The Dead Pair Podcast

Send us Fan Mail    We are joined on the phone by Moe Ittayem,  Todd Archambeault, Brad Grantham, and Henning Mathew. Don't recognize these names?  That's because they are average Joe's from around the country, that love and compete in Sporting Clays.    Much like you, they work 40, 50, and 60 hours a week, yet they find time for sporting clays! We dive into how do they find time to...

Send us Fan Mail   We catch up with Haylyn Hanks fresh off of her win in Hungary for the World FITASC Championship, where she has claimed the ladies championship title!  Having won the National Sporting Clays Ladies Championship in October 2022, and now the title of Ladies World FITASC Championship, it was time to get her back on the show and find out how this girl is getting it done! From her men...

Send us Fan Mail      We are joined on the phone by Amy Bean of Ranger Performance Eyewear to discuss the new Ultimate light RIACT AI lenses!    The New Ultimate light lens was made for really bright conditions, but listen in as we discuss the benefits of this lens, plus we address the large elephant in the room with the prescription RIACT's!     Brian Palmer of Elite shotguns joins us in stu...

Send us Fan Mail   The 2023 California State Sporting Clays Championship was one for the record books this year, as they exceeded previous years attendance. The Dead Pair's own Jason Rambo was on hand with interviews, to break a few targets, and take in California's sporting scene.     With so many great amenities, it was a fit for LA Clays to host this years championship, and a spectacu...

Send us Fan Mail   The young Kaitlyn Koenig is an up an coming shooter currently hailing from Florida and is transitioning from the skeet world and into sporting clays.  She shot in front of the Dead pair squad at the US Open in 2022 at Backwoods, and we were impressed to say the least!    Kaitlyn has a cool back story and some surprising twists to the obstacles she had to overcome in shooting. Th...

Send us Fan Mail   We are joined by in-studio guests Ricky Marshall Jr, Jake Spengler, and Zach Nannini as we discuss the upcoming Ohio State Sporting Clays Championship,  why Zach and Ricky are in town, and a whole lotta madness!   The Ohio State Championship is a highly coveted shoot for multiple reasons. This year, to add to the experience, there is an additional $32k of guaranteed purse, gun g...

Send us Fan Mail    Although currently living in Florida, Gianna Santo hails from Vermont and started shooting at the young age of 8!  Gianna has come a very long way in her shooting career with the expert advice and coaching from none other than Anthony Matarese Jr.!      Gianna made the ladies Super Squad last year, and has already qualified for the Super Squad again this year for the National S...

Send us Fan Mail   We are joined on the phone by Brett Seibert, of Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville IL to talk about what you can expect for the North Central Regional. Brett and his staff have once again went above and beyond to make sure that the shooter experience is a good as it can be for this event! Listen in as we cover all the details of who, what, where, when, and how for what is sur...

Send us Fan Mail  This is part 2, of  Derrick Mein and RAD Chad Roberts in-studio, as they were making their way to the N.E.Regional. (Remember, we filmed this, so be sure to check out our YouTube channel!)   We took full advantage of the visit and lit the mic's up to capture this conversation. But it was a long one, so we broke it into 2 parts. .    There is a LOT of good information in both...

Send us Fan Mail   We were honored to have Derrick Mein and RAD Chad Roberts visit us in-studio as they were making their way to the N.E.Regional. We took full advantage of the visit and lit the mic's up to capture this conversation. But it was a long one, so we broke it into 2 parts. This is part 1.     Where can we begin with Derrick Mein?  Derrick is a multi time All American, National Cha...

Send us Fan Mail   Ben Husthwaite has had a lot of changes in his life since we had him on the show 2 years ago.  Now a married man and being a father changes a person in a lot of ways, but there is one thing that has not changed, and that is Ben's ability to win!    In this episode  we try to touch on a little bit of everything, including his coaching and his recent wins at some majors, whic...

Send us Fan Mail    So you just paid $95 to shoot 100 registered targets. Why does it cost that much?  Where does that money go?  Why does the cost for registered tournaments keep increasing?  We ask all those questions and much more!    We are joined by Brian Palmer of Vero Beach Clay Shooting Sports, and Mike Boire of the Greater Houston Sports Club, which are 2 people that are experts in holdin...

Send us Fan Mail   The all new Blaser F-16 pro model was developed by Rhino Chokes and Cory Kruse to give the shooter an out-of-the-box-ready competition  shotgun.     Listen in as we discuss what has been added or changed, why they made the modifications, and what this means to the shooter!  The new F-16 boasts all the great features you would come to expect from a high end shotgun, while keeping...

Send us Fan Mail    Interviews with  Anthony Matarese Jr, Ben McAnally, Cory Kruse, John Calandro, Greg Wolf, Clint Hinton, Clayton Nance, Travis Mears,  Alec Sedlacheck, David Radulovich, hosted by RAD Chad Roberts, from the 2023 U.S.Open !    You wanted to hear from a lot of great shooters from one of the biggest shoots in the country? You got it!.  Jason and Sean could not attend this year, so...

Send us Fan Mail    We are joined on the phone by the reigning National Champion and hall of fame inductee Zach Kienbaum and his video producer, Chris Claxton,  to discuss Zach's new video series: Sporting Clays Foundation and Advanced series. ( EDIT NOTE : There were some phone reception issues in this interview. We did the best we could with editing, but some of the interview is garbled)  ...

Send us Fan Mail  It seems like a never ending topic. Golf cart or side x side?  But what are the pros and cons of each?  Enter Joey Hill of EZGO golf carts. Joey knows a thing or 2 about the sport, since being introduced to it many years ago by non other than Ricky Marshall Jr.. Joey has been instrumental in sponsoring the NSCA with EZGO. Joey started with trap and skeet, and now a sporting clays...

Send us Fan Mail They shoot guns in California? YES, and a lot more than most think they do!  We are joined by Tom John Jr., and RAD Chad Roberts from the California Sporting Clays Association, as well as Jun Vergara, and Ryan Mullen, all from LA Clays to discuss the when, where, what, why, and how of the upcoming California State Championship!   The California state championship has a lot of payo...

Send us Fan Mail    When we went to the mail bag to get Questions for the Coaches for Dawn Grant, we were overwhelmed by the number of emails we had. So it was time to get clay shooting's favorite mental trainer and hypnotist on the phone! However, because we had so many questions for her, instead of just 2 questions, we chose to ask 4. These are really good questions, with issues that a lot...

Send us Fan Mail    If you go to a big sporting clays event on the East coast, you are sure to see the NYPD Shotgun Team on the course!  But, who are they?  What do they do?  Why was this team formed?  Is that a SmartCar they are using for a golf cart??     Tune into this episode as we are joined by Frank Bruno and Andrew Chick Pisani, as we get the  low down as to why this team exists, the great...

Send us Fan Mail   Being down classed doesn’t sound like a good thing. but it can be!  We are joined by Melanie Parker and Paul Prucka as these two shooters have been back and fourth between Masters and AA class several times.  Recently, co-host Sean Alley was down classed from Masters as well.    Our guests give their take on the situation and how they handle it, what they can do about it, and ho...

Send us Fan Mail    This is part 2 of the Radulovich and Rambo solve the worlds problems. Part 1 is over on the Journey podcast. (Note: This was an impromptu podcast that was recorded at 2 A.M. in a hotel gym! It has a little bit of echo that we couldn't totally get edited out).     David Radulovich and Jason Rambo sat down, while in Florida, in an attempt to record a podcast.  They covered a...

Send us Fan Mail   We have some big news for everyone! We address the news first, then we dive right into Fiocchi USA!   First, we have a Tourney Talk, brought to you by Scorechaser. Directly following, we announce some big news for The Dead Pair Podcast, and what it means to our listeners! This news brings in our guests, Brian Palmer and Aaron Willoughby.     Not to be outdone, We have Fiocchi US...

Send us Fan Mail   The Path part 4 is all about planning shoots. Whether you are a seasoned competitor that travels the country, or you are new to traveling to shoots, there is something for everyone to learn in this episode.      Often times there are things about traveling to compete that are overlooked, forgotten, or you just don't know.  This episode should help!    Casey Chase of Scorech...

Send us Fan Mail    Wait, isn't Ricky Marshall Jr. a trap guy? Well, trap may be his specialty, but as you will hear in this episode, Ricky is what Jason calls the "Derick Mein of trap"! Just because he is a trap specialist, does not mean that he can't get it done in ALL disciplines! Ricky competes in Trap, Skeet, box birds, bunker,  helice, and yes, sporting clays!    What mak...

Send us Fan Mail    Dr. Grace Sturdivant, (our favorite Audiologist) of OtoPro Tecnologies, sent us an email saying that she had a shocking, yet important story for our listeners.  She did not tell us what it was, other than it involved her new employee, Clancie Boire, and her husband Mike Boire, from the Greater Houston Sports Club (formerly the Greater Houston Gun Club).     So after some import...