{"id":2826,"date":"2020-04-29T13:24:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T13:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archerymind.com\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2022-05-07T22:29:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T19:29:41","slug":"what-is-barebow-archery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archerymind.com\/what-is-barebow-archery\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Barebow Archery? A Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There’s something special about archers using the absolute minimal equipment, and shooting a bullseye for no effort. It’s impressive to watch. In this post, we’re going to discuss barebow archery, which features just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barebow archery is a modern style of archery, where the archer uses a bow with no accessories or any other devices. It requires a high level of precision. Though barebow archers can use any type of stripped-down bow, they typically shoot recurve bows.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many archers start shooting barebow to connect to their roots, while others do it for fun. In any case, it requires a high skill level to be accurate shooting a barebow: you’d be surprised how hard it is to aim with one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What equipment barebow archers use?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While barebow archers don’t use accessories like sights, stabilizers, clickers, and other devices, there are some equipment pieces they are allowed to use [source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archers may use any type of bow<\/strong>, that doesn’t have any accessory on it (except an arrow rest). The bow can’t have markings on it or anything that might help with aiming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They can also use vibration dampeners<\/strong> and a limited amount of weights<\/strong> under the riser, provided they’re not stabilizers. So basically, just the weights, without any rods or extensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barebow archers can also use finger tabs and gloves to protect their fingers<\/strong>. They may also use other protective gear like chest and arm guards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you may see, the equipment barebow archers are permitted to use is really limited, and some essential accessories many archers use for aiming can’t be used by barebow archers. So let’s discuss what techniques they’re actually using for aiming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do barebow archers aim?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So barebow archers don’t use accessories on their bow, which means they aren’t using sights to aim their shots. This requires different methods of aiming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 3 different methods barebow archers use to aim I’m going to detail here: string walking, instinctive archery, and gap shooting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

String walking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The first and most common barebow shooting style is string walking<\/strong>. In this technique, the archer uses the positioning of their drawing hand on the bowstring to shoot at different distances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tip of the arrow is used for aiming, and for every distance, to the target, the archer will hold the bowstring in a different position. The different hand positionings create an incomplete draw, which affects how high the arrow will go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While closer to the target, the archer may want to hit lower, so they’ll hold the string farther from the nock. At longer distances, the arrow will need to go higher, so they’ll hold the bowstring closer to the nock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see a short example of string walking in this youtube video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OoszhkwXv4g<\/a>