Oklahoma Archery

Mike Tallent and Dustin Leader are 2 more Oklahoma ASA Shooters that came away from Muddy Metropolis standing on top of the winners' podium. We sit down to discuss how to judge yardage and prepare for shooting in inclement weather with two of the best guys around. Mike is a shooter for Choctaw Archery and discusses his weekend overcoming adversity (triple nickels on day #2) and his Elite Victra se...

Rick Gilley is the Metropolis champion in the Sr. Legends division. We sit down with Rick to discuss the shooting conditions for a tournament that many will not soon forget. With rain in the forecast we talk about how to plan for success in less than ideal conditions. Rick is an accomplished archer across several styles of archery and has competed at the highest level for several years. You can us...

Bobby Pinley is an OG 3D shooter. Listen in as we discuss archery from a mental standpoint and how to stay in love with the game. Bobby is the pro shop manager at H&L's in McAlester, OK and the rangemaster at the newest Oklahoma ASA range "Ft. Tracy". We preview the terrain ahead of the inaugural event this coming weekend and look ahead the "Bucks and Bibles" scheduled for Sept. 19th. Bobby is...

We catch up with Tim Gillingham after his win at the most recent IBO and discuss his recent move back to Bowtec. Tim is a pioneer of our sport, frequently answering tech questions with inventions and innovations. We discuss the state of archery and what the sport needs more of to grow and stay relevant. Tim is a wealth of information and frequently makes himself accessible to archers at the variou...

James Beasley is your OSAA State Unmarked 3D Champion. James braved the rain and shot a tough course in even tougher conditions. We sit down with James to recap the big win and talk strategy behind judging distance and shot execution. We talk releases, deer hunting stories, upcoming tournaments and even share some stories from the good ol' days. Come check out the latest Oklahoma Archery Podcast w...

We sat down with Marty Russell and Chad Hilburn 2 of our 3 Oklahoma Winners from this past Pro/Am Trip to London, KY. Getting to swap stories from the trail and talk strategy for darker lanes and uphill/downhill shot execution. We preview the upcoming ASA shoots in Oklahoma and Nationally while debating the proper setup for a hamskea spring vs cord dampener. Come along as we sit down with two of t...

Jack Wallace II is fresh off a win at the most recent stop on the ASA Pro/Am Tour. Shooting in the Senior Pro division Jack entered the shootdown needing to make up a 4 point deficit to take the win and he did just that! He is the winner of 4 of the last 5 Pro/Ams and has consistently been at the top of his game. We talked with Jack about how he rediscovered "his" shot and the tuning process behin...

Fresh off a win at the first leg of the IBO Tour we sit down with Jeff Hopkins to recap the weekend. Jeff is a living legend of the sport. He has been a pro for the last 33 years and competed at the highest level. He represents Martin Archery and shoots a bow that was designed for and by him! We tell stories from the trail and talk tuning/execution with Jeff. You don't want to miss the latest Okla...

Rick Archer is a 2024 Western Region Hall of Fame Inductee, State Champion, Shooter of the Year, certified big deer killer and a winner of this past weekend's Western Region Southwest Shootout in Paris, TX. We catch up with Rick after he shot 30 up over 2 days to secure the big win and the 2026 Southwestern Shootout in the Super Senior Known class. Rick has worked in pro shops for many years and w...

Juan Palacios is your 2026 Redding Champion in the Adult Male Freestyle division. We sat down with Juan to recap the event and discuss what it takes to convert your 3D setup to a skinny arrow bow. Redding is a bucket-list tournament for anyone that shoots archery and Juan took home GOLD on his 2nd trip to the left-Coast! Juan is a shooter under Scott Hamlin and carries his Darton Archery Exodus Pr...

Dakota and Lindsey Lewis are having a blast in their first full year of competitive 3D archery! Oklahoma based they are both fresh off their first Pro/Am in Minden and walked away with top-10 finishes and Lindsey earned her first trip to the podium at her very first Pro/AM! We brought them on this week after a long weekend of flinging arrows. Dakota is your OSAA State Champion in the Modern Bowhun...

Chance Beaubouef has been a professional archer for many years. We caught up with the Champ after securing a win in the Men's Open Pro Division at the most recent ASA Pro/AM at Camp Minden Louisiana. We get into the practice routine and how Chance goes about staying in top shape for shooting at a high level and under pressure. If you want to check out the shot down for the division the link is bel...

Chris Edwards is the Rangemaster at Trosper Archery Club in South OKC. We sit down with Chris after a weekend in Minden, Louisiana as he returns from the Hoyt/Easton Pro/AM to talk about a few upcoming events at Trosper Archery Club. They are hosting the OSAA Marked 3D State Championship THIS WEEKEND Saturday and Sunday and have just started up a weekly field league. With a full schedule this summ...

We opened the mic's up and had a general discussion with the just us. Be sure and watch the ASA's FB page with up coming weather for the weekend. Possibly some shooting changes could be going on. Be sure and watch the Pro/Am this weekend for the shoot offs.

Zane McSorley is the Youth Champion and Belt Winner of the Okie-Land Vegas Jackpot Championship. Zane shoots a Darton Tritech 35 as a member of Scott Hamlin's Staff out of Red DIrt Archery in Maysville, OK. We recap the indoor season with Zane and talk shot process as well as 3D archery coming up. We are looking forward to good weather the rest of the summer as we detail some of the Oklahoma ASA s...

Carl Shipley loves archery. He is the founder and range master of Bowtown Archery. The hottest new place to shoot 3D where it's All Archery, All the Time! We sat down with Carl to talk about the upcoming double qualifier at Bowtown with 2 ranges set (co-hosting with Triple-C Archery) and all the fun novelty shoots and giveaways for this upcoming weekend's competition. Carl has wrangled a $500 cash...

Zac and Megan are 2 of the OSAA Vegas 300 State Champions. We caught up with them on their way to the Ft. Benning Pro/am to discuss their first year in competitive archery. From indoor to the 3D range these are some of the most fun having Okies you'll meet on the range. Listen in as we discuss equipment and strategy from 2 of the best up and coming stars in Oklahoma Archery! Big thank you to our s...

Chad and Brook shoot for the BowShack out of Dickson, OK under Ryan Thomason and had a fantastic showing at the Foley Pro/Am. Brook took 2nd in her 2nd straight Foley podium while Chad made the shootdown as the 5th seed. Catch all the action on the CAM Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmXXXMqYr_0 Big thank you to both Brook and Chad for sitting in with us and recapping a fabulous kickoff to...

Kyle Douglas is from Utah and the owner of Douglas Archery. Fresh off his win at Lancaster we sat down with Kyle to talk indoor and 3D archery on the eve of the first ASA Pro/Am coming up this week! Kyle shoots a Mathews Title along with Bee stinger, gold tip, shrewd and hamskea and can usually be found on or near the top of the podium on any given weekend. We talk set up and tuning style for indo...

Tom Stevenson is fresh off a win at the Lancaster Archery Classic in the New Sr. Men's Olympic Recurve Division. Before we could get Tom on the Podcast to recap the big win he attended the USA Indoor Nationals in College Station and set a new record for high score. We are still awaiting all locations and scores to be entered but he along with his wife Kathleen are both currently sitting in first p...

Vaughn McClain is an Oklahoma Archery Legend. Shooting in the Senior Pro class for 15 years Vaughn has some of the best stories from on the range you will ever hear. He is the former Oklahoma area rep and Western Region Director for the ASA. He frequently bails Neil out and has been an amazing mentor in the 3 years since Neil assumed the State Director position. Vaughn shoots a Mathews Traverse an...

Blake Jerome is a Washington Native that shoots MONSTER scores. Talking archery with Blake is the easiest way to get excited about taking your archery game to the next level. Fresh off a weekend of hitting the middle at Lancaster we sit down with Blake to discuss the techniques used in his coaching practice to help archers take their game up a notch. Blake is a wealth of knowledge and fantastic at...

Mackey Louthan never misses a chance to shoot his bow. This past weekend he and his family attended the NFAA Southern Indoor Sectionals at Arrowhead Archery in Del City, The USA Archery Indoor State Championship at H&H Archery in Oklahoma City and the Paris ASA Southwest Shootout all the way down in Paris Texas. Congratulation to Mackey on his big win and thank you for always taking the kids o...

Not all legends wear medals or chase podiums anymore. Some lean on the counter at the pro shop. Some drink bad coffee, tell better stories, and tune bows without being asked. Some quietly make everyone else shoot better. This episode is about one of those guys. We sit down with Dan Gaston — a lifetime archer, a pro shop regular, a problem-solver, and a living piece of archery history. Dan’s been s...

Sly Cooper is an Oklahoma Archery Legend (on the indoor line). We recap his win at the 2026 Tom Thomas Memorial Hosted by Tulsa Archery Association. Sly shot a clean 360/360 with 34x for the win. We get into shot execution and setup with one of the absolute best guys around. If you haven't met Sly yet you need to come spend some time on the line with one of the best! Always a fun guy to shoot with...