Oklahoma Archery

We catch up with Tim Gillingham after his win at the most recent IBO and discuss his recent move back to Bowtec. Tim is a pioneer of our sport, frequently answering tech questions with inventions and innovations. We discuss the state of archery and what the sport needs more of to grow and stay relevant. Tim is a wealth of information and frequently makes himself accessible to archers at the various events. Listen in as we talk shop with one of the best professionals to represent our sport

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James Beasley is your OSAA State Unmarked 3D Champion. James braved the rain and shot a tough course in even tougher conditions. We sit down with James to recap the big win and talk strategy behind judging distance and shot execution. We talk releases, deer hunting stories, upcoming tournaments and even share some stories from the good ol' days. Come check out the latest Oklahoma Archery Podcast with one of the best guys around! We hope to see everyone out this weekend at the Bowtown/Triple-C Archery Double Qualifier!

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We sat down with Marty Russell and Chad Hilburn 2 of our 3 Oklahoma Winners from this past Pro/Am Trip to London, KY. Getting to swap stories from the trail and talk strategy for darker lanes and uphill/downhill shot execution. We preview the upcoming ASA shoots in Oklahoma and Nationally while debating the proper setup for a hamskea spring vs cord dampener. Come along as we sit down with two of the finest Senior class shooters North of the Red River.

For viewing the shootdown on CAM click the link below to see Chad Hilburn...

Jack Wallace II is fresh off a win at the most recent stop on the ASA Pro/Am Tour. Shooting in the Senior Pro division Jack entered the shootdown needing to make up a 4 point deficit to take the win and he did just that! He is the winner of 4 of the last 5 Pro/Ams and has consistently been at the top of his game. We talked with Jack about how he rediscovered "his" shot and the tuning process behind making the bow as forgiving as possible. We covered the setup and mental aspects of shot execution and yardage...

Fresh off a win at the first leg of the IBO Tour we sit down with Jeff Hopkins to recap the weekend. Jeff is a living legend of the sport. He has been a pro for the last 33 years and competed at the highest level. He represents Martin Archery and shoots a bow that was designed for and by him! We tell stories from the trail and talk tuning/execution with Jeff. You don't want to miss the latest Oklahoma Archery Podcast where we get a thorough education on all things arrow flinging with one of the best to...

Rick Archer is a 2024 Western Region Hall of Fame Inductee, State Champion, Shooter of the Year, certified big deer killer and a winner of this past weekend's Western Region Southwest Shootout in Paris, TX. We catch up with Rick after he shot 30 up over 2 days to secure the big win and the 2026 Southwestern Shootout in the Super Senior Known class. Rick has worked in pro shops for many years and we get the chance to pick his brain on tuning bows and shot execution at the highest level. Rick is from Western Oklahoma but that doesn't stop him from...

Juan Palacios is your 2026 Redding Champion in the Adult Male Freestyle division. We sat down with Juan to recap the event and discuss what it takes to convert your 3D setup to a skinny arrow bow. Redding is a bucket-list tournament for anyone that shoots archery and Juan took home GOLD on his 2nd trip to the left-Coast! Juan is a shooter under Scott Hamlin and carries his Darton Archery Exodus Pro SD from Coast to Coast pursuing archery greatness. He won the first Pro/Am of the year at Foley in the Men's K50 class and has added...

Dakota and Lindsey Lewis are having a blast in their first full year of competitive 3D archery! Oklahoma based they are both fresh off their first Pro/Am in Minden and walked away with top-10 finishes and Lindsey earned her first trip to the podium at her very first Pro/AM! We brought them on this week after a long weekend of flinging arrows. Dakota is your OSAA State Champion in the Modern Bowhunter class from this past weekend at Trosper and followed that up Sunday with a trip down to Paris to compete in the Archers for Christ...

Chance Beaubouef has been a professional archer for many years. We caught up with the Champ after securing a win in the Men's Open Pro Division at the most recent ASA Pro/AM at Camp Minden Louisiana. We get into the practice routine and how Chance goes about staying in top shape for shooting at a high level and under pressure. If you want to check out the shot down for the division the link is below from Competition Archery Media. Chance hit a last arrow 14 to take back the lead in one of the most tightly contested shoot-downs...

Chris Edwards is the Rangemaster at Trosper Archery Club in South OKC. We sit down with Chris after a weekend in Minden, Louisiana as he returns from the Hoyt/Easton Pro/AM to talk about a few upcoming events at Trosper Archery Club. They are hosting the OSAA Marked 3D State Championship THIS WEEKEND Saturday and Sunday and have just started up a weekly field league. With a full schedule this summer we look at some future dates for Trosper and get to talk archery with one of the best guys around Oklahoma when it comes to setting a...

We opened the mic's up and had a general discussion with the just us. Be sure and watch the ASA's FB page with up coming weather for the weekend. Possibly some shooting changes could be going on. Be sure and watch the Pro/Am this weekend for the shoot offs.

Zane McSorley is the Youth Champion and Belt Winner of the Okie-Land Vegas Jackpot Championship. Zane shoots a Darton Tritech 35 as a member of Scott Hamlin's Staff out of Red DIrt Archery in Maysville, OK. We recap the indoor season with Zane and talk shot process as well as 3D archery coming up. We are looking forward to good weather the rest of the summer as we detail some of the Oklahoma ASA shoots that are coming up on the schedule.

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Carl Shipley loves archery. He is the founder and range master of Bowtown Archery. The hottest new place to shoot 3D where it's All Archery, All the Time! We sat down with Carl to talk about the upcoming double qualifier at Bowtown with 2 ranges set (co-hosting with Triple-C Archery) and all the fun novelty shoots and giveaways for this upcoming weekend's competition. Carl has wrangled a $500 cash purse we will be offering shots at the Javalina at 100 yards to get entered into this drawing. We also have shirts made for classes of 3 or more that win combined score for...

Zac and Megan are 2 of the OSAA Vegas 300 State Champions. We caught up with them on their way to the Ft. Benning Pro/am to discuss their first year in competitive archery. From indoor to the 3D range these are some of the most fun having Okies you'll meet on the range. Listen in as we discuss equipment and strategy from 2 of the best up and coming stars in Oklahoma Archery!

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Chad and Brook shoot for the BowShack out of Dickson, OK under Ryan Thomason and had a fantastic showing at the Foley Pro/Am. Brook took 2nd in her 2nd straight Foley podium while Chad made the shootdown as the 5th seed. Catch all the action on the CAM Stream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmXXXMqYr_0

Big thank you to both Brook and Chad for sitting in with us and recapping a fabulous kickoff to the 2026 ASA Season! Look for them both on the Podium again in the near future!<...

Kyle Douglas is from Utah and the owner of Douglas Archery. Fresh off his win at Lancaster we sat down with Kyle to talk indoor and 3D archery on the eve of the first ASA Pro/Am coming up this week! Kyle shoots a Mathews Title along with Bee stinger, gold tip, shrewd and hamskea and can usually be found on or near the top of the podium on any given weekend. We talk set up and tuning style for indoor vs. outdoor archery and get to pick the brain of one of the best archers on the planet...

Tom Stevenson is fresh off a win at the Lancaster Archery Classic in the New Sr. Men's Olympic Recurve Division. Before we could get Tom on the Podcast to recap the big win he attended the USA Indoor Nationals in College Station and set a new record for high score. We are still awaiting all locations and scores to be entered but he along with his wife Kathleen are both currently sitting in first place. Tom is also a member of the US Men's team in the Senior division. We sat in with Tom to talk all things archery...

Vaughn McClain is an Oklahoma Archery Legend. Shooting in the Senior Pro class for 15 years Vaughn has some of the best stories from on the range you will ever hear. He is the former Oklahoma area rep and Western Region Director for the ASA. He frequently bails Neil out and has been an amazing mentor in the 3 years since Neil assumed the State Director position. Vaughn shoots a Mathews Traverse and formerly has the Deep Fork archery range in Trident, Oklahoma. We sit in with Vaughn on the eve of the 2026 OK ASA opening qualifier to discuss everything you...

Blake Jerome is a Washington Native that shoots MONSTER scores. Talking archery with Blake is the easiest way to get excited about taking your archery game to the next level. Fresh off a weekend of hitting the middle at Lancaster we sit down with Blake to discuss the techniques used in his coaching practice to help archers take their game up a notch. Blake is a wealth of knowledge and fantastic at connecting the dots for anyone that needs to refine either their approach or practice regimen. I first met Blake at the NFAA Trail Classic 4 years ago and...

Mackey Louthan never misses a chance to shoot his bow. This past weekend he and his family attended the NFAA Southern Indoor Sectionals at Arrowhead Archery in Del City, The USA Archery Indoor State Championship at H&H Archery in Oklahoma City and the Paris ASA Southwest Shootout all the way down in Paris Texas. Congratulation to Mackey on his big win and thank you for always taking the kids out to shoot some big tournaments. The Louthans have attended the Frozen Okie, Rushmore Rumble and will hit all 6 of the Pro/Ams at the ASA this season. We...

Not all legends wear medals or chase podiums anymore.

Some lean on the counter at the pro shop.

Some drink bad coffee, tell better stories, and tune bows without being asked.

Some quietly make everyone else shoot better.

This episode is about one of those guys.

We sit down with Dan Gaston — a lifetime archer, a pro shop regular, a problem-solver, and a living piece of archery history. Dan’s been shooting his whole life, competed at a high level back in the day, and whet...

Sly Cooper is an Oklahoma Archery Legend (on the indoor line). We recap his win at the 2026 Tom Thomas Memorial Hosted by Tulsa Archery Association. Sly shot a clean 360/360 with 34x for the win. We get into shot execution and setup with one of the absolute best guys around. If you haven't met Sly yet you need to come spend some time on the line with one of the best! Always a fun guy to shoot with and always cutting up and joking around.

Sly shoots for Darton Archery, Conquest Stabilizers, Black Eagle Arrows and...

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We sat down with USA Archery presidential candidate Briana Hurt to talk vision, transparency, and the future of our sport.

Your vote matters — get informed, get involved, and help shape archery’s next chapter. Show up to H&H Saturday the 17th if you're intending to have your voice heard and make meaningful change to the leadership of USA Archery Oklahoma. Voting takes place at the annual meeting after the Saturday afternoon lines.

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Travis Keith is a certified big deer killer. Shooting out of the Arrow Shop in Dewey, OK Travis is an accomplished tournament archer. We sat down with Jereme from SHOT3Dx to discuss the indoor 3D coming to Tulsa January 9-11 which Travis won last year. They are paying out individual days so you can win Friday, Saturday or Sunday. $40 entry and as many entries as you want to shoot. Unknown distances and classes for men, women and kids. Door prizes and a Darton bow giveaway at a great event you do not want to miss.

Quinn Rogers is your Champion from this past weekend's Frozen Okie., a USA Archery tournament held in Oklahoma at Archery Traditions in Yukon, OK. This was Quinn's first USA Archery tournament and we came out swinging, breaking both the single day scoring record as well as the combined scoring record for the Adult Male Open (Senior) division. Quinn shoots out of the BowShack in Dickson, OK under Ryan Thomason for Darton Archery, Black Eagle and Conquest as well as Summit Bowstrings. Listen in as we tell stories from the woods all the way to the indoor line with one...

Nathan McMurtry is an 18 year old phenom! Known locally as "the Baby-faced Killer" he has been competing at a high level for the past several seasons in the adult class. We invited Nathan to sit down with us and discuss his recent win at the 3rd Annual Gobbler Classic hosted at Okie-Land Bowhunters over the Thanksgiving Weekend. The tournament is a 5 spot Vegas face 600 round and the competition is STIFF! Nathan was able to come away with a 598/600 and 49x count for a first place finish. Nathan shoots a Mathews Title Gen 1, Conquest Stabilizers, Truball release, Shibuya sight, Hamskea...

The Iowa State Archery Association is hosting the 32nd ISAA Pro/Am this December 19-21. Located in central Iowa at the EMC Expo Center. Come get dialed in and shoot a 5 spot and Vegas round in this combined format and be ready for indoor season. This event is NFAA classes and has 3K guaranteed money for the Pro Division as well as $1,500 for the Sr. Pro and Women's Pro divisions. There is a Pro shop within 15 minutes and the event will have bow presses on site for any mechanical issues. Come join in the fun and test your luck...

Kasey Bruce from Centershot Ministries drops by to talk about the great new league opportunity for veterans, first responders and law enforcement officers through the Centershot Blue Program. They are meeting Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 at Okie-Land Bowhunters in Norman/Moore to spread the word of archery and the Gospel to those serving our country. Listen in as we swap stories and ask questions about how and where you can be involved in Centershot. There are Life Group options, Youth programs and Church organizations and this is a must watch podcast to share with anyone interested in archery that...

In the latest Oklahoma Archery Podcast we sit down with Bill Hart, founder of Hartbeat of Oklahoma Outdoors. Bill is an avid whitetail hunter and serves as an online moderator for groups such as Oklahoma Bowhunter, Oklahoma Whitetails and his own page. We sat down to dispel some myths about hunting and what it means to be a "trophy hunter" in today's modern age of deer hunting. Big thank you to Bill for sitting down with us after harvesting his target buck this season to pick his brains on all the successful and unsuccessful endeavors he's utilized in the...

On this week's episode of the Oklahoma Archery Podcast we sat down with the Steeley Family, Hattie, Shannon and Shaylan (we missed you Nolan!) as they attended the NFAA Target Nationals Tournament in Yankton South Dakota for the 4th time. The Steeley family is always around the Oklahoma Archery scene and you can catch them at most indoor, 3D and Outdoor tournaments, usually on the podium. We spend some time talking National Record setting scores and all things arrow flinging inside the family competition. Shannon and Shaylan have competed back and forth in several youth division over the years...

Jack Shaw is fresh off his State 900 Championship round with a blistering 892/900 score in the youth division. We pick his brain this week on the Oklahoma Archery Podcast about shot execution, different styles of archery and his gear set up. Jack shoots indoor, 3D and anything that moves in the hunting woods and explains his plans and practice routines on the way to becoming a professional archer. Catch up with one of the best up and coming archers with the Boys from Oklahoma!

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Matt Hudson is an Oklahoma Barebow archer. We catch up with Matt after a big win on the USA Archery Target Nationals stage. Matt shoots for Hoyt archery. We recap the outdoor season and look forward to the Texas Ringer, Lancaster and Vegas! Matt is the Co-host of the "3 Under Podcast" and if you have an interest in shooting barebow you need to check them out!

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We have an ASA qualifier for 2026 this weekend at Bowtown in Dibble, OK! Come out and see us...

Will Wilson is your 2025 State Broadhead Champion in the Men's Bowhunter Freestyle Class. Big thank you to Trosper for hosting another great tournament and getting our bowhunters into the action! The state broadhead shoot is an unknown distance paper target on top of styrofoam blocks. It is a great chance to get out your hunting set up and start preparing for archery season early! Congrats to Will, and all our other division's state champs from this past weekend.

Come out August 23-24 to Woodward and shoot some indoor 3D with the Oklahoma ASA and get...

Saturday Sept 20, 2025 at Highline Archery Club (Newark, AR) will be hosting a Redding Style Shoot. This is their 2nd annual orange dot shoot and they're doing big things in our neighbor state to the East! Sit in and listen to Eric Boozer detail how the event has grown and what you can expect for the 2025 installment of "Little Redding in the Grove"

8am start time based on "tee time" in intervals of 15 minutes (register to reserve your spot). $40 entry fee plus a $20 bonus blind draw team shoot for anyone interested in a side pot. Classes...

Ryan Thomason of Dickson, OK is fresh off his 4th pro season shooting in the ASA Men's Open Pro Division and has a bombshell announcement. Ryan will be relocating his shop/academy formerly known as "G2" to his hometown of Dickson and rebranding as "The Bow Shack" with the Oklahoma Shooting Academy in a fresh new location complete with outdoor range expansion! Ryan details some of his thought on where he is taking this new venture and welcomes back his supporting cast of academy supporters to the next big thing in Oklahoma archery. Come see us at the Bow...

Lawson Veit from Stillwater, Oklahoma is a certified Oklahoma Archery Legend. Lawson attends Lindenwood Academy and will be entering his Junior year of undergraduate studies fresh off a summer of slinging arrows in the Men's Known Pro Division of the ASA. Lawson earned the "Rookie of the Year" Title after his first competitive season in the Pro division and would up Runner-Up for "Shooter of the Year". A Pro debut season could not ask for more, with Lawson making 3 of the 5 Pro/Am Shoot Downs earning podium finishes and making his presence known on the pro range. Lawson shoots...

Rick Nolan is with Oklahoma Hunters and Anglers to partner with the ODWC to host the 7th Annual Deer Conference on August 16th at the Metrotech Springlake Campus. More info can be found here:

https://oklahomahuntersandanglers.org/2025-oha-odwc-deer-conference-expo/

Rick began shooting archery back in the 1970's and came on to talk all things deer hunting! From the history of archery to modern technological advancements. Rick is tasked with filling the seats at his upcoming deer conference aimed at educating new to deer hunting individuals and veterans of the sport alike! Come...

2025 ASA season in Oklahoma is in the books and what a wonderful season it was! Big thank you to all the clubs, shooters and organizations that supported us this season. The Oklahoma City Gun Club once again shattered the state attendance record with 253 shooters in attendance. Big thank you to all those involved with supporting what we are building in Oklahoma. 2026 is on tap to be even bigger! SPecial thank you to our 2025 Title Sponsor Ortco Inc. and the Bentley family for believing in us and what we are doing.

2 State Championships in Missouri and...

Ron Plummer made a showing out of the Mathews Archery ASA Pro/Am at Metropolis this past weekend. Competing in the Semi-Pro class Ron was atop the leaderboard for the first win of his career. Recently switching to the Darton Sequel 35 proved to be a great move and we're looking forward to discussing yardage judging, mental preparation and the highs and lows of tournament archery. Ron is a staff shooter for Shibuya and Altra Arrows and they came in clutch for the big win at the tournament for him this past weekend. Come hang with Ron and the Boys...

David Griffin from Elgin, OK is the 2025 OSAA State Unmarked 3D Champion in the Adult Male Freestyle Class. David shoots for G2 OSA out of Ardmore, OK and Darton Archery. We pick David's brain about his 3D setup and yardage judging strategy. We talk a little about how we are working to overcome target panic and breakdown some helpful tips on how to talk yourself through the shot. David is also an avid hunter and we put Bouska to sleep with stories about chasing elk, mule deer and whitetail. Listen in to one of the most interesting Okie archers...