You make the draw strength of that bow look as if its 2 pounds

I got interested in traditional archery for hunting. I wanted it to feel like a fair challange. After buying my first bow and shooting for a couple days I have bruises on my arm, a sore thumb, scratches on my bow hand, and a few successful hits thanks to you. Now to try to get to hitting things at 10 yards.

You're so friendly & pleasant to listen to - I love learning from your videos & wish I could attend your class!

He's so in tuned with a bow he can mess up on purpose in the exact way he wants too

2:11 use "the force" to pick up arrows from the floor :)

The people that put thumbs down are probably the same ones that nock their arrows *that way*

Great advice! I practice alone in my home so I've given very little thought to this issue. I am going to try and make your method a new habit. It makes perfect sense and seems very efficient.

Thumb draw all the way!

What an amazing teacher!

🤣Stone cold after really... Epic

Exactly the way I do it Oly recurve except I have the tip on the lower limb on my left foot (right handed archer). It is normal Oly technique .. no one I have ever seen knocks the arrow before the shaft ir in rest or shelf contact .

Simply - works easy, fast and save … perfect for me as a beginner to start in this way. I am not able to do it as smooth as Armin but give me some years of practice 🤣

This will help a lot. I mainly need to know how to nock faster so that I can get through my arrows more quickly. That way I can spend more time pulling them out through the other end of my target made from a cardboard box filled with straw.

...Really, really thought I made it dense enough.

Thanks for the videos and your lessons, cheers

Thank  you !!! beneficial and effective....

When I went on my introduction course at our archery course, we were specifically told to knock the arrow before we put it on the rest.  I’m not sure why, I assume it has something to do with damaging the very flimsy “super rests” (the white plastic ones with really thin plastic holding the arrow in place).  I assume this is standard procedure taught with beginners at uk archery clubs as all coaches are affiliated with the same governing body.  

Obviously this wouldn’t be an issue with horse or shelf shooting bows.  I pretty quickly worked out to hold the arrow closer to the nock end, as having only one working eye my depth perception isn’t great, sometimes nocking the arrow is the hardest part for me, so doing it by feel rather than sight is a no brainier really.

My horse bows I put against the bow before nocking, but my recurve that has a plastic rest I still nock before putting the arrow to the bow.  Probably just out of habit at this point.

Thanks for all , you are a great teacher !

I gave a thumbs UP, because it's an excellent video on a silly mistake.
I thought it was perfectly natural to knock the arrow holding it at the butt, as you properly demonstrate :) But it's very good of you to make the video for people who wouldn't have realized it.
I hope you make more videos so I can give them a thumbs up, too!
Always a pleasure ^^

Thank you very much for your videos. Always very clear, smooth, technicals and useful!!! Have a nice day. Ste.

I had no idea that people knock their arrows sideways or backwards. I agree that is pretty unsafe and counter productive.