Shotgun Sports USA – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In our latest episode, we’re joined by a two-time Olympian and world champion who takes us through his incredible journey to the Olympics for a second time. He shares insights into the rigorous qualification process and reflects on his victory at the 2022 World Championships in Croatia. Tune in for an insider's perspective on earning a coveted spot on the USA Shooting Team, as well as a discussion about the Paris Olympics and all that comes with it.

In this episode, I talk with Zach Kienbaum, fresh off his victory at the 2024 World FITASC Championship. We talk about his well-deserved break in Alaska, where he enjoyed some fishing before gearing up for the US Open. Zach shares his plans for the remainder of the 2024 shooting season and what tournaments he will be attending. We also discuss what’s on the horizon for 2025, including some of the major events with big payouts.

Discover the future of shooting eyewear as we chat with Dennis Sprenger and Phillip Pilla about the game-changing Raptor II series. Prepare to be amazed by the innovative lens technology that's about to take the shooting world by storm in 2024. From the vibrant chromatic shifts to the practicality of transitioning from the shooting range to everyday wear, this episode is packed with insights on the latest advancements from Pilla. Get a peek into the meticulous crafting behind each pair of glasses.

We discuss features that set the Raptor 2, Velociraptor, and Outlaw series apart from their competition. We get into the complexities of matching prescription lenses to the specific needs of different shooting disciplines, and just how Raptor series stays ahead of the curve. You will be amazed by the customization options and groundbreaking filter technologies designed to enhance visual acuity in any lighting condition. This episode is an explains a lot, in detail, for shooting enthusiasts eager to learn about the vision-enhancing capabilities of these high-performance eyewear options.

David is a Shooter, a coach, and now a gun club owner in Arkansas at a brand new facility named Cypress Creek Shooting Lodge.  In this episode, I talked to him about his stellar performance at the North Central Regional in 2021 at Game Unlimited, his "new" style of shooting, how it works, and what it's for.  We also talked about how the pressure may be in the Olympics Vs. World FITASC and the stress that could be involved in both.  We got into David's thoughts on growing the sport, how to determine what a hero is in the game and a lot more.

Just a note.  I didn't let David ramble on or take hours to explain something, so I hope you enjoy it!

At 15 years old, Theo began his quest to win sporting clay championships by relocating to Texas to pursue a professional shooting career. 

​Ribbs mentored legendary sporting clay champion and Olympic medalist, Dan Carlisle who immediately discovered Theo’s natural talent. At age sixteen, Theo quickly rose to become a Junior National champion.  By twenty-one years old Theo entered the professional ranks with great success winning major championships.  His success gathered attention among other professional athletes from major league sports, whom he has coached to enhance their recreational clay shooting skills.

Dr. Zanis attained his Athletic Training degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Duke University. While an athletic trainer at the University of Pittsburgh, he worked with Division 1 basketball, football, and track and field. Prior to attaining his Doctorate, he assisted with the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball organization for one season. Following graduation, Dr. Zanis completed a residency in orthopedics and a fellowship in manual therapy through the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. His early professional career included work with athletes from the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, and PGA Tour golfers.

Dr. Zanis has been working closely with the rifle, pistol, and shotgun athletes of USA Shooting, performing movement analysis, strength and conditioning, and rehabilitation for this amazing group of high-level athletes. 

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Gary Fitzjarrell is a well-known shooter, gun club owner, and internet sensation.  If you don’t know who he is, you are about to find out all about him in this episode. I'm going to say this……This has not been edited in any way, if bad language bothers you, turn it off now because you will hear enough in this episode to last you for 2 weeks.  You have been warned.

Over the past few years, James has quickly established himself as one of the top sporting shooters in the country. After dominating the junior category and claiming English, British, European & World titles James' focus now turns to the open category and within 6 months has already climbed to be ranked #5 in the country in English Sporting. Some of James' best achievements have been winning the 2018 European junior compak championship, the 2019 World ICTSF junior title, finishing runner-up overall at the British Open sporting in 2018, and winning the Beretta World title in 2020. ​As well as being a competitive clay shooters James is also a passionate game shooter and countryman. Having grown up on the family farm shooting came naturally from a young age and James owes most of his success to this. After spending every weekend in a hide usually protecting a field of cauliflower he learned much of his shooting ability from shooting wood pigeons. Coming in from every angle at every speed, they created the perfect target and by the time James found clay shooting there weren't many target presentations he hadn't already seen before.

Joseph Fanizzi is an 18-year-old soon-to-be freshman in college at Texas A&M University. After being born and raised on a hunting preserve and shooting ground in Florida, Joe was introduced to clay shooting at a young age. At the age of 13, he punched into Master Class and won his first High Overall Main Event Tournament shortly after that at the age of 14. Joe attributes most of his success to being surrounded by so many great people, influencers, role models, and mentors that took him under his wing and made him into the person he is today.

In 2019 he was the Silver Medalist at the World English Sporting Clays Championship. While he was excited to have made a podium finish at the world championship at just the age of 16, he was also motivated and had a chip on his shoulder to work harder because he had been so close to achieving a life goal but was just short. Just weeks ago at the 2021 World FITASC Championship Joe had the honor of representing NSCA and Team USA in Hungary. After four days of competition, Joe finished Silver Medalist once again at a World Event just a target shy of where he needed to be to bring home the gold medal and a world championship title. Joe believes the final result of this bittersweet outcome will make him a stronger individual and a better competitor in years to come. In this episode, Joe reveals his story and life timeline of what turned him into who he is today and how he will approach this upcoming chapter of his life and the new beginnings.

As Joe embarks on this next chapter he shares how he is looking forward to continuing his passion for clay target shooting and that the best is yet to come. Joe makes clear that at the end of the day his main goal in shooting when it is all said and done is to be remembered as being a respectable person with good character because that means more to him than any title achieved or accomplishment reached.

The 2022 Gator Cup has left Florida for good.  Now in March of 2022, the huge tournament heads to Georgia and will be hosted at the beautiful Cherokee Rose located in Griffin.  The Gator Cup, owned by Fred and Maria Fanizzi, has always been an extremely well ran shoot.  You will always find everything in place that enables all of the attendees to have a great time whether they are shooting or not.  Huge sponsors, with tons of vendors, great food and exceptional service is what you can expect......Every time. Register Here: Score Chaser Website: thegatorcup.com