Off the arrow shelf

Field archery, pictures, podcast & thoughts from around the UK. More details on my wordpress blog. offthearrowshelf.com

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Episode 151 Thornbury shoot report & some advice on shooting 3D or field courses

Episode 151 - Shoot Report - Thornbury Archers - June 2026

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Episode 150 – Special Guest - Marek Pawlik – Snowdonia Archery Retreat

This episode marks the 150th full episode from me, I can’t believe the podcast is now entering its 6th session. It’s a bumper episode of over 2 hrs so I really hope you enjoy it. Thank you all for your continued support. In the episode I’m delighted to have a fantastic guest in Marek Pawlik, for those of you who don’t know of Marek he is an accomplished archer as well as being the owner and…

Episode 150 – Special Guest - Marek Pawlik – Snowdonia Archery Retreat

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Episode 149 – Shoot Report - Black Arrow Field Archers

Regular listeners and readers of this site will know I have a soft spot for Black Arrow Field Archers club (BAFAC). I do my best to attend as many of their shoots as possible in the year. It is a club I used to belong too for several years and only left due to moving house and was where I started my field archery shooting and coaching. Feel free to look back and read my last shoot report from…

Episode 149 – Shoot Report - Black Arrow Field Archers

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Episode 148 - running to keep still and what newbies get wrong

I’m sure many of you reading this feel at times that you are running just to keep still because there is so much going on. That’s exactly how I’ve been feeling over recent weeks. Barely having time to catch my breath. This episode is still audio only as my attempt at filming proved less than ideal. The good news is I have learnt lots from the experience for the next time. Sharon running latest…

Episode 148 - running to keep still and what newbies get wrong

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Episode 147 provides an overview of the Archers Triangle, a useful tool for new or experienced archers.

Episode 147 – Archers Triangle overview

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New episode is out and I highlight what I've been up to & some ideas for the future of the podcast.

Episode 146 - Easter holidays and plans for future of podcast

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New episode is now live with a shoot report of Black Arrow NFAS shoot.

Episode 145 - shoot report - Black Arrow - March 2026

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Podcast Episode 144 – with special guest Darren Ball of Dal Archery

I’m delighted to be joined in the latest episode by Darren of Dal archery, based here in the UK. Be warned we completely nerd out on all things arrow building, including different wood options for traditional archers, along with everything archery, from how he first started in archery to coaching. but especially building wooden arrows. We talk for over two and half hours on the podcast about his…

Podcast Episode 144 – with special guest Darren Ball of Dal Archery

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Episode 143 - barebow tinkering, archery news, crossbow concerns, suggested podcasts and more

Episode 143 is now live and in it cover quite a few different topics. As always it is on Spotify and Amazon music If you are on any archery forums you will probably have heard the various reports about Quicks Archery going to administration. Now I’m not 100% clear on the situation here as some are saying it is still trading while others are saying it has closed. Either way it’s a shame, as we…

Episode 143 - barebow tinkering, archery news, crossbow concerns, suggested podcasts and more

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Distance judgement and using a rangefinder in archery

By far one of the most common questions I’m asked by new and sometimes experienced archers is concerning distance judgement and how to improve accuracy at varying distances in their shooting. Many will start shooting at a target of 15 to 20 yards and when presented with longer shots struggle. Over the years I’ve found many experienced archers all have a distance they struggle to shoot…

Distance judgement and using a rangefinder in archery

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episode 142 - Uukha product presentation 2026

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Episode 141 is now live with an equipment review on the NFAS range of target faces

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How to score a Big Game round

By far the most popular round in the National Field Archery Society is the Big Game round. It is the one that is used at both the 3D championships in May and the paper face National champs in September.It’s also the one that most clubs use as a basis for their open competitions. The scoring of this can be confusing for new archers and a few years back I recorded a video explaining the scoring.…

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Episode 140 - 2026 with and thoughts on NFAS proposals and rant about bad tour operators

Welcome to the first podcast of 2026, crazy to think we are already in February. I hope 2026 is treating you well and any new year resolutions you made are still going well. As always here is a link to the amazon music version I will admit to having a bit of a rant at the start of this episode concerning the appalling service we have received from TUI airlines following our long flight delay…

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Episode 139 – 2025 a year in review

Welcome to the last podcast of 2025. How crazy is it to think 2025 is almost over. It’s that strange time between Christmas and the New Year, where we lose track of which day of the week it is and its still festive but not Christmas. In this episode, where I dare to be in front of the camera, rather than just a voice,  I give a quick review of 2025 from Off the Arrow Shelf HQ, also known as my…

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Have a great Christmas

From my family to yours, can I wish you all a very happy, safe and enjoyable Christmas. May I also wish you all the very best for 2026.

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Episode 138 – with Chris Mussell talking archery in scouting

Happy Christmas everyone. In this week’s episode I delighted to have as my guest Chris Mussell. Chris is a highly experienced archer as well as being heavily involved with the Scouting organisation in the UK,  specifically with respect to archery. In the episode we explore how scouting approaches the challenging task of coaching young people but also training scout leaders to enable them to…

Episode 138 – with Chris Mussell talking archery in scouting