Oklahoma Archery

This week David and I sit down with Jaeger Ingram from Connors State College after a pretty good weekend down in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Jaeger, shooting under Coach Johnny King, came home as the Men’s Open Compound Champion from the USA Archery Regional Tournament. We wanted to get him on and talk about more than just the win. We get into how he managed the course throughout the weekend, his se...

Ken Liberton is fresh off a trip to Yankton, SD where he competed in the First Dakota Classic and the NFAA Target Nationals. This is an event structured to allow archers to shoot 2 national tournaments in a single 3 day weekend. Ken describes the big win and discusses the year long effort to win the NFAA Shooter of the Year Award in the Men's Barebow Class! Ken shoots for Arrowhead Archery in Del...

Rendyn Brooks is the Female Open Champion from the FIRST EVER ASA Bowhunter Games. Coming fresh off her first professional win at the ASA Classic in Cullman, AL Rendyn switched gears (bows) and competed in the inaugural Bowhunter Games and came away with a $40,000 win! We talk with Rendyn, a college sophomore at Texas A&M, about competing at the highest level and her mental preparation for man...

Lawson Veit is the Men's Open Division Champion from the first ever ASA Bowhunter Games. Hosted this past weekend in Clarksville, TN the event was a new format competition for hunting setups with a 5 target shootoff for $60,000. Lawson walks us thru the event and what we would like to see more of in the future as ASA branches out to reach more of the bowhunting community. Lawson shoots for Elite A...

Zane McSorley is the Youth Open Boys Champion at the ASA Classic in Cullman, AL. We catch up with Zane after the big win and talk about the experience and how the long season of ASA archery has finally come to a close. Zane details his equipment, shot process, and course management strategy with the Boys from Oklahoma. Tune is as we look ahead over the next few weeks of bowhunter warmup shoots and...

Rob York is the head of the archery division at the Oklahoma City Gun Club and fresh off a fantastic weekend of State Championship action we set down to recap a wonderful weekend. Oklahoma ASA had 246 QUALIFIED shooters on the range this past weekend and Rob took out all the stops to make sure each and every one of them was treated like the guest of honor. We swap stories and discuss feedback from...

The 5th Annual Get Western Challenge is scheduled for Aug 9th is coming back to Hutchinson, KS. Registration opens at 7:00am and Shooter meeting at 8:00am. Heats start on the range at 8:30am! This event is designed to test your physicality and prepare you for western hunting scenarios. Archers can expect to walk between 2.25 and 3.5 miles with various obstacles designed to test your mettle with a...

Roger Hayes has been doing archery a long time. He is the guy in charge of Wagoner archery range and they have a very special event happening this SATURDAY only, July 18, 2026 from 8-12 trickle Start. The Jerry Cole Memorial is a great 3D shoot that always has a great turnout. Jerry was a game ranger in Oklahoma and loved to bowhunt. This year is the 27th annual memorial tournament in his honor. S...

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...