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Lars Andersen: a new level of archery
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super-famicom
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He's a real life Hawkguy.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I get the fast shooting, but how the hell does he aim so quickly, especially at long distances?
PhoncipleBone
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Practice
Melon Husk
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Oh goodness another hilarious video featuring the magical Lars Andersen, a man who has rediscovered the ancient techniques of archery.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
What the hell at the part where a dude shoots an arrow at him and he shoots it out of midair and splits it.
PlayALLtheGames
Banned
Lol when he jumped and all his arrows fell out.
It was whatever until he caught the arrow and fired it back. That was tight.
It was whatever until he caught the arrow and fired it back. That was tight.
Just for clarity, is this one of those "He's actually not really skilled, guys!" posts? Because as someone who doesn't understand shit about archery, that looks very impressive, but maybe it isn't.
So were you being sarcastic or not?
Resident4t.
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I feel like we've had a thread about this guy before.
Flying Toaster
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Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
He better watch he doesn't tear an acl with those finishing stances.
Impressive video.
Impressive video.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Who the fuck puts the arrow to the left side of the bow (assuming you're holding the bow with your left hand)?! I didn't see the point of saying Lars places the arrow to the right of the bow (if he's holding it in his left hand).
I have never seen that and I've done archery for a very long time. Other than that and looking like a goober when jumping around, he's very skillful. The VO was killing me.
I have never seen that and I've done archery for a very long time. Other than that and looking like a goober when jumping around, he's very skillful. The VO was killing me.
Melon Husk
Member
He's an incredibly skilled individual. It's his videos that come across as unintentionally hilarious. Catching an arrow mid-flight? Amazing.
Still:
Did Mythbusters cover that one yet? Catching arrows, not the historical accuracy of leg-drawn bear bows.
He is obviously using the force.
Summer Haze
Banned
Splitting an arrow down the middle with one of your own arrows while it's coming towards you at a speed most of us wouldn't be able to react fast enough to. Wow.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
This guy did more impressive shit than both of them
Twenty7KVN
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Holy shit splitting a in coming arrow in two is seriously impressive.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
Shit is hilariously awesome..Dude is a badass!
Nealand Liquor
Member
Haha yeah, at first I thought this was satire until I saw him do some seriously talented stuff. I still can't figure out if he is goofing around, or actually imagining himself as some sort of action hero. It reminds me of my 4 & 6 yr old boys when they dress up in costumes and play "Jedi hunts badguys".
In movies they do all the time.
I guess it looks cooler if you're holding the bow horizontally.
Also, on the the gif up in the thread, that woman is holding the bow with her left hand, and keeping the arrow on the left side of the bow.
casual
He was pointing out how movies usually get it wrong when they have the arrow on the left side (with a left bow hand), probably because it's easier for the actor to keep in place while doing that diagonal bow holding thing they do.
He's showing how impractical it is for rapid firing and the kinds of feats of archery characters in fiction do when the nocking is so awkward, and that it really needs to be on the right side to pull off tricks with any kind of speed.
Ol No Bones
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My jaw hit the floor when he split the incoming arrow at the end. Incredible.
Arrogant Bastard
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Of course it's goofy, with that said there is no doubt that he is really skilled.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Sibersk Esto
Banned
The thing that ruins the video is the narrator doing a fake deep voice singing the guy's praises. A more reserved narrator would have been better.
Melon Husk
Member
It was worse when he used synthesized voice.
You may have gotten this impression from some archery enthusiasts who've commented previously that firing arrows so quickly would provide little penetration to be an effective tactic in combat. In this video his arrows pierce chainmail, but that's not supposed to help against penetration IIIRC.
Wreck-It Ralph
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They did catching an arrow. They determined that while it's possible to catch an arrow if you know exactly where it's coming from and are ready, it's not really possible if you don't know which direction it's going to come from.
Coreda
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I assumed it's himself speaking in the third person. Wouldn't accept any other VO, it's perfect.
Nikodemos
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That's how it's done in modern target shooting. Look at the clip posted above your message.
XT Vengeance
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Holy shit.
Dreams-Visions
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god-tier
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