Nock On Archery

This podcast is with Jerrod Lile who has been a longtime friend. He runs an amazing service that helps all hunters manage their hunting tags and draws very seamlessly. As the rules and regulations get harder to stay up to date with its critical that you navigate the system correctly The Huntin Fool platform is so simple and makes sure you don’t miss a draw date, get connected with a great place to hunt or get great information on taking your first hunt out west. We talk about several things you can do to be better on your western hunt but also discuss what you can expect from this great resource.

A MUST LISTEN PODCAST! This podcast should be mandatory for all archers regardless of where they are currently with their eyesight. Things will change inevitably with your vision and this talk with Chuck Cooley delivers great information on the stages of eyesight reduction, progression, repairs, sight clarity, downrange optic options, eyewear, clarification , variation, ect... You name it, Chuck explains it related to eyesight in the archery industry. Chuck is a highly successful licensed optician, professional archer, former gold medalist, leading lens provider for our sight industry for many years and last but not least a professional person. He dives deeper than I would have thought on this repetitive topic of the evolution of eyesight for marksmen.

The podcast returns! I wanted to kick off the podcast this season with a 1 on 1 conversation with YOU. 2026 is going to be an awesome year for our community so I start off the podcast bringing you up to speed! I discuss our SCHEDULE, EVENTS, NEW SCHOOL CURRICULUM, NEW DIGITAL ACCESS & FUTURE GUEST. I also give you a call to action to get your questions answered and bring some additional real time consultation to the platform. 
I conclude by getting into some great topics
- How to Train when you can’t
- Thoughts on Arrow Clocking
- What to expect from a hunting bow
- To Power Through Poor Performance or NOT
- HINGE Secrets, How to Overcome Hanging Up on the Target

I sit down Dan’l Anselmo who is an expert in Bow Design & DIY hunting. He is a lead R&D engineer for 21 yrs and has seen some of the best evolutions in archery gear. He’s been part of projects specializing in Limbs, Cams, Risers and materials. Dan’l is a 3rd generation DIY hunter who has a healthy resume of Big Elk & Massive Mule Deer. I’ve known Dan’l since his first year at Hoyt and have a tremendous amount of respect for his deep understanding of the mechanics of the compound bow. We jump into subjects that I feel aren’t discussed enough about the “why” of certain design characteristics and gear choices. We also jump into some of his tactics of hunting the west during the opening weeks. He has some great information that he shares about tagging big deer that’s handed down to him from the yoda Randy Ulmer.

Josh is a West Coast archer and has a long background in archery.  Ive wanted to have a conversation with him about the evolution of archery content and retail. We finally meet up to have a conversation about the archery industries evolution, early years in the shop, chasing Apple to Apple standards, getting old, staying on pace with social media, the new Nock On HQ and of course who had the Mohawk first.