything. It’s ambidextrous too, and I take equal numbers of shots on both sides. I work out a lot, and 40 lb isn’t too hard, and I can def hold it at full draw for 30 sec… But not completely comfortably. I’m going to swallow my pride and go down to 30 lb so I can really focus on proper technique. At some point I’d like to get an insanely heavy one that I can use like lifting weights, but I might as well learn to get good while I’m at it. I’d recommend starting like 10 lighter than you want to.

Why is this guy so wholesome?

You remind me of an elf from dnd who got a d20

You want to make an archer, start with his grandfather.

People still fire small bows from horseback to hunt small game, so it's quite possible to have an easy to use bow which is still quite effective. You just would be using it against plate. One trick they used in Africa, when they had terrible bows because the wood was poor quality, was to poison the tips. If you are fighting someone in normal clothes, it just doesn't take much to get in deep enough to weaken or kill them. Plus, infection from even a scratch could be lethal throughout history. I seem to remember an arrow wound to an english king being treated with honey, to suppress the infection?

What an awesome message-thank you!