E252. Interview with Elliot Moreck

Archery Talk 101 Podcast #252: 14-year-old compound archer Elliot Moreck Host Roy Canterbury sits down with Elliot Moreck, a 14-year-old compound archer who competes in U18 Professional and is a member of the USA Archery team. Elliot shares how he went from buying a hunting bow to making the national team. They also get into the gear and tuning talk archers love. In this episode: How a school NASP program and a Mathews Lift led to JOAD and national competition Making the team in a tight U18 open division, where first through fifth were separated by only a point or two Elliot's shot process, from anchor and back tension to a surprise release Indoor season plans: Vegas, Hoosier 690, Rushmore Rumble, NFAA Indoor Nationals, and Lancaster Dealing with target panic and testing equipment under tournament nerves Target vs. hunting setups: Hoyt Concept X 40, Mathews Lift 33, and Elliot's first (and biggest) buck Arrow tuning: bare shaft testing, paper tuning, straightness tolerances, FOC, and arrow weight Carbon Express arrows, Maxima 27XL indoor shafts, and Muzzy broadheads Feathers vs. vanes, helical offset, fletching glue, and fletching jigs Blade rests vs. drop-aways, and centering and leveling a rest Why learning to work on your own bow (press, draw board) pays off Bowstring building, speed nocks, and D-loop pliers Advice for beginners: find a good coach, get your draw length right, and don't overbuy used gear Want your form looked at? Join the Archery Talk 101 Facebook group and upload a raw, unedited video (not a YouTube link). Roy and the group will give pointers. If this episode helped you, like the video, subscribe, and share it with a fellow archer. Leave a comment with your own tuning tips or questions. 📌 Join the community: Archery Talk 101 Facebook group – a space for archers to share knowledge & improve together. Archery Talk 101 Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/archerytalk101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Archery Talk 101 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://archerytalk101.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Archery Videos playlist: Shooting Forms At: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPwckZJiCzOIoVx1_eBU9BYeYZyRpml6t⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tree Stand Safety at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/7awb6x8UVU8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tech Tips at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhjNJnvnCXYZ7⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠