The Dead Pair Podcast
What every sporting clay shooter wants to hear! The Dead Pair project is a family oriented, informative and entertaining podcast aimed at providing valuable “real-world” information for both recreational and competitive clay shooters. Our content will benefit all skill levels, featuring discussions from some of the sport’s best shooters and coaches, as well as product and service specialists. Sporting clays, Trap, Skeet, FITASC, COMPAC, Ball Trap, Clay target, Clay sports, NSCA, NSSA, CPSA, ATA, SCTP.
Episodes
230 episodes
230, Lots of kicks, w/Cameron Hicks!
Cameron Hicks is an aspiring young shooter originally from Virginia, but now calls North Carolina home. A special forces veteran with a love of hunting and smashing clay targets, Cameron has been coached and mentored by some of the...
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Season 5
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Episode 230
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1:14:28
229 Cyrus & Ashleigh Hafley Alexander !
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 often at large events across the country helping organize events, as well as providing equipment and se...
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Season 5
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Episode 229
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46:23
228, Team USA's Dr. David Dalu !
Sometimes great competitors fly under the radar and out of the limelight. Dr. David Dalu is just that person. Yes, you read that right, Doctor! David was an ER surgeon and has now taken the less dramatic road into sporting c...
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Season 5
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Episode 228
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1:03:59
227, A conversation w/Travis Mears!
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 Outdoors Clay Sports Ranch in Fort Worth TX, does a trick shooting shows around the globe, coa...
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Season 5
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Episode 227
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1:03:22
226 New Survey Results w/Joe Bartozzi (NSSF)
The NSSF, National Shooting Sports Foundation, conducts surveys for research to determine how many people actively go shooting, and compete in shooting sports, as well as which disciplines they compete in. We are joined by NSSF President...
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Season 5
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Episode 226
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48:43
225, Things to Ponder + Q4C w/Kevin DeMichiel!
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 and pieces through several other episodes, we thought we would put it together all in one.&nbs...
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Season 5
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Episode 225
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1:05:02
224, Mentoring Champions, w/Rick Webb!
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 tournament? What are they thinking? What are their struggles? What are their c...
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Season 5
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Episode 224
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1:08:28
223, Nationals Preview w/Neil Chadwick!
Whether you are a first time attendee, or a veteran attendee of the National Sporting Clays Championship at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio TX, there are new developments, new changes, and lots in store for those atte...
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Season 5
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Episode 223
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51:13
222, Payouts w/Cory Kruse & RAD Chad Roberts!
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 if you are in one of the lower classes and could win $300, $400, maybe double that? ...
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Season 5
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Episode 222
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1:05:24
221, Gun & Trophy Insurance w/Larry & Cole Cushman!
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 firearm, and, in this case, your trophy mounts! Meet Larry and Cole Cushman of Gun & ...
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Season 5
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Episode 221
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1:01:35
220, From 2-strokes to 12ga, w/David Pingree!
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 performance, we often turn to someone who has been there and done that, to give us guida...
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Season 5
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Episode 220
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1:13:09
219 If it flies, it dies! w/Joe Charnigo!
When you think about the world of clay target shooting, you think of primarily one discipline or another. Trap, Skeet, or Sporting clays. Meet Joe Charnigo. Joe, shoots trap, sporting, ZZ-birds, and pigeons! But to be clear, he doesn't j...
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Season 5
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Episode 219
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52:26
218, The Caldwell Claycopter!
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 training tool for sporting clays, but if you are looking for backyard fun that will get frie...
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Season 5
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Episode 218
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43:52
217, A General Discussion + NSCA segment!
For this months NSCA segment, Michael Hampton Jr. joins us to fill everyone in on the latest Executive Council meeting, as well as some announcements to up coming rule changes. We also addressed a listeners question that wrote in to us.&...
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Season 5
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Episode 217
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1:00:16
216, Changing Irons, w/Kevin DeMichiel
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 switched from his Kreighoff to Blaser F3. While this may not seem like a big deal to some, i...
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Season 5
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Episode 216
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44:09
215, A mental discussion w/Dr. Jason Richardson!
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 works everyday with professional athletes and he understands what it takes, MENTALLY, to win. Just r...
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Season 5
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Episode 215
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1:13:50
214, World renowned target setter, Jamie Peckham!
Most recently at the 2025 US Open, Jamie Peckham had a set the FITASC targets, and in 2024, he set the World FITASC at Game Unlimited, here in the USA. After seeing his targets, and hearing that he travels the world over setting targets,...
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Season 5
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Episode 214
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33:13
213 Novice to Masters PT3, The Pinnacle w/Ben Husthwaite
This the 3rd installment in our Novice to Masters series, The Pinnacle. This episode is centered around the AA to Master class. However, there is a ton of great information for all to learn from. We are joined by world renowned co...
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Season 5
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Episode 213
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1:11:33
EPS 212, Joe Pinchin + Ohio State Preview!
While at the 2025 U.S. Open, we finally caught up with Joseph Pinchin! Joe is an amazing young shooter, originally hailing from Jamaica, but raised in Florida. His journey through the SCTP amateur ranks and now into the pro ranks o...
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Season 5
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Episode 212
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1:00:20
211, Novice to Masters pt2, The Climb w/Tracy Wright!
Part 2 of 3, of the Novice to Master series, The Climb! We are joined by Tracy Wright for this episode as Tracy walks us through how he helps his students at this phase of their game. We cover what should be happening past the foun...
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Season 5
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Episode 211
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52:32
210, Novice to Masters PT1, The Foundation w/Karen Miles!
Welcome to "Novice to Masters". This is the Foundation, part 1 of our 3 part series. This episode will focus primarily D&C classes, but you will be surprised what you can learn, or may have forgotten from the basics! ...
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Season 5
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Episode 210
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54:46
209, The Diva's w/Judy Rhodes + NSCA segment!
For this episode, Mrs. Judy Rhodes founder of the "Diva's, Women Outdoors World Wide". The Divas is a world wide organization for women that started in 1999, to help, teach, support, and train women in firearms and shooting sports. Listen...
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Season 5
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Episode 209
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50:02
208, Dr. Jason Richardson & RAD Chad Roberts talk Sponsorships!
We are joined by renowned sports psychologist Dr. Jason Richardson, along side RAD Chad Roberts for the topic of Sponsorships! Dr. Richardson specializes in working with professional athletes and often helps them navigate sponsorship negotiatio...
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Season 5
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Episode 208
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1:33:10
207, Alien Chokes w/Brandon Powell & Rhino Chokes!
Rhino Chokes is constantly being innovative and thriving to be at the forefront of technology when it comes to performance. They recently signed with Brandon Powell and have developed a new choke series called the "Alien", Powell Perform...
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Season 5
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Episode 207
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51:07
206, Taconic Distillery + News from Kolar!
We are joined by one of the owners of Taconic Distilleries, Paul Coughlin. Paul has a very interesting background from not only the distillery, but his shooting journey and how life lead him to where he is today. This was a great intervie...
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Season 5
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Episode 206
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49:40
