Off the Arrow Shelf

So this is the second of the micro podcasts and today it is literally freezing and I think it has been all day. I could have stayed in the house sat at laptop working but it's not healthy so I took a brief stroll.  I know friends inside and outside of archery community or rather archery family are are struggling with the new lockdown her in the UK. So I'm going to try and offer some thoughts,...

The start of 2021 is proving challenging for many and I wanted to create some short posts to offer some support. Not necessarily archery focussed but more general at times. I know I have and in some ways still am struggling a bit but hope for the future.  I know friends inside and outside of archery community or rather archery family are are struggling with the new lockdown her in the UK. So...

Welcome to episode 24 from Off the Arrow Shelf. In this podcast episode I want to say a huge thanks to those who have provided support and encouragement over the past few months with respect to producing these podcasts. Whether it is via a Facebook message, email or chat I appreciate it all, especially in the recent months when I haven’t been feeling 100% in myself. There have been several other p...

Welcome to episode 23 from Off the Arrow Shelf. In this podcast episode am going to keep it brief but I wanted to share some potentially good news about my archery club and also give a shout out to High Power Archery have a listen to their latest episode and especially their “don’t be that guy” slot. ( https://open.spotify.com/show/6WmNrw5VQLXUWiMKAnh5Ra?si=ZfihXHg3S1GyMm2FsDpU4A ) available on Sp...

Welcome to episode 22 from Off the Arrow Shelf. In this podcast episode I will try to answer a couple of couple of listeners questions on what to think about when selecting your first bow, along with a bit of a ramble. I refence an article I wrote back in February and here is the link to this https://offthearrowshelf.com/2017/02/08/what-bow-is-good-for-a-beginner-archer/ Also mentioned a couple of...

HI Everyone and welcome back to this episode.  I hope this finds you well? I wanted to offer some quick tips and thoughts on things to consider when shooting in cold weather based on my own experiences. Next podcast will be answering some questions from listeners on selecting new bows, As always, any questions or thoughts let me know, drop me an email on offthearrowshelf@yahoo.co.uk or via th...

Hi everyone and welcome back to this episode. We made it to 20 episodes!! I want to say a huge thank you, for your support and comments. I really do appreciate the support that has been given me. As always, I hope you and all your family are doing well? I have tried to come up with some common pitfalls archers fall into along with some top tips from myself and other coaches. As always, any questio...

Hi everyone and welcome back to another podcast.  As always, I hope you and all your family are doing well? So, following on from the last podcast on distance judgement I am going to into giving a few tips and thoughts on course laying. Thinking about it I think I could have titled this podcast “You look once chances are you will shoot twice, look twice and you are more likely to shoot once.”...

Hi everyone and welcome to another podcast. Hope you are doing well? I have recorded this episode back to back with episode 19 as the topics were merging together at one stage. So, in this episode I am taking a look at my view on distance judgement and giving some thoughts on techniques you can try to help you improve. I also go into some thoughts on conscious and sub conscious distance judgement,...

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/...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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/

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.

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...

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.

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  

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.

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.