Easton Target Archery Podcast

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!

Archery is back!  George talks with WA Secretary General Tom Dielen about recent events in Europe, WA's outlook on events and new initiatives, and most importantly, how things are shaping up for Tokyo 2020 now that events are back up and running in many places across the globe.

Steve and George join Bruce Cull to talk about the upcoming Archery Week in Yankton and cover the latest developments in the sport, including a slew of new world records.

Join George and 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist Jay Barrs, with a cameo appearance from World Champion and Olympic Medalist Brady Ellison, as they discuss the mental, physical, and equipment sides of Olympic Archery.  Secrets of the champions and strategies to shoot better, on episode 101 of the Easton Podcast.

Archery legend Brady Ellison joins us for the milestone 100th episode of the podcast.

Lots of decisions have just been made at the world and national level with regard to the archery calendar for the rest of 2020.  George talks with World Archery's Tom Dielen and the NFAA's Bruce Cull about the latest good news and bad news from the world of archery.

Episode 98 of the Easton Target Podcast has Steve and George joined by new Easton President Aaron Lucky for a talk about the state of archery today, and what it's like taking the helm of the largest arrow company in the world as it approaches 100 years of business.  It's a fun and informative discussion!

Today's Easton Target Podcast previews some important things happening in international archery, and George talks with WA Communication head Chris Wells about archery life during lockdown.  Be sure to post up on the Easton Target Facebook page about the "controversy": toward the end of the show!