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Author: David Bouska/Neil Cooley

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We talk about archery from tournaments to hunting for the whole family. We cover all aspects of archery being target, 3D, field, indoor, outdoor, Joad, collegiate, and more. We will cover new and old equipment that is being shot. Along with testing we do with arrows. Also we will bring guest to talk with.
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Tim Yohman is out of Central Texas. His journey moving up to the Pro class is what many strive for. Tim explains his approach to learn from and his payback to local archery shop, this was a big stepping stone that allowed him recognition with a bow manufacturer and led to a sponsorship. Lots more can be said on his travels and he does this. Thank you Tim for sharing.
This episode will drop some real big news for the archery world. All the guys with SHOT the 3D Experience group has been working really hard with ASA. Pretty sure our very own State Director (Neil) had a start with this happening. They tell all the dates for the shoots, the 2025 sponsors, and locations. This conversation is packed with news you will need to know.
Oklahoma Archery is back!

Oklahoma Archery is back!

2024-11-2601:01:29

Yea we really never went any where. Just with hunting season starting and self imposed injuries. It has been kinda quiet for us. So on this show we talk about new equipment that has been released. What shoots we have for us to be broadcasting live at and to finish it off the new rule change for ASA. So listen up and leave some comments.
Been a hot minute since we had dropped an episode. We set down and decided it was time to tell whats going on. We do discuss event dats for indoors and even some 3D events next year. Listen in and stay up to date so you can plan properly.
This show it is just the two of us talking about Neil's early season hunts. David's new indoor bow, then we open the door and Neil steps through with the bombshell of an announcement.
We get the Oklahoma Bowhunter man himself just before opening morning of archery season. Kreg has a simple goal every year. He wants to introduce bowhunting to someone that has never done go to experience the hunt with a bow. Neil is made of great questions that allows us to understand Kreg's methods of hunting large plots of land and even his suburban hunting techniques. Listen to hear what he needs all of to do when taking pictures to be posted on the Oklahoma Bowhunter FB page.
Dallas is Oklahoma's big game biologist for Oklahoma Department Wildlife Commission. Dallas explains what goes into decisions it takes to to maintain Oklahoma's deer heard. It's not just guess work picking the dates for the hunting seasons. I was very interested when he gets into how the deer population is counted for the upcoming season. He admits he has a really great job getting to see the how deer react, move, and grow with all the programs the ODWC has. Listen in and learn so you can be educated and gain an advantage this hunting season.
We set down with Oklahoma's recent winner of our State 900 Championship, Kyle Anderson. We briefly roll through that and cover Kyle's Darton Archery bow setups. His plans for upcoming tournaments and any equipment changes he will need. Several other tidbits of information along with some tournament information. This was quick one since Kyle and Neil had to get ready for a Tuesday league night.
This episode dropped all kinds of bombs with new arrows. Chris is a rep for Victory Arrows, and dozens of other brands. He builds a great picture of what reps, shops, and the archery community needs to do to help strengthen up to move forward. So much we covered I can't even list it all here.
This episode we are talking with Brook Storts. She is a Darton Archery staff shooter that has won all across the country. She shares her setup of equipment and gives us some insight of what her plans for 2025 looks like for her. Listen in and see if you grab some of those golden nuggets of expertise she shares.
This week we invited on 2 guest that tore it up on the outdoor shooting world. First off we visit with Landry Loar while we he talks about the hard fought battle this year in his class. He gives you his run down on his equipment and plans for next year. Then we visit with Rhett Wood a bright young man that is not afraid of shooting with the big boys. He has proven that all year long. We ask Rhett about his equipment along with his shooting this last weekend. Listen in to hear our future shooters of Oklahoma Archery.
We have a special guest today, we are visiting with Josh Smith. He is a co-founder of RamRods Archery. They make and build products "...that make the shooters performance better". Josh comes from a shooting background that took him thru being an RA at the Olympic training center. Speaking from experience, the first shot I took with these bars I knew they were different. Listen in on the whole story.NEW DISCOUNT CODE FROM RamRods Archery save 10%: OklahomaArcheryPodcast
Ty Dameron returns to the show and we talk about his African safari hunt he did a few weeks ago. Also he pleads with everyone to get to your local shop and get finalized for this years season. Of coarse we talk a little ASA 3D shoot. Listen in for a fun filled show.
We welcome Greg Thompson on the show to talk about his recent win in the Oklahoma Triple Crown. We cover his set up and the shoot itself. Rolling into just a great all around archery conversation. We hit on the Olympics, indoor archery, a calendar of events for August, then right at the very end Neil hangs up on us. Whats up with that?
Everyone knows Neil is our new ASA State Rep for 2024. Before he gets to his 1 year anniversary he pulls together the ASA shooters and shows the ASA Federation office some staggering numbers with shooter count, range sign ups, and memberships. He goes on to let everyone know that this has been a team effort from all the host ranges, friends, family, and fellow shooters. He does take time to talk a little for next year and what it will look like. He brings up that this year isn't quite done, because they still have a directors meeting nationally and he is organizing a Oklahoma State wide meeting in September. You can hear through out the entire podcast he appreciates each and everyone that has offered some kind of support to him and the Oklahoma ASA. Mr Neil Cooley thank you.
The 2024 Paris Olympics are just a few day away from starting. We bring in our friend Tom Stevenson. Owner of ArcheryPath.com, Coach of Oklahoma Storm Joad team, active Male Recurve Olympic shooter, and winner of countless national awards. We asked Tom to break down what olympic equipment is, practice routines, how you must qualify, what the athletes go thru, and what we will be watching during the Paris events. After this Neil and I talk about this weeks ASA State Championship being held at the OKC Gun Club. Tom shared this link to all of the Olympic Archery Coverage. Courtesy of the USA Archery Media team https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule/sport/archery
We were honored to have Rick Gilley on the show for a second time. Recently Rick traveled to the NFAA Midwest Trail Classic and finished top of the podium with first place. He made a last minute bow change and the confidence he took with him was huge. Followed up the next weekend with ASA Metropolis IL. Listen to what he looks for when choosing his equipment and the feel he wants from his equipment. Gold nuggets are scattered all through this episode.
Jayme is a member of USA Archery 3D Traditional Archery Team. She tells us all about making the team, her setup, future plans, new archery range they have, and her trip to Slovenia to represent Team USA (and Team Oklahoma). She tells us about the new range and some weekday league plays they will be offering.
Oklahoma's own North America Super Slam record holder Lincoln Tapp is the youngest ever to achieve this and he did it using a bow. We visit with Lincoln about his adventures chasing the super slam. He does give us his favorite arrow setup for all these hunts, the bow setup, and even some tips and tricks on finding how he looks for whitetails where others don't.
Bryn is Oklahoma's newest NFAA State Director. We took this time to understand more about the NFAA and our State. Bryn explains some of things he has to do when working with our local clubs/ranges along with the NFAA. We all feel the same, we want to grow archery and are fortunate to have some good people working for OK that can help get this done.
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