Nock On

This podcast is with my buddy Tony He whom has gone from 0-100 in bowhunting in just a few years. I’ve never met anyone who has had such luck but also an instant passion to mash the gas pedal for archery and bowhunting. I’ve been with Tony on his first hunts for bear, mule deer, elk and now turkey! He’s such a fun resource of a beginners perspective but also living proof of what someone can do if they put their mind to it. Tony tackles so many new things on his own and constantly challenges himself whether it’s an Ironman, Rebuilding a House or heading on a hunting trip while googling how to do it when he’s there. 

Podcast 302 is with a super awesome dude John McEvoy. Johnny is a crazy Irishman that is best known for his life in BASE jumping. He’s owner of BASEGEAR and an instructor at SnakeRiverBase in Idaho. He is brand new to archery and I recently had him out for some days of archery instruction. He’s been on a quest for rad things to do to enhance enlightenment and zen. He’s a reserved dude that has continual layers of interest and amazing stories. 

Podcast 301 is with a bunch of savages. We gather together following several days on the range at the Total Archery Challenge in TX. My guest include Bert Sorin from Sorinex who is an elite level fitness guru and avid outdoorsman. Andrew Arrabito who is a well known retired Navy SEAL, founder of Half Face Blades and former pro street skater. Terry Houin is a badass Navy SEAL, legit outdoorsman and Corporate Team Leader. We discuss tons of topics but also stress the value of Archery for the military, first responders and veteran communities.

For the 300th podcast I had to sit down and talk archery and a bunch of other ridiculous subjects with Joe Rogan.

PC 299 is with a lead designer Eric Gilmore from Sitka Gear. He and I recap a new archery lifestyle pant we have worked on for a few years that is coming to the market today. Eric is a master at textiles and we talk about the concept to creation for this awesome new pant that eliminates a quiver belt. We also talk about his personal experience with a tension based release. 

Podcast 298 is with Jeff Janis a former NFL receiver best known for his Hail Mary catch with the Green Bay Packers. Jeff is an avid Bowhunter and naturally gifted in archery. We recently spent a few days building bows, refining his technique and getting dialed in for triple digit shots. Jeff has an awesome story working his way up from a small town to the big time NFL through relentless work and dedication. We were able to sit down for a quick podcast prior to him catching his flight home.

One of my top trusted archery friends is Mike Slinkard who is an industry veteran and great Bowhunter. For this podcast we have our annual turkey season strategy and also get into some deep archery and bear hunting topics. 

Jay Scholes, Founder of the Outtech Sales Organization. He has spent over 43 years working direct with manufacturers, selling archery equipment and helping to grow archery and bowhunting across the globe. Jay is one of the few in the archery industry that has the broad wealth of archery experience, or who has witnessed more change across all archery categories. He has had decades of boots on the ground both at shoots, in shops and at the factories. In this podcast, we take a trip down memory lane talking products, people and places. It was a real honor to podcast with Jay and I am excited to be connected with him again.

This podcast is with two awesome friends from Black Rifle Coffee Co., Logan Stark and Special Forces SGT Major Charlie “Tyr” Martel. We sit down after a ridiculously fun few days at the School of Nock and battling the frozen tundra of Iowa. These two guys picked up archery in the past year and are diving deeper and deeper by the day. We recap an amazing experience of building bows, learning proper shooting techniques while rolling some smoke on the Traeger Grill. Logan is the Editor in Chief for many of Black Rifles famous content videos. Tyr heads up charitable givebacks for BRCC and is an amazing guy and possibly related to an onion in that the more layers you peel off the better it gets. He is a library of awesome stories and we get him to share a few good ones. Both of these gentlemen have an amazing past in foreign lands and have found tremendous joy in archery and how it's the perfect Zen from the days on the battlefield. They voice their opinions on how archery and bowhunting is so therapeutic for Vete

In this podcast I sit down with the founder of Bourbon Barrel Custom Calls, John Mulligan aka Johnny Utah. We get into the spirit of Turkey season talking about his passion to bring a seriously rad new concept to the Turkey market. I have had a longtime passion for chasing turkeys in the Spring and also have always enjoyed others who share that passion. Johnny Utah is a cool cat with some fun stories from the industry.

In a recent R&D trip to Arizona, I sat down with Archery Legend and PSE founder Pete Shepley. Pete is flying high after a stellar 50th year as a company. However, he has so many more interesting adventures to talk about in addition to archery. In this podcast I get Pete to open up about his friendships with some of the prestigous Russian aviators and astronauts and also his years flying competition stunt plains. As always there’s plenty of stories about archery along the way and we get into discussion about what makes shooting archery so fun and the creation of target archery.

Podcast 292 is with Sean DeGrey of the Total Archery Challenge. As we head into the 2021 season we discuss this years events as well as some exciting new additions we have made to make these experiences even better! 

Podcast 291 is with an awesome buddy of mine codename SG-which i think stands for shredded guns (i made that up). He is fairly new to archery but a Veteran on the battle field and recently retired from the Teams searching for the similarities in his former military career and bowhunting. He recently flew out to HQ and got set up with a new bow and a few days of lessons. For this podcast we wanted to do a follow up about how he is doing after a few weeks of applying the new training back home. We start out with some friendly heckling but then go into deeper details about the parallels of archery, firearms, bowhunting prep and spec ops training protocols. We talk though technique and get his takeaways from our time training together. We cover topics specific to efficiency in archery, grip pressures, getting faster by slowing down, perishable skill sets, goal setting and more. 

Podcast 290 is with Pro Board Shaper Josh Hall and his wife Torie. These two are a west coast couple specializing in surfing the waves and super clean eating. Josh started archery a few years ago and I met him at the Nock On Experience TAC event. He then became a Bowhunter, shot a great bull that fall and keeps pushing. Torie is an author of The Mexican Keto Cookbook, which is awesome and also specializes as a nutritionist. She has recently dove deeper into archery and bowhunting as this couple continues to know where their food comes from. They both came to the School Of Nock for a weekend of lessons, instructions and good eating. 

Podcast 289 is with Rock N Roller Mark Schenker from the band KIX. Mark decided to embark on an archery journey and came to the Nock On HQ to learn how to shoot a bow. Mark has a amazing background in music/ song writing but is also a professional photographer, seasoned Jiu Jitsu blue belt, master diver and has a growing passion for field to plate. We talk about what he’s learned so far with archery in the first day of training but mainly go down memory lane of life in the 80s with Rock N Roll, Metal and everything in between. This was such an exciting few days for me because the 80s bands were such a huge influence in my life. 

PC 288 is with my good friend Caleb Copeland. We sat down and talk about our perspectives on outdoor content creation, the various platforms for content as well as how things in the outdoor content game have changed over time. We talk about where things started in filming hunts and some of how we got to where we are today. Most importantly we put a challenge out there to you content creators who want to get into this content business full time! Nock On HQ needs someone in Iowa for content creation as we continue to raise the bar. I have assigned Copeland Creative to find the perfect fit! This is going to be a full time position with pay based on experience. Applicants need to know their way around a video and photo camera as well as how to edit and use the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite of programs. We get more specific in the podcast about pro and cons for this roll. If you listen to the podcast and feel like you are the one for the job then send your resume and examples of work to rednecktechpodcast@gmail.com !

PC 287 Archery, Bourbon, Comedy - The ABC's with Andy Stumpf. Andy is one of my close friends that has an awesome background as a Navy SEAL, Base Jumper, Sommelier, Cleared Hot Podcast Host and Bowhunter. After a surprise visit to Montana to see my buddy we jumped in the Cleared Hot Podcast studio, poured some drinks, opened up the nock on Q&A dance and started catching up on the times. Andy has an amazing career and if I typed it all out there would only be more spelling areas so I’ll let you google him.

Podcast 286 is with Aron Snyder. There’s no telling what roads we can go down during our talks but this podcast is a good one for anyone who loves hearing about shooting better in the back country and on the range.

Podcast 285 is with Dan Staton from Elk Shape. I’ve respected Dan for many years and admire his dedication to bowhunting and fitness. He has a Masters in Exercise Physiology but focuses hard on preparing for the backcountry. We talk about shot process, his background in bowhunting, the importance of fitness and how it affects your success. We also talk about some hunting strategies for whitetail and elk

This podcast is with John Barklow an elite level figure in the Bowhunting space. We talk about the process involved with curing trigger anticipation, target panic and buck fever. Both of us struggled with poor habits early in our archery endeavors but have learned how to overcome that frustration. We talk through the mental sides of this, as well as, talk about the tools needed to be the best archer and Bowhunter possible. We talk about the new Back Strap release and the Silverback Plus. John is the Big Game Product Manager for Sitka Gear and has an extensive career in the Navy heading up extreme weather survival to the the military’s most elite teams and is very a well seasoned Bowhunter.