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Gamaliel Cup: Coming to Georgia in 2023

Shotgun Sports USA - July 06, 2022 11:30 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. I spoke briefly with Geoff Pare, owner of Gamaliel Shooting Supply and Dave Dalton, Owner of Cherokee Rose about the Gamaliel Cup coming to Georgia.  Find out what to expect when this 19 year old big blast makes it big move into Griffin Georgia to one of the Southeast's ...

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Marty Fischer: Course designer, target setter, coach and hunter

Shotgun Sports USA - June 29, 2022 11:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Marty Fischer grew up in southeast Georgia near Savannah and is a 1974 graduate of Georgia Southern College with a BS Degree in Speech-Public Relations.  Marty got his start in the hunting and shooting industry when he served as the Vice President and General Manager of ...

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Georgia Southern University Clay Target Team

Shotgun Sports USA - June 22, 2022 11:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. This week I have 3 college shooters from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro Georgia on with me. This school has an interesting story on how they started and how good they have become in just a few short years.  With head coach Marty Fischer, there is a lot of know...

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Rick Hemingway: Back Woods Quail Club

Shotgun Sports USA - June 15, 2022 11:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Rick Hemingway is one of the leaders in this sport. He does things differently, he tries new things and don’t mind venturing out into something that hasn't been done before. We talk about how he built backwoods into what it is today. We talk about the 2022 US Open and wh...

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Tom Wondrash - Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Director

Shotgun Sports USA - June 08, 2022 11:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. The Scholastic Clay Target Program is the largest, fastest growing, and most exciting youth clay target program in the US. We provide students from elementary through high school and college the chance to compete in sports such as trap, skeet, and sporting clays. As well ...

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Anthony Matarese Jr: It's not a matter of practice, it's a matter of experience

Shotgun Sports USA - June 01, 2022 11:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. As a past World, National and US Open Champion, Anthony Matarese Jr. talks about this year's US Open and how he shot one the hardest main event courses he has ever entered.  We go course by course, how he felt and how he managed to keep his head in the game the entire we...

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Team Beretta and the New A400: We tell you everything you need to know

Shotgun Sports USA - May 25, 2022 11:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. We are going to be discussing the Beretta A400 Xcel which is the new auto loader sporting shotgun for 2022.  I figured it would be a great time to bring on some of the people behind the scenes Travis Haglin from Beretta USA, Rich Cole from Cole Gunsmithing, which is Bere...

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Fort Hays State University: The school and the shooting team

Shotgun Sports USA - May 18, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. I am joined by three members and one coach from Fort Hays State University in Hays Kansas.  This team has won 9 SCTP National Championships and 4 of those have been consecutive.  This is an organization that started back in 2005 with only 6 people and has grown into a ch...

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Nilo Farms, the Nilo Open and Shoot with the Pros with Duane Pitts and Donny Ballard

Shotgun Sports USA - May 09, 2022 11:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Duane Pitts and Donny Ballard talk about the history of Nilo Farms, what Nilo offers and how to book your next event with them.  We talk about the 4th annual Nilo Open and the $35,000 in prizes, how to register and why you should attend.  Lastly, we discuss the "Shoot wi...

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2022 World English Sporting Top 3: George Digweed, Ryan Harper and Eric Harvey

Shotgun Sports USA - May 04, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. The 2022 World English Sporting Championship in San Antonio Texas is complete and George Digweed captured his 27th world title in 5 decades of shooting.  We have the G.O.A.T on with us as well as bronze medalist and first time Team USA member, Eric Harvey and silver medal...

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Texas A&M University: 2022 ACUI National Champions

Shotgun Sports USA - April 20, 2022 11:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. I had 4 people from the 2022 ACUI National Champion Aggies on the podcast with me this week.  Texas A&M University Trap and Skeet Club won the National Championship in 2021 and repeats again in 2022.  This student-ran team may just be the best we have seen in recent year...

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Julia Gilman: High Over All Sports Management

Shotgun Sports USA - April 13, 2022 10:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Julia Gilman handles a lot of important things for gun clubs.  It's an all-in-one package that consists of sponsorship and sponsorship recruitment, the organization of vendors and sponsors, marketing campaigns, hospitality, team development and management, and something ...

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2022 US Open: A preview of what's to come and meet the staff

Shotgun Sports USA - April 06, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. The 2022 US Open is coming upon us fast and it will be held at Back Woods Quail Club in Georgetown South Carolina May 16-22.  We have 14 guests on and we talk to each one individually about what their jobs will be during this tournament.  This includes every target sette...

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Ralph Petty: What new shooters should pay attention to

Shotgun Sports USA - March 30, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Ralph Petty, from Tennessee, is a fairly new shooter.  From his experiences and most others, we discuss what new shooters should pay the most attention to, what gear you really need, how important a coach is from the start, squadding, goal setting and expectations and so...

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Rodney Disbrow: The road to winning his first Big Blast

Shotgun Sports USA - March 23, 2022 11:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Rodney Disbrow is from Montana and has been shooting competitively for 7 years.  He just won the 2022 Gator Cup at the age of 54.  He works full time in the construction business and in his free time, he loves to hunt and guide elk and turkey hunts up north.  He is a sup...

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The Gator Cup Inclement Weather Update

Shotgun Sports USA - March 17, 2022 01:24 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Dear friends of the Gator Cup and entrants of this year’s event.  In an effort to be completely transparent to all of our guests and long-time friends, we wish to make this very important announcement.  By now many of you well know that a severe amount of rainfall in the last 48 hours has complet...

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Jamie Peckham: World class target setter and course designer

Shotgun Sports USA - March 16, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Jamie Peckham is a World Championship-level target setter and course designer. He has designed and set several world championship courses including the World English, World FITASC, World compak, Beretta World, and the British Open.  He is one of 8 official course designe...

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Joe Mantegna: Gun Enthusiast, Actor, Director and TV Show Host

Shotgun Sports USA - March 09, 2022 13:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Joe Mantegna is an American actor who has made over 200 film and TV appearances. He is also a producer, writer, and director, and is probably best known for his role as Joey Zasa in the Francis Ford Coppola epic The Godfather: Part III, in which he stars alongside Al Paci...

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Anthony Matarese Jr and John Commerford from The Jack Link's Cup 2022

Shotgun Sports USA - March 02, 2022 11:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. I sat down with Anthony Matarese Jr and John Commerford at The Jack Link's cup at Quail Creek Sporting Ranch and we got into a discussion with topics that aren't talked about too much.  We covered Anthony's new book that will be released soon, how big tournaments work, th...

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What to expect for the 2022 Gator Cup with Fred Fanizzi

Shotgun Sports USA - February 23, 2022 12:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. I talked to Fred Fanizzi to find out what the final thoughts were on the Gator Cup that will be at Cherokee Rose in March.  They have a lot of great ideas planned and the course is ready to go for one of the most talked-about big blasts of the year.  The lineup of target...

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Quail Creek Sporting Ranch and the First Jack Link's Cup

Shotgun Sports USA - February 16, 2022 13:48 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Tim Davis joined me on this episode to talk about the first-ever Jack Link's Cup being held at Quail Creek Sporting Ranch in Okeechobee Florida.  This highly anticipated tournament has a payout schedule of $150,000 in total.  This tournament being one of the biggest to s...

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Becky Yackley: National and World 3 Gun Champion

Shotgun Sports USA - February 09, 2022 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Becky began shooting competitively in 1989 when she started in NRA Service Rifle with an M14...fast forward 30 years and she has diversified her skills over several disciplines. Her background ranges from high power rifle to NCAA air rifle and air pistol, small bore, summ...

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Kienbaum and Fanizzi: Don't ruin your reputation for a score

Shotgun Sports USA - February 02, 2022 11:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. I have Zach Kienbaum and Joe Fanizzi on the show with me and we cover a pretty interesting topic that hasn't been talked about on a podcast.  I like to cover topics that are not discussed much and have people on that can add something to the sport or bring valuable, usefu...

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Desi Edmunds: How to practice for your upcoming season.

Shotgun Sports USA - January 26, 2022 11:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Desirae Edmunds joined me this week and we discussed one topic that most of us should all pay more attention to…Practice.  From how and how much to when and where and how to make it work for you.  Practicing plays such a vital role in your success as a clay target shoote...

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Wesley Elliott and Richard Cheek: The North Carolina Bad Boys

Shotgun Sports USA - January 19, 2022 11:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. On this episode, I have 2 good friends out of North Carolina.  These guys shoot together a lot and have won their fair share of tournaments around the southeast.  Wesley is a 4x North Carolina State Champion and is also in the North Carolina Sporting Clays Hall of Fame. ...

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Lefty Ray Chapa: Outdoor photographer and writer

Shotgun Sports USA - January 12, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Lefty Ray Chapa is a professional freelance outdoor photographer and writer, and you’ve seen his work in Clay Target Nation during the past couple of years. As the official photographer of the NSSA and NSCA, Lefty has traveled all over the U.S. photographing skeet and sp...

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Dr. Richard Colo and Will Fennell #2: The sports vision specialist and the coach

Shotgun Sports USA - January 05, 2022 11:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we talk about shooting glasses which is a big topic of conversation in our sport, and do you need as many lenses as you think you do.  Dr. Colo explains the Purkinje effect which is sometimes called the Purkinje shift.  If you are wondering that is.....i...

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Dr. Richard Colo and Will Fennell: The sports vision specialist and the coach

Shotgun Sports USA - December 29, 2021 04:55 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we talk about eye dominance which is a huge topic of conversation in our sport.  Dr. Colo tries to explain it even more so that we all can understand how it really works.  We talk about how to use the eyes to slow down a target, we talk a little about he...

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Bill Elliott: NSCA Level 3 instructor and shooting coach

Shotgun Sports USA - December 22, 2021 11:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Bill Elliott is an NSCA Level 3 instructor and a shotgun coach.  He has a very interesting story on how he got involved in the sport coming out of the academic field, he tells me where he wants to be in the sport and what he is going to do to get there. Support the Show.

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Will Hinton: US Army Marksmanship Unit and Sporting Clays Shooter

Shotgun Sports USA - December 15, 2021 11:15 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
Send us a Text Message. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the formation of the Army Marksmanship Unit, almost exclusively to win shooting competitions that would raise the standards of marksmanship throughout the Army. The unit is composed of five competitive shooting sections,...

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