Bowjunky archery podcast

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3rd place Vegas finsher New Zealand's Riku Van Tonder Feb 19, 2019

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BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the 2019 3rd place Championship open finisher and co-owner of Caveman Archery in New Zealand Riku Van Tonder to discuss his journey to the highest profile archery tournament in the world culminating in a podium finish. Greg and Riku also discuss how he is working to grow the sport of archery in New Zealand and some of the all too familiar battles archery shops face on a daily basis. Riku also lets us know how he was able to deal with the nerves and emotions of shooting his first ever 300 in Vegas working up to the coveted 900.

2019 Vegas champion Sara Lopez Feb 14, 2019

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BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the 2019 Female archer of the year, 900 Vegas club member and 2019 Vegas Champion Sara Lopez to discuss her incredible performance at the 2019 Vegas shoot. Greg and Sara discuss the injury that didn't let her shoot until 10 days before the event and the difficult decision to forego school for another year to focus on her shooting. Sara also discusses the growth or archery in her home country of Columbia and how hard it has been to get the equipment and facilities archers in other countries have access to. Sara also talks about what it will take for female archers to break through and show the world they can perform on the same stage as the men and why she feels its so important.

2019 Vegas Champion Sergio Pagni Feb 13, 2019

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BJM's Greg Poole is joined by the 2019 Vegas Champion Sergio Pagni to discuss the 2nd Vegas title of his career. Greg & Sergio also discuss how his coaching and mental training played a role in his success and longevity in the sport in addition to how winning the most important shoot of the year impacts compound archery in Italy. Sergio also explains some of the battles archery shops face competing with online sales overseas and how the shop where he works deals with it.

Professional Archer Braden Gellenthien Feb 01, 2019

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BJM's Greg Poole is joined by long time professional archer Braden Gellenthien to discuss his win in Nimes followed by a perfect 660 qualification round at the Classic. Greg and Braden discuss the ever growing tournament schedule and the stress it puts on archers that are expected to attend more and more events. Braden also gives us his thoughts on handling pressure and what he has done over his career to remain so consistent.

Social circle Ace Archery's Robbie Surface Jan 16, 2019

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BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Social Circle Ace Archery's Robbie Surface to discuss some of the challenges facing dealers today. Greg and Robbie talk about how Social Circle Ace Archery has established itself as the premier archery shop in Georgia through equipment knowledge and customer service. Robbie also explains their youth programs and how they have used their indoor facility and coaching to build the future of the sport.

Dealer John Appleton from Apline Archery Jan 14, 2019

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BJM's Greg Poole is joined by John Appleton owner of Alpine archery and fly in La Grande Oregon to discuss the battles facing dealers in this ever changing market. Greg and John talk about how dealers have to change their business model if they want to survive and the importance of service and a willingness to help NEW archers that come into the shop with online purchased items for set up.

Archery pricing REAL TALK with BigGP Jan 07, 2019

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BJM's Greg Poole breaks down why archery equipment prices keep rising and the associated costs nobody wants to talk about. Greg goes over the manufactures financial burden of running a business, huge increases in taxes, labor, materials and the fact they are paying for the entire sport without any help from outside sponsors. The current decline in Archery pro shops as a result of buying habits combined with massive online sales is also explained.

Sport of Archery REAL TALK with Tim Gillingham Jan 01, 2019

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BJM's Greg Poole is joined by long time professional archer Tim Gillingham for some REAL TALK on the state of the sport including what archery needs to change in order to achieve the next level. Greg & Tim discuss what archery has done and continues to do that holds itself back and how archers have played a role in the overall culture that prevents change in a positive direction.

Nock On's John Dudley Dec 29, 2018

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BJM's Greg Poole is joined by long time friend john Dudley to talk about the decision to leave network TV channels in favor of his web based platform. Greg & John talk about his latest "School of Nock" coaching series on addition to his one on one coaching services at his home based facility. We also discuss confidence in your equipment, set up and how practice and repetition leads to better shot execution any distance.

Drug testing REAL TALK with Mark Ritchie Dec 20, 2018

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BJM's Greg Poole is joined by Professional archer Mark Ritchie to have a REL conversation about drug testing and the ramifications in archery.