Oct 29 2025

Equipment Review – SRT wild Boar 3D

In this equipment review I provide my thoughts on the SRT boar 3D target. The video focuses on the target our club bought a year ago from Merlin archery and been out on the range and used for our open shoot (https://www.merlinarchery.co.uk/srt-3d-target-wild-boar.html) It’s a group 2 target and retails at just under £320.

This is an impartial review and I don’t have any connections to Merlin or SRT.

Overall, I think it’s a really good solid target but there is one really big problem in my view with the design of this target. Please SRT stop using metal tubes in the legs, especially if these tubes end just below the central kill zone. You could use plastic tubes that would be much easier on arrows.

It’s had a few hundred arrows over the past year or so since we have had it and it is still looking good, though there are a wear marks on the ear.

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

Jul 15 2025

Episode 123 – special guests Austin and Courtney of St Joe River Bows

I am very fortunate in this episode to have two very special guests grace the airways with me. Austin and Courtney Motte of St Joe River Bows, over in Michigan United States.

They took time out of their very busy schedule of making bows to record the episode where we get to spend the time talking about everything from bow making, shows they have been too and are heading to and being a British podcast we briefly discuss the weather.

If you are in the states and heading over to ETAR this year, they will have a stand there.

They are a lovely couple and huge supporters of young archers in the traditional archery community. Please take some time to check out their website (https://stjoeriverbows.com/) which is packed with photos of some of their lovely looking bows. I’ve been fortunate to see some of their bows up close and being shot and been very impressed.

If you are interested you can contact them via the website or their Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/stjoeriverbowsoffical/

As always there is a link to Amazon music (https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/c649e917-695a-4c30-aa50-d99742ccd824/episodes/9f2e4818-f1bb-46aa-aa45-09e9e5eb5511/off-the-arrow-shelf-episode-123-%E2%80%93-special-guests-austin-and-courtney-of-st-joe-river-bows) and Spotify

As always thanks for listening.

May 16 2025

Episode 118 with Special guest – Paul Chittenden of Dirty Gnome Leather Co

In this episode I am delighted to be able to have a special guest on, Paul Chittenden of Dirty Gnome Leather Co. To say he is a maker of archer finger tabs, arm guards and the like is doing him an injustice.

Just a quick update on Dirty Gnome and Paul. He’s just set up a website showing all his tabs and leather work, so if you get the chance check it out (https://dirtygnomeleather.co.uk/).

We talk about the process of making these high quality archery products as well as diving off down various rabbit holes of other topics along the way.

Please check out Pauls Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kentish_toxophilite/) and Facebook Page for Dirty Gnome Leather Co., both of which are packed with photos of his incredibly artistic creations. I’ve created this slideshow to give you an idea of what Paul creates.