
5 SIMPLE STEPS: Shoot Any Bow Easily & Accurately
Using the VOGTLAND SHOOTING METHODBy Mark Edward VogtLength2h 28m
About this audiobook
What if barebow archery didn’t have to be complicated?
Archers have long been told that accuracy requires expensive equipment, mystical “instinct” and endless training. The result? Frustration, inconsistency, and a sport wrapped in dogma.
The Vogtland Shooting Method challenges that narrative.
This book presents a simple, portable and accurate barebow shooting system that combines the proven strengths of Olympic Recurve Archery with the precision of Stringwalking—while enabling the archer to “own” the shot.
No stabilizers.
No sights.
No guesswork.
No religion.
Just five clear principles you can apply to any bow you pick up.
This book was originally created as an audiobook, designed to be listened to while driving or traveling, letting the ideas settle in long before you step onto the range.
It’s opinionated, practical and unapologetically skeptical of convention for tradition’s sake.
Most of all, it’s written for archers who want results, not rituals.
Audiobook details
GenreEducation and Learning
Length2 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 7, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Cover
2Contents
3Copyright Information
4Disclaimer
5This Book was Designed as an Audio Book
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6The Only Part of this Book You Actually Need to Read
7The Vogtland Shooting Method – Condensed:
8Claiming You’ve “Invented” Something in a Skill that is Over 70,000 Years Old
9The “Jeet Kune Do” of Archery (If it works DO use it; if it DOESN’T work DON’T use it)
10A History of The Vogtland Shooting Method (Getting your “Traditional” Butt Kicked)
11Introduction: The Basics of All Archery
12“Traditional” (Whatever That Means!) Archery
13Compound Bow Archery
14Olympic Recurve Archery
15String Walking
16The Vogtland String Walking Method
17Determining Your Initial String Walking Gap
18Determining Your Interval String Walking Gap
19The Vogtland String Walking Method - Summary
20Unpacking The Vogtland Shooting Method
21Step 1: Choose your Gap
22Step 2: Anchor Under Your Chin
23When I Say Anchor Firmly I mean Firmly
24Overlooked Strengths of Anchoring Under Your Chin!
25Step 3: Look Down the Left Edge of the Bowstring
26Step 4: Place the Arrow Tip Directly on the Bullseye
27Step 5: Perform a Small-Motion Release
28The Vogtland Shooting Method – Summary:
29The Secret to Smooth Flight with String Walking
30Epiphanies You’ll Have Regarding The Vogtland Shooting Method
31Epiphany: Bare Bow is a Method not a Kind of Bow
32Epiphany: You’ll be Shooting at Distances You Never Imagined
33Epiphany: Surprising Strengths of Using the Arrow Tip as a Front Sight
34Epiphany: Bare Bow Archery Can be as Accurate as Compound Bow Archery (but it’s You vs the Equipment)
35Epiphany: A $59 Bow Can Compete in Tournaments (Superior Method overcomes Superior Equipment)
36Epiphany: The Sad Truth about Compound Bow Archery
37Epiphany: Archery is a Religion Filled with Dogma (and Priests and Heretics)
38Epiphany: Archery as a Religion is Filled with Hypocrisy
39Epiphany: The Sad Truth about Traditional Archery
40Epiphany: The Vogtland Shooting Method Works even for Archers with Cross-Eye Dominance
41Epiphany: String Walking Doesn’t Destroy Your Bow
42Conclusion