When you’re first learning about archery, it can get a little confusing, especially if you only have a book. Don’t get me wrong, I love books, but sometimes you learn better by watching a video. I know instructional videos might not be the most exciting thing, but if you want to learn faster and easier, then watching archery videos is a great way to go.
I remember watching one such video that was of Rick Welch on shooting. It was extremely helpful, but it’s hard to make an instructional video that doesn’t get slow and that goes for every instructional video I’ve ever watched. All the important things I’ve learned from them more than make up for any type of video quality. A slick video doesn’t make you shoot better, it’s the quality so keep that in mind.
My take on all instruction videos below. People will show you the best way they know how. It does not mean it will be the best for you. However, these people are very good at what they do so pay attention and you’ll find bits and pieces that make you a better archer.
Helpful Archery Videos
Archery Mechanics ~ Instinctive Shooting ~ Instructional DVD
Olympic Archery Beginner Videos – The Archery Great Britain site has this short set of videos that covers Olympic style archery beginner information. It’s short and very helpful to watch. You’ll learn about stance, holding the bow, and follow through. These videos aren’t to help you know which kind or type of bow to choose, but I found them very good.
Archery Pinboard – I found this group of archery videos that covers a lot of information. If you’re looking for more helpful tips, I’d check them out. I can’t vouch for all the videos, but I checked out several to make sure that it was good quality and it is. You’ll also be able to find some ideas to help you come up with things to shoot.
Setting up a compound bow video – This is a video about setting up your compound bow. It’s short, but it covers all the basics that most anyone can do on their own. This is really good if you’re a beginner and don’t have all the equipment yet.
Basic shooting instruction video – Here’s a short video that will help you get the basics of holding the bow and shooting it well. It doesn’t cover how to set up the bow. It’s only 24 minutes, but it’ll cover a lot and does stress the point at the beginning that if you start just shooting without any instruction, you’ll pick up plenty of bad habits and ideas. You don’t want this so learn the right instruction from the beginning.
I hope that these videos will help you to increase your accuracy and have more fun shooting. If you run out of things to shoot at, then I’d love for you to check out the printable targets that I offer. Every bit helps me to bring you more information and make your archery experience better.