Dr Longshot Greatest Game Trapshooter of All Time gone

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  1. BRAD DYSINGER

    BRAD DYSINGER The Philosophist Founding Member Member Trapshooting Hall of Fame Member State Hall of Fame

    It's sad that I heard the Dr. Longshot has died. Doc was a rabid game shooter, something that I never mastered myself. He wasn't a 200 straight man but could break 35 yard back ups and 4 and 5 hole angles seemingly at will. My fondest memory about Doc is of him and Big Don in the Grudge Match at the Ohio State shoot many years ago when trap shooting was fun.

    Doc posted a lot on this web page over the years and trap shooting has lost another colorful fellow.


    Brad Dysinger, Doc and Don's friend
     
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    BRAD DYSINGER, Oct 30, 2025
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  2. Family Guy

    Family Guy Mega Poster Founding Member

    Brad....
    BIG DON was the 10-1 betting favorite in the grudge match. Those that knew Doc understood BD didn't stand a chance. Few people knew the predictable outcome.

    Promoting the Grudge Match gave the OSTA and the CC a lot of attention. We had great leaders then.
     
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  3. Dietz65

    Dietz65 Member

    Trap shooting has never been a spectator sport. But the grudge match was the exception, it was a blast to watch and myself and all the others watching were hanging on every shot. Kudos to both Doc and Big Don for putting on a show that will never be duplicated. RIP Doc, you were one of a kind.
     
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  4. Flyersarebest

    Flyersarebest Moderator Founding Member Forum Leader

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  5. Dave Berlet

    Dave Berlet State HOF Founding Member Member Trapshooting Hall of Fame Member State Hall of Fame

    Rest in peace Doc. Remembering back to the Grudge Match it was really an exciting time. So many commenting on it on this site, the betting board being set up and everyone placing a bet on their favorite and in general the interest it created for our sport and the money it raised for charity made it a one time classic. It is so sad to realize that both combatant's are gone to that great trapshoot in the sky that we all hope to attend sometime. Great memories from an event that I was able to witness and enjoy and consider both contestants friends of mine. I believe that it would be quite appropriate to have a bronze plaque behind the trap where it occurred and describing what it was so this piece of our history is never lost or forgotten.

    Dave Berlet
     
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  6. Dash463

    Dash463 Member

    That's a gut punch Doc was a trap house wizard, owning those 35 yard screamers like it was nothing. That Grudge Match with Big Don? Pure gold from trap's golden era.
     
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