Archery In Depth

Nathan Brooks joins us again to discuss all the great bows launching for Elite Archery in 2025. Hear about all the great ones, with specs and prices on every bow. Lots of great discussion about Elite products including a great priced 33 inch hunter bow.

Raised Hunting has 2 current types of illuminated arrow nocks available - the Original has a convenient brass ball that requires no tool to turn off, just your finger. AND the brand new WHIP IT nocks! No tool at all, you turn it off by whipping the arrow. Amazing technological advancements as well as insight into the tech and engineering behind these nocks and get to know the family owned business.

Do you even have a paper tuner? Is it huge and a waste of space? We chat with papertuner.com about this great product that takes up no space at all and is an extremely good produce for paper tuning a bow. You will want one by the end. Listen for the 15% discount code in the podcast for a great savings on a papertuner!

What do you think about the limited edition Bowtech Honor bow package retailing for $4,000 ? We do a breakdown of the entire package and cost of accessories to see what the bow itself costs and what are you getting for that? In addition we shout our our podcast sponsors Joey's Bowstrings and XFocus 365 lenses with some info about what makes their products amazing.

Figure out what you really need discuss things like magnification, thermal imaging and a ton of new and amazing tech things that can help your hunting and shooting from Zeiss.

Get the how and why of the Sabre vanes as well as all the other new and creative products DCA custom arrows has brought to the archery market.

Find out all the scientific background and information about the HECS hunting system with Mike Slinkard and figure out how to really hide from the animals you are hunting.

Join us and Flex Fletch products as we discuss Flex Fletch Vanes, what makes them different, various products Flex Fletch offers and how to ensure your vanes stick and stay stuck.

Darrin Christenberry and Nathan Brooks join us to discuss the brand new bows from Elite and what is new for 2024. Find out the latest specs and engineering from the experts. Find out about the new line of Altra arrows as well and get some great information about this new line of carbon arrows and offerings.

What broadhead is the best? Who knows, but very few people have shot and tested more broadheads than our guest John Lusk. John tells us about his method of testing, what he thinks are great broadheads and much more! Check him out on YouTube @LuskArcheryAdventures

Rich Chrzan from Killer Food Plots joins us to talk everything food plots for hunting. Strategies for where to place food plots, where not to place them, when to plant, what to plant and how much money it actually takes and how much land you actually need to create productive food plots to ensure you harvest the buck you have been looking for and keep big game on your property and not your neighbors.

Brian Webb from Carbon Craft joins us to talk stabilizers. How long? How thick? How many? We go over the science of it and what you should be looking for in your stabilizer set up for your rig. We also discuss the advantages to having custom stabilizers made to exactly what you want them to be. Great episode with lots of great info.

Nathan Brooks from Scott Archery joins us to discuss Release aids - i.e., handheld releases. Everything from wrist straps to hinges and thumb buttons. What you need to know, what the differences are, and how you should decide which is right for you in what situation. Take it from a professional archer like Nathan, how the evolution of almost everyone's archery game will almost necessarily have you change releases.

We chat with Bowfinger and talk about all their various scope housings and accessories and why different situations and archery games require different size scopes, peeps and lenses. We also go over filters and a bunch more. Lastly, we discuss the brand new Bowfinger 1 sight which has some amazing innovation and is made right here in the USA. Check it out.

Chuck Cooley returns and tells us about his role with Zeiss hunting. We go over EVERYTHING from Thermal imaging, binoculars, spotting scopes, rifle scopes and much much more as usual. If you aren't sure about exactly what magnification you need or what your hunt may require, this is a great starting point. We also end the wivestale about the price of Zeiss optics - they may be just up your alley.

Josh Grine from the ASA joins us in discussing everything about the ASA tour. Scoring, rules, venues and how it can be a ton of fun for you and your family - And how much money you can actually make at an ASA. Check it out

Do you have questions about when to change bowstrings and crossbow strings? Which one to pick and which one is right for you. We chat with Joey from Joey's Bowstrings to go deep into the process and exactly what info you need for the super simple process of ordering replacement strings and cables to make your bow look and shoot amazing.

If you aren't sure what boot is the right for your hunt, or if you have enough pairs of boots for the various terrain you will be hunting in, this podcast is for you. Montana made Schnees boots joins us to go over the in's and out's of boots. Check out the podcast for a promo code for 25% discount on Schnees products!

If you haven't paid attention to Elite Archery in the last couple of years you have been missing out! Elite has made some of the most significant advancements in archery technology in the last couple of years and even more recently with their brand new technologies coming out in their current and future lines of bows. We do deep with Nathan Brooks of Elite to discuss the SET technology in Elite bows that allows the user to super micro tune a the arrow to the bow. Whether it is a broadhead, paper tuning or bareshaft tuning - SET technology allows you to dial in your particular bow to you in minutes, with only 1 allen wrench, and no bow press. We also discuss Elite's brand new technology that came out in the Flagship target bow - micro adjustable letoff adjustments. This new type of technology can allow the shooter to raise or lower letoff by the pound - not in fixed increments like every other bow manufacturer. This can allow for a very particular set up to each shooter and their desired draw length and letoff. Did I mention draw length? Elite also has advancements that allow extremely short draw length adjustments as well. From flagship bows to more affordable alternatives - we discuss why Elite has emerged as a powerhouse in archery as of late and why you should check them out. This is also the final episode of Archery in Depth for Season 1. Drop us a line to let us know what you want to hear in Season 2!

Heard of Iron Will Broadheads? You should have. We have the owner of Iron Will Outfitters, Bill Vanderheyden on to discuss an array of important info. Find out why the proprietary materials, hardness, testing and results of years of evolution have created one of the toughest broadheads money can buy. This is a great discussion about broadheads, flight, penetration, bone destruction, materials, tuning and much more. You will learn something for sure! Website: https://ironwilloutfitters.com/ IG: @ironwilloutfitters

Find out what "Face Cheese" is and means from Chuck Cooley who is a full time optometrist as well as many other things. Chuck walks us through lots of helpful info that we can use to become better archers, see better and perform better while hunting or competing. If you want a special pair of archery glasses, Chuck tells us what to look for, why they are somewhat expensive and yet also worth it. Tons of great information as usual, with special guest appearance by Tim Gillingham discussing his eye surgery.

We all need arrow points. Smith Brothers makes some great ones right here in the USA. Find out how they design and create their match grade arrow points that can make a difference in your accuracy. Discovery why cheap knock offs suck, and why spending just a little for some quality points is a great idea.

Archery Pro Gaius Carter from AAE joins us to talk equipment, preparing and winning the Redding shoot, mental toughness and lots of other fun subjects. After talking about his accomplishments, we then dive deep into Drop Away & Blade launcher rests - how to set them up, what different situations call for, and how you can get the most out of your rest. Check it out, its a blast! @gaius_carter @aaearchery @archeryindepth

German engineered and manufactured - Nocks by Beiter We dive deep into what separates good nocks from bad ones, how nocks increase accuracy. How to properly fit a nock to a string and when you consider that an arrow only touches two parts of the bow (the nock on the string, and the arrow on the rest), the nock becomes a critical part of your equipment. Learn how to get the most out of your arrow and performance with nocks.

Adam Parr from QuietKat Ebikes joins us to discuss how ebikes can make a huge difference in your hunting success. Everything from accessing land easier than on foot, to current issues with public and Federal land access and laws impacting ebike access. We go over the QuietKat line of bikes and accessories that can transform your hunting season from walking in the woods to scouting effectively and accessing areas that hunters on foot will never get to. Find QuietKat here: https://quietkat.com/ Insta: @quietkat_ebike

Rage Broadheads! We discuss design, engineering and what the customer wants in a tough mechanical broadhead. Rage has been around for years and years - we discuss the origin story and the evolution of Rage offerings from Shock collar systems to the newest No Collar broadhead offerings. Check it out!!

Professional Archer, hunter, Vegas Champ and more, Christopher Perkins joins the podcast to discuss what life is like as a professional Archer. We discuss travel, pay, practice, equipment and more. Discover the good and the challenging parts of making your living by shooting a bow. Bonus! Christopher discusses his new TruBall Release - The Executive and gives us some background insight into its development and features.

What to look for in a great flying broadhead. What is the difference in materials, are cheap ones bad, what flies the best, and much, much more. Go deep with Thorn broadheads to discuss innovation, customer feedback and lethality. www.thornbroadheads.com

In this episode we go deep into vanes and arrow fletchings with Q2i, who make some of the best arrow vanes on the market. We discuss adhesion, plastics and what to look for in a vane, what profile and the difference between them all. Start fletching your own arrows and get an education on what to be looking for. www.q2iarchery.com

Find out the advantages of replacing your stock strings and cables with a set of premium aftermarket strings and cables with Firststring owner Scott Parish. We discuss the history of Firststring, and how they have been on the leading edge of archery innovation for decades. Firststring offers multiple models of strings, with exclusive BCY blends- only for Firststring - to make ultra premium sets. We also discuss the differences between an experienced maker such as Firststring and a privateer stringmaker like quality, consistency and a team that backs up their products. By the end, the advantages are clear. Check them out at www.firststringusa.com IG: @firststringusa

Confused about magnification lenses for Hunting, target archery and more? Chuck Cooley from X-focus 365 joins us to go deep into everything from peeps, clarifyers, verifyers, lenses, alignment and much more. Find out how to determine what is the best lens for your need and where to get them. Lastly, check describes the all new Acromat Doublet lens from X-focus 365 and how technology has allowed this amazing product to come to market. Discount Code: AID10 for 10% off any X-focus 365 lens on Chuck's sales website: www.arcuswerk.com @chuckcooley

Learn how to tune broadheads and field points to hit closer together from one of the most prolific archery testers, hunters and world class shooters: Tim Gillingham from Gold Tip arrows. Tim tells us all about different broadheads, how to tune your bow to the broadhead and much, much more. Find Tim's YouTube Videos here: https://youtu.be/FfvBzm_ZSSY