Ep 003 - Illaria Knibb (Barebow) "The Face of UK Barebow? - Merlin Archery Adventure podcast: With Grizzly Jim

Episode 3 is live! 🏹In this episode, Grizzly Jim sits down with Ilaria Knibb, one of the most exciting names in barebow archery right now, fresh off her incredible performance and medal win at the European Indoor Archery Championships earlier this year.Right from the start, the conversation dives into why barebow archery is growing so quickly, what’s drawing more archers into the discipline, and how the competitive European archery scene is evolving. Ilaria also talks about just starting her field archery journey and how excited she is to see where it might take her.As always on the podcast, things wander a little in the best way. Alongside plenty of archery chat, Jim and Ilaria discover a shared love for Gilmore Girls, which somehow fits perfectly into a cosy conversation between competitions and training stories.So pop the kettle on, get comfy, and settle in for a relaxed chat about barebow archery, competitive archery, field archery, and life around the sport with one of the rising talents in the archery world.You can find Illaria here on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/knibb_goingthedistanceGrizzly Jim: https://www.instagram.com/thatgrizzlyjimAnd Merlin:https://www.instagram.com/merlin_archery