If you're into Traditional archery and at all savvy with the old internets you've probably seen, Lars Andersen skipping about, making claims that he'd rediscovered lost and far superior techniques with the old stick and string. Turns out, he was full of sh... himself, and was completely wrong on most fronts.
Enter the drop-dead gorgeous, ass-kicking, fire flinging, monkey staff twirling, Level 2 Instructor and her boyfriend's video channel dedicated to debunking... the bunk.
The name of the channel is is, skepticallypwnd and it covers everything from, well, now Archery to Bigfoot getting kicked in the giblets. It was most certainly Anna Maltese's feelings on Lar's video that prompted this clever and comprehensive response.
Point by point Maltese breaks down this internet sensation, and continues to be on-point with further rebuttals for the avid and interested archer saying, "In the interests of time, I had to cut down the rebuttal for the video. I’d have liked to mention two other things: first, that the reason most archers use the opposite side of the riser from the draw hand (resulting in the Archer’s Paradox) is that this allows us to actually sight down the arrow in a more direct aim at the target. On the same side, the arrow is hidden from the archer’s vision by the riser, and forces the archer to aim further to the other side in order to compensate for the skewed trajectory. And second, to Lars’ claim of piercing armor: unless chain mail is riveted, it’s easily pierced with an arrow even from a lightweight bow, and we never see whether it’s riveted or how far away Lars is from the chain mail when it’s pierced."
Enter the drop-dead gorgeous, ass-kicking, fire flinging, monkey staff twirling, Level 2 Instructor and her boyfriend's video channel dedicated to debunking... the bunk.
The name of the channel is is, skepticallypwnd and it covers everything from, well, now Archery to Bigfoot getting kicked in the giblets. It was most certainly Anna Maltese's feelings on Lar's video that prompted this clever and comprehensive response.
Lar's video has proved popular with uninitiated, but more quickly than he might have expected it, the black-lash from those with significant credentials has been not only swift, like the arrows from Lar's bow, but unlike arrows from his bow, powerful and accurate as well.
If you're interested in seeing more of John Rael, the producer of this video, you can visit his youtube channel at SkepticallyPwnd
Blog post written by Edward Seaton