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Bringing the clay-target world to life with real insight from the shooters, coaches, clubs, and brands leading Sporting Clays, FITASC, Trap, and Skeet — and we’re just as deep in the hunting world. From waterfowl to big-game adventures, gear talk, and the traditions that keep hunters going season after season, we cover it all. If you love the culture, the grind, and the feeling of breaking targets or being out in the woods or flooded timber, this is your front-row seat to the people, stories, and ideas pushing both shooting sports and hunting forward.
In this episode, Justin Barker talks with Todd Hitch for a candid and upbeat episode about what it really takes to stay at the top of competitive sporting clays. Todd shares the mindset, discipline, and preparation behind his recent success, including his back-to-back U.S. Open wins, his approach to sleep, nutrition, and mental focus, and why consistency matters more than short-term momentum. They also talk about the technical side of shooting — from body rotation and handling wind to why Todd trusts his Beretta DT11 — plus the importance of sportsmanship, professionalism, and the relationships that shape a shooting career. Todd also tells the unforgettable story of winning the King’s Cup in Spain, including the massive historic trophy and the wild airport journey bringing it home. It’s a mix of tournament stories, practical insight, and personality that gives listeners a closer look at one of the sport’s top competitors.
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 built around useful, real-world lessons you can take to the range.
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 honest conversation about taking a step back from the competitive sporting clays circuit.      Tracy finds himself in a similar situation, making this a conversation many shooters can relate to. Between the cost of traveling, tournament expenses, the pressure to perform, and balancing everyday life, chasing championships can become a grind.  When does the sport you love start feeling more like an obligation than something you enjoy? And can taking a break actually be good for your game?   This is one conversation every competitive shooter should hear!              Dead Pair Swag– https://x062jy-1z.myshopify.com.                         Dead Pair/Kolar raffle- https://e.givesmart.com/events/Pl8/
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Welcome to California Clays, your home for all things competitive shotgun sports.
As an amateur competitor and passionate student of the game, Henning Mathew dives into the world of clay shooting through interviews with some of the best to ever point a shotgun.
He interviews World, National, and State Champions, their coaches, and key figures across the industry.
They explore the techniques, stories, and insights that fuel the sports we all love, from Sporting Clays to FITASC, Helice, Trap, Skeet, and the International disciplines.
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How does someone go from a relatively new competitive shooter to one of the best sporting clays shooters in the world in just a handful of years?
That’s what I wanted to understand in this episode.
Todd Hitch is a back-to-back U.S. Open Champion, former Junior World FITASC Champion, Spanish King’s Cup Champion, Team USA shooter, and one of the most dangerous competitors in both Sporting Clays and FITASC.
But Todd’s résumé is only part of the story. What makes his rise so interesting is how quickly it happened.
In this conversation, we go back to the beginning and break down how Todd developed his game, how he practiced, what he learned from other great shooters, and how his approach evolved as he moved from a developing competitor to someone expected to win major championships.
Todd has accomplished in less than a decade what takes many shooters a lifetime to achieve, so this episode isn’t just about how a champion shoots. It’s about how a champion gets built.
If you’re trying to improve your sporting clays or FITASC game, there is a lot to take away from this conversation regardless of what class you’re currently shooting.
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Listen in as Zach Nannini & Richard Marshall Jr. talk trapshooting with the legends, the games top shots and more!
Part 2 of the Listener Extravaganza, our listener Q&A special. Jon reads more of the questions you sent in on Facebook and by email, and Rick and Zach answer them.
Brenden Mowen starts it off: is there really a quality difference between a Browning and a premium gun? Zach puts a Rolex next to a Seiko and says the biggest difference is the trigger, the same pull weight every time. Rick will hit 500,000 registered targets this year, about 300,000 of them with a K80. For him the difference is longevity, and the right gun comes down to your budget and how many targets you want to shoot. Marlin Stutzman asks why Rick shoots Fiocchi Shooting Dynamics 1165 8s instead of White Rhino. Rick likes it for singles and the first shot of doubles, and calls it the best singles shell out there.
Then seeing the target and moving the gun. George Lee asks if gun speed changes between singles and handicap. Rick says his doesn't: he matches the speed of the target. Dennis Quimper asks about swing through lead, and that turns into a talk about chronic gun stoppers. Rick's advice: stop overthinking it, because smooth is fast.
Clayton Gross loses the bird in the glare under the lights at the 27. Rick looks at the front edge and top edge of the target, Zach explains why the bead looks like a golf ball at night, and they compare the lenses they wear. Zac Brody asks what causes a flinch and what helps besides lighter loads or a release trigger. Curt Corey wants the best way to learn a double release trigger. Ron Seeley Jr. asks how many practice targets they shoot a year, and Zach passes on what Dave Kelly told him a practice trap is for.
Got a question for the guys? Send it to askus@traptalkpodcast.com. Missed Part 1? It's Special Episode 10.
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0:00 Intro
1:42 Premium guns and Rick's Fiocchi shells
23:17 Gun speed, lead and swing through
41:00 Night shooting, flinching, release triggers and practice
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