Making Comanche Bows and Arrows and How to Use
Comanche warriors were the only archers in history who could easily defeat firearms, and armies but how did they do archery?Joe Rogan Experience mentioned this with author SC Gwynne. Training with Lars Andersen to re-invent the lost and forgotten fast Comanche Warrior Archery. I was commissioned to make Comanche style bows and arrows for the master archer Lars Andersen at the beginning of 2020. Making the bows and arrows plus quiver and bow case took many months, the entire project to date is over 1.5 years in the making. During this time under the direction of Lars I began training in the warrior form of archery specific to the Comanche and Plains Indigenous people. This was the most eye opening and exciting experience I have had thus far in all my years of archery. Lars is a great teacher and truly wants to pay homage to the Comanche warriors unparalleled archery. Coined "The Most Powerful Native American Tribe in History" The amazing feats of Comanche archery were almost forgotten, we hope to bring it back and pass it along to all. I suggest anyone with an interest in being more intuitive and dynamic in archery to give this a try! We do not know if this is the original Comanche archery we have rediscovered but it fits descriptions and authentic equipment and works well on horseback and can do everything described in historical sources
It is impossible to know of any historical reconstruction if it is the right one
and it is also impossible to know if there is only one Comanche archery method, or several different.
bows made for Lars were of osage wood 40-50 inches long and 40-45 +lbs measured at the short draw of only 18-20 inches. Osage bow I used is 45inches and 55lbs at 20 inches
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references:
Empire of the Summer Moon Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Native American Tribe in History by S.C. Gwynne
Joe Rogan video with S.C. Gwynne about Comanche and Lars • The Unparalleled Archery and Horsemanship ...
Letters And Notes on the manners, customs and conditions of the North American Indians: Written during eight years travel by George Catlin (1796-1872)
George Catlin's letters and notes of North American Indians
Encyclopedia of Native Americans Bows, Arrows and quivers by Jim Hamm
Bows and Arrows of the Native Americans: A complete step-by-step guide to wooden bows, sinew backed bows, composite bows, strings, arrows and quivers by Jim Hamm
Mr. Carney Saupitty Jr. and the Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center
Timecodes
0:00 intro with comanche archery action
0:08 reason for video project
0:18 making the bows using historical methods
0:50 making the arrows using historical methods
1:05 bow and arrow specs
1:39 historical information Comanche archery skill
2:04 Archery Action fast shooting speed archery training begins
2:28 curving arrow
2:36 using bow in both left and right hand
2:46 using bow in both left and right hand moving targets
2:55 throwing bow in air and shooting
3:02 hanging upside down shooting
3:10 2 arrows same time 2 targets
3:13 toss can in air pick up arrow and shoot can
3:18 no set anchor point explained
3:30 Comanche archery training in the forest - why it's important
4:03 closing thoughts
4:11 Thanks for watching, special thanks to Lars and my family
4:28 funny outtro/ending to video
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