Tag Archives: field archery

Mar 4 2026

episode 142 – Uukha product presentation 2026

In this episode I cover my thoughts on the excellent Uukha product demonstration at Merlin Archery on Tuesday this week. I was fortunate enough to obtain a ticket for the presentations where Uukha representatives went through the company history, product design, manufacture and development along with their new range of products, covering the risers and limbs.

This was a great opportunity to hear how their product differs from others and to try the bows. The one downside was they didn’t have the 19 inch riser which they are producing for 2026. The reason I mention this is because of the ability to shoot it off the shelf which is an obvious appeal for me.

With my engineering head on , it was interesting to hear the difference in the production of the products, with the differing levels and quality of carbon used in the limb range. I really like the look of the yangi limb.

Here are a few photos from the day

As always the episode is live on Spotify and Amazon music

I do feel that Uukha need to produce the flying squirrel as a soft toy as it stole the show in the video walk through of their factory.

Huge thanks to Merlin Archery for organising this event, which seemed to go very well.

As always thanks for reading, listening and supporting this site.

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 17 2025

Episode 134 – How to build confidence in distance judgement

In my latest podcast I provide a quick update on what has been going on over the past couple of weeks, including appearing in both Bow International magazine in a contributor’s sections and the official National field Archery Society members magazine, as the author of an article on encouraging children into the sport.

I would to say thank you to those who reached out to me after the last episode (Episode 133 – Is it time to license bow ownership in UK?). I really appreciated the feedback and insights you all offered.

In the second half of the episode I launch into the coaching content of the episode where I explain a technique I’ve used myself and have coached other archers with. It is surprisingly straight forward and can help build confidence in distance judgement and overall shooting. It revolves round the basic idea of shooting 2 arrows, the goal to have them both land the prime spot of the target. It sounds simple but I go into a more detailed explanation in the episode, outlining how it can build confidence and factors to consider concerning consistencies etc.

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As always if you have any questions or queries you can drop me an email on or via this website  There is my YouTube channel if you enjoy the content, where I will be hosting the shooting style outlines, I mention in the podcast. I think the Traditional Bowhunter will be the first one out. 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.