Pro Archer Criticizes Link's Bow Skills in Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 slated for a 2022 release, there’s little doubt many are eager for the next Nintendo Direct. There’s a good chance it’s at the next one, if the announced release date holds, and it’s likely to ramp up news and marketing in the months ahead of then. Another trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 could confirm its legitimate name, showcase more gameplay, and really drive home the new story.

Until then, however, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with replaying the original Breath of the Wild. It was a huge release for the franchise, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon. From cooking to using Breath of the Wild’s best weapons, Link is pretty good at what he does—at least from the player’s perspective—but a pro archer recently took aim at Link’s skills with the bow.

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The Ridgeline Mounted Archers is an organization based in Oregon that teaches horse archery, with one of its instructors recently posting a quick analysis of how Link draws an arrow. According to this instructor (and found first by Polygon), Link does what is called an inverted two-finger draw, and unbeknownst to many Zelda: Breath of the Wild players, this is apparently a very bad way to draw an arrow. The instructor went so far as to say that people shouldn’t use it, because it impacts the accuracy of the shot.

Specifically, doing so will push the arrow in the opposite direction of where it is supposed to go, twisting the string and making the arrow go off to the side. At the end of the day, it’s probably not a big deal for those wanting to explore Hyrule, defeat Ganon, and all that in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but it is