Michael Gates joins Richard Marshall Jr. and Zach Nannini live in the Trap Talk Studio at the 127th Grand American.

Michael’s rise through competitive trapshooting has been fast, but it has not happened by accident. After beginning to register ATA targets in 2022, the Oklahoma shooter competed in 177 events, registered 17,650 targets and won more than 50 trophies during the 2024 season.

At last years Grand American, Michael had broke an incredible 998 out of 1,000 singles targets. He also became the Junior World Clay Target Champion after breaking 200/200 and then going another 349 targets in the shoot-off. During that same rapid climb, Michael advanced from the 21.5-yard line all the way back to the 27-yard line.

Now a member of the 2026 ATA Junior First Team All-American Team, Michael sits down with the guys to share his story, talk about his success on trapshooting’s biggest stage and discuss the goals he is still chasing.

Get to know one of the brightest young competitors in the game and hear what has driven his remarkable rise through the ranks.

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Episode 185 comes to you LIVE from the Trap Talk Studio at the 127th Grand American, and this one features a brand-new AIM Grand Champion.

Tyler Marshall sits down with Zach and Richard after winning the AIM Grand Doubles Championship to talk about his journey so far in trapshooting, shooting style and goals for the future.

There’s nothing quite like talking to a champion while the Grand is still happening around you!

If you love trapshooting, the Grand American, and hearing directly from the shooters putting up big scores, this episode is for you.

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Steven “Magoo” Margherio has been stacking doubles 100s like firewood—and he joins Trap Talk for Episode 184 to break down the incredible run.

Magoo sits down with Zach Nannini and Richard Marshall Jr. after running all 300 doubles targets at the Ohio State Shoot and following it up with another 200 straight at the Iowa State Shoot. He shares the small adjustment that helped take his doubles game to another level and explains exactly how he approaches both targets.

We get into:

• Running 300 straight doubles at the Ohio State Shoot
• Winning the 2026 Iowa State Doubles Championship
• The small move that improved his first-target breaks
• Why true spot shooting was limiting his consistency
• His hold point, visual pickup and transition to the second target
• Breaking two handicap 100s at the Grand American
• Switching between his single barrel and over-under
• Finding consistency from the 27-yard line
• His goals heading into the Grand American
• Shooting for the Lindenwood University shotgun team

Magoo is a four-time All-American, a two-time Grand Slam shooter and one of the hottest doubles shooters in the game right now. With hundreds piling up across the country, he enters the Grand with confidence and some serious momentum.

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