Have you been thinking about going to your first ASA national tournament, but you just can't push yourself to take that leap? This is the podcast for you! Meet pro fishing guide Jake Villwock, who went to his first two ASA tournaments in 2024 without knowing anyone, just because he thought he would like it. The experience was better than he expected, and now he's hooked on ASA.

We sat down with UltraView's Kolby Hanley to talk about how far Ultraview has come since he started it in his college dorm room; what drives the company's product development; and why new products are getting more expensive.

U.S. Olympians Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison run through their experiences at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where they won the first-ever mixed-team medal in archery for the USA, taking bronze, and where Ellison won silver in the individual competition. The two share lots of behind-the-scenes moments that offer insight into what it's like to compete on the biggest stage at the biggest moments. And we find out if Brady follows Casey on Instagram.

We sat down with USA Archery's top three women in Olympic recurve - Casey Kaufhold, Catalina GNoriega and Jennifer Mucino -for a full discussion about their preparations and expectations for their biggest tournament of the summer.

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We sat down with Levi Perigo and Matt Gross from QuivAR to talk about the QuivAR app and its application to the new X-Ray series of targets from BIGshot and Delta McKenzie. The guys talk about how they came up with the idea for this augmented reality technology to help bowhunters better learn how to shoot at game animals, while they are practicing with 3D targets. QuivAR allows the user to see anatomically correct placement of skeleton and vital organs for the animal the 3D target imitates.

Hoyt pro Katelyn Bordwell talks about winning her first-ever pro title in the Women's Known Pro class at the ASA's TRU Ball Pro/Am in London, KY, in June 2024. She talks about the nerves she had to fight through to take the title, about how the shootdown was different for her because it was the first time she went into one with a lead, and about how her brother, Glen Bordwell, helped her get through the finals. Bordwell also talks about how she got started in competitive archery and about training hunting dogs.

Jimmy Lutz won his first ever Western Classic Trail Shoot at Redding in May 2024. We sat down and talked with him about that victory, and about his many other successes so far this year. In the weeks following Redding, Lutz won individual silver and team gold medals at the Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Korea, and then won the Known Pro division at the ASA TRU Ball Pro/Am in London, KY. The 2024 season is red hot for Lutz.

Hoyt Pro Richard Owens sits down to talk about his first-ever ASA win in any class, after he won the Senior Pro division at the Black Eagle/Darton Pro/Am in Russell County, Ala., in March 2024. Owens talks about how many years he's shot on the ASA circuit, and about the friends he's made there over the years. He also talks about his unusual stabilizer setup, about how he balances shooting with a full-time job and about how long he dreamt of shooting for Hoyt.

PSE pro Cassidy Cox sits down to talk with us about her first win as an ASA pro in the Women's Known Pro division at the Black Eagle/Darton Pro/Am in Russell County, Ala. Cassidy has competed for years on the USA Archery circuit, but finds she's enjoying the 3-D game a bit more.

In his second year shooting pro, and his first-ever ASA Pro Pressure Point Shootdown, PSE shooter Brady Myers of Pennsylvania won the Open Pro division at the 2024 Hoyt/Easton Pro/Am in Foley, Ala. Brady runs through what it was like winning the event, beating legends of the game Levi Morgan, Dan McCarthy and Jack Wallace in the process. He also talks about his competition career - how he got started, lessons he learned along the way, and more. Listen in and meet Brady Myers!