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Jaap Bolt

Jaap Bolt

Professional bowyer and traditional archer based in Amsterdam; co-founder of Siren Archery and owner of Bolt Bows, producing handmade wooden bows with international reputation.

Jul 15, 2026

ToddHOST
14:31
What have been some of the, the biggest lessons that you've learned or tips that you've been able to pick up on so that you can improve your shooting?
14:41
So for the technical parts, um, the biggest, the biggest one, the biggest change that I've made, and the most important, is definitely, uh, having a solid anchor, and from there finishing your shot instead of just snap shooting.
14:57
'Cause I, yeah, I've done that for 13 years and for [laughs] a million arrows, but, um, during competitions that often fell apart.
15:08
And, um, and I have to say, we, we also went to European, uh, bow hunting championships, which is 3D, but it's, uh, yeah, it's a, yeah, it's a European competition.
15:18
And most of the time the Germans, the, the Austri- Austrians, and the, and Swiss, uh, were winning those with the, in the primitive bow class, and the winners, the, the really great, m- almost none of them were snap shooters.
15:33
Uh, pretty much all of them had a solid anchor and then went, yeah, could, could aim at the target for a couple of seconds and then finish that shot.
15:42
So that was, that was technically the most important change that I made.
ToddHOST
17:54
And so with that practice mindset, does that take away the pressure of performing?

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