Sep 5, 2016
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OK, so this? This is fascinating. This changes and challenges some ideas right here.
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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEG-ly9tQGk)
OK, so this? This is fascinating. This changes and challenges some ideas right here.
So this guy (modern Legolas without the smouldering eyes and fabulous hair) has recreated the most accurate archery techniques from historical sources of the ancient world. Very different from the movies, and totally badass. Check it out!
This is a video of Danish archer Lars Andersen demonstrating the ancient archery techniques he's been practicing. The key to a lot of them is holding spare arrows in your hand instead of a quiver. Doing so, Lars can shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, shoot 11 arrows before the first hits the ground, shoot through chainmail, shoot three arrows in less than a second while falling, and shoot three disks while running backwards in 1.12 seconds. I wish I was better at archery. I think the bow might actually be my favorite weapon if you don't count laser blasters or psychological warfare.
Keep going for the worthwhile video, but feel free to skip around. You can't turn off the robotic narration though. There's also a shorter one after of Lars hitting targets from the back of a motorcycle.