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The Dead Pair Podcast
The Dead Pair Podcast helps sporting clays shooters break more targets and understand the competitive clay-target world. Jason Rambo and Sean Alley talk with champion shooters, coaches, target setters, range operators and shooting-industry experts about technique, the mental game, shotgun fit, tournament strategy, FITASC, NSCA competition, equipment and the people shaping sporting clays. Whether you're preparing for your first registered shoot or chasing championship scores, every episode is…
Episodes
The Dead Pair Podcast274 Madison Sharpe: Why She Stepped Back This Year
Send us Fan Mail Where has Madison Sharpe been this year, and why hasn't she been competing as much? Madison joins Jason and guest co-host Tracy Wright for an…
The Dead Pair Podcast273 How 6 National Champions prepare for Nationals!
Send us Fan Mail Six National Champions. Six different approaches to getting ready for the biggest shoot of the year. Cory Kruse, Brad Kidd, Anthony Matarese…
The Dead Pair Podcast272 Wendell Cherry: The Self-Aware Shooter - Part 2
Send us Fan Mail What if getting better isn’t about seeing the target differently—but seeing yourself more clearly? In Part 2, Wendell Cherry, David Radulovich…
The Dead Pair Podcast271, Wendell Cherry: The Self-Aware Shooter - Part 1
Send us Fan Mail How well do you really understand your own shooting? Wendell Cherry and David Radulovich join Jason for a deep dive into self-awareness…
The Dead Pair Podcast270 When Good Courses Go Stale, with Matt Miller
Send us Fan Mail When does a good course stop being fun and start feeling stale? Matt Miller joins Jason to dig into target variety, difficulty, 5-Stand…
The Dead Pair Podcast269 Joe Fanizzi: High-Level Shooting With a Full-Time Job
Send us Fan Mail Joe Fanizzi joins Jason to talk about what it really takes to stay competitive when shooting has to fit around a full-time work schedule. Joe…
The Dead Pair Podcast268 Jonah Finley: The Training Method That Requires NO Ammo!
Send us Fan Mail What if you could become a better sporting clays shooter without firing a single shot? That’s exactly what Jonah Finley has been working on…
The Dead Pair Podcast267 The cost of doing it right + Make A Break results!
Send us Fan Mail One of the biggest reasons we choose to work with the sponsors that we have at The Dead Pair Podcast, is customer service. Recently, we…
The Dead Pair Podcast266 How to Stop One Miss From Ruining Your Round — Tracy Wright & David Radulovich
Send us Fan Mail Tracy Wright and David "Riblet" Radulovich return for part 2 of our deep dive into the SDS Method - "Slow Down Stupid". In part 2, Tracy…
The Dead Pair Podcast265 Slow Down Stupid!, w/Tracy Wright & David Riblet Radulovich! Part 1 of 2
Send us Fan Mail Ok, so maybe this is not a new "method", idea, or approach to the game. But it was definitely a breakthrough for some shooters that vastly…
The Dead Pair Podcast264, Putting the band back together, for 1 night!
Send us Fan Mail While traveling up for the Ohio State Sporting Clays Championship, Jason and Sean "put the band back together" for one night, in the OG Dead…
The Dead Pair Podcast263, Where's David? ! w/David Radulovich!
Send us Fan Mail It seems whenever we go to a tournament, we are always asked, "Where's David Radulovich?", "Have you heard from him? Is he ok?". Well folks…
The Dead Pair Podcast262 A Georgia Roundtable Discussion.
Send us Fan Mail Georgia has always known to be a hot bed for talent when it comes to sporting clays shooters. Its also know to be a place where some amazing…
The Dead Pair Podcast261, The 411 w/Joshua Reynolds, Wayne Rasmussen, & Ed Prechel!
Send us Fan Mail This is a jamb-packed episode of information! First, Jake Spengler, general manager at Rocky Creek Sporting clays co-hosts this show as we get…
The Dead Pair Podcast260, The Shooters Champion Brody Souza !
Send us Fan Mail Northern California native, Brody Souza has stacking the wins amongst the best of his peers lately. One of which was The Shooters Championship…
The Dead Pair Podcast259, Reviews & Previews w/Neil Chadwick & Pete Melloy
Send us Fan Mail Neil Chadwick co-hosts this episode as we review the World English Sporting clays from San Antonio, and the Southeast Regional From Quail…
The Dead Pair Podcast258, Sporting clays for a Purpose & Cause!
Send us Fan Mail We have all been to a charity shoot. For some, it was their introduction to sporting clays. Charity shoots are raise money for a cause or…
The Dead Pair Podcast257, An Unbelievable story that you must hear!
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes, a story comes to you, that just leaves you in awe! You hear it for the first time, and you are just mind blown at what you are…
The Dead Pair Podcast256, NEW PRODUCTS!
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes new products can be born from new technology, or new information. Sometimes it's just a really great idea. But what makes a new…
The Dead Pair Podcast255, Ohio Sporting Clays Championship Preview!
Send us Fan Mail The Ohio State Sporting Clays Championship has grown to the second largest state shoot in the country, and for good reason! The payouts…
The Dead Pair Podcast254, Braxton Oliver 2026 World Sporting Clays Champion!
Send us Fan Mail Braxton Oliver has done it! He is now the 2026 World Sporting Clays Champion! Jake Spengler co-hosts as we dive into Braxton's performance…
The Dead Pair Podcast253, Cory Kruse, Travis Mears, Ben McAnally, TX State Review!
Send us Fan Mail Ben McAnally cohosts as we are joined by 10x Texas State Champion, Cory Kruse and owner of the host club, Defender Clays Sports Ranch, Travis…
The Dead Pair Podcast252, Joe Pinchin and Ryan Harper!
Send us Fan Mail Ryan Harper and Joe Pinchin as juniors, were on the Young Guns team from Florida, where they shared much success. Both are outstanding young…
The Dead Pair Podcast251, Buckeye Legend, Dick Vance!
Send us Fan Mail Mention the name Dick Vance around the northern states, and you are immediately greeted with the word LEGEND! Since starting his sporting…
The Dead Pair Podcast250, Dr Brad Dieter, a PHD in nutrition & sports performance!
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Brad Dieter has a Phd in nutrition and sports performance. He specializes in working with sports teams and individuals for reaching…
The Dead Pair Podcast249, Gray Rose Co, the USA importer of Manuel Ricardo stocks.
Send us Fan Mail The new Gray Rose Company, (jointly founded by Dominic Bethel and Carl Holland), is a premium shotgun dealer and, the USA importer of Manuel…
The Dead Pair Podcast248, USA Shooting w/Trap Talk, Kelly Reisdorf, & Cole Cushman!
Send us Fan Mail Trap Talk from the Back Fence with Zach Nannini and Richard Marshall Jr host this episode in conjunction with the Dead Pair Podcast, With…
The Dead Pair Podcast247, The MidwayUSA Foundation's Pete Eisentrager!
Send us Fan Mail Back in 2022, we had Sarah Hall, Project and events manager of The MidwayUSA Foundation, on to discuss who they are, and the amazing support…
The Dead Pair Podcast246, The Breakin' Clays app w/Matthew Burlingame!
Send us Fan Mail It seems nowadays that there a lot of coaches coming out with their own app. But what about an app that anyone, including coaches, can use…
The Dead Pair Podcast245, Classifying non-US citizens in NSCA events + recent FITASC news.
Send us Fan Mail Full round table discussion with Brett Seibert, Neil Chadwick, Don Brunt, RAD Chad Roberts, and of course, Jason and Sean. Recently at a large…
The Dead Pair Podcast244 The ClayMaster app w/Kevin DeMichiel & Scott Winstead!
Send us Fan Mail It's hard to believe how much technology is coming into sporting clays, or the clay target sports in general, for that matter. Now, for 2026…
The Dead Pair Podcast243 New HYPERSHOT by Ranger Performance Eyewear!
Send us Fan Mail Ranger Performance Eyewear has always strived to be on the leading edge of technology when it comes to eyewear and the new Hypershot frame and…
The Dead Pair Podcast242 New Defender Outdoors + TX State preview w/Travis Mears!
Send us Fan Mail Our co-host for this week's episode is Ben McAnally. Being a former President of the Texas Sporting Clays Association, Ben was the perfect…
The Dead Pair Podcast241 Updates from Atlas Traps w/Scott Manspeaker!
Send us Fan Mail Tracy Wright co-hosts this episode as we welcome Scott Manspeaker of Atlas traps to give us the updates and news from Atlas Traps. Atlas was…
The Dead Pair Podcast240, East vs West Dead Pair Blast Showdown!
Send us Fan Mail Jun Vegara, general manager of LA Clays and Jake Spengler, general manager of Rocky Creek Sporting Clays join us this week to give you the…
The Dead Pair Podcast239, Part 2 of 2, Q4C w/Grace Callahan, Chad Roberts, & Abel Spire!
Send us Fan Mail Questions for the coaches Part 2 of 2. This week we are joined by Grace Callahan, RAD Chad Roberts, and Abel Spire! We finish off our past 6…
The Dead Pair Podcast238, Q4C Pt 1 of 2, w/ Tracey Wright, Cory Kruse, and David Radulovich!
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the start of another great year with the Dead Pair Podcast! We kick things off this year with a 2 part Questions For The Coaches…
The Dead Pair Podcast237 Year End Review, w/Neil Chadwick!
Send us Fan Mail Neil Chadwick of the NSCA executive council joins is to give us all the nitty gritty stats from the 2025 National Championship. Neil has not…
The Dead Pair Podcast236 The NSSF Plus ONE program!
Send us Fan Mail The NSSF, National Shooting Sports Foundation, has created programs that not only encourage safe firearm ownership, but also encourage…
The Dead Pair Podcast235, New Scorechaser tech + Announcements
Send us Fan Mail Scorechaser changed the game, when it comes to registration! But they did not stop there! We are joined by the lovely Casey Chase and her tech…
The Dead Pair Podcast234, PART 2 Anthony Matarese UNLEASHED!
Send us Fan Mail PART 2 0F 2. Ever wanted a 4 hour lesson with Anthony Matarese Jr, but either couldn't afford it, or couldn't get on the schedule? Well here…
The Dead Pair Podcast233, Anthony Matarese UNLEASHED, Part 1
Send us Fan Mail PART 1 0F 2. Ever wanted a 4 hour lesson with Anthony Matarese Jr, but either couldn't afford it, or couldn't get on the schedule? Well here…
The Dead Pair Podcast232, Down Under Clays w/Jason Solomons!
Send us Fan Mail Through all the emails that we get, some of the most entertaining, as well as humbling emails, have came from the Australians. This year, a…
The Dead Pair Podcast231 SCOOPS National Champions w/Mike Wilgus & Dr. David Dalu!
Send us Fan Mail We are joined LIVE on a SCOOPS episode, by newly crowned, 2025 National Champion Mike Wilgus and overall FTASC champion Dr David Dalu to…
The Dead Pair Podcast230, Lots of kicks, w/Cameron Hicks!
Send us Fan Mail Cameron Hicks is an aspiring young shooter originally from Virginia, but now calls North Carolina home. A special forces veteran with a love…
The Dead Pair Podcast229 Cyrus & Ashleigh Hafley Alexander !
Send us Fan Mail If you are a relatively new shooter, you may recognize the names Cyrus and/or Ashleigh Alexander from Shotgun Gear Trap rentals, as they are…
The Dead Pair Podcast228, Team USA's Dr. David Dalu !
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes great competitors fly under the radar and out of the limelight. Dr. David Dalu is just that person. Yes, you read that right…
The Dead Pair Podcast227, A conversation w/Travis Mears!
Send us Fan Mail Travis Mears is an extremely talented shooter. Not only does he compete at the highest level of the game, Travis is also the owner of Defender…
The Dead Pair Podcast226 New Survey Results w/Joe Bartozzi (NSSF)
Send us Fan Mail The NSSF, National Shooting Sports Foundation, conducts surveys for research to determine how many people actively go shooting, and compete in…
The Dead Pair Podcast225, Things to Ponder + Q4C w/Kevin DeMichiel!
Send us Fan Mail We have received a lot of emails suggesting that we cover some of the basics when it comes to gear. Even though we have addressed this in bits…
The Dead Pair Podcast224, Mentoring Champions, w/Rick Webb!
Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what it's like for a top pro, from a third party perspective? Someone that's with that person in day to day life, in and out of…
The Dead Pair Podcast223, Nationals Preview w/Neil Chadwick!
Send us Fan Mail Whether you are a first time attendee, or a veteran attendee of the National Sporting Clays Championship at the National Shooting Complex in…
The Dead Pair Podcast222, Payouts w/Cory Kruse & RAD Chad Roberts!
Send us Fan Mail SHOW ME THE MONEY! Payouts at tournaments. It's a tricky thing. Where is the money going to come from? Is payout that important to you? What…
The Dead Pair Podcast221, Gun & Trophy Insurance w/Larry & Cole Cushman!
Send us Fan Mail Insurance. The one thing you HOPE you will never need, but you better have it right when you do need it! Its a piece of mind for your beloved…
The Dead Pair Podcast220, From 2-strokes to 12ga, w/David Pingree!
Send us Fan Mail Sporting clays as a whole, is growing. Where we are headed, can be down the right path, or the complete wrong turn. Much like our own personal…
The Dead Pair Podcast219 If it flies, it dies! w/Joe Charnigo!
Send us Fan Mail When you think about the world of clay target shooting, you think of primarily one discipline or another. Trap, Skeet, or Sporting clays. Meet…
The Dead Pair Podcast218, The Caldwell Claycopter!
Send us Fan Mail Every once in a while, a new product comes along that is just downright fun! Introducing the new Claycopter by Caldwell! Now this is not a…
The Dead Pair Podcast217, A General Discussion + NSCA segment!
Send us Fan Mail For this months NSCA segment, Michael Hampton Jr. joins us to fill everyone in on the latest Executive Council meeting, as well as some…
The Dead Pair Podcast216, Changing Irons, w/Kevin DeMichiel
Send us Fan Mail Georgia native Kevin DeMichiel is no stranger to the sporting clays game. Feeling that he needed to make a change, about a year ago, Kevin…
The Dead Pair Podcast215, A mental discussion w/Dr. Jason Richardson!
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jason Richardson is not only a sports psychologist and mental coach, but he is also a BMX world champion and Pan-Am gold medalist. He…