Lancaster Archery Podcast

PJ Reilly talks with 2020 Paralympic Gold Medalist Kevin Mather Para-Archer after his thrilling performance in Tokyo. Mather also tells some stories throughout his Paralympic travels; describes his journey in competitive archery starting in 2017 to winning gold in 2021; and why he might consider shooting the barebow division at the Lancaster Archery Classic in 2022.

PJ Reilly chats with ASA Known Pro competitor Jeff Raney about winning his first tournament as a professional – the 2021 ASA Classic last month. Raney also talks about how being in pressure situations have helped him be a better competitor; how he practices for ASA competition; and how his target panic lead to competitive archery. Raney is going to be an archer to watch in 2022. See Less

PJ Reilly talks with 2021 USA Archery Target Nationals champ Shawnn Vincent about winning his first big tournament after shooting for more than 12 years as a pro. Shawn also explores what it's like competing at the top level and working full time as a law enforcement officer in Washington; why he likes shooting Prime; and explains his control process release philosophy.

Zak Kurtzhals was announced last week as Hoyt Archery's new president, and PJ Reilly got the chance to sit down and spend some time with him. Zak talks about his vision for Hoyt, how the company is dealing with worldwide supply chain issues, about how the company is looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics and what he likes to do when he's not in the office.

PJ Reilly catches up with 2012 Olympic Archer Jacob Wukie after he qualified in Paris for the 2021 Tokyo Games. Jacob also talks about how his life has changed from 2012 to 2021 now that he's married, has children and works full time; he shares advice he got from short track speed skater Apolo Ohno on why to hide his medals when competing; and how to contend with the next-level distractions from camera clicks to crowd noise during Olympic competition.

Fresh off his back-to-back ASA Senior Pro titles, Jeff Hopkins talks with PJ Reilly about his unreal track record of ASA attendance; how he became the first 3D shooter to win one million dollars; and what goals he has left to achieve during the remainder of his archery career.

PJ Reilly talks with 2016 U.S. Olympian Mackenzie Brown shortly after her gold-medal win at the 2021 Gator Cup. Mackenzie also shares about her path to archery through NASP; the often overlooked value of arrow averages; and her interest in shooting ASA in the future.

Professional archer Christopher Perkins has been on fire during 3D competition in 2021. Greg White caught up with him after his big win in Redding at NFAA Marked 3D National Championship.

Peter Crawford, President of Stanislawski Archery Products talks about the new partnership with Competition Archery Media, and how he plans to help promote the sport of target archery with us. Pete also talks about his background in the industry and some of his ideas to boost the excitement within the archery competition scene.

Fresh off his first Known Pro title in Paris during his rookie pro season, Mathews Archery pro Remington Boyer sat down to talk with Greg White about his win. He discusses the value in shooting the amateur classes on the way to the pro divisions and how he balances a full-time job and an archery career at 19 years old.

PJ Reilly talks with Olympic hopeful archer Casey Kaufhold about how she's preparing to potentially compete in the Olympics in 2021. Casey also shares what it’s like competing with Brady Ellison; how losing in past LAS Classic finals helped her win the LAS Classic; and why she taught herself to sew a year ago.

PJ Reilly catches up with pro archer Sharon Wallace the day before her championship win at the 2021 NFAA Indoor Nationals. Sharon explains how she found competitive archery when she was 30 years old; offers some advice for going pro; and shares how she learned to make a game plan when shooting 3D and not just shoot at the center 10.

Fresh off her Archery Shooters Association Hoyt Pro/Am win, Greg White spoke with professional archer Cara Kelly, who talks about her preparation being different this year; how she is advocating for more women in the sport of archery; and who she keeps an eye on during the year of competition in the Women's Pro class.

PJ Reilly talks with pro archer Robert Householder after winning the Rushmore Rumble in 2021. Robert also shares what it's like keep improving as archer despite never having had a coach; why he keeps the same bow setup for 2-D and 3-D but only changes arrows; and how he practices for 3-D archery without owning or rarely shooting at 3-D targets outside of tournaments.

PJ Reilly talks with pro archer Chris Perkins after his win in the Known Division at the 2021 Hoyt Pro/Am in Foley, AL. Chris also explains how he looks at strategy and self confidence in pressure situations; how fitness changes he made didn't help his archery form in ways he expected right away; and as a Canadian, why he choose archery over hockey.

Fresh off his ASA Hoyt Pro/Am win last weekend, 13-time ASA Open Pro Shooter of the Year Levi Morgan talks with Greg White about how he loves all of his fans and how he balances spending time with them at tournaments where he also is competing; about his relationships with rivals Dan McCarthy and Jeff Hopkins; on making the decision to pass up a scholarship to play college basketball so that he could become a pro archer; and about how close he came to hanging up his archery career before it really took off.

PJ Reilly talks with Justin Gorman from OMP and Elevation. Justin explains some of the new product lines including tools; why pro feedback is important; and how their products are built around multiple disciplines of archery.

PJ Reilly talks with Elite pro archer Richard Bowen after his recent 30X round at the Kansas City Shootout. Richard also discusses his balance between being a pro archer and wildlife biologist; techniques for finding the right bow fit; and lessons he's learned in overcoming the fear of failure.

PJ Reilly interviews B3 Archery General Manager Joe Scott about the company's growing portfolio of target archery products. Joe also talks about what it's like to design releases with Braden Gellenthien; the crossover relationship between hunting and target products; and his excitement to see 3-D archery on the Sportsman Channel in 2021.

PJ Reilly interviews World Champion Jimmy Lutz who made the switch to Darton Archery. Jimmy talks about what he thinks of the new Darton bows, his plans to shoot the ASA Unknown division and why he likes the weather conditions to be as bad as possible for outdoor target.