The Dead Pair Podcast

Send us Fan Mail     When we think of sporting clays, we don't think about being physically "fit".  But what if there was an exercise that you could do to help your shooting game? Something that would help with things like mobility, energy, stamina, resting heart rate?  What if it could be done at home instead of a gym? What if it could be done without expensive equipment or a month...

Send us Fan Mail     The months of January, February, and March are filled with great shoots in the state of Florida! Regardless of what your goals are for shooting, this is prime opportunity to get down to some beautiful clubs, enjoy some great weather, and shoot some great targets!    The events start with the Black Jack Open at Black Jack Sporting clays Jan 27-29. Up Next is the RC Cup at South...

Send us Fan Mail   We are joined by the NSCA 2022, Ladies National Champion, Haylyn Hanks!  Haylyn put all the pieces together this year to win her first National Championship and we dove into what it was for her this year.    Way back on episode 37,  we had Haylyn on and discussed  all the things we normally do with shooters when they come on the show for the first time. Things like what gun do y...

Send us Fan Mail     We have covered all the benefits of using ShotKam in a previous podcast, but now  they have introduced their new generation 4 model!  Inventor and owner of Shotkam, David Stewart joins us for an update of all the great features that are packed into the new model.     Never being satisfied with their current model, this company strives to stay on the cutting edge of technology...

Send us Fan Mail  How do you judge your progress? How well are you doing? What can you do better? Where can you improve your game?    All of this can be told by a score card, which is your test, but it is easy to misread! Just simply looking at your scorecard and basing your performance off of just the number can be misleading and even detrimental to future performance.  A proper reading can tell...

Send us Fan Mail    With a background in psychology, Tracy Wright has a unique perspective on the mental game. He has done 1,000's of hours of research throughout his career on what does and does not work with responses to situations. This plays a HUGE role in shooting, and being fundamentally perfect in the box! Tracy's approach to shooting and coaching his students is something that we...

Send us Fan Mail The PATH, part 2 is all about goal setting! This is a very important part of your shooting and is something that a lot of people do not take seriously.  It is a vital part of your success and will ensure that you maximize not only your performance, but your overall experience in the sport.    We have an excerpt from a phone conversation that we had with Cory Kruse, as he gives us...

Send us Fan Mail   Cory Kruse is a former National and World Champion. We sit down with him just after the National Championship to get his thoughts on the event, his performance, and what he is planning moving forward.  Cory is one of the most down to earth pro shooters on the tour, and his personal life is more relatable to the masses than you might think. On top of being a great family man, he...

Send us Fan Mail    The Super Squad highlight shows and live coverage were new this year for the Nationals.  But with anything new, there is growing pains, complaints, suggestions, and new ideas.   We sit down with Mark Baltazar, who was the director, Chris Claxton, the man behind the lens, and Justin Barker who was a host along side Jason Rambo.    We discuss what went right, what went wrong, wha...

Send us Fan Mail   David Radulovich and Chad Roberts held a shotgun clinic at the Cardinal Center in Marengo Ohio, and we were there to capture it. This was very interesting to see how the 2 of them coach individually as well as together. It was also very interesting to  see not only what they teach, but HOW they teach.   Get over to our YouTube channel and watch this so you can see what's re...

Send us Fan Mail   We have laid the journey, or "The Path", in part 1 of this 4 part series. We break down shooters into 4  categories, talk about the details of each, what it will take to get to the next, and we even have a phone excerpt from David Radulovich to help validate what we are saying as well as him adding a 5th category for the very elite.   This is something that we have bee...

Send us Fan Mail   This is a jam packed show! First, we are honored to have Will Primos and Dr. Grace Sturdivant from OtoPro on to discuss their shoot to support Magnolia Speech school, and how you can win a F3 Blaser! (see link below). You have a chance to get in on this without being at the shoot, but you better act fast!   Then we are joined by Erin Callahan to talk about the Merry Miracles sho...

Send us Fan Mail   Clint Hinton is another top level competitor out of the Georgia hot bed of shooters. He and his family have been shooting all their lives, and even managed a sporting club for many years. Much like Matt Miller, Clint is a full time working man with the ability to get it done with the best of them. But, Clint has some interesting opinions on a lot of topics within the sport, and...

Send us Fan Mail   Joe Scull is renowned for his target setting, but there is much more to Joe than just his target setting abilities!   From his history of getting started and then competing since the late 80's  to his ownership and coaching at Cedar Creek Sporting Clays, Joe had a lot to offer on this episode!  He gives us his opinion on everything from tournament targets, to the current st...

Send us Fan Mail Robert Crow is the National Sales Director with White Flyer targets. White flyer has been making clay targets since the 1800's.  With all the things we talk about across all disciplines of clay target shooting, the clay target itself is seldom thought or talked about. Not to mention, with all the struggles with ammo, no one talks much about the targets. This all adds up to a...

Send us Fan Mail    Matt Miller has his hands full every time he competes at his local clubs. Why? He lives in Georgia surrounded by a hotbed of shooters that are at the top of the game!    Matt's personal life is very relatable to a lot of people. Career, family, building a house, and of course, shooting.  However, he has managed to emerge as a shooter that can be a threat to win any time he...

Send us Fan Mail     Jake Spengler is now the general manager for the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo Ohio. The Cardinal Center is home to the SCTP nationals, and the host of the Ohio State Championship for 2023 and 2024.  In light of the record numbers at the recent SCTP Nationals, along with some shooter etiquette issues,  and no to mention the up coming Pilgrims shoot at night, we found it...

Send us Fan Mail   Anthony Matarese Jr., recently released his book "Straight Shooting, a World Champion's Guide to Shotgunning".  The Dead Pair got their claws on this book at the 2022 US Open, and after reading it cover to cover, it was time to have Anthony on to discuss the book.    We discussed everything from how, when, and why he wrote the book, what's in it, and why YOU...

Send us Fan Mail    We sit down with Justin Barker of Shotgun Sports USA to discuss all things in the podcast world and reveal some of the struggles we both have in producing a podcast, as well as some of Justin's history.    Justin was the first to produce a sporting clays dedicated podcast, and was even instrumental in the start of the Dead Pair podcast  A lot of people think there is animo...

Send us Fan Mail   There is always a lot of talk about gear,  especially your shotgun and glasses, but what are you doing to protect them?  Steve Lamboy joins us from Negrini/Sea Run cases to discuss what they offer, what's new, and what's coming out from Negrini. Regardless if you need a TSA approved travel case for your shotgun, glasses, ammo, or even your fishing rod, they have it and...

Send us Fan Mail   There is not a more colorful personality in sporting clays then RAD Chad Roberts! Chad was in town for a clinic that he and David Radulovich had put on.  In between the clinic  and the Ohio State Championship, he was able to come sit in studio with us to give us his take a variety of topics.    There is not a lot that we didn't cover with Chad. We hit him on a variety of to...

Send us Fan Mail   The Ronald McDonald House Charities was founded in 1974 to help families stay together as a child was hospitalized. This organization has made tremendous strides to help in the healing process of sick children. Kids & Clays solicits in-kind contributions from generous national sponsors and donors to be used by participating Chapters who host annual Sporting Clays, Skeet and...

Send us Fan Mail Wendell Cherry is an icon in the sport of Sporting Clays and FITASC. We asked questions  and  dove deep with Wendell to get his take on several different topics. Everything from his shooting and how it has involved, to his students, different aspects and the temperature of the sport right now.   He even elaborates on coaching Ashley Little and her recent world title.   We believe...

Send us Fan Mail   We are joined in studio once again, by the "sweetheart of sporting clays", Grace Callahan as we catch up with another Grace, Dr. Grace Sturdivant  of OtoPro hearing services.  Dr. Grace has been very busy traveling all of the country helping people with their hearing protection needs, but not to bust to develop a new product to add to her line!  This is a must listen t...

Send us Fan Mail Hailing from Branchburg NJ, the 27 year old Grace Callahan always brings a smile to everyones face!    While in town for the SCTP, Grace joins  us in-studio to discuss everything from how she got started, SCTP,  her thoughts on the current climate of the game, training, mental game, we cover it all !  Grace has a unique, but always positive, outlook on the game that all of us can...