Lars Andersen is a professional archer and YouTuber whose videos of making crazy trick shots with a bow and arrow have been viewed by millions. We showed Andersen some of the best Hawkeye and Kate Bishop scenes from the MCU movies and the Disney + series to get his take on how heroic they really are as archers.
ROTATE ARROWS
“The first thing you can see is that he throws the bow back and there is basically no power in his arrows. It is a very, very light children’s bow that throws backwards. You see the arrow spin in the air. I made a video where I show people how to turn arrows and change direction, but [aquí] there is no indication on that arrow that it can turn. There is no mechanism or explanation of how the arrow turned. The arrows can rotate in the air, but not like that, it is not possible to move it so much with the wind.
“If you want to turn the arrow, you have to shoot it off-center from the beginning. The idea of turning the arrow is that you shoot it off-center, so that gravity and friction in the air make it fly and change direction. But he shoots it normally. “
PRECISION SHOT
“That [tiro] it would have been totally impossible. “
“I think the idea of explosives in arrows is pretty good. That would definitely work. It would be quite easy because arrows travel slowly, and it would be quite easy to put explosives at the end of an arrow. I can shoot an arrow through a keyhole, but actually I would need to shoot with keyhole precision, but also [tener en cuenta] the angle of the arrow and how it rotates in the air. That [disparo] it would have been totally impossible. Shooting so precisely is fine, and the blast is good, but you can’t [disparar] without the arrow turning. “
ARC GRIP
“What you basically do is take your arrow out of the quiver at the back and then [la sostiene] here with three fingers. It does it in a single movement. [Pero sus] fingers would be on the wrong side of the bow. Basically, it is not physically possible. Needs an extra move [para que funcione], and you don’t have it with that three-finger extraction. It’s probably computer-animated because that’s the only way you can really do it, because this just isn’t possible. “
[Kate Bishop] is much better archer than what [Hawkeye] has been.
HAWKEYE GRIP
“For me, as a goalkeeper, I think it’s really sad to see this. Started [con] a variation [agarre] but not really [podría] do what you wanted to do. There is no reason to use variation. “
[Sosteniendo un arco]: “This is the grip of a Saracen, this would work for a single move. But [agarre] modern three-toed is on the wrong side. “
BLIND SHOT
“There have been historical people who can shoot blindfolded. He’s obviously an action hero, but he’s not against nature or any rule of nature. It’s obviously difficult, but, again, it could be done if he were a super goalkeeper. “
ARM PROTECTORS
“There is an arm guard that he has on his arm, two of them, probably because when he shoots his bow he hits the string on his arm. When I was a beginner I used things like that, but historical archers [no] They use them, because if you hit your arm, it impacts the way you shoot. [Ahora] I don’t use this kind of thing because if I really hit my arm my arrow would fly in the wrong direction. “
FIGHTING WITH A BOW
“The thing about archery, there is actually some historical record of people archery, but it’s not a good weapon. We know that some bows actually had a small knife on the end, but the idea of hitting with the bow … would probably destroy the bow, so it would be the last thing an archer would do. “
JUMP AND SHOOT
“It seems like it’s totally random how he grabbed the arrow. First of all, if you jump and shoot, you should know what you’re doing, otherwise it’s a danger to everyone! But this would be the worst possible grip, because if you shoot the arrow like that, there is no way to control the arrow.
“When I jump and do archery, I shoot with a grip [que] fully adheres to the bow. But his is a totally random grip, never seen in history [que] it would be extremely dangerous. To me, they’re not even trying to make it look like archery. “
MULTIPLE ARROWS
“Everytime that [disparas] an extra arrow, you lose a lot [energía]. If you shoot ten arrows, there is basically no energy in any of them. So yes, you can take a lot of arrows, but shooting them at the same time would have no impact. You could shoot two at a time, but it would take a lot longer to set them up, and you can’t shoot as accurately and you won’t have as much power, less than half the power. So why shoot two at a time? It does not make any sense”.
HOOD TRICK
“It would be possible to shoot this arrow and it will work more or less like this. But if you hit the bell with that arrow, it basically won’t make any noise. Yes [quieres] make noise, much better to shoot him with a metal thing [como una punta de flecha] instead.”
“In fact, I fired a bell myself, not one as big as that, but a smaller one. If you just hit the string, it will really make noise. It wouldn’t fly as high in the air as it does in the movies, but the idea of shooting the rope is actually possible. However, this scene is much better than the others – it is reasonable to do what they are doing. “
“You can shoot with high precision with the bow and with the arrow and if you hit the string, I think the arrow would have so much energy [la campana] it would begin to move from side to side. So you don’t need to grab [para hacer ruido]”.
KATE BISHOP
“I actually think she knows what she’s doing! She is a much better archer than him. She puts the arrows on the right side. She changes arms, using the left arm before and now the right arm. In fact, you have the idea that you should have the arrow there [en el lugar correcto], so it seems that she is much better archer than him; actually, you know what you are doing. She’s not an excellent archer or anything, but this is actually archery. My problem with the first [escenas] it was that they weren’t even trying to make it look like archery. They could have done something that at least tried to look like that. “
You can see Lars Andersen’s archery skills in action at his website.
