Rob Jones

Off the Arrow Shelf

Leisure EN ↓ 167 episodes

The thoughts and experiences of a UK field & 3D archer and coach. I cover shoot reports, equipment and book reviews, shooting tips, coaching ideas and advice. Check out the website https://offthearrowshelf.com/I've been shooting instinctively for years, recurve bows or flatbows in National Field Archery Society here in the UKAny questions or ideas let me know. Offthearrowshelf@yahoo.co.uk#archery #fieldarchery #archer #archerycoaching #nfas #traditionalarchery #tradarcher #bow #arrow #instinctivearchery #nfas #archerylife #archerypodcast #targetpanic #archeryfamily

Author

Rob Jones

Category

Leisure

Podcast website

offthearrowshelf.com

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 17 - Some thoughts on coaching 05.10.2020

Hi everyone Hope you are doing well? In this episode I am taking a look at coaching and how I see the difference in coaching approaches from an instructional level through to mentor. Also mention the NFAS AGM and registering for it, details can be found on the website https://www.nfas.net/   I also mention the Angry Badger podcast ( https://theangrybadger.co.uk/about-the-angry-badger-podcast/...

Episode 16 Wooden Arrow making part 3 28.09.2020

Yes, it is, indeed part three of me trying to explain how I make wooden arrows and, in this episode I try to explain how I tune the arrows in. This is the last of the wooden arrow making trilogy and I really hope it has been of use. I’m not sure what the next topic will be, if anyone has any ideas let me know. I do have an apology first and that is this episode took longer to both record, edit and...

Episode 15 - Arrow making part 2 20.09.2020

Welcome to episode 15 from Off the Arrow Shelf. In this podcast episode I will be going through how and what I record when I am going through my process of making wooden arrows. As I came to the end of this podcast I realised I have not gone into details of fine tuning of arrow construction, so I will cover that in part 3. I hope people are finding this useful. I made a comment about the top tip f...

Episode 14 – Arrow constructions part 1 12.09.2020

So, following requests from some listeners I am focusing this and the next podcast on arrow making, giving my thoughts and starting the breakdown of what I consider important with arrow making. You might find this article i wrote several years ago useful starting point too https://offthearrowshelf.com/2015/11/13/wooden-arrows-shafts-a-few-thoughts-before-you-buy/  I make mention of a couple o...

Episode 13 - Getting the right coach and comic duo 04.09.2020

So, in this episode which marks a the 13th episode (unlucky for some) I am going to be talking a little about the importance of finding a good coach you can work with, along with saying how coaching made me think of a classic British comedy duo of Morecambe and Wise Christmas show with Andre Previn. Also, I want to give a shout out to a few of other podcasters who I have been listening recently Ri...

Episode 12 - Current view of Field Archery 28.08.2020

So in this episode I am going to give a bit of a review of the current situation field archery is in in UK or at least a perspective of how some NFAS clubs are coping with COVID-19 and have started to run competitions again. I also mentioned the Angry Badger podcasts which is following a bushcraft day I did in North Wales recently. #Archery #fieldarchery #nfas #theangrybadger

Episode 11 - the Archers triangle - mental game 21.08.2020

In this episode I cover the last element of the archers triangle - that of the archer and the archers mindset when it comes to  shooting. It is a huge topic and I made mention of a couple of books which are detailed below. Apologies for all the sniffing too and chair creaking. My desk chair is about given up and I blame the sniffing on the change of weather here in the UK. Before anyone says...

Episode 10 - Archers Triangle - Shot Sequence 15.08.2020

So this is episode 10, double figures time already. In this podcast I will be continuing to look at the Archers Triangle and focusing on the Archer side of the triangle. In the previous podcast I talked about the physical aspects associated with the archer and in the one I will spend time discussing the Shot Sequence. How the chain of actions you perform when taking a shot, might have a positive o...

Episode 09 - The Archers Triangle - Archer physical aspects 08.08.2020

So in this episode I focus on the third side of the Archers Triangle, that of the archer. Possibly the hardest element of the triangle to control as it has the most variables. I will be focusing on the physical aspects in this podcast and moving onto shot sequence in the next episode and finishing on the mental side in the episode after that which should be episode 11. I mentioned Archery Geek Out...

Episode 08 - Archers Triangle - the bow side 01.08.2020

Continuing the series on the Archers Triangle concept I mentioned back in episode 6. This episode gives some thoughts on the second side of the triangle the Bow. How this might affect the archer, touching on topics like over bowing. As always if you have any questions drop me a line on offthearrowshelf@yahoo.co.uk or drop by the website https://offthearrowshelf.com/

Episode 07 - Archers Triangle - the Arrow 25.07.2020

In this podcast I am expanding on the concept of the Archers Triangle, focusing on the arrow initially. This covers one of the sides of the triangle and looks at some of the aspects to be considered when thinking about arrows from a traditional archers prospective. I hope you find this of interest and use.

Episode 06 - The Archers Triangle 18.07.2020

In this podcast I am going to introduce the concept of the Archers Triangle .  Whether you are a target archer, hunter or field shooter. Archery can be broken down into three components, Archer, Arrow and Bow. These three need to work together successfully for the best outcome. I have found this method of explaining archery to students very useful when coaching as they can easily identify the...

Episode 05 - Filtering out the noise 13.07.2020

SO in this episode I am going to talk about the wealth of resources out there for archers, but also the dangers of getting swamped by all the different messages and advice.

Episode 04 - What is Instinctive Archery 06.07.2020

Here I explore what my thoughts are on Instinctive archery and what it means to me. I mention Grizzly Jim so here is a link to his channel - Archery Adventures YouTube  ( https://www.youtube.com/user/jaykentno10 ) As always if you have an thoughts, questions or ideas drop me a line on offthearrowshelf@yahoo.co.uk and check out the website offthearrowshelf.com  

Episode 03 - Some back story 30.06.2020

So it's traditional to provide some background of how you got into archery, how long I've been shooting and so on. So I've tried to do this here. Telling how I fist started all those years ago. Sorry if it rambles on a bit. Thanks for listening.

Episode 02 - Back to the woods 26.06.2020

In this, the second instalment from off the arrow shelf I will be talking about our return to woods after a long break thanks to COVID-19. I'll be trying to offer some advice on things to consider, beyond the obvious things like bow, arrows etc.   I wanted to include a link to Forest Knight article I wrote after taking their first aid course.

Episode 01 - Welcome 19.06.2020

Welcome to this, the inaugural podcast from Off the arrow shelf. I’m Rob Jones, a field archer in the UK who is hoping to help other archers and  do my bit to promote the hobby of field archery here in the Britain.

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