The Archery Geek Outdoors' Podcast

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 sponsorship (or lack of it in the UK), and how to grow the sport. We're hoping to record a second episode when time permits, covering everything that we didn't get to cover this time.
Aaron on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aaronosheaarchery/
AGB 3D Squad - https://www.archerygb3dsquad.org/
Wales Archery - https://walesarchery.com/
 
 

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 into the conversation. We talked for just over 4 1/2 hours so it's definitely not a short one. Please be aware that there si some colourful language in places.
William On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/williamholm65/
Dragebue https://www.dragebue.no/
Dragebue On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/frank.baller.54
Dirty Gnome Leather https://dirtygnomeleather.co.uk/
 

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 a whole host of other subjects as tangents were followed. There was even the odd joke about sheep. We hope that you enjoy the conversation.
Nathan's socials:
⁠https://www.instagram.com/clwyd_archer/⁠
⁠https://www.tiktok.com/tag/clwyd_archer⁠
 
Dave's Socials
⁠https://www.facebook.com/p/Journey-with-Arrows-100082305177833/⁠
⁠https://www.youtube.com/@journeywitharrows2742/⁠
⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@journey.with.arro⁠
⁠https://www.instagram.com/journey_with_arrows/

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. We also talked about the work that he is doing with the Archery GB 3D Squad, organising seminars with leaders in their fields and training days which are not only open to squad members, but to members of any of the other main archery governing bodies who want to improve their skillset. This helps to raise funds for the squad members to travel to and compete in international events, because like many other international archers from around the globe, the national squad for 3D & field archery are primarily self funded. This was combined with the usual meandering conversation that happens. I hope that you enjoy listening and please leave a review on whichever streaming platform you listen or watch on.
Ian on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ianedwardsstudios/
ArcheryGB 3D Squad on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/archerygb3dsquad/
 
 

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/?hl=en
Klaes Andersen on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/klaes_andersen_dk/?hl=en
Klaes Andersen on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/klaes.andersen.9/
 

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 additional ways that he funds his travel and entry costs for international tournaments and his vision for making archery a more spectator friendly sport for non-archers to reach a wider audience. I also broached the subject that at the very top levels of archery where television and livestreams are involved, should the archers look like "athletes" to give a better perception of the sport to non-archery viewers?
We had invited listeners to ask questions they wanted Oliver to discuss and I think we covered most of them in the general flow of conversation. We hope that you enjoy the chat.
You can find Oliver on Instagram - 
https://www.instagram.com/ochkenholt_archery/?hl=en
 

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 feature film debut in a new film from The Push, bows, Liberty Archers Turkey Shoot and veered off on numerous tangents. I'm going to ask you folks to kindly leave a review for the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. Many thanks & I hope you enjoy it.
Maddie On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maddie_mads_/
 
Maddie On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SheShootsTrad
 

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 lows, the laughs, the frustrations and the lessons learned. I came back from this trip with a huge amount of gratitude for Joel, Sarah, Bodie, Kaylee and Dylan, alongside a renewed vigour for life and stronger faith. I hope you enjoy the listen.
Find Dylan on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/dylan.drego/
Find Shot IQ on the web
https://shotiq.com/
 
 

After an unusually long interval between episodes due to a recently acquired speech impedimet, 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 attempting my first competition with a single string bow. On the Friday I had to make the decision to either put in the reps on the pracrice range or, after an invitation from Maddie, jump on the opportunity to shoot with Matt Zirnsak from The Push as he was in the UK filming with Maddie. Will I regret delaying gratification and deciding to put in the reps? I hope you enjoy my latest ramblings.