Archery Geek Outdoors

Welcome to Episode 86, where I'm joined by NFAS, EFAA & AGB archer Aaron O'Shea. Aaron has only been shooting for 4 and a half years but has already achieved considerable success nationally & is a member of the AGB WA3D squad. We cover a myriad of subjects, including some that maybe controversial, including his introduction to archery, tuning, coaches vs instructors, the sponsorshi...

Welcome to Episode 85, my first time flying solo in a while, so you'll be pleased to know that this is a shorter episode. In this episode, the podcast has reached a new milestone, my brain gets twisted by some unexpected results comparing impact points with markedly different arrow weights and I look forward to upcoming adventures with my bow.

Welcome to Episode 84 where I'm joned by 18 year old Norwegian longbow archer William Holm. We discuss his introduction to archery through barebow, English Longbow and then World Archery longbow. He gives us a deep dive on his equipment, shot process and his performance at the recent Norwegian Indoor Nationals aswell as us going off on the usual tangents. The Dirty Gnome even managed to sneak...

Welcome to Episode 83, After a bit of a sabbatical, I'm back with my 6th episode in a row with guests. It was my pleasure to be joined by Nathan Vaughan (Clwyd Archer) & Dave Jones (Journey With Arrows). We sat and talked for almost 4 hours about their beginnings in archery, their respective styles (longbow, recurve & asiatic), arrow tuning, got a top tip for waterproofing feathers and...

Welcome to Episode 82 where I'm joined by sculptor, World Archery world 3D longbow champion and now philosopher, Ian Edwards. We talked for almost 2 and a half hours about Ian's recent sharing of his philosophies, his preparation to defend his world title and how how balancing work, archery and family commitments means that he will have to miss out on this years Lancaster Archery Classic....

Happy New Year to you all. Welcome to Episode 81, where The Real Slim Gillis (Trad Sniper) & Bow Jesus (Klaes Andersen) join me, (Uncle Fester) to look back at their achievements in 2025, talk about what's coming up in 2026, new bows and generally waffle on wherever the conversation took us for just under 4 and a half hours. Trad Sniper on Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/trad_sniper...

Welcome to Episode 80, where I'm privileged to be joined by Danish barebow sensation Oliver Øchkenholt. Oliver is a national and international champion who came to competitive shooting from a background of bow hunting. We discussed his introduction to archery, creating a work/life/archery balance, the cost of competitive archery at an elite level and sponsorship/funding. We also talked about a...

Welcome to Episode 79 where I'm joined by Maddie Hammond. We started our day with a hike up a windy, wet and cold  Wrekin in Shropshire, which turned out to be eventful as there was a man unconscious and verging on hypothermia at the summit. When we fially made it back to record, we talked for almost 4 hours & discussed our respective experiences in the States, Maddie's upcoming featur...

Welcome to Episode 78. In this episode I'm joined by special guest Dylan Drego, who I was honoured to spend a week with in Montana at the start of November, hunting with Joel Turner. It was such an incredible adventure and I'm not ashamed to admit that I got a little emotional during the recording as we reminisced about our experiences in this beautiful state. We go through the highs, the...

After an unusually long interval between episodes due to a recently acquired speech impediment, I'm finally back - lol! In this episode, I look back at the weekend shoot at Liberty Archers in Suffolk in July. This is the traditional Paget summer holiday & this year was no exceptoion as we took around  20 archers to Suffolk. I was 5 months into my traditional archery adventure and attemptin...

Welcome to Episode 76, where I'm blessed to be joined by Danish indoor longbow champion, Danish national 3D team member & traditional bowhunter, Klaes Andersen. We spent almost 3 hours in conversation about his start in archery, how he sets up his bow and arrows, bowhunting, consevation, the joys of swearing, smack talk and deciding whether to rename Trad Sniper (The Black Bowman) The Emo...

Welcome to Episode 75. This is a very special episode where we got previous guests and a couple of new ones, to sit down face to face and record an episode while we were being hosted by the amazing Alex and Beck at Hybrid Archery in Norfolk. We had an amazing weekend doing target, 3D and skeet archery, air rifle shooting, slingshot making and shooting, knife and axe throwing aswell as an awesome B...

Welcome to Episode 74. In this episode I look at my first 12 weeks of shooting a single string bow and figure out how I'm already 3 bows deep. I go over an amazing gift from Austin & Courtney Motte of St. Joe River Bows to two young archers hete in Great Britiain. I also discuss some of the resources that I've found invaluable on this latest leg of my archery journey including the Thre...

Welcome to Episode 73 of the Archery Geek Outdoors podcast where I'm joined by traditional archer and NFAS coach Rob Jones. We spent 3 and a half hours discussing everything archery from his first steps through his coaching and the development of his website and podcast. https://offthearrowshelf.com/https://www.facebook.com/offthearrowshelf/https://www.instagram.com/offthearrowshelf/https://ww...

Welcome to Episode 72 of the Archery Geek Outdoors Podcast, where I'm joined by Ian Edwards, current World Archery European & World 3D longbow champion, Join us for a conversation lasting just under 3 hours where we cover Ian's background in the outdoors, from hunting to fill the freezer, his introduction to archery and competing at the highest level onthe word stage. We also discuss h...

Welcome to Episode 71, where I'm honoured to be joined by Austin & Coutney Motte, the owners of St. Joe River Bows in Holt, Michigan, We d spent almost 3 hours discussing their backgrounds and how they came to own St. Joe River Bows and become custom bowyers. We also discuss hunting, wooden and carbon arrows, generational differences in work ethics, the incredible friendship and support fo...

Welcome to Episode 70. In this episode I go through the start of my transition to shooting single string and some of my plans for 2025. Although I love shooting my compounds, I'm putting therm to one side for a few months while I focus on learning to shoot a trad bow. I go through my choice of equipment and why I chose it. I also go through the early plans for the podcast in the coming year. P...

Welcome to Episode 69 where I'm joined by the Trad Sniper for the last recording of 2024. We catch up on his adventures over the last few months including his switch from recurve to English longbow and his new custom longbow, his goals with it for 2025.We talk about him deep diving into wooden arrow builds to make perfect match grade arrows. We also discuss his trip to Agincourt, my decision to gi...

Welcome to Episode 68 where I am truly blessed to be joined by Joel Turner of Shot IQ. Joel is a former SWAT team member and sniper who was aso a lead firearms instructor and a  a two-time RMEF World Elk Calling Champion in the Professional Division, who developed Controlled Process Shooting, a system that addresses the mental side of archery and shot anticipation (or the dreaded target panic). In...

In Episode 67 I was honoured to be joined by relative newcocomer to archery, Maddie Hammond. Maddie is a personal trainer from London who is relatively new to archery, onlhy taking the sport up after lockdown but in those intervening 3 and a half years, Maddie has achieved so much, immersing herself in the trad life and gaining an incredible knowledge of both bow and arrow tuning and mastering not...

Welcome to Episode 66. In episode 65 I said that I wanted to sit down and talk to Ian Cope. Andy Williamd and Karl Bowles, Ian made it happen and I took the podcadt on a road trip to Bedford where I got to have a conversation with the 3 of them about practicing for improvement, injuries and the vanes which Karl produces  along with lots of juvenile humour. I have to say a huge thank you to Ian for...

Welcome to Episode 65. After an unintended 6 month break, I'm back! Large as life and twice as ugly. In this episode I cover trainwrecking my health journey and getting things back on track, the 2 NFAS shoots that I've been on (and my first time shooting with a listener) and finding out that I'm having a grandson. I have to say a massive thankyou to Nathan and Will for their unforgettabe company a...

Welcome to Episode 64. In this episode discuss my initial trial of the carnivore diet, the research I did before deciding to try it and why I picked this particular eating plan. I also look at my first EFAA classification shoot, a marked distance 3D precission round at Whitemark Bowmen's memorial shoot. I also briefly put my two pence worth in on the closure of Athens Archery following rthe th...

After a 2 and a half month pause, I'm back with Episode 63 in which I look at the NFAS open shoot which we held at Paget De Vesey on February 18th. We were blessed with a break in the recent awful weather and had reasonable temperatures for the time of year and even saw some sunshine. On a more serious note, the government has released a call for evidence on the sale, purchase and posession of...

In Episode 62 it is my plesdure to be joined by the Trad Sniper where we talk about all things traditional in a 4 hour conversation covering his earliest archery experiences, attempts to join a club when your face doesn't fit, bows, carbon and wooden arrows, helical fletchings so insanely sexy that they'll make you moist, using social media to grow our beloved sport and his magnificent mou...