Category Coaching

Links and articles on coaching archery

Apr 6 2026

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 passion for archery, including what he shoots and the appeal of English longbow. Detailing how his passion for the hobby has developed over years to now encompass Dal Archery, his business which he has been running since 2019 supply quality arrow shafts to the community.

To be completely honest I think we could have probably carried on talking for a couple of more hours but Dal need to get back to spinning his latest batch of arrow shafts.

You can listen to the episode via Amazon music or on Spotify

Check out his social media links

Website – https://dalsarchery.co.uk/            

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/dalsarchery/

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@DalsArchery

As always thanks for listening and enjoy your archery.

Feb 21 2026

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. 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

Nov 30 2025

Episode 135 – a technique for building stamina in archery

Welcome to the latest episode of the podcast.

In this episode I give a brief update on how things have been progressing down at the archery wood with respect to the new half of the course. I’m delighted to say that targets 19 to 36 are now live and there are some really nice shots in that loop, many of which are completely new in their settings.  In fact I think there are only 2 that are a similar shooting line to previous ones.

I then launch into a technique I’ve used myself which can how you build your stamina in archery, while highlighting a few things to consider about not pushing yourself too quickly.

When talking stamina it’s important to remember that there are 2 elements, the physical side of building muscle strength and endurance, along with the mental side or being able to shoot good, focused and controlled shots.

As always if you have any questions or queries you can drop me an email on or via this website. the episode is available on Spotify and amazon music.

There is my YouTube channel if you enjoy the content, where I will be hosting the shooting style outlines, I mention in the podcast. The Traditional Bowhunter is out now and the Barebow one will be out shortly. If you enjoy the content, please hit the Like button and consider subscribing to the channel.

Most of all remember to enjoy your shooting and as always thanks for listening, watching and supporting.

As always thanks for reading, listening and support this site. Enjoy your archery.