In this short episode I cover my thoughts on the excellent Uukha product demonstration at Merlin Archery on Tuesday this week.

If you have time please check out my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@offthearrowshelf)Hopefully you will enjoy the content, and if you do, 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.

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I’ve recorded this episode of the podcast as a video on mythoughts on the National Field Archery Society championship faces (NFAS). For those that don’t know NFAS produce a selection of target faces specifically designed for the big game round used at clubs across the country and at theNational Championships in September.

In this video I cover the positive and negative points and provide my thoughts specifically the mess version we use at our club. We have been using these styles of faces for a couple of years and in our experience they work pretty well, especially in wet conditions but there are a couple ofnegative areas where they could be improved.

There are currently 80 target faces, 20 per group, whichmeans you could set 2 full 40 target courses and not repeat a face.

You can order these directly from the NFAS website, where inthe downloads section you will find the order form. https://nfas.net/downloads

Let me know what you think.

If you have any questions or queries you can drop me an emailon or via the website

If you have time please check out my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@offthearrowshelf)Hopefully you will enjoy the content, and if you do, please hit the Likebutton and consider subscribing to the channel.

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

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Welcome to the first podcast of 2026, crazy to think we arealready in February. I hope 2026 is treating you well and any new year resolutions you made are still going well.

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. Inthe episode I give my thoughts on the proposals that have been sent out to NFAS members for voting on this yearconcerning rule changes. Some of which I like others of which I am less keen on.

Let me know what you think.

If you have any questions or queries you can drop me an emailon or via the website

There is my YouTube channel 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.

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#flightdelay

Welcome to the last podcast of 2025. It’s crazy to think 2025is almost over.

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 fletchingroom, but more importantly I get the opportunity to say thanks to all my followers, listeners and subscribers.

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 whohave been amazing this year.

As for 2026? I have a few ideas of 3d reviews and coaching topics.In the meantime remember to enjoy your archery.

If you have any questions or queries you can drop me an emailon or via the website

There is my YouTube channel 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.

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In this episode I am joined by Chris Mussell who is a scoutleader and archer, where we have a long conversation about the role archery has in the scouting organisation in the UK. Discussing not just coaching scouts of all ages in archery in all forms from soft archery to shooting a simple field course, but also what is involved with training the scout leaders in the what’s required to run a session for scouts.

It provides a really good insight into how the scoutingorganisation plans, runs and controls the rules of shooting for scouts and leaders.

Of course we do tangent at times into other archery relatedtopics as we have known each other for several years.

If you have any questions or queries you can drop me an emailon or via the website.

There is my YouTube channel 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.

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In this very special episode, I am delighted to host areturning guest Kristina Dolgilevica return.

Those of you who have been listening to the podcast for a few years might remember Kristina’s first guest slot back in episode 80. Then she had only just taken on the role of Editor for Bow International magazine.Now a couple of years on we discuss her success in celebrating Bow Internationals 30th birthday.

We also discuss at length a new various coaching aspect andher new initiative surrounding the World Traditional Archery Federation and the formation of the UK Traditional Archers' International Association (UK-TAIA), contact detail of which are below.

We chat about her hopes and aspirations for UK-TAIA inpromoting not just competition but also the cultural heritages of the differing forms of traditional archery across the globe. The goal being to promote the association and the potential it has for highlighting the potential for engagement across countries and continents.

If you have any interest in traditional check out the website and reach out to Kristina

UK-TAIA - UK Traditional Archers' International Association

Website: www.uk-taia.org

Contact: k.dolgilevica@uk-taia.org

Facebook: @ UK Traditional Archers' InternationalAssociation

I have to say a huge thanks to Kristina for her patience inrecording this episode which didn’t go exactly smoothly due to a power cut and Wi-Fi issues, but we got there in the end.

If you have any questions or queries you can drop me an emailon or via the website There is my YouTube channel 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.

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I have a very special guest in this episode of the podcast,I am delighted to have Oliver Lewis who is the owner of Hemlock Archery.

For those of you who don’t know of Hemlock Archery, they area UK based business selling a variety of archery related products but most noticeably Hemlock wooden arrows.

In this episode we talk about a mix of topics from how itall started to what his top tip is for any wooden arrow shooting archery out there.

You can check out Hemlock Archery website https://www.hemlockarchery.co.uk/ and see some of the amazing arrows Oliver produces.

If you have any questions or queries you can drop me an emailon or via the website.

There is my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@offthearrowshelf) 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.

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Welcome to another episode and following a quick update onwhat has been going on over the past couple of weeks, I launch into a technique you can use for building your stamina in archery, while highlighting a few things to consider about not pushing yourself too quickly.

If you have any questions or queries you can drop me an emailon or via the website

There is my YouTube channel 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.

#barebow #bow #bows #arrows #fieldarchery #archerycoaching #archery #archerypodcast #coachingtip #archerylife #archer #bowsandarrow #tradarchery #traditionalarchery #bowandarrow #grief #bow #arrow #archeryfamily #3darchery #tradarchery #traditionalarchery #flatbow #recurve #3Darchery #shooting #nfas