Find out what "Face Cheese" is and means from Chuck Cooley who is a full time optometrist as well as many other things. Chuck walks us through lots of helpful info that we can use to become better archers, see better and perform better while hunting or competing.  If you want a special pair of archery glasses, Chuck tells us what to look for, why they are somewhat expensive and yet also worth it.  Tons of great information as usual, with special guest appearance by Tim Gillingham discussing his eye surgery. 

We all need arrow points. Smith Brothers makes some great ones right here in the USA. 

Find out how they design and create their match grade arrow points that can make a difference in your accuracy. 

Discovery why cheap knock offs suck, and why spending just a little for some quality points is a great idea. 

Archery Pro Gaius Carter from AAE joins us to talk equipment, preparing and winning the Redding shoot, mental toughness and lots of other fun subjects. After talking about his accomplishments, we then dive deep into Drop Away & Blade launcher rests - how to set them up, what different situations call for, and how you can get the most out of your rest. Check it out, its a blast!

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@archeryindepth

German engineered and manufactured - Nocks by Beiter

We dive deep into what separates good nocks from bad ones, how nocks increase accuracy. How to properly fit a nock to a string and when you consider that an arrow only touches two parts of the bow (the nock on the string, and the arrow on the rest), the nock becomes a critical part of your equipment.  Learn how to get the most out of your arrow and performance with nocks. 

Adam Parr from QuietKat Ebikes joins us to discuss how ebikes can make a huge difference in your hunting success. Everything from accessing land easier than on foot, to current issues with public and Federal land access and laws impacting ebike access. We go over the QuietKat line of bikes and accessories that can transform your hunting season from walking in the woods to scouting effectively and accessing areas that hunters on foot will never get to. 

Find QuietKat here:

https://quietkat.com/

Insta:  @quietkat_ebike

Rage Broadheads! We discuss design, engineering and what the customer wants in a tough mechanical broadhead. Rage has been around for years and years - we discuss the origin story and the evolution of Rage offerings from Shock collar systems to the newest No Collar broadhead offerings. 

Check it out!!

Professional Archer, hunter, Vegas Champ and more, Christopher Perkins joins the podcast to discuss what life is like as a professional Archer. We discuss travel, pay, practice, equipment and more. Discover the good and the challenging parts of making your living by shooting a bow. 

Bonus! Christopher discusses his new TruBall Release - The Executive and gives us some background insight into its development and features. 

What to look for in a great flying broadhead.  What is the difference in materials, are cheap ones bad, what flies the best, and much, much more. Go deep with Thorn broadheads to discuss innovation, customer feedback and lethality. 

www.thornbroadheads.com

In this episode we go deep into vanes and arrow fletchings with Q2i, who make some of the best arrow vanes on the market. We discuss adhesion, plastics and what to look for in a vane, what profile and the difference between them all.  Start fletching your own arrows and get an education on what to be looking for. 

www.q2iarchery.com

Find out the advantages of replacing your stock strings and cables with a set of premium aftermarket strings and cables with Firststring owner Scott Parish.  We discuss the history of Firststring, and how they have been on the leading edge of archery innovation for decades. Firststring offers multiple models of strings, with exclusive BCY blends- only for Firststring - to make ultra premium sets.  We also discuss the differences between an experienced maker such as Firststring and a privateer stringmaker like quality, consistency and a team that backs up their products.  By the end, the advantages are clear. 

Check them out at www.firststringusa.com

IG:    @firststringusa