The podcast we've all wanted to listen to! Longtime pro archer Darrin Christenberry, who is the pro staff coordinator for The Outdoor Group - think Elite, Scott, CBE, Altra - talks in depth about the changing landscape of professional archery. What does it take to be a pro? Can you make a lot of money as a pro? How to get to be a sponsored archer? Darrin dives into all these subjects as he works on contracts for the 2026 season.
Elite pro Stephen Altizer won ASA Shooter of the Year this year in his first season as a Senior Pro. Altizer talks about what it was like getting that crown after competing for over 20 years in the ASA. He also talks about the changing face of professional archery and how Elite is navigating those changes, and covers several other intriguing topics.
We sat down with ASA and IBO Women's Pro Emily McCarthy after she won two IBO tournaments and an ASA all in a row during the summer of 2025. Emily talks about her hot streak, and offers insight into her mental game on the range and in the shootoff; her preparation for 3D tournaments; and why the "worst" arrow in her quiver is named after her cat. Listen in as we talk with one of the most popular pros on the 3D circuit.
Elite pro Curtis Broadnax won his second-ever national ASA in the Known Pro class at the Mathews Pro/Am in Metropolis, Ill., last month. That win followed a gold medal in the Mixed Team final with Alexis Ruiz earlier in June at the World Cup in Antalya, Turkey. We talked with "Big Time" about those events, about social media in archery, about how to make the sport more exciting and many other topics in this podcast.
Brady Hempen from Kentucky won his first national ASA tournament in the Known Pro division at the Easton/Hoyt Pro/Am in Minden, La., in April. We sat down with him to talk about that big win, what it took for him to get there, what it's like to compete in the ultra-competitive Known Pro class and what he hopes to achieve in competitive archery going forward, among other topics.
ASA President Josh Grine runs through the aftermath of the deadly tornado that struck Laurel County, Ky., and surrounding areas May 16, forcing the cancellation of the annual TRU Ball Pro/Am in London. Josh discusses what happened; why the shoot was cancelled; how that impacts the 2025 season, including Shooter of the Year races; and how people can help those affected in Laurel County.
Mike Schloesser, winner of 2025 World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai, China, tied the 72-arrow, 50-meter world record of 718 for the third time last month at Gator Cup. We sat down with Mr. Perfect after that achievement to talk about what it takes to shoot a 718; what it will take to shoot a perfect 720; how he got started in archery in the Netherlands; and what life is like as a professional archer who has been ranked No. 1 in the world for nearly five years now.
Stephan Hansen sits down to talk about his 2025 win in the Championship Men's division at the Western Classic Trail Shoot in Redding, Calif. It was a monumental win for Hansen, who came close several times before, but was never able to pull off the win until 2025. He also talks about his start in archery in Denmark, his plans for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles and about the present and future of life as a pro archer.
Joel Turner's Shot IQ training system has taken the archery world by storm. In this podcast, he spills the secret to becoming a successful, high-level archer. And what's the most accurate shooting style today? Sorry hinge shooters. Joel says you gotta have a trigger!
Elite pro Lauren Carver is in her rookie season shooting Women's Pro at the ASA. At her second tournament - the Shibuya Pro/Am in Russell County, Ala. - she qualified for her first Pro Pressure Point Shootdown and finished on the podium. We talked with Lauren about her breakout tournament as a pro, and about what it took to get there. Turns out, that was all part of her own master plan.
Hoyt and GAS Bowstrings pro Tanja Gellenthien has come out of the gate HOT in the 2025 season, winning the first two ASA's in Women's Known Pro and the Indoor World Series Final in Vegas. We talked with her about her great start to the year and about many other things, such as - how close she came to almost NOT becoming a professional archer; how she got started in archery in Denmark; how she transitioned from target archery to being a successful ASA 3D archer; and about being a mom, wife, pro archer and GAS employee.
Bodie Turner joins the podcast today to talk about his big win in the Open Championship Division at the 2025 Vegas Shoot, which netted him more than $100,000. We start the podcast setting the record straight on whether or not he missed an X in the finals shootoff. Besides talking about his Vegas experience and how he thinks the shootoff could be better, Bodie also talks about his future, since he'll be graduating high school in a couple months, and about professional bow contracts.
Christopher Perkins - Professional Archer on the podcast today!!! Perkins finished third at the 2025 Vegas Shoot. We talked to Perkins about the decision to go to inside-out scoring after 13 ends of competition at Vegas, as well as about his confidence moving through the 2025 season, where he has been a contender in every tournament he has entered so far.
Have you been thinking about going to your first ASA national tournament, but you just can't push yourself to take that leap? This is the podcast for you! Meet pro fishing guide Jake Villwock, who went to his first two ASA tournaments in 2024 without knowing anyone, just because he thought he would like it. The experience was better than he expected, and now he's hooked on ASA.
We sat down with UltraView's Kolby Hanley to talk about how far Ultraview has come since he started it in his college dorm room; what drives the company's product development; and why new products are getting more expensive.
U.S. Olympians Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison run through their experiences at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where they won the first-ever mixed-team medal in archery for the USA, taking bronze, and where Ellison won silver in the individual competition. The two share lots of behind-the-scenes moments that offer insight into what it's like to compete on the biggest stage at the biggest moments. And we find out if Brady follows Casey on Instagram.
We sat down with USA Archery's top three women in Olympic recurve - Casey Kaufhold, Catalina GNoriega and Jennifer Mucino -for a full discussion about their preparations and expectations for their biggest tournament of the summer. #competitionarcherymedia #archery #teamusa
We sat down with Levi Perigo and Matt Gross from QuivAR to talk about the QuivAR app and its application to the new X-Ray series of targets from BIGshot and Delta McKenzie. The guys talk about how they came up with the idea for this augmented reality technology to help bowhunters better learn how to shoot at game animals, while they are practicing with 3D targets. QuivAR allows the user to see anatomically correct placement of skeleton and vital organs for the animal the 3D target imitates.
Hoyt pro Katelyn Bordwell talks about winning her first-ever pro title in the Women's Known Pro class at the ASA's TRU Ball Pro/Am in London, KY, in June 2024. She talks about the nerves she had to fight through to take the title, about how the shootdown was different for her because it was the first time she went into one with a lead, and about how her brother, Glen Bordwell, helped her get through the finals. Bordwell also talks about how she got started in competitive archery and about training hunting dogs.
Jimmy Lutz won his first ever Western Classic Trail Shoot at Redding in May 2024. We sat down and talked with him about that victory, and about his many other successes so far this year. In the weeks following Redding, Lutz won individual silver and team gold medals at the Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Korea, and then won the Known Pro division at the ASA TRU Ball Pro/Am in London, KY. The 2024 season is red hot for Lutz.