The Cadre Podcast
The Cadre Podcast
The Cadre
NRL Hunter Mason Valley: Sustains, Improves, and Hard Lessons | Ep 011
1 hour 30 minutes Posted Mar 20, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Introduction | Mason Valley NRL Hunter Debrief2:13 - Weather & Equipment | Abel Company Cans, Thunder Beast Brakes6:31 - Match Performance | What Held and What Broke Down7:28 - Sustains & Improves | An Honest Post-Match Breakdown13:14 - Teamwork & Communication | Working the Stage as a Unit13:29 - Target Acquisition | Finding Targets in Dense Terrain14:46 - Trigger Cam & Position Challenges | What the Camera Revealed28:23 - Subconscious vs. Conscious Shooting | Where Your Focus Actually Lives1:14:36 - Wind & Target ID | Reading Conditions in Real Time1:23:22 - Teaching Under Pressure | What Coaching Does for Your Own Game1:28:26 - Final Thoughts | Future Matches & What's Next
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Join Phillip Velayo, Jon Bumpus, and Eric D'Oro of The Cadre for a post-match debrief from the NRL Hunter Mason Valley match — breaking down what actually happened from the first stage impressions to the moments where the process started leaking.
The crew covers the venue itself, what made the stage design stand out, and how conditions compared to last year. Then it gets into performance: equipment changes with the Abel Company cans and Thunder Beast brakes, trigger cam integration, and a full breakdown of sustains and improves from the match. The conversation shifts into something more useful — the difference between subconscious workflow and where conscious thought has to take over, why time management and asking the right questions mid-stage matter more than raw ability, and how teaching others sharpens your own process in ways competition alone can't.
Whether you're trying to diagnose where your workflow breaks down under pressure, figuring out how to integrate new gear without disrupting your stage process, or looking to understand what separates composed execution from reactive shooting — this one is worth the listen.
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