Lars Andersen: a new level of archery

[Major Nikon]

[flying rabbit]

1. Fascinating.

Learn something new everyday.

[hunter]

2. We took archery in middle school.

We were trained to remain very still when shooting.

I'm sure one reason for the rule was to keep us from killing one another.

Can you imagine a mob of U.S. American sixth, seventh and eighth graders running around trying to emulate Lars Andersen?

Do they still teach archery as a P.E. elective for public school middle schoolers anywhere?

[Major Nikon]

3. I can imagine children younger than that being taught these skills

Prior to the widespread use of the gun, archers were groomed for the trade pretty much as soon as they could hold a bow.

[Tobin S.]

4. kick

[kentauros]

5. His skill is amazing!

I have to wonder now if Olympic hopefuls will change their techniques to his methods (or rather, ancient methods...)

[nuxvomica]

6. That was awesome. Thanks for posting.

When I was a kid, we fashioned bows from willow branches, and arrows from the younger, straighter branches. The big advantage with willow was it's flexibility and the easy bark removal. Untrained, I just naturally placed the arrow on the right. We didn't have targets, focusing more on achieving greater height and distance with our crude weaponry.