Video: 9-Year-Old Flips the Script on Archery Shooting

Shooting a bow and arrow isn’t extremely difficult, but it’s not necessarily easy, either. You don’t have to be in peak physical condition to draw a bow, but a certain level of strength and shoulder stability is required. This 9-year-old flipped the script, and took it to a whole other level, making a shot in which the degree of difficulty is astronomical for most hunters. Go ahead, say this is no big deal, I dare ya. My back hurts just from watching this video.

This 9-year-old has some serious skill, and the gift of flexible vertebrae on her side. She perches herself up on a little stand and impossibly bends herself in a way humans are not meant to bend. She somehow holds the bow with one foot and an arrow with the other, then takes aim at some balloons. I don’t even think I could insert an arrow with my toes sitting in a chair, let alone flipped upside down!

You have to give credit where credit is due, I can’t even begin to describe how horribly wrong this would go if I tried something like this.

P.S. One safety note: While I’m not about to criticize her shooting, she could improve her archery range considerably. It looks like someone could walk, or drive, into her line of fire at any moment. Not good.

OutdoorHub Editor: Keenan Crow

Keenan Crow is an outdoor writer who graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in journalism and creative writing. He has been writing for OutdoorHub for nearly five years, but anybody he is close with will tell you he has been telling hunting stories for far longer. He uses his experiences outdoors to write about things he loves - bow hunting, fishing, upland hunting, shed hunting, turkey hunting, waterfowl hunting, dog training, shotguns, ATVs and the outdoor lifestyle he lives in his home state of Michigan. Outside of hunting/fishing, he also loves to cook - especially with wild game - play golf and go on hikes with his yellow lab, Stella.