Author name: Shotgun Sports USA

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 setter on the property, employees at Back Woods Quail Club, Casey Chase with registration, and of course Rick Hemingway.  If you are attending the US Open, this is a must-listen.  Everything you need to know is all wrapped up in one episode.

Guests on this episode include:

• Rick Hemingway
• Eric Dorsey
• Jake Spengler
• Casey Chase
• Mike Oliver
• Mike Luongo
• Joe Scull
• Dominic Bethel
• Mike Bashaw
• John Michael Morris
• John Snowden
• Evan Sharp
• Lauren Snowden
• William Joye

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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 much more.

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 super nice guy, a hard worker, and a great shot.

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 designers for FITASC and joined the EJ Churchill team in 2020.

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 Pacino and Andy Garcia.  He also stars as SSA David Rossi on the long-running TV drama Criminal Minds. Joe now hosts the TV Series Gun Stories that airs on the Outdoor Channel where he takes viewers through a firearm's history, from the heart of the design through its use on the range.

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, the economy and how it is affecting our sport, how to get larger sponsors involved, and a lot more.

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 setters, the side events, the main event, the banquet, the 30 gun giveaway, and the Cole Gunsmithing/Beretta DT11 Black that will be given away to a lucky person, is all wrapped up in this episode. 

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 start the 2022 season, has been filled for months with over 700 shooters and will have nearly every big name in the sport in attendance.

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, summer biathlon, PRS, USPSA, IPSC, and 3-Gun. When she isn't shooting, Becky is busy with her camera, blogging, and creating social & print media in the firearms industry. She is the current Ladies Metallic World Champion in Bianchi/NRA Action Pistol, and the 3-time Ladies Metallic National Champion in Bianchi Cup. She’s the 2021 Ladies Open Bianchi Champion.  She has been part of two gold medal USA teams in IPSC Shotgun and was 4th lady in IPSC Shotgun World Shoot 2018.  She was 9th of all ladies competing at the 2017 rifle world shoot in Russia and 7th at the 2019 rifle world shoot in Sweden. She holds records in every event for ladies Metallic sight division in NRA Action Pistol / Bianchi Cup. Her pistol shooting earned her 2nd Lady Standard Division 2019 USA IPSC Nationals and she was the 1st Lady Pistol Caliber Carbine at the 2020 Caribbean Open.   With her eldest she has traveled to 6 countries for IPSC rifle, pistol, and shotgun; representing the USA at 4 World Shoots. As a military and LEO family, time together is important to the Yackley's, and shooting sports are a great way to spend time together. 

When she began competing in high power rifle, it was with her father, who gunsmithed for Krieger Barrels. She currently runs Krieger’s social media and creates their catalog. Becky also blogs for Winchester Ammunition, NRA Women, and has written for Gun World, Guns America, Women’s Outdoor News, and others. She competed in high school and college in small bore, NCAA air rifle, and air pistol.

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, useful, and accurate information to the Shotgun Sports listeners.

The topic of this episode is……Don't ruin your reputation for a score. What I mean by that is don't ruin your future in this sport because you felt you needed to take a target that you really didn't earn just to make your score better or to capture a win of a tournament. This does nothing for the sport, nothing for you, your competitors, or even the gun clubs.