
About this episode
Jordan Horak of Cato Outdoors joins me to breakdown all of his tips and tricks when it comes to training with dummy launchers!
Catchin up with Jordan
"Soft" or "manipulative"?
As females get older...
Redirects are valuable
Why dummy launchers?
Types of dummy launchers
Blank options
How to introduce the launcher to your dog
Mixing up distance, direction, and hang time
"Let your marks be marks and your blinds be blinds"
"Eye wiping" retrieves
Greedy training and making it a "gimme" to end on
Remote launchers?
The life changer tip!
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