The Upshot

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill take a final look at the 2017 USDGC and discuss Nate Sexton's victory. They also look closer at the resurgence of disc golf veterans. Plus, is Ricky Wysocki "clearly" the best player of the last two years? Later in the show, they look ahead to the Hall of Fame Classic and open some listener mail.

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill break down the final round of action at the 2017 US Disc Golf Championships and are joined by champion Nate Sexton LIVE from Rock Hill, SC, at the Winthrop Gold clubhouse.

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood discuss the round three action at the USDGC live from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC!

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill dive deep into this week's United States Disc Golf Championship and consider every one of the major contenders and their chances to win this week. They also discuss Paige Pierce's opportunity over the weekend and on the feature card for round one (45:47). 2016 USDGC champion Jeremy "Big Jerm" Koling stops by for a chat (55:10). Our USDGC preview episode is brought...

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill have a jam-packed episode of The Upshot this week, featuring an interview with USWDGC champion Paige Pierce, a discussion of Will Schusterick's decision to shut down his season, Drew Gibson's social media post about the NFL National Anthem controversy, Elaine King's decision to leave Discraft, and the newly announced 2018 Tour schedule. Plus, they answer listener m...

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill discuss Nate Doss' wire-to-wire win at the Green Mountain Championships, consider another stunning Paige Pierce comeback win, dig into Paul McBeth's first DNF and his back injury, look ahead to the US Women's Disc Golf Championships, and break down Simon Lizotte's decision to give away his entire bag.

Steve Hill talks about the weekend's PDGA action, including quick hits on the Tim Selinske U.S. Masters (2:30) and the Nantucket Disc Golf Open (7:10). Later, Bradley Williams stops by for his first interview since returning from a suspension (10:35), and Steve looks ahead to this weekend's Green Mountain Championship (28:20).

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood talk about last weekend's Vibram Open, look closer at Ricky Wysocki and Paige Pierce's wins, interview Eagle McMahon about his strong fourth round but late collapse, plus some other items of note, including Bradley Williams, Innova's Hurricane Harvey fundraiser, and Nicholas Masters.

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood break down the Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open with UWDG reporter Alex Colucci, discuss the reduced suspension for Bradley Williams, and interview Steve Dodge about the Disc Golf Pro Tour and the upcoming Vibram Open. Plus, picks for Vibram!

Steve Hill recaps the action from last weekend's Idlewild Open and talks with James Conrad about his win. Later, Jonathan Gomez of Jomez Productions gives the lowdown on the Basket Dash, and Steve takes a look ahead and makes picks for this weekend's Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open.

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill discuss Josh Anthon's potential sponsorship at Innova, discuss this weekend's Idlewild Open, and look at what might happen next with the Disc Golf Pro and World Tours.

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood discuss the Ledgestone Open, Josh Anthon's dominant performance and what it means, Val Jenkins' playoff win over an impressive Jessica Weese, the criticisms surrounding the Ledgestone tournament, and the American Disc Golf Tour's appearance on ESPN8 "The Ocho."

Steve Hill talks who's in and out for the Ledgestone Insurance Open and what to expect from the event. Plus, a look at the new PDGA board members and some viewership statistics from the European Open.

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood discuss the thrilling European Open, consider how Paul McBeth blocked any chance of a major sweep for Ricky Wysocki, talk about Gregg Barsby's superb play, and a whole lot more.

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood talk about the Presidents' Cup (USA v. Europe) (6:45); break down and make their picks for this weekend's major on the Disc Golf World Tour, the European Open (16:45); chat about Paul McBeth's TV appearance (30:08); consider the value of stadium disc golf (33:54); and take some questions from Twitter (39:19).

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood break down the PDGA Pro World Championships, including a discussion of Wysocki's second straight title, Pierce's fourth win, the emergence of new young stars, McBeth's slow start, and more.

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill preview 2017 Pro Worlds (2:33), talk with 2016 World champions Ricky Wysocki (24:04) and Valarie Jenkins (55:12), break down the contenders for a World title (35:43), and make their picks (1:08:26).

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood discuss the Beaver State Fling (0:35) on this week's edition of The Upshot, including the playoff between Ricky Wysocki and Paul McBeth (5:35), Eagle McMahon's return (16:30), Paul Ulibarri's resurgence (22:10), and Paige Pierce's crushing win (23:46). Plus, mixed doubles in the Olympics? (33:11)

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood break down the Utah Open and Ricky Wysocki's walk-off win (1:05) and consider Josh Anthon's possible success this year (15:10) and whether a company might sponsor him (24:15). Plus, talk about some of the young talent on tour (38:20) and a look at the double standard Catrina Allen faces (44:30).

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood look ahead to this weekend's DGPT event, the Utah Open (1:32); consider Ledgestone TD Nate Heinold's bid for the PDGA Board (20:42); talk about the substantial ESPN deal that ultimate frisbee just landed and how it relates to disc golf (24:08); and consider a possible Olympic future for disc sports (32:15).

Steve Hill breaks down all of the action from last weekend's Masters Cup -- including Paul McBeth's historic first round (1:50) and Ricky Wysocki's hot putting (7:00) -- and is joined by Madison Walker (20:30) to talk about her recovery from injury. Plus, a dip into the Twitter mailbag to talk about putting the cameras on McBeth and Wysocki (40:45), Josh Anthon (45:20), and the upcoming PDGA Pro W...

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood discuss the MPO results of the Konopiste Open (1:00), break down the Paul v. Ricky battle (11:48), talk about burnout (16:38), look at Vanessa van Dyken's playoff win at Konopiste (22:50), look ahead to the Masters Cup (27:08), and consider the state of disc golf commentary (31:36).

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill discuss this weekend's Disc Golf Pro Tour event, the Konopiste Open; look anew at the DGWT vs. the DGPT; talk with KJ Nybo about this weekend and his 2017 season; and make their picks for Konopiste.

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill recap the action at the 2017 Glass Blown Open (1:30) before discussing the cancellation of the final round and what could be done about that issue on the future (24:48). Later in the show, Paul McBeth joins Steve for a conversation (48:31). Plus, a look ahead to the Konopiste Open (1:10:10).

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood look at this weekend's Glass Blown Open from every angle, talk with Simon Lizotte about his season so far and the GBO, pick the players they would build a franchise around, and take some listener mail.