Easton Target Archery Podcast

George, Steve, and special guest Dean Alberga review the two epic weeks of World Archery Championship and World Cup Finals action that just wrapped up in South Dakota, USA.

George, Steve and Chris Webster from the USA Archery Team chat about the morning’s events, live from Yankton and the World Championship.

George talks with World Archery Executive Board member Greg Easton about the recent World Archery Congress, and the behind-the-scenes effort needed to bring the World Archery Congress, World Archery Championship, and World Cup finals to the United States. Recorded live at the World Archery Championship in Yankton, South Dakota.

Steve and George talk with Kevin Mather about the journey to his Gold Medal performance at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, and preview the World Archery Championship starting this upcoming weekend in South Dakota. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean.

Rod Menzer of USA Archery, Steve, and George discuss the just-concluded Paralympic Games and the USA's achievements, and then take a deep dive on the proposals for new World Archery Rules coming up at the World Archery Congress in South Dakota starting this month. And Stave issues a major announcement you won't want to miss.

George talks with Bruce Cull and Brittany Salonen of the NFAA foundation about the upcoming World Archery Congress, World Archery Championship, and World Cup Finals, all slated for Yankton, South Dakota this month.

George and Steve are back, and in the latest Easton Target Archery podcast, they talk with Israeli coach and archer Guy Matzkin on the remarkable performance of Israel’s archer, Itay Shanny, at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and Guy’s coaching philosophy. Also, Steve reveals a critical aspect of his (nefarious) plan to ban target quivers. Available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and Spotify.

George talks with World Archery Secretary-General Tom Dielen about the Tokyo Games, the upcoming Paralympic Games, the Youth World Championship starting this week in Poland, and more. Then, we are joined by USA Archery CEO Rod Menzer to go over our favorite moments of Tokyo, and the future of America's Olympic archery programs. We also discuss the USA teams for this week's Youth Championship, the upcoming Paralympics, and the just-announced qualifier list for the World Cup Finals taking in place in the USA next month- directly after the World Championship in Yankton, South Dakota.

Steve "The Big Cat" Anderson and George Tekmitchov sum up the final day of archery competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games with analysis of the finals, the factors that led to the upset-dominated outcomes, and insight on the mental game and technique needed to win at Yumenoshima Archery Field. Available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and Spotify

Steve, George, and World Champion Braden Gellenthein provide a recap of the Women's individual championship, and their pre-final analysis of the imminent Men's Individual Finals of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Available on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple Podcasts.

George, Steve, and special guest World Champion and 2021 World Cup finalist Braden Gellenthein break down their predictions for the women's finals at the Tokyo Olympic Games, as well as a discussion of the mind game needed to deal with the pressure of being on the biggest stage in the world, and the related technology behind some of the broadcast innovations in Tokyo. Available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and Spotify.

George and World Archery Secretary-General Tom Dielen have a quick update as Day Five of the Olympic Archery Competition gets underway with elimination matches, live from Tokyo. Available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and Spotify.

George, Steve, and World Archery's Tom Dielen break down the action in the team rounds just concluded at the Tokyo Olympic Games, as well as the latest development wait the typhoon approaching Japan and its effect on the competition schedule- and then Steve and George take off the gloves for a target vs field quiver semi-celebrity deathmatch. Available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and Spotify.

Steve and George break down the results of the ranking round at the Tokyo Olympic Games and offer their take on the potential outcomes of the Mixed Team event and the team brackets- available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and Spotify

Steve and George share their Tokyo prognostications and the latest developments in the Olympic Games as the final two days before the competition get under way. Available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and Spotify.

As we are just over a week away from the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games, George speaks with World Archery official photographer Dean Alberga on the inside stories of some of the most iconic Olympic Archery images of the past decade and a half, and then we get the latest updates on the final Games preparations from World Archery Secretary-General Tom Dielen.

Steve and George speak with World Archery's Tom Dielen and USA Archery's Rod Menzer to get the inside stories of the highest pressure event in five years- the final qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics- and Steve shares his love of muddy 3D shoots. Available on Apple Podcasts (leave a review to help others find it!), Spotify, and Podbean.

Today, George and Steve discuss the Final Qualification Tournament for the Olympic Games this weekend in Paris, make their predictions for the World Cup, and Steve has a new proposed rule for World Archery. Available on Apple Podcasts (please leave a review!), Podbean, and Spotify.

Steve and George take a deep dive on the new rules proposals from various World Archery Committees that might change important aspects of competitions worldwide, if adopted, and get into some barebow stuff sure to pique the interest of the growing BB community. (Opinions expressed are strictly those of the show hosts!)

Tom Dielen joins us for the latest breaking news about the Olympic Games archery competition, and we get the first look at the new rules that will be proposed for discussion at the World Archery Congress this fall.

The USA Olympic trials, European Championship and Continental Qualifying Tournament for the Olympic Games, and potential changes to the outdoor compound round are all topics as Steve and George tackle this week's developments in target archery for Easton Target Podcast episode 133.

Our ongoing series on Archery Legends features Olympic Gold Medalist Juan Carlos Holgado, team champion of Barcelona 1992, and the man behind countless archery events for the past 20 years, sharing insights on the creation of the Archery World Cup, his Olympic Games experiences as an athlete and administrator, and much more.

George and World Archery's Tom Dielen review this week's highly competitive Lausanne World Cup and the latest news on the Tokyo Olympic Games.

It's just a bit more than two months before the first arrows fly at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and World Archery's Tom Dielen gives us an update on the newest developments for the Games, as well as a preview of next week's World Cup stage in Lausanne, Switzerland, and an analysis of archery's comeback in 2021.

Steve and George review the Guatemala World Cup, discuss the news about the World Cup Finals, and talk stabilizers. Also listen for a special surprise guest appearance from the one and only, Olympic Champion Jay Barrs!

One of compound archery's greatest Legends, American archer Terry Ragsdale, joins us for a very personal look back at his stellar 30-year career in international target, field, and indoor archery.

World Archery's Tom Dielen joins us to give us the very latest on the Guatemala World Cup, and the newest developments with the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Only one archer holds the championship titles for every World Archery Compound discipline. World Archery Target Champion, World Archery Indoor Champion, World Archery Field Champion, World Archery 3D champion, and World Games Champion. That archer is Dave Cousins of the USA, and we look back on a brilliant 25-year career that continues at a high level today.

George and Steve are live in Las Vegas! Get the latest on the action at the most-anticipated pro event of the season so far.

America's- and modern archery's- first men's Olympic Gold Medalist in archery was crowned nearly 49 years ago. John Williams is the extraordinary archer who stepped to the top of the podium in Munich, changing the sport and leaving a lasting legacy for archers the world over. In this third in our series with the Legends of Archery, we get the insight and emotion of John's lifetime experience in Munich, his World Championships, his thoughts on archery today, and much more.

The trucks are loaded, the archers are gearing up, and it's finally happening- the live Vegas Shoot Championship is on in one week. Bruce Cull and Brittany Salonen of the NFAA give us the very latest information, as the final preparations are underway for the brightest spot in shooting for the past 14 months. We also get an update on the ongoing Virtual Vegas flight shoot, involving over 2500 shooters worldwide.

'Archer of the Century'- as named by World Archery- Darrell O. Pace- the only modern archer to win two individual Olympic Gold Medals- is our special guest in our series on Archery Legends. Darrell shares what he feels are the most important aspects of the shot, his opinions on technical advancements and the changes to the sport format over the decades, and much more, for this special hour with a true legend of our sport.

Nearly a quarter-century after his historic double Gold performance at the Atlanta Olympic Games, American archer Justin Huish is back in the pursuit of competition. George and Justin take a retrospective look at the career of one of the most accomplished archers of American Olympic archery, and what lies ahead for this archery legend.

Steve and George are back for the latest episode of the podcast to update the action for the upcoming Vegas Shoot, discuss the role of the 12-ring in the WA Indoor Series Finals and how it could fit into normal competitive archery, Korea's preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, and what to do when a mega-store invades your pro shop's neighborhood. Available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean Podcasts, and Spotify

Guests include Thomas Aubert from World Archery on lessons learned about the virtual Indoor World Series, an update from Bruce Cull and Brittany Salonen on the now-open Virtual Vegas and live Vegas Championship events, and George talks with Linda Ochoa-Anderson about the mental game of getting back to live events, and her competition plans for the upcoming season.

On episode 118 of the Easton Target Archery Podcast, George and Steve discuss the Rushmore Rumble, and get into the indoor-outdoor transition, and inside baseball on stabilizer systems. Available on Spotify, Podbean and Apple Podcasts.

We talk with World Archery Secretary General Tom Dielen about the latest on the World Archery calendar, including the plans for the World Cup, and the new developments around the Tokyo Olympic Games. Also on the show, World Champion Stephan Hansen joins us from Yankton and the Rushmore Rumble- Stephan shares his experience stepping onto the line of a live event for the first time in nearly half a year- and shares his tips on getting ready to get back on the line, and handling the indoor-to-outdoor season transition. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean Podcasts.

Finally, live archery events are a thing again, and today we discuss details of the first three big events of the 2021 season, including the latest news on NFAA Indoor Nationals and the plans for the Vegas Championship Finals in Las Vegas! Bruce Cull and Brittany Salonen from the NFAA are making it happen and have the info right here. Then, Steve and George discuss equipment and training methods to help make a quick transition from indoor to outdoor season- which will be a thing to consider given the schedule for the Vegas Championship.

George and Steve are joined by Bruce and Brittany from the NFAA on the latest exciting updates on the Rushmore Rumble, NFAA Indoor Nationals, Virtual Vegas Shoot and the in-person live Vegas Championship Division Event, now on schedule for April in Vegas! Then, George and Steve answer listener questions and trade notes on pre-tournament training... and secret dining opportunities in Yankton. Archery is back, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Podbean Podcasts.

Episode 114 has George talking with Tom Dielen from World Archery about the latest on the Tokyo Olympic Games, changes to the World Master's Games, and the ongoing World Indoor Series. Then, Bruce Cull and Brittany Salonen from the NFAA talk about the latest on the Rushmore Rumble and the great news that Rumble participants will automatically be added to the 5000+ participants in the World Indoor Series!

Episode 113 features George and Steve talking with Bruce Cull and Brittany Salonen of the NFAA Foundation, and the exciting news about the Rushmore Rumble, an in-person event scheduled for the cancelled Vegas Shoot date in February.

George talks with World Archery Events Director Thomas Aubert from his office in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he is currently managing the largest virtual archery event in history. They cover what it takes to pull off an event of this magnitude, then look at the latest on scheduled live events for the next few months, leading to the final qualifier for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Later in the show, Easton's Clint Warner joins us for insider information on how archery activity and sales around the world have been surprisingly boosted by the circumstances of Covid, and talk about the newest Easton arrows shipping around the world for the past few weeks.

World Champion and Olympic Medalist Brady Ellison has bravely decided to go public with the story of how he - through no fault of his own- tested positive for a banned substance in an October random drug test. His total exoneration this week meant he and USADA, the US Anti-Doping Agency, had no obligation to make any kind of announcement- but Brady asked for a public statement, and now he is on a mission, working with World Archery to help other archers avoid the unbelievable circumstances that caused him and his family devastating stress for nearly two months.

New rule changes just implemented by World Archery, and an update on both virtual and live archery competition around the world are highlights in George's interview with Tom Dielen, Secretary General of World Archery. The latest on the Tokyo Olympic Games is also on the agenda for this information-packed episode.

NFAA Foundation executive Bruce Cull is our special guest for Easton Target Podcast 109, as we get the latest on the new plan to make the 2021 Vegas Shoot happen, in spite of lockdowns in Nevada and the ongoing Covid concerns. Get the straight scoop right from the top!

Easton Target Podcast 108 has George and Steve answering listener questions from their exile to Zoom, opining about prospects for upcoming landmark archery events, offering mental game tips for aspiring competitors, and The Big Cat shares his personal experiences with a bout of "the Vid". It's the most fun hour of archery you can have, without a bow in your hands.

This first-ever, blatantly commercial, episode of the Easton Target Archery Podcast has, what else, all the new Easton Target product information, in detail. Get the latest information on the newest Easton gear including all-new arrows and lots of other products for 2021, straight from the source! The new products are live on Eastonarchery.com, so you can follow along with the gang as they explain the new gear!

Steve and George cover a wide array of subjects, from "judging Judges" to scoring intimidation between competitors, to the latest round of team trials in Korea for compound and recurve. Then, they debate golf vs archery, and why compound archery belongs in the Olympic Games far more than some other sports...like golf. Steve's 2021 training plan rounds out the show. It's the most archery fun you can have in an hour without shooting a shot!

Easton Target Podcast 105 features good news from Rob Kaufhold of Lancaster Archery, discussion with Steve and George about the Indoor World Series, and more thoughts on Steve's approach to competition mental management.

George and Bruce Cull discuss the just concluded NFAA Archery Roundup that took place in Yankton this past week, and then discuss the potential changes that might be in store for the 2021 Vegas Shoot. Don't miss this discussion of the biggest archery event of the year ahead!