The Upshot

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome in Brian Earhart to talk about the 2024 Disc Golf Pro Tour season! From new rules and new courses to the most interesting on-course storylines, they break down all aspects of the tour as they get exited for the year ahead. 0:00 Changes to the 2024 Pro Tour 4:30 Clearing Lies 9:10 Group Pace of Play 12:40 Aggregate Playoff Holes 17:30 Course Changes &amp...

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss the breakup between the Disc Golf Pro Tour and UDisc before talking with Chess.com CEO and co-founder Erik Allebest about his love of disc golf and the company's decision to sponsor the season opener. The guys also discuss the VIP ticket sales at Worlds and look at how the Chess.com tournament is doing with ticket sales with two weeks to go until the ev...

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk with Paige Pierce about her injury recovery, getting ready for the 2024 season, what she's been working on, her new Discraft contract, the FPO GOAT debate, and more. Don't miss it! (2:15) Injury Status for 2024 (6:25) Injury's Psychological Impact & Game Strategy (13:15) Expectations for 2024 (16:10) Comparisons to Kristin Tattar (19:00) Contract Exten...

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk a little football after the conference championship weekend before discussing Discraft's Elite Team announcement. Then they welcome in EDGE's Jay "Yeti" Reading for a discussion about the new addition of disc golf as a merit badge in Boy Scouts. (0:00) 49ers comeback against Detroit (7:10) Disc golf & the Boy Scouts (8:50) Sponsorship news (18:45) Jay...

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield take mailbag questions from email and the subscriber Discord about the 2024 season, disc sales, key storylines, and a whole lot more. Charlie's Backgammon (0:00) UDisc Price Increase (6:25) Over/Under (12:00) Converting Baseball Players (16:25) Best Courses to Add/Drop (21:20) Pick 'Em Leagues (31:40) Paige's Impact (36:45) Chess.com Partnership (41:30) Signing...

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome Niklas Anttila to the show for the first time after he announced his re-signing with Discmania on a four-year deal. They also talk about the Shelly Sharpe Memorial and Asia Open with some early preseason results, and hit a big 30 Second Rule segment. Also: where exactly is the Midwest?? Where is the Midwest? (0:00) Preseason Results (8:10) Niklas Antill...

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield interview Gannon Buhr about his new deal with Discmania (2:00), the future of Discmania without Simon & Eagle (10:20), what's in his bag (12:55), the decision against using an agent (18:05), his predictions for 2024 (28:05) and more. Charlie & Josh wrap up the show giving their thoughts on what Gannon had to say (34:05).

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield break down a huge slate of news from the past few days. First, they discuss Gannon Buhr's new three year deal with Discmania (0:00) before tackling the breaking news of Eagle McMahon signing a five year deal with MVP (19:15). Which contract will look better 10 years from now? They also dive into a big 30 Second Rule segment, with other signings, Simon's second...

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk with the new PDGA Executive Director Doug Bjerkaas about the state of the organization, the pandemic growth and hangover, new initiatives, majors, finances, and more. State of the PDGA & Disc Golf (4:30) Improving Majors (14:00) Finances & StatMando (26:55) Natalie Ryan Settlement & PDGA Strengths (32:00) Experience at DD & Decision to Leav...

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss many angles of Eagle McMahon’s departure from Discmania, including what’s next for Eagle, how Discmania will need to reshape its brand, and the state of the post-COVID sponsorship landscape (0:00). They also discuss the throwing stats of some of the biggest arms on the sport (32:05).

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss where the top free agents -- Gannon Buhr, Eagle McMahon, and Niklas Anttila -- might land for 2024 (3:15). Then they dig into their 2024 predictions for the sport (31:25).

Charlie Eisenhood and guest host Brian Earhart discuss the latest sponsorship news and discuss how the player market has changed in 2024 (4:30). They also look at the PDGA's settlement with Natalie Ryan (23:00) before diving into a 30 Second Rule touching on European Silver events, Worlds in Finland in 2025, Joe Chargualaf leaving as the PDGA Executive Director, and Ricky's Bitcoin Bonus (31:15).

In the final episode of 2023, Josh Mansfield is joined by Juha Kytö, DGPT Europe's Media Director, and Powergrip CEO Erno Väyrynen to discuss the announcement that PDGA Worlds is coming to Finland in 2025, the growth of the sport in the Nordic countries, why Europeans are getting more competitive on the Pro Tour, and more.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield are joined by Paul McBeth in a wide ranging interview covering Paul's injury, the Chess.com sponsorship, and the 2024 World's course, with a capstone including a very special surprise guest appearance. Then, the guys catch up on some recent news and sponsorship updates.

Josh Mansfield is joined by guest Jesse Weisz to break down the outcome of the Ultiworld Disc Golf/StatMando annual Fandom Survey, including who got more, or less, popular this year, favorite favorite disc manufacturer, and much more.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield play a trivia game exploring the notable on-course stats from 2023, including who putted the best, who had the longest bogey-free streak, and who performed on different course types.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield hand out the 2023 Upshot Awards for the best players, performances, and moments of the season.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk about the weirdest, funniest, and wildest moments from the 2023 season in their annual gaffes and weird stuff bracket. What's the gaffiest moment of the year??

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield bring the holiday spirit by choosing the discs that complete their Thanksgiving disc golf dinner plates.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield continue the storylines bracket in this part 2 episode. They make their selection in quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final to select the #1 storyline of the season!

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield unveil the 2023 disc golf storylines bracket, featuring a new possession arrow and play-in matchups. In today's part 1 episode, the guys note some honorable mentions before making their selections in the play-in round and the round of 16.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss Matty O's 4-year deal with Westside before diving into "tax day" in Finland and what we know about disc golf salaries from a country that discloses all personal tax details publicly (0:00). Then the guys review their preseason manufacturer rankings and make updates based on what happened in 2024 (17:30).

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome in Daniel Prentice to talk about the 2024 A-Tier schedule (0:00) and review their pre-season fantasy draft: who won, who had the best pick, and who botched it (17:50). Also: Charlie vs. Uli!

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield look back at some of their 2023 season predictions (0:00) before opening up a bunch of mail in a fun, wide-ranging episode (16:45).

In a special Halloween edition of The Upshot, Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk about the 10 scariest moments of the 2023 disc golf season (0:00) and then play trick or treat with sponsorship rumors (26:10)!