I know there is a lot of information online concerning archery online, and it can sometimes be confusing for new archers to get into the sport.
About a year ago, when I started getting back into shooting, I decided to check around the web for useful information about my new hobby. YouTube was a wealth of information for me; Not only were there feeds to help new archers with their form and equipment, there were hunting and trick shot videos to watch as well.
Here are some of my favourite YouTube feeds (note: I am not affiliated with ANY of the producers of these videos):
ArcheryTV
For all of us FITA/World Archery fans, this is one stop shopping. ArcheryTV is the official YouTube account that provides coverage of various archery tournaments around the world. This one is good for both compound and recurve shooters. I watch this if I ever want to be both inspired and depressed about my archery skill. :-/
Performance Archery TV
This one is great for all us rookies. Hosted by Alistair Whittingham, Performance Archery TV gives detailed videos explaining and demonstrating proper archery form and technique with Olympic-style ILF recurve bows as well as compounds. There are other training videos out there, but I liked this one as I felt that it was approachable and well rounded (recurve & compound? Awesome!). Its a shame that this feed hasn't been updated in over a year.
Grey Archer
Ah, Grey Archer, I love this guy. A traditional shooter that likes to post video reviews of various bows, as well as document his adventures in the woods in Sweden, Grey Archer is fun to watch. He is currently in a "What is?" series of videos, helping newer archers understand some of the terminology around archery.
Warning: Grey Archer can occasionally get into "grumpy old guy mode" in his videos, and get a bit ramble-y.
The Field Archer
Okay. I don't hunt, but if I did, I would hope that I could hunt half as well as this guy. Field Archer is an absolutely fantastic shot with a crossbow or compound bow. Just as a heads up, some of the videos can be a bit bloody - this is hunting after all - and as such, some viewer discretion should be exercised.
Tex Grebner Outdoors
Okay, this one is more for the comedic value. I first learned of "Tex" after watching him shoot himself in the leg on Tosh.O (video here - Warning: Language/Violence). Tex started putting up archery related videos a little over a year ago, and while his efforts tend to end poorly for him (see above), I can't help but like the guy for the amount of effort he puts into his videos.
Trick Shot videos:
Those crazy Russians sure love their archery. These two videos (see below) are crazy. The girl has to be one of the fastest shots I have ever seen (mind you, that bow looks like its about 20# draw), and the technique on the guy is apparently an old Mongol horseback trick.
Anyway, cool stuff!
Well, that's it for my favourites! Anyone else have favourite archery videos that you like to watch online?
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