'How to' Video on Chinese Archery

[Justin Ma]

So far, the two most useful tips that I've had a chance to practice are (1) how to nock the arrow without looking, and (2) breathing in during the draw.

It's neat how drawing the bow takes less effort while you're inhaling.

[serindia]

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frY5RolIAlE

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5MeKDnjtmg

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKY9qILBrH4

Part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFPssNiSvOg

Mamamia, Master, you are "GONG DE WU LIANG", aha...

[Stephen Selby]

stephen , here is your 5 part video about chinese archery, same to your 4 part video?

No, Jiao, it's different. Now our friends in Hangzhou are arranging to put it up on a Mainland video channel.

S

[jiao]

thanks , i still need waiting for video, i want to make a easy dive ship go hongkong

[Justin Ma]

actually, same problem, i want to help you ,but i can not do the same fast than stephen maybe i am in a wrong way, the result is i need use eye know feather direction , the + type nock or + type feather is good for without looking

I'll admit, I initially look at the arrow to get the feather orientation as I'm grabbing it from my Olympic-style quiver, but then I look toward the target the rest of the way.

But my current quiver is not optimal for no-look nocking --- the arrows juggle around, and the nock end of the arrows are resting forward instead of backward. I imagine that if you use a horse archery quiver (is that the proper name?), or put the arrow in your belt as Stephen does, you can orient the feathers beforehand and thereby look at the target the entire time during shooting. This should work for 3-fletched '-'-nocked arrows.

[jiao]

put the arrow in your belt as Stephen does, you can orient the feathers beforehand and thereby look at the target the entire time during shooting. This should work for 3-fletched '-'-nocked arrows.

thank you, this is very help for me, as the return, you can try use 3 fingers hold the arrow nock, circumgyrate it for find the flat arrow nock, then still circumgyrate about 90 degree find the right sign on string then nock it,

[Bede]

If you have arrows fletched close to the nock, you can feel the end of the feather and the groove of the nock while putting the arrow on the string. The thumb and the index finger are on either side of the nock while the middle finger is under the two hen feathers.

This is when the feathers are glued on in the profile of the letter "Y" relating to the nock "|". The stem of the "Y" is pointing up.

[jiao]

thanks bede,

today i see the video on yourtube, i got a tool it can use(not sure how many times it can use)!i can know 30%-50% of what stephen say on video,ye,more greet! it is only one happy things in the day

i need buy or made some long arrows and long draw length bow