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The Upshot

The Upshot is Ultiworld Disc Golf's news and analysis podcast, hosted by Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield. From the business of disc golf to the most compelling competition, The Upshot breaks down the biggest topics in the sport.
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Episodes

The Upshot: Worlds Chatter, DGPT Restart, Fourth Major

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss a bit more about Worlds, including who they think will be the next player to win their first World Championship, before turning to more in-depth discussion about the imminent restart of the Disc Golf Pro Tour. Later in the show, they dive into some fourth major thoughts from Steve Brinster and discuss the ins and outs of how the future of the majors could actually look (35:28).

Jun 19, 20201 hr 12 min

The Upshot: US Women's, Valarie Jenkins & Nate Doss, Best Player to Never Win a Worlds

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the addition of a 2020 FPO major -- the US Women's National Championship -- that will run concurrently with USDGC before talking with Val Jenkins and Nate Doss about Val's Hall-of-Fame induction, Bevel Craft Brewing, life on the road, and the best player to never win a World Championship (20:59). Also: a fourth major coming in 2022?

Jun 12, 20201 hr 53 min

The Upshot: Protests, Worlds Canceled, Justin Bilodeau [Pres. by Pound Disc Golf]

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss George Floyd, the protests around the world, and how disc golfers can reflect right now. Later, they talk about the PDGA's decision to cancel the Pro World Championships (25:27) before interviewing Justin Bilodeau about the SpaceX shuttle launch, Utah Worlds, and more (50:08).

Jun 04, 20201 hr 19 min

The Upshot: DGPT Restarting, Jeff Spring

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk about the coming restart of the Disc Golf Pro Tour and interview DGPT CEO Jeff Spring at length about the challenges, health and safety measures, and more.

May 28, 20201 hr 20 min

The Upshot: NT Canceled, Disc Pricing Redux, Avocado Open

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the cancellation of the National Tour and the postponement (and uncertainty) of Pro Worlds before jumping into a great conversation with Discmania's Austin Montgomery about disc pricing as a follow-up from last week (26:53). Later, the guys assess the Avocado Open from a bunch of different angles (1:21:18).

May 21, 20201 hr 52 min

The Upshot: National Tour Disruption, Disc Pricing, Event Sanctioning

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the PDGA's new 5 step process for event sanctioning in the time of coronavirus before turning to a discussion of the National Tour's collapse this year (22:49). Later in the show, the guys talk about disc pricing, signature discs, eBay reselling, and more (38:30).

May 14, 20201 hr 13 min

The Upshot: Discmania's Jussi Meresmaa

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the cancellation of the European Open before welcoming in EO Event Manager and Discmania CEO Jussi Meresmaa (6:40) to talk about the tournament and how coronavirus has impacted business. Plus: disc golf catching mainstream attention?

May 07, 202056 min

The Upshot: Dynamic Discs' Jeremy Rusco, Courses Reopening

Charlie and Jamie give some listener shoutouts before welcoming in Dynamic Discs owner Jeremy Rusco (12:08) for a conversation about the company's status amidst the coronavirus pandemic, losing Paige Pierce, and more. Later in the show, the guys start to look at some optimistic news out of multiple states where disc golf courses are reopening (51:23).

Apr 29, 20201 hr 9 min

The Upshot: Worlds TD Jade Sewell, Are The Pros Putting Better?

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas welcome in two guests this week -- Worlds TD Jade Sewell (4:16) and UWDG analyst Aaron Howard (40:12). Sewell discusses what might be next for Pro Worlds in Utah. Howard discusses whether, statistically, pros are improving at putting. Charlie and Jamie also discuss the latest PDGA postponements and cancellations and what to do with Worlds (21:40).

Apr 22, 20201 hr 3 min

The Upshot: New Podcast, Mount Rushmore, Instagram Mailbag

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk with Gabe LaBounty about the forthcoming Roots of Flight podcast before picking their disc golf Mount Rushmore (19:42) and taking mailbag questions from Instagram Live.

Apr 15, 20201 hr 25 min

The Upshot: Drew Gibson, Innova's Jeff Panis

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas welcome in Drew Gibson, who's got some ideas about how to make professional disc golf better (5:33). Later, Innova Discs Marketing Director Jeff Panis stops in for a new interview series with disc manufacturers (47:48).

Apr 09, 20201 hr 41 min

The Upshot: Sarah Hokom, Grade the Offseason

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the postponement/cancellation of US Women's DGC and the importance of it getting rescheduled before welcoming in Sarah Hokom to see how she's handling the shutdown (15:07). Later, the guys grade various pro players' offseasons with a deep dive into the stats (40:48).

Mar 31, 20201 hr 35 min

The Upshot: PDGA Board Prez, Mega-Mailbag

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas rue the loss of the entire sporting world before welcoming in PDGA Board of Directors President Justin Menickelli to talk about the latest on the coronavirus tournament shutdown and what might be next (5:47). Later, the guys open up a big batch of mail (31:35).

Mar 25, 20201 hr 22 min

The Upshot: Coronavirus, Brodie Smith, Colten Montgomery, Disc Golf Network

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the latest developments with the COVID-19 coronavirus and its effect on the disc golf scene before welcoming in Brodie Smith for an interview (14:57). Later, they talk a bit about the WACO Annual Charity Open before talking with MPO winner Colten Montgomery (1:14:10). They close out the show by considering the big, early success of the DGPT's Disc Golf Network (1:39:05).

Mar 17, 20201 hr 55 min

The Upshot: WACO, Reel Me In or Cut Me Loose, Brodie on Live Coverage

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the WACO Annual Charity Open and Brodie Smith's appearance on the live broadcast feature card for round one. Later, they dive into a segment of Reel Me In or Cut Me Loose with some hot takes from the start of the 2020 season.

Mar 10, 20201 hr 9 min

The Upshot: Memorial, Live Broadcast, Paige Pierce

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss The Memorial and welcome in Paige Pierce after her career-high rating performance (14:29). Later, the guys debate anew about live v. post production, whether The Memorial needs to drop off the tour, and more. (49:53)

Mar 05, 20201 hr 20 min

The Upshot: Las Vegas Challenge, Nate Sexton, Memorial Preview

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the unofficial start of the touring season, the Las Vegas Challenge, before ending the show looking ahead to the official start of the touring season, The Memorial! LVC 2020 champ Nate Sexton stops by for an interview (24:44).

Feb 25, 20201 hr 11 min

The Upshot: DGPT Subscription, Garrett Gurthie, Wintertime & LVC

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the Disc Golf Pro Tour's new subscription plan as well as their changes to MPO/FPO timing. Then they're joined by Garrett Gurthie as he gets started on his 2020 season (26:30). Later, they talk about the Wintertime Open and look ahead to the Las Vegas Challenge (51:26).

Feb 18, 20201 hr 18 min

The Upshot: Jacky Chen, Gregg Barsby, 2020 Predix

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the Jacky Chen phenomenon before welcoming in Gregg Barsby for an interview (5:30). Later, the guys make some early 2020 predictions, over/under bets, and more. (44:54)

Feb 13, 20201 hr 17 min

The Upshot: Simon Lizotte, UDisc Co-Founder Matt Krueger

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas welcome in two guests this week: UDisc co-founder Matt Krueger (2:45) and newly minted YouTube vlog star Simon Lizotte (29:02) for wide-ranging discussions about disc golf, life, and finding fulfillment.

Jan 30, 20201 hr 13 min

The Upshot: Brodie Smith, College Disc Golf

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss Brodie Smith's splashy entrance into disc golf and what it means for the sport. Later, they talk with Baker Helton about what's happening in college disc golf (26:32) before talking about the PDGA Players and Rookies of the Year and some Disc Golf Pro Tour new hires (41:22).

Jan 22, 202049 min

The Upshot: The State of Ultiworld Disc Golf, New Year's Resolutions

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas are back with the first edition of 2020 with some discussion about the state of Ultiworld Disc Golf after four years, a look at some more player transaction news (16:42), some mail about the TD Roundtables (28:49), and a few New Year's Resolutions (40:09). Plus LSU/Clemson picks!

Jan 13, 202051 min

The Upshot: TD Roundtable #2 (Doug Bjerkaas, Jeff Spring, Nate Heinold)

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas welcome in three distinguished tournament directors that have run World Championships — Doug Bjerkaas, Jeff Spring, and Nate Heinold — for a roundtable discussion about what it takes to run a top tier professional event and how the TD world is changing.

Jan 01, 20201 hr 16 min

The Upshot: Holiday Season, Disc Shopping

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas welcome in the holidays on their final standard format show of 2019. Charlie also gets a boatload of disc suggestions for his new bag as the guys go shopping.

Dec 17, 201942 min

The Upshot: Steve Dodge, Catrina Allen Re-Signs With Prodigy

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk about Catrina Allen's return to Prodigy and some other FPO signings before chatting with Steve Dodge (13:18) about leaving the Disc Golf Pro Tour, dealing with criticism, and his new board game, Birdie.

Dec 10, 201954 min

The Upshot: The Effect of Changing Sponsors

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk about the latest player transaction news before discussing the effects of switching bags on players' games, based on data from the 2019 season.

Dec 05, 201936 min

The Upshot: Paige Pierce, Dodge Op-Ed, Madison Walker

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss Paige Pierce's departure from Dynamic Discs and what it means for her and the company. They also touch on other player extensions before digging into Steve Dodge's op-ed calling for the PDGA to suspend the National Tour. Later in the show, Madison Walker stops by to talk about women's disc golf, her 2019 season, and more. (44:50)

Nov 22, 20191 hr 27 min
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