
Bowjunky archery podcast
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Seb Peineau & Johan van Drunen from Europe
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by France's Seb Peineau to discuss the current situation in France and how Seb is managing his shooting and safety during this issue. BigGP is also joined by owner of JVD Archery Johan van Drunen to talk about the current challenges facing Europe and his company as the leading archery distributor in Europe.

Paige Pearce, Tate Morgan & Jimmy Lutz
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by professional archers Paige Pearce, Tate Morgan & Jimmy Lutz to talk about the current situation, how they are dealing with the current delays and take questions about tuning and whatever else comes up.

Training with Braden Braden
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by long time professional archer Michael Braden to discuss training, how to set up bows to hold better and aiming exercises to help all level of archers become better.

Bruce Cull Indoor Nats postponement
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the Executive Director of the NFAAF Bruce Cull to discuss the postponement of the 2020 Indoor Nationals event and potential dates for the event later this year. Greg & Bruce discuss Hotel and shooter fee issues along with some of the other ramifications of the CV.

The Freakshow Jesse Broadwater
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by long time professional archer The "Freakshow" Jesse Broadwater to discuss his indoor season including a 2nd place finish at The Vegas shoot and get into how Jesse builds and tunes arrows. Greg and Jesse discuss how building the best bullet is determined by down range results not just a number on paper. Jesse also explains shimming cams and how important proper center serving size is for proper nock fit.

String Nerdfest w/ Eric Griggs PT2
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by GAS Bowstrings owner Eric Griggs for PART 2 of the string #Nerdfest. Greg and Eric dive into end serving size and how it effects cam performance, Strand effectiveness, Wax/Colorant effects on size and longevity, serving material differences and the INCREDIBLE effects too big a center serving can have on nocks resulting in tuning and accuracy issues.

String nerdfest w/ Eric Griggs PT1
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by GAS Bowstrings owner Eric Griggs for Part 1 of a string nerdfest discussing everything from how Greg & Eric both got introduced to string making and on through material specs, strand counts, servings and every facet of strings that comes up.

Senior Pro Michael Braden
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by long time professional archer and 2020 Foley Senior winner Michael Braden to discuss his win this weekend, the growing competitiveness of the senior class and what kind of strategy Michael has found that led to his consistency in the sport. Greg and Michael also discuss the current "coaching" issues facing archery.

2020 Foley Champion Sharon Wallace
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the 2020 Foley Women's Open pro Champion Sharon Wallace to talk about her first win with her PSE bow and how she was able to use the first couple indoor events to figure out what her and the bow needed under pressure to succeed.

2020 Foley Champion Dan McCarthy
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the 2020 Foley champion in the Men's open pro class Dan McCarthy to discuss his indoor season, how he has transitioned to 3D so effectively after shooting a perfect 900 at The Vegas shoot to win in Foley. Dan also talks about his last minute bow poundage change and why he had to pump it up to 78 lbs.

Vegas 900 archer Lee Gibbs
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by long time professional archer and WI legend Lee Gibbs who shot the first 900 of his career at the 2020 The Vegas shoot. Greg and Lee discuss how he balances family, work and shooting along with supporting his local archery shop What tales archery. Despite his long career as a shooter Lee does not wear a shooter jersey nor does he pursue sponsorships. Lee also explains what he told himself to finally get over the hump and why he has zero social media.

2020 Vegas YA Champion Cole Frederick
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the 2020 Vegas shoot Championship Young Adult winner with a perfect 900 Cole Frederick to discuss how he got into the sport and how hard he has worked to accomplish this win. Greg & Cole also talk about his parents Jamie & Jason, coach Scott Wright and training buddies Blake & Tyler and how they have helped him stay grounded and driven.

3-peat Vegas Champ Keith trail
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the 3 peat Senior Vegas Champion Keith Trail to talk about his long history in the sport and how he has overcome physical and mental hurdles to remain on the top of his game and the importance of his family as he continues his reign atop the Senior division. Greg & Keith also discuss some of the modifications Martin has made on their 2020 platform.

2020 Vegas Champion Kyle Douglas
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the 2020 Vegas shoot Championship open winner Kyle Douglas. Kyle talks about where came from, his archery shop along with his mental game and how his parents contributed to his calmness under pressure allowing him to keep his composure on the biggest stage in archery or on the field range during a breakdown. Greg and Kyle also discuss how his shooting style allows him to run 24 oz out front and Kyle goes into detail on his decision to command fire a light trigger thumb button release this year.

Break the Barriers Veterans program
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Jared & Tyler Hergenrader and Mike Hernandez from Break the Barriers. BTB is a veteran and disabled persons program serving the community for 37 years. BTB is the largest Sports recreational Veteran program in the country in addition to be the US Department of Education's "National role model for inclusion". BTB will be attending the Vegas shoot this week with 40 Vets that participate in their program. We discuss the Vegas event in addition to the large marked 3D outdoor event they are hosting in Fresno CA in April.

Martin Archery's Scott Romero
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Martin Archery's Scott Romero to discuss the companies origins dating back to 1951 and how current owners have rebuilt the iconic brand from the top down focusing on family and its shooter experience. Greg & Scott discuss some of the technologies involved with the new 2020 line up and the methodology's behind their implementation into the line up.

3D issues with Levi Morgan
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the GOAT of unknown 3D Levi Morgan of Bow life TV to discuss the current situation concerning Unknown 3D archery. Greg & Levi discuss how the known class became pro and the "Meeting" that precipitated it in London KY years ago. The guys also discuss many of the things involved from a competitive and organizational perspective that are at stake with trying to change the foundation of what build 3d archery while also addressing what needs to be done to grow the sport overall regardless of venue.

"On the Spot" Paige & Tate from Nimes
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Professional archers Paige Pearce & Tate Morgan for an "On the Spot" podcast from Nimes France. We discuss the struggles of traveling the world including baggage issues, time changes and how they manage to eat the kind of foods they need to perform at a high level. Paige discusses her recent switch to a hand held release and the should issue that precipitated the change along with the results that have followed including a perfect 30X round the second half of the Nimes qualifications.

AAE GM Nick Fisher
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by AAE 3rd generation Fisher and current GM Nick Fisher to discuss the history of the company from his grandparents Tom & Millie to his parents TJ & Chelly and now as he is poised to take the helm headed into the companies 50th year in business. Greg and Nick discuss the growth and current position of AAE from an OEM only manufacture to becoming the worlds largest Vane company and branching out into recurve accessories via Cavalier and arrows rest, stabilizers and more at the retail level. Nick also details the incredible line of stabilizers in addition to the new 2020 Freakshow QD with Sling blade target rest.

OPA/Bowfest with Levi & Mike
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the Organization of Professional Archery creators Bow life TV Levi Morgan and Mike Pollard to discuss the recently announced partnership with the wildly successful Bowfest event held at Mont Du Lac in WI. The guys discuss the growth of the event, rule changes and address the unavoidable scheduling conflict this year.

John Dudley talks PSE & Nock on
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Nock On TV's John Dudley for an in depth discussion about his recent change to PSE archery and how the creative control over his brands products played a huge role. Greg and John also discuss his philosophy on teaching archery, adding to the Nock On brand of products and what he is looking for in the future from himself and his partners. John also explains his extension with long time partner AAE and the new line of Riddance Stabilizers.

Chris Perkins "On the spot" from Iowa pro am
BJM's Greg Poole is joined on this installment of the "On the Spot" podcast by professional archer Christopher Perkins from the 2019 ISAA Pro am to discuss his pre season tuning and training and how me prepares for every new season. Greg and Chris also discuss his weight loss and is plans to keep working out and how he continues to eat right while driving to events. Chris also details how his mental focus has helped him become one of the best archers in the game.

Crossbow debate with Gregg Ritz
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Industry icon and crossbow expert Gregg Ritz to discuss the actual data surrounding crossbows and their effect on the hunting world including sales data and the impact crossbows are having on FET and do crossbows need their own season.

Bruce Cull talks NFAA & Vegas shoot
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the NFAA's Bruce Cull to discuss the origins of the NFAA with Bowhunting and continued support, changes to this upcoming indoor nationals schedule and the continued activation & expansion of the NFAA and its partnerships that are resulting in amazing results. Greg & Bruce also discuss this upcoming Vegas shoot including the record attendance, $490,000 in cash & Scholarships (This number does NOT include contingencies from companies), How much room for growth we have at the South Pointe casino and the new $10,000 per day Championship classes top score shoot off payout on Friday & Saturday.

Amateur Champion Tim Hanley
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by NFAA Amateur Indoor & Outdoor Nationals champion Tim Hanley from Kinsey's to discuss the issues within the Amateur ranks including jerseys and his decision to join the pro class.

Amateur archer Darrell Hunt
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by life long Amateur shooter Darrell Hunt aka The "Brown Hornet" to discuss some of the issues facing today's up and coming amateurs regarding sponsorship, the shooting jersey everyone is sponsored issue, "PRO" being listed on jerseys and sandbagging. Greg and Darrell also discuss the trend of archers parking in amateur classes and not moving up and a potential NFAA move up rule. The guys also discuss previous pro Marc Gruber coming back as an Amateur after over 2 years off due to injury and shooting well at the Midwest open and the resulting backlash from amateurs despite him not being sponsored or having shot in years.

Ted Nugent talks Hunting and conservation
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by hunting icon, Rock and Roll legend and outdoor lifestyle conservationist Ted Nugent to discuss his amazing 71 years and running successful and perpetually renewable hunting adventures. Greg and Ted also discuss the Michigan deer baiting ban and the ramifications MI hunters and deer herds are facing in addition to his thoughts on the Virginia anti constitutional efforts by the new legislature.

Rodger Willett talks Virginia 2A rights
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by long time professional Archer and Virginian Rodger Willett to discuss the potentially devastating new anti 2nd Amendment laws being proposed by the new leadership in Virginia. Greg and Rodger go over the economic impact due to lose of hunting revenue, deer population issues and the effects on residents of Virginia.

UFC LHW Corey "Overtime" Anderson
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the #5 ranked UFC Light heavy weight in the world, avid outdoorsman and Archer Corey "Overtime" Anderson to discuss his incredible passion for the outdoors and archery in addition to how he got into archery and how his relationship with his father shapes how he will raise his young son in the outdoors. Greg and Corey talk about training dogs for animal tracking, his new NXT 33 PSE Archery bow, Victory arrows, Spot Hogg sight, Cobra release and of course his custom GAS bowstrings. Corey also explains how he got involved with the Veterans program Heroes Sports and how the program helps Veterans of all kinds!

Legendary archer Mike Leiter
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by 9 time NFAA Outdoor Nationals champion and legendary archer Mike Leiter to discuss his upbringing in archery coming from a family of archers and the other legends that contributed to his amazing career. Greg and Mike discuss some of the most famous Field ranges in the country and how Mike used to tune his set ups back in the day.

Archery legend Jim Despart
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by long time professional archer and manager of Flying Arrow sports in East Greenbush NY Jim Despart to discuss the history of professional archery, The Vegas shoot and the equipment used in the early days of professional archery along with the legends that inspired Jim. Greg and Jim also discuss the cam design Jimmy patented that relieved the torque every bod has and Jim tells several stories from back in the day.

Stabilizer history with Blair Sandberg
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by old friend and Stabilizer guru Blair Sandberg to discuss the origins of the original B-Stinger and what precipitated Blair teaming up with Greg to make the Premier freestyle stabilizer that changed the industry forever.

Kings of Archery Sander Dolderman
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Kings Of Archery founder Sander Dolderman to discuss the history of the event and what has led to the KOA becoming one of the premier indoor events in the world. Greg and Sander discuss the origins of the event and how the KOA crew has built on their own wish lists for an event as archers themselves and how the partnership with JVD propelled the event to nearly 1000 archers.

Levi Morgan 2019 Hunting PT 2
Part 2 of BJM's Greg Poole and Bowlife TV's Levi Morgan discussion. Greg & Levi continue to discuss the incredibly frustrating whitetail season Levi has had thus far in 2019 and how he has mentally dealt with it. The guys discuss where he was hunting in Iowa and Levi's methodologies using his Browning trail cameras and land evaluation experience. Levi also goes into great detail on his largest deer ever at 188" and the confidence he had to execute the shot at 119 yards after setting his slider to the exact distance.

Levi Morgan 2019 hunting part 1
Part 1 of BJM's Greg Poole and Bow Life TV's Levi Morgan discussing Levi's amazing season so far including his successful harvest of a Dall sheep with his bow at 101 yards and the hair raising story of the Grizzly bear that was hunting them while they moved in on a sheep. Greg and Levi also discuss how the last 3 weeks of whitetail hunting have been the hardest and most frustrating of his career. Levi explains how he is using the patience he has learned hunting and sports to teach his young son Landon valuable life lessons.

"On the Spot" with Paul Tedford from KOA
BJM's Greg Poole hosts the NEW podcast series "On the Spot" with his first guest Paul Tedford while in the Netherlands during the Kings of Archery JVD Open to discuss the first indoor event of the new season. Greg and Paul discuss his preparation and Paul gives us details about the amazing event from a competitors perspective.

Kifaru's Aron Snyder
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by accomplished Traditional archer, Kifarucast host and Pack expert from Kifaru Aron Snyder to talk about some of his TRAD adventures this year including harvesting a Wolverine! Greg and Aron also talk about what pack he uses and the gear he brings along for high country multi day hunts. Aron also explains why he prefers the Zeiss Harpia 95 spotting scope in the field in addition to how the AAE TRAD vanes have changed the way he is able to hunt.

Tiffany Lakosky from The Crush
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by legendary Huntress, Mother, wife and industry icon Tiffany Lakosky from the Crush TV to discuss her gigantic 2019 Yukon Moose and what it was like having her husband Lee by her side for the entire hunt. Greg & Tiffany also discuss how they began their hunting career along with the ups and downs of life in the outdoor industry and who they have managed to balance raising kids with all the daily pressures they face. Tiffany also gives us an update on her health and she discusses the custom AAE "IamanElk" vanes.

Lee Lakosky talks biggest whitetail of his career
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by legendary hunter, conservationist and family man Lee Lakosky from The Crush to talk about his most recent buck named "Wednesday", the most elusive and hard to pattern buck Lee has ever challenged himself against which also happened to be the biggest of his career. Greg and Lee discuss the set up on this particular farm and lee goes into great detail on his tactics when it comes to setting up food plots, wind directions and what kinds of nutrition he uses to grow and keep the animals on his farms happy and healthy.

Jack & Sharon Wallace
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by professional archers Jack & Sharon Wallace to discuss their signing with PSE archery together for the first time! The crew discusses the process involved with Sharon changing bow companies after 13 years in addition to the different PSE bows she tried before making her decision. The technical differences between each platform and the testing that Jack & Sharon did coming to the decision is discussed in detail and they give us their thoughts on the future.

"Flip the Farm" Samantha Morgan
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by professional archer & Mother of 2 amazing boys Samantha Morgan to discuss motherhood, her shooting career, hunting and her new project "Flip the Farm" available on the Mossy oak Go app. Greg and Sam also discuss her amazing talent at interior decorating and how she can develop that skill set moving forward.

Bone Collectors T-Bone Travis Turner
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Bone Collector's T-Bone Travis Turner to discuss all things whitetail hunting including bow set up, tuning fixed & Mechanical broadheads. Greg & Travis also get into his involvement with Whitetail Unlimited and their efforts to stem the tide of declining hunting license sales. Travis also discusses how much he loves the time and effort he puts into farming and other hunting prep.

Vegas Champion Chris Perkins
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Professional archer and Vegas Champion Christopher Perkins to discuss his indoor tuning process and what he focuses on that allows him to remain at the top of the leader board. Greg & Chris also discuss the issues he faces shooting for American companies and domestic prize purses while being a Canadian resident.

Josh Bowmar of Bowmar Archery
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Entrepreneur, Hunter, Fitness champion and owner of Bowmar Archery Josh Bowmar to discuss the new "Nose Button" he released to discuss how the new product will help archers be more accurate. Greg and Josh also discuss shooting at distance, haters and how Josh & his wife Sarah deal with the stigma of social media "Influencers" despite the fact they where hunting and competing in Physique competitions before SM blew up.

Huntmaster's Gregg Ritz
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by industry icon and professional hunter Gregg Ritz from Huntmasters to discuss the ups and downs of public land hunting and the additional pressures making a TV show adds to the equation. Greg and Gregg also discuss the next generation of hunting ambassadors including his own daughters and Gregg gives his thoughts on what we as a hunting community need to do for hunting to continue as part of our heritage. Gregg also gives a couple pieces of advice for new or up and coming hunters.

Target Archery Unlimited's Dave Madden
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by former Alaskan hunting guide and creator of the incredibly successful Facebook page "Target Archery Unlimited" Dave Madden to discuss why he started the page and how he has managed to keep the page free of the typical nonsense online forums are prone to. Greg and Dave also talk hunting in Alaska including Levi Morgans awesome Dall sheep and how Sheep hunting differs from other AK hunts.

Impact Archery's Charlie Roof
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by professional shooter and owner of Impact Archery in Las Vegas NV Charlie Roof to discuss how he has managed to create such a thriving business during these difficult archery times. Greg and Charlie discuss how he got into archery and what he learned from prior shop experiences that allowed him to pull in 35-4-% of his shop revenue from range time! Charlie also details an amazing Range monitoring program called Range-Pro every dealer needs to look at.

2019 IBO SOY & Archery shop owner Joby Shaw
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the 2019 IBO SOY and owner of a NEW archery shop in Shoals Indiana Joby Shaw to discuss his 2019 season. Greg and Joby will also be discussing Joby's career thus far, how he has managed to build himself into a professional 3D archer in addition to how the other 3D pros helped shape him into an archer that is able to handle all of the pressures associated with being a pro. Joby discusses the business model he intends to implement for his new Archery shop called "Shaw's Auto & Archery".

2019 ASA SOY Dan McCarthy
BJM's Greg Poole is joined the 2019 ASA Classic & SOY champion Danny McCarthy to discuss his season this year and the struggles that come along with shooting professionally with travel, hotels and the amount of time away from home. Greg & Dan also discuss his 2019 ASA SOY win and the emotion video he made recognizing the unprecedented 12 year run of Levi Morgan and how Dan Felt being recognized in return as Levi's most feared competitor. Dan also gives some great pointers on shooting/judging 3D.

OPA's Mike Pollard
BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Mike Pollard of the OPA to discuss the 2019 event.Greg and Mike discuss the uniqueness of the event and how when Mike and Levi Morgan began the process they wanted to create a challenging and fun event that would set the bar for archery world wide. Mike also goes into detail about how much work and preparation goes into putting on an event like the OPA hosted at the amazing Seven Springs resort