The Dead Pair Podcast

Send us Fan Mail    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 Alle...

Send us Fan Mail      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...

Send us Fan Mail   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 t...

Send us Fan Mail   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 Champio...

Send us Fan Mail   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 in...

Send us Fan Mail    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 w...

Send us Fan Mail     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 caree...

Send us Fan Mail 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 fro...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail    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...

Send us Fan Mail    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...

Send us Fan Mail   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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Executi...

Send us Fan Mail    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 th...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail    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...

Send us Fan Mail  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 fe...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 u...

Send us Fan Mail    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 p...

Send us Fan Mail   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...

Send us Fan Mail    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,...

Send us Fan Mail   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 con...

Send us Fan Mail    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 NY...