Archery Instinct: traditional

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Fastest Nerfer Ever!

The Danes are at it again. This time it's Nils Maarsden with nimble fingers and the dexterity of a drunk chimp. Oh, he's real, and you don't want to mess with him!

The ultimate nerfery trick! Lars Andersen finally has a worthy challenger. He may be the real life Hawkeye, but Nils is the real life kid from that '90s nerf commercial who you really always wanted to be.

Proof that Hollywood nerfery is not historical, in fact they've had it all wrong since before Howard Hill.

The video proclaims, "decades ago, master Nerfers were able preform incredible feats of... Nerfery! These skills have long since been forgotten, but Norwegian Nerfer, Nils Maarsden has been trying to reinvent what has been lost." We think he's found it.

"Nils realized that, what we thought was historical Nerfery, only works wells with microwave doors and Nickelodeon ads." When he started shooting a decade ago, Nils quickly realized that his pockets were only suitable for old receipts and the occasional forgotten, but still sticky gummie bear. Pockets would never work properly for the professionally trained Nerf ninja.

"The old manuals said that a Master Nerfer could shoot with both hands, so he began practicing"

"The only reason Nils is able to do it, is because he's spent years practicing... and he has no job."

Robin Hood couldn't hold a candle to Nils Maarsden and that whole splitting an arrow down the middle is just something Myth Busters proved false, but not for Nils; he can split a dart in mid-air, and we saw it on the Interwebs, so it must be true... and he did it on the first try... that's true too.

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Blog post written by Edward Seaton

Monday, January 26, 2015

Archery Eye-Candy 1

In this, the very first Archery Instinct Eye-candy segment we will be highlighting, Zombies, Chinese lessons, and finally a very beautiful Bow Review Video.

First up is this, unfortunately grainy, very handheld, almost unwatchable, shaky video of a Chinese bombshell having a lesson.

What does this video have to do with Instinctive shooting? Search yourselves, Gentlemen, and I'm sure this video will stir your more basic instincts. After you're done being "stirred" notice the Archery range they are shooting at. It is outdoors, yes, but looks like it is being run like an American bowling alley. We would love to see more ranges like this here in America… that was sincere, and not a sexual innuendo.

Next up in the AI Archery Eye-candy blog post is a Zombie apocalypse!

This short film, was produced and co-directed by, Grizzly Jim of Merlin's Archery Adventures. These guys win "best makeup" and "best effects" in our series. Some serious time was spent on this video. The writing, staging, props, makeup, direction and editing are all top-notch and the acting is up there too. Jim plays himself, and the leading role was carried by Howard Wilkins.

In the description of the video, Grizzly Jim explains that, "Please note that our star (Howard) had never shot a bow before we started filming... you'll be Pleased to know that he has well and truly got the bug now!" Not only did he catch the bug from these zombies, but he managed some decent form and shooting too. Nice work, Howard! This video was great even if you think Zombies are silly.

Last, but certainly not least is Hannah Gart of Karma Tales in California discussing the Samick Stingray.

Hannah is bringing a different sort of elegance to the sport of Archery. While most manufactures and publications want to focus on their "killing" abilities, Hannah is focused on form and esthetic. As a yoga instructor she is drawn to the mind and body focus that comes with Instinctive Archery.

In this video we see her, looking stunning (must be all the yoga) as she throws arrows at her coastal archery range in Sonoma County, California. It must be true what they say about California girls… and yoga.

Blog post written by Edward Seaton

Monday, January 19, 2015

Hoist the main Anchor

As archers, we hoist the string and bow, to our anchors. At Archery Instinct, we think that a, good Anchor, is the first place to start when teaching a new student. If you hand a bow to someone, who has never shot one before, they will most likely draw it back immediately. There is something about the unseen energy stored in the limbs of our bows, that entices the uninitiated. They've seen it in movies, and heard stories about the power of Archery; they want to feel it for themselves.

The second thing that you will most likely notice, after the new student "hoists" the string back, is that he or she holds the string as far away from the face as possible. In this series of videos, Archery Instinct hopes to help you define what a proper Anchor looks like.

First up in this series is a video by Wolfie Instinctive Archer. We like his Youtube handle and we like how Wolfie breaks down his shot. He's got tons of videos on his channel and we recommend you watch all of them, but this video of Wolfie explaining a proper Anchor is a good place to start.

The next video in the, "Hoist" Anchor series is from, Grizzly Jim of Merlin Archery, who explains his take on the Anchor, which in his mind is directly related to the release. Grizzly Jim explains, "In this video I give you my take on the subject on the Anchor point and Release and how crucial consistency is in archery and arrow tuning." He gives some truly excellent advice and explains some subtle nuance of our individual Anchor points.

The third and final film in the our Anchor series is also from Grizzly Jim, but this video was one he produced for his own youtube channel called Archery Adventures. Now he is producing content with Merlin Archery, but we like his older stuff so we threw it in there. Some, or most of what he says, might be redundant, but the Anchor is one of the most important aspects to master your shot. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

Blog post written by Edward Seaton

Monday, January 5, 2015

Shooting Arrows. Shooting Images.

cannon 60d on a zacuto should brace, hand

This is my camera. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

My camera is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

My camera, without me, is useless. Without my camera, I am useless. I must shoot my camera true. I must shoot straighter than those filming around me. I will...

My camera and I know that what counts on set is not the number of frames we fire, the lights or our flashes. We know that it is the focus that counts. We will focus...

My camera is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its glass and lens. I will keep my camera clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will...

I like shooting stuff. I've always liked shooting stuff, and I consider myself jolly lucky that some how I've managed to carve out an existence where I get to shoot stuff on a regular basis. I shoot places, I shoot people, sometimes I shoot puppies. Thankfully I shoot them all with my trusty camera.

Like I said, I've always enjoyed shooting stuff, and I'm not sure where it came from originally. My mother I suppose, was the one who first encouraged me. A stick and some string with dowel rod arrows was my first weapon. Mother said that I had ancient Archery roots. Our great, great, great, forefather in Ancient Briton was a Yomen and feathered the French at the Battle of Agincourt. Not sure how actuate that is, but I'll buy it because it fits, and it's romantic as hell.

Of course now, it's mainly 24 frames per second that I'm shooting, but recently I've begun to create a real Archery program with my Girlfriend who caught the Archery bug from me. Truth be told, she's a much better shot than me, which is frustrating because she's only been shooting for a fraction of the time.

Here is a video we recently produced for Bodnik Bows in Germany, highlighting their Bearpaw Navajo; a beautiful 40 pound recurve with blonde accents.

The video caught the attention of Henry Bodnik of Bearpaw Bows and he commented via Skype that Hannah had excellent form and "looks like she's been shooting for years." I'll take that too, as Hannah Gart is my first official student.

Hannah runs a wellness retreat and activities business here in Sonoma County, California. It turns out there was considerable interest in Archery from the Lululemon crowd, and that the practice of Archery is similar to practice of Yoga.The first line of the wiki Yoga page reads, "Yoga (/ˈjoʊɡə/; Sanskrit: योग) is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline, that aims to transform body and mind." That is Archery in a nutshell.

Hannah and I have done several classes and workshops, and are gearing up to do more. Here is a video we recently made describing what a Yoga/Archery, or Archeryoga workshop looks like.

We are focusing on the Traditional form of archery, or Instinctive Archery which means there are no sights and no mechanical aides. The only piece of equipment that needs tuning is the Archer.

You can find out more about Karma Tales Archery Workshops on the Karma Tales website and join the conversation at Karma Tales Facebook page.

Blog post written by Edward Seaton