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. I’ve updated this recently using the official NFAS faces.
I probably need to record one explaining the scoring on 3D targets at some point.
For reference below is the original version.
I hope you find these useful and if you have any questions then drop me a line. As always thanks for listening and supporting the site. Enjoy your archery
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 when returning home. After everything that happened end of last year we decided to book a ski holiday, which was fantastic but the flight home was delayed for hours.
Anyway lets change the subject to more archery related. In the episode I give my thoughts on the proposals that have been sent out to NFAS members for voting on this year concerning rule changes. Some of which I like others of which I am less keen on.
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 office come fletching room, but more importantly I get the opportunity to say thanks to all my followers, listeners and subscribers. I’ve uploaded it to YouTube, Spotify and it’s on Amazon music.
There is my YouTube channel where I have been uploading more content this year, both shorts and longer form recordings of 3D reviews, gear review and more. If you enjoy the content, please hit the Like button and consider subscribing to the channel.
Two videos that have seen a lot of feedback have the the breakdown of the NFAS shooting styles for Barebow and Traditional Bowhunter. I hope to do some more of these covering different shooting styles.
I have been very fortunate to have some fantastic guests this year from the world of archery, scouting and beyond.
I would also like to give a special thanks to my friends who have been amazing this year. A year that has been very emotional with the recent loss of of my Mam
As for 2026? I have a few ideas for some more 3D target reviews along with some coaching topics including how to use a range finder to aid your archery development, along with working on videos I mentioned earlier. I might even get to do some archery, if I can decide on which bow to shoot. In the meantime remember to enjoy your archery.
If you have any questions or queries you can drop me an email on or via this website
Most of all remember to enjoy your shooting and as always thanks for listening, watching and supporting me over the past year.
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