
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
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