The Way of The Bow | Archery GB Podcast

Welcome back to Season 2 of The Way of The Bow podcast, hosted by Marketing Officer Daniel Fisher-Jones. In this captivating episode, we delve into the world of archery tournaments in the UK with a special guest, Jon Nott, Events and Competitions Manager at Archery GB. From the intricacies of the National Tour to Jon's firsthand experiences from delivering the monumental London 2012 event, we uncover the behind-the-scenes magic that makes these competitions unforgettable. Just like in Ruth Hall's episode, we prioritize our members curiosity, dedicating a substantial portion of the conversation to answering member-submitted questions.

Join us as we explore topics ranging from Masters/50+ competitions to imperial rounds, event capacity, and how barebow is disrupting events and competitions. Whether you're a seasoned archer or just curious about the sport, this episode promises insights and excitement for all. Tune in and let the arrows of knowledge fly!

Mentioned in podcast:

1. Start Archery Week Partners Kinetic and Avalon provide a wealth of prizes for SAW volunteers and participants -> https://archerygb.org/news/kinetic-and-avalon-archery-announced-as-start-archery-week-premium-partners

2. Maven Optics announced as official Archery GB Options partner, use code ARCHERYGB for 20% -> https://mavenbuilt.co.uk

What is The Way of The Bow Podcast?

From different bow disciplines to motivations, everyone has their own 'Way of The Bow'. In this podcast, Archery GB explores the insight, stories and experiences of people within Archery. From world-class and world-ranked athletes to the support staff and clubs who make our sport so special. From grassroots to peak performance, The Way of The Bow sheds a light and provides a resource accessible to all. The Way of The Bow is hosted by Archery GB Marketing Officer, Daniel Fisher-Jones.

To kick start season 2 of The Way of The Bow Podcast we welcome Archery GB's CEO, Ruth Hall to the show to get to know her, her background and what the future holds for Archery GB.

Over 40 minutes of this podcast is dedicated to questions Archery GB members submitted recently covering topics such as the Performance Archery Centre, county/region affiliations and using gender-neutral language in archery to name a few topics.

Have you got a guest or topic you'd like to see featured on The Way of The Bow podcast? Let us know by sending an email to magazine@archerygb.org

What is The Way of The Bow Podcast?

From different bow disciplines to motivations, everyone has their own 'Way of The Bow'. In this podcast, Archery GB explores the insight, stories and experiences of people within Archery. From world-class and world-ranked athletes to the support staff and clubs who make our sport so special. From grassroots to peak performance, The Way of The Bow sheds a light and provides a resource accessible to all. The Way of The Bow is hosted by Archery GB Marketing Officer, Daniel Fisher-Jones.

The Way of The Bow podcast returns with a bang with Easton's George Tekmitchov to explore arrows. We're not just talking about tuning but how the design and engineering of each and every arrow makes a difference to the shot, our group and our scoring. George also was pivotal in the design and development of the renowned Easton X10 arrow so shares some of the story of the development of the X10.

The Way of The Bow podcast now returns with at least 1 episode a month. Archery GB members will find out about episodes first in their Members Ezine releasing towards the end of each month.

Welcome to episode 4 of The Way of The Bow. Today's episode is a little different as we are exploring an Archery GB update to the Outdoor Classification and Handicap scheme. To help break it down, one of the lead volunteers on the update, Marc Tamlyn (Wallingford Castle Archers), guides us through the scheme and most importantly what it means for archers (of all levels).

Links:
Explainer Page including Tables, Video & Calculators: https://archerygb.org/resources/outdoor-classifications-and-handicaps
Outdoor Classification & Handicap FAQ Page: https://archerygb.org/resources/outdoor-classifications-and-handicaps/classification-and-handicap-faqs
www.ArcheryGB.org

After kickstarting the podcast with two archers, we thought we would explore the world of archery support staff for episode 3. Sarah Smith instantly came to mind when considering guests. Sarah currently is the founder of Performance Studio Planner, a brilliant tool to assist archers with planning, goal setting and even tuning. In addition to that, Sarah also works at Archery GB for the English Institiute of Sport (EIS) as a Performance Lifestyle Practitioner, which we explore in this episode. But that isn't the limit of her experience and expertise, prior to working for EIS, Sarah worked within performance at Archery GB as a team manager which including during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Mentioned in the episode:

www.PerformanceStudioPlanners.com

English Institute of Sport Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channels/5064537

We are kickstarting the new year with a deep dive into the lessons and insight of Ella Gibson's journey to world no.1. In this episode we cover a range of topics including what sponsors look for in archers, the biggest lessons around equipment including how essential it is to maintain your equipment and also how important it is to take ownership over your own journey. 

Books mentioned:
With Winning In Mind by Lanny Bassham
The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey

This episode is brought to you with TRU Ball / AXCEL Archery, to learn more visit truball.com

www.ArcheryGB.org

www.StartArchery.co.uk

Christmas is coming early with the launch of Archery GB’s very own podcast!

From different bow disciplines to unique body attributes, a big part of archery is finding out what works best for you, both physically and mentally. In the same way, everyone’s journey through the sport is individual, from wanting to be the world’s best, to shooting for simple family enjoyment.

We want to celebrate these differences and create a resource of archery experience, so we are launching Archery GB’s official podcast, The Way of the Bow, on Wednesday 14 December.

Every fortnight, the podcast will host a conversation with a guest from our sport. From clubs sharing their insights and coaches providing tips and training tricks, right through to our world-class athletes sharing their experience, their wisdom and their own Way of the Bow.

Who will be on the show?

As excited as we are to share this with you, we don’t want to give away all our secrets just yet. But we can drop a few hints to the kind of guests we’ll be having on future episodes:

• An international,medal-winning Visually-Impaired archer

• A no.1 world-ranked archer

• An award-winning ontarget club

• An expert in the lifestyle of archery peak performance