Send us a text While at the 2024 National Sporting Clays Championship, the Dead Pair Podcast chased around David Radulovich and RAD Chad Roberts on Sunday during the ProSquad final. This was unique, as we had both of them on a special episode of SCOOPS (on our YouTube channel) to analyze performance, strengths and weakness during tournament, as well as the mental aspects during competition. This episode is highlights from that SCOOPS episode and there is a lot to learn from here! - Elite Shotgun...
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 189
Send us a text The Sportsman's Training Center located in Augusta Kansas is owned and operated by Chris Kuhlmann. Chris made the decision from day one to make his club and Atlas traps facility. Therefore, we asked Scott Manspeaker CEO of Atlas Traps to join the discussion along with Chris. RAD Chad Roberts shoots for both Atlas and STC, and he teaches at STC on a regular basis, so it made sense to have him join us as well! Join us as we discuss the reasons why you should give STC a visit! Whethe...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 188
Send us a text Rhino Chokes is committed to listening to their customers and providing the products they want, and the performance they need! Rhino has now added new choke constrictions to their popular line of Elite Series chokes. To make sure these products exceed the demands of their customers, they use their pro shooters like Cory Kruse on the sporting side, and Joe Charnigo on the trap side, to provide rigorous testing so that you can have complete confidence when competing. Cory, Joe, and ...
Oct 10, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 187
Send us a text What's the one thing that has been missing from Sporting clays? LIVE coverage! Enter, The Champions Network. In this episode we introduce a new venture with the people behind the scenes that are making it happen. Julia Gillman of HOA Sports management, David Radulovich World Champion, coach, and multi time guest here, and let's not forget Jason Rambo and Sean Alley! Collectively, they have came together for a new business called the Champions Network. This is your all inclusive ac...
Oct 03, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 186
Send us a text We dug into the mailbag and pulled out a handful of great questions from our listeners, then called up RAD Chad Roberts for some guidance! We had some great questions sent into us and it was time to get Chad on the phone to give us the 411 and some great answers to these questions. Chad has, and continues to work with, many pro shooters and coaches over the years and has a vast knowledge and understanding of sporting clays. When he is not competing on the tour, he is coaching and ...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 185
Send us a text If you are having a conversation about targets, it doesn't take very long for the name Rick Hemmingway to come up! Rick has been around sporting clays for over 30 years. From a competitor, to a club owner, and as a renowned target setter, Rick has seen a lot of changes over the past 3 decades. One of those big changes is the targets we see at a tournament. With all talk lately on tournament targets, it was time to give Rick a call and get his opinion. Without fail, Rick had a very...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 184
Send us a text Madison Sharpe and Haylyn Hanks bring a whole new meaning to "getting beat by a girl"! These 2 young ladies are among a vast group of women shooters that are getting closer and closer to an HOA at a major event in this country. Madison is the reining Ladies National Champion and recently won the Ladies US Open. Haylyn is the 2022 National and World Ladies Champion. But that's not the story line. Their scores are getting closer and closer to an HOA at a major event! We interviewed ...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 183
Send us a text Hailing from the state of Michigan, Amber Brown has made a name for herself amongst the top ladies shooters in the country. Amber travels the circuit and competes all across the country in an effort to be at the top. But don't think she wants to be just a top ladies shooter, she has much bigger aspirations than that! She has now dedicated all her time and efforts into shooting and now has started doing some coaching as well! Listen in as we catch up with Amber and follow her journ...
Sep 05, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 182
Send us a text The 2024 National Sporting Clays Championship at the National Shooting Complex is quickly approaching! There have been a lot of new changes to the shooting complex, as well as some of the events that have been relocated. Not to mention, there is some news about the Pro Squad, and even 2 main event entries into the National Championship that are being given away! Join us as we talk to Michael Hampton Jr for the NSCA monthly segment and Neil Chadwick as he brings us up to date on th...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 181
Send us a text The history of Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays is not something that has been very well documented until recently. Sure, we all have stories from friends and fellow competitors, but actual real history and memorabilia are something that we have needed. Enter Steve Ellinger and Phil Murray! Steve and Phil and have retired from their careers, and decided to start a new career: The History of Clay Target shooting! Steve has been writing articles online about the history of the clay s...
Aug 22, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 180
Send us a text This is the audio from our SCOOPS live broadcast. (The echo could not be removed from the first few minutes) We decided to throw this out as a podcast as there is a lot of good information here. If you want to watch the show, simply go to our YouTube channel and look under the LIVE category. With guests Braxton Oliver, David Radulovich and RAD Chad Roberts, we cover topics from target difficulty, to targets themselves, smaller signature shoots, Shot shell selection, and whatever e...
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 4Ep. 179
Send us a text EPS 178, Hunter Webb & Rick Webb w/Brandon Powell in studio! We are joined in studio with Hunter Webb, his father Rick Webb, and his coach Brandon Powell of Powell Performance Shooting. Hunter has been lighting up the scene, not only in SCTP, but also across the nation throughout the circuit, in the junior class. We dive into his young journey, as well as including his dad in the conversation. There are not many shoots you can go to that you do not see Hunter, Rick and Brandon...
Aug 08, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 178
Send us a text We feature this months NSCA segment with Mark Baltazar and Michael Hampton Jr,. We cover target difficulties at larger shoots, and should the NSCA regulate targets. Then we move into the new Hall of Fame inductees and more! We feature Clayton Nance, who is a great shooter out of the state of Texas. Clayton climbed the ranks quickly, and has competed in the circuit throughout the country in the last 11 years. The Atlas Pro Team shooter has now also transitioned into coaching! Throu...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 177
Send us a text Ranger Performance Eyewear is the leader in cutting edge technology when it comes to lenses for shooting eyewear. This played a big part in why Derrick Mein is now on the team with Ranger. Now, Derrick has developed his own signature line of lenses with Ranger, and in this episode, we get down to why, how, and what these lenses are all about. We also catch up with Derrick on a host of other topics, including his trip to Paris for the Olympics! - Elite Shotguns - https://elite-shot...
Jul 18, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 176
Send us a text We have talked a lot about big money blasts, Regionals, US Open and Nationals on this show. So what's the big deal? Why should you spend the money to go to a shoot like that? Listen in as we cover the reasons WHY you should attend one of these big shoots! There is a lot more to it than you think, and if you love sporting clays, you owe it to yourself to listen to what we have to say and maybe even attend one of these shoots to see for yourself! - Elite Shotguns - https://elite-sho...
Jul 11, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 175
Send us a text This is live audio from our SCOOPS live segment covering the 2024 World FITASC championship from Game Unlimited! This was amazing shoot with lots of great competition, drama, amazing results, and we cover it all! We are joined by David Radulavich and RAD Chad Roberts for a great conversation! - Elite Shotguns - https://elite-shotguns.com - Fiocchi USA - https://fiocchiusa.com - Rhino Chokes - https://rhinochokes.com - OtoPro Hearing Service - https://otoprotechnologies.com - RE Ra...
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 4Ep. 174
Send us a text We are joined by the CEO of Fiocchi USA, David Blenker, as we cover everything from Ammo shortages, powder and primer shortages and what Fiocchi USA is doing about it. David himself has quite the impressive background in the firearms industry and his role with Fiocchi is a welcomed one, for sure! We also feature a NSCA segment this episode with Michael Hampton Jr. and Executive Council member Tim Miles! - Elite Shotguns - https://elite-shotguns.com - Fiocchi USA - https://fiocchiu...
Jun 20, 2024•56 min•Season 4Ep. 173
Send us a text Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump, and his family are avid outdoorsman, to say the very least. But Eric doesn't just enjoy busting clays, he enjoys all aspects of it, including reloading his own ammo and doing his own gun smithing! Yes, you read that right! This is not just a celebrity that shoots now and then. How many celebrities know their own length of pull? But this is not just about Eric and his passion for firearms. Eric and his family do a lot to help and support youth shoot...
Jun 13, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 172
Send us a text Interviews with George Digweed, Richard Faulds, Anthony Matarese, Iain Parker(CEO of CPSA), Reanna Frauens, Grace Corseli, and Amber Brown! We get the raw emotions from during and right after the tournament from the best in the support, to the up and comers, to the club host, and next years organizing body! These are some great insight interviews to what went on and what their opinions are on the World Championship shoot! - Elite Shotguns - https://elite-shotguns.com - Fiocchi USA...
Jun 06, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 171
Send us a text Brandon Powell is the 2024 World Sporting Champion! We talk with him about winning the world championship as well as his thoughts on the event itself. We then dive into becoming the new person that he is, his thoughts on targets as a whole in our sport, his competitors, and a whole lot more! Brandon has came a long way in the last 10 years, and it shows! Since October of 2023, he has won the National Championship, the Southeast regional, the Caribbean classic, the RC cup, the Atla...
May 30, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 170
Send us a text The Ohio State Sporting Clays Championship for 2024 is set to be one for the record books! So who better to have on than Ohio Sporting Clays Association president, Christina Loudenslager, vice president Jason Rambo, delegate Sean Alley, and host club general manager, Jake Spengler? We discuss the who, what, when, where, payouts, giveaways, sponsors, vendors, amenities and a few surprises as well! With $92,000.00 in total payouts, this is a state shoot worth your attention and your...
May 23, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 169
Send us a text Michael Hampton Jr. joins us to announce something that will benefit every one! You will have to hear it for yourself! Dr. James Bruno is a neurologist and one of his specialty fields is sleep study. I bet you never put much effort or thought into this before a tournament, but sleep can affect your performance in a huge way. Listen in as the good Dr tells us what sleep depravation can cause and how it affects your body in ways of performance, how much sleep you should be getting, ...
May 09, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 168
Send us a text When it comes to your journey in sporting clays, have you ever wished you could have done things differently along the way? Maybe you are a fairly new shooter and not quite sure what is right, and what is wrong! Guest Don Padgett joins us for some interesting conversation on What could have been, what should have been, and what can you do now? Hop in our DeLorean as we rev up the flex capacitor and take you back through our journey and what we would have done differently along the...
May 02, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 167
Send us a text RE Ranger is always being innovative, yet stylish with their complete line of performance eyewear. Now, they have collaborated with Ball and Buck to bring you even more options in both style and comfort for both shooting glasses and sunglasses alike. Ball and Buck is no stranger to the shooting world with their line of shooting and hunting apparel. Their first class line of products, now combined with Ranger, bring you the very best there is to offer. We also have Anthony Matarese...
Apr 25, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 166
Send us a text Dr. Grace Sturdivant of OtoPro Technologies (our favorite audiologist) answers your submitted questions on all things hearing. A couple months back, we posted on social media that Dr. Grace would be willing to come on the show and answer your questions, and we got a ton of submissions, many of which were repeat or similar. So we picked the best ones, called up the good Dr., and she delivered! Even if you already have, what you feel is good hearing protection, Dr. Grace offers some...
Apr 18, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 165
Send us a text Qmaxx is the leader in advanced cleaning, lubrication, and protection. If you haven't heard the news, Qmaxx is in full production once again but this time, they have brought a few people with them. Our guests for this episode include Dave McCreery of Qmaxx, along with Paul Hebert and Bobby Mann of Wicked Tuna! If you have ever seen the hit reality show Wicked Tuna, you will know who Paul Hebert is. Paul tells it like it is and always gives you his honest opinion. You are going to ...
Apr 11, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 164
Send us a text As the firearms industry’s trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is working day in and day out to promote, protect and preserve our industry and our sports. Our guest this episode, is Joe Bartozzi, President and CEO of the NSSF. Amongst the many interesting and helpful things we discuss, probably the most fascinating, is the survey that they conduct for shooting sports, and in this case, clay target shooting. The numbers are not only surprising, but the...
Apr 04, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 163
Send us a text There a lot of do's and don't's when it comes to traveling with any firearm. But with so many different laws going from state to state, and all the different regulations when it comes to airports, airlines and the TSA, how do you make sense of it all? That's why we brought in John Commerford, NRA Operations Chief, and Frank Bruno, former detective for NYPD. Once you have navigated all the laws, rules, regulations for airline travel, what about transporting your firearm to and from...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 162
Send us a text Many shooters in the clay target world suffer from some form or another of eye dominance. Most can overcome the issues and still be quite successful, while some struggle. Regardless of diagnosis for an eye dominance problem in an office or just standing there, everything can change when the eyes are behind a barrel. While trying to help his own father overcome a bad eye dominance issue, Ben Husthwaite created the Eye Dominance Rail. Through extensive testing, research, and several...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 161
Send us a text Why not get the facts of the new rules and rule changes from the Executive Counsel member that helped make it happen, Mark Baltazar. Opinions are great, but when it comes to new rules as well as changes to existing rules, you need the FACTS! We wanted to make sure you got the facts straight from the NSCA. We wanted all competitors to understand what these changes are, why they were made, and what the NSCA is trying to accomplish with these changes. As we all know to well, the Mast...
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 160
