The Way of The Bow | Archery GB Podcast
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The Way of The Bow | Archery GB PodcastJun 02, 2023
005: George Tekmitchov on Arrows, Designing the Easton X10 and Tuning Tips
The Way of The Bow podcast returns with a bang with Easton's George Tekmitchov to explore arrows. We're not just talking about tuning but how the design and engineering of each and every arrow makes a difference to the shot, our group and our scoring. George also was pivotal in the design and development of the renowned Easton X10 arrow so shares some of the story of the development of the X10.
The Way of The Bow podcast now returns with at least 1 episode a month. Archery GB members will find out about episodes first in their Members Ezine releasing towards the end of each month.
004: Marc Tamlyn on Outdoor Classifications & Handicaps (& What It Means For You)
Welcome to episode 4 of The Way of The Bow. Today's episode is a little different as we are exploring an Archery GB update to the Outdoor Classification and Handicap scheme. To help break it down, one of the lead volunteers on the update, Marc Tamlyn (Wallingford Castle Archers), guides us through the scheme and most importantly what it means for archers (of all levels).
Links:
Explainer Page including Tables, Video & Calculators: https://archerygb.org/resources/outdoor-classifications-and-handicaps
Outdoor Classification & Handicap FAQ Page: https://archerygb.org/resources/outdoor-classifications-and-handicaps/classification-and-handicap-faqs
www.ArcheryGB.org
003: Sarah Smith on Performance Lifestyle, Tokyo 2020 and Planning Training
After kickstarting the podcast with two archers, we thought we would explore the world of archery support staff for episode 3. Sarah Smith instantly came to mind when considering guests. Sarah currently is the founder of Performance Studio Planner, a brilliant tool to assist archers with planning, goal setting and even tuning. In addition to that, Sarah also works at Archery GB for the English Institiute of Sport (EIS) as a Performance Lifestyle Practitioner, which we explore in this episode. But that isn't the limit of her experience and expertise, prior to working for EIS, Sarah worked within performance at Archery GB as a team manager which including during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Mentioned in the episode:
www.PerformanceStudioPlanners.com
English Institute of Sport Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channels/5064537
002: Ella Gibson on Lessons From The Journey to World #1
We are kickstarting the new year with a deep dive into the lessons and insight of Ella Gibson's journey to world no.1. In this episode we cover a range of topics including what sponsors look for in archers, the biggest lessons around equipment including how essential it is to maintain your equipment and also how important it is to take ownership over your own journey.
Books mentioned:
With Winning In Mind by Lanny Bassham
The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey
This episode is brought to you with TRU Ball / AXCEL Archery, to learn more visit truball.com
www.ArcheryGB.org
www.StartArchery.co.uk
001: Nick Thomas (World Medalist) on VI Archery & The Mental Game
To kick-start the first episode of Archery GB's 'The Way of The Bow' we welcome Nick Thomas, an international medal-winning VI archer from North Wales. Nick recently won Bronze in both the 2019 World Para Archery Championships and in the 2018 European Para Archery Championships. With a degree in sports science and a wealth of success across visually impaired sport, in this episode we explore the world of VI archery and his own approach to competition including his mental game.
Links from the episode:
British Blind Sport, Archery -> https://britishblindsport.org.uk/membership/bbs-sports/archery/
Start Archery, Club Finder -> https://startarchery.co.uk/start-my-journey/find-a-club
Nick Thomas, Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/ntblindarcher/
Nick Thomas, World Archery Profile -> https://www.worldarchery.sport/profile/23841/nicholas-thomas/biography?search=World%20Archery%20Para%20Championships
Archery GB -> www.archerygb.org
This episode is brought to you by Performance Studio Planners. To learn more about their archery specific training planners, journals and plotting pads visit www.performancestudioplanners.com
Introducing 'The Way of The Bow' by Archery GB
Christmas is coming early with the launch of Archery GB’s very own podcast!
From different bow disciplines to unique body attributes, a big part of archery is finding out what works best for you, both physically and mentally. In the same way, everyone’s journey through the sport is individual, from wanting to be the world’s best, to shooting for simple family enjoyment.
We want to celebrate these differences and create a resource of archery experience, so we are launching Archery GB’s official podcast, The Way of the Bow, on Wednesday 14 December.
Every fortnight, the podcast will host a conversation with a guest from our sport. From clubs sharing their insights and coaches providing tips and training tricks, right through to our world-class athletes sharing their experience, their wisdom and their own Way of the Bow.
Who will be on the show?
As excited as we are to share this with you, we don’t want to give away all our secrets just yet. But we can drop a few hints to the kind of guests we’ll be having on future episodes:
• An international,medal-winning Visually-Impaired archer
• A no.1 world-ranked archer
• An award-winning ontarget club
• An expert in the lifestyle of archery peak performance