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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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54:46

The Upshot: Nick Hyde, McBeast, Challenging Paige Pierce

The Upshot ·

2018/05/11

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the Nick Hyde Memorial, Paul McBeth's 100th career MPO win, and the epic final round. Plus, a look at Sarah Hokom's big win at Nick Hyde, Paige Pierce's odds of going undefeated in 2018, Lisa Fajkus' strong play at GBO, and the Women's Global Event this weekend. Jamie also gloats about his great picks at Nick Hyde.

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79:05

The Upshot: GBO, Eagle McMahon, Drew Gibson, New Normal?

The Upshot ·

2018/05/03

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the second PDGA National Tour event of the season, the Glass Blown Open, and Eagle McMahon's second-straight NT win in a wild final round (0:16). They also talk about whether or not we've entered a new phase of disc golf without a dominant duo of Paul McBeth and Ricky Wysocki (21:27). Eagle McMahon joins the show for an interview (26:10) to talk about his NT success. Later, Kevin Jones (46:27), Drew Gibson's hot play (49:37) and his recent controversies

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59:23

The Upshot: GBO, McCray Camera Incident, Win...

The Upshot ·

2018/04/26

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas reunite after Charlie's return from vacation to talk the Glass Blown Open (1:28) before discussing JohnE McCray's request that a videographer stop filming him during a round (19:39). Plus, should legendary players like Ken Climo have their aggregated statistics kept freely available by the PDGA even if their PDGA membership lapses? (32:54) The guys also make their picks vs. the listeners for GBO (47:45).

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35:11

The Upshot: Freeman Triumphant, Reddit Story Contest,...

The Upshot ·

2018/04/19

Jamie Thomas is rolling solo this week while Charlie enjoys a well deserved vacation. Quick breakdowns of Vintage Open, Texas States, and the NCDGC will reveal some surprise winners. Also, have you heard these stories from the course? Hear Jamie's Reddit contest winners' submissions! Finally, Jamie talks about the recent history and growth of one of the most anticipated events on the professional touring calendar.

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57:19

The Upshot: Ricky Rebound, Paige To 1000?, Double G

The Upshot ·

2018/04/12

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the DGPT's Jonesboro Open on this week's show and interview Ricky Wysocki about his first win on tour in 2018. Plus, when will Paige Pierce break 1000? How is Garrett Gurthie getting it done? Is the Discmania team the hottest on tour? And how was the new livestream commentary setup?

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62:07

The Upshot: Steve Dodge, Mailbag, Jonesboro

The Upshot ·

2018/04/04

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas look ahead to this week's Jonesboro Open and talk with Disc Golf Pro Tour Director Steve Dodge. Plus, some mailbag questions (send us yours!) and a look at the courses played so far this season and how Jonesboro's compares.

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55:47

The Upshot: McBeth & Wysocki, Do You Believe, Disc...

The Upshot ·

2018/03/29

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas break down the results of a big slate of A-Tiers (1:53) before talking about what's going on with Paul McBeth and Ricky Wysocki to start the season (13:50). Later in the show, they discuss some recently successful pros and ask, "Are you a believer?" (26:11). Plus -- disc scarcity and the secondary market. (45:36)

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70:30

The Upshot: WACO, Jeremy Koling, RamPAIGE

The Upshot ·

2018/03/20

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas break down the latest Disc Golf Pro Tour event, the Waco Annual Charity Open, diving deep into Paige Pierce's crazy comeback ( and Jeremy Koling's deja vu in a one-hole playoff win over Nate Perkins. Later in the show, Koling jumps on to talk about his WACO success and his Big Sexy commentary with Jomez. Plus, a correction on Ricky's foot fault, Eagle's crazy round in Colorado, Jussi's $1000 grant, and our ugly, ugly picks.

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70:58

The Upshot: Paige Pierce, FPO Media, Waco Picks

The Upshot ·

2018/03/14

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas dive deep into the FPO results from The Memorial and interview the champion and #1 rated player in the Division, Paige Pierce. Plus, they talk about Addie Maxwell's article about FPO media coverage before turning to a quick preview of Waco and making the first officially scored picks of the year!

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69:39

The Upshot: The Memorial, Simon Lizotte, Foot Faults

The Upshot ·

2018/03/06

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss The Memorial, the first stop on the Disc Golf Pro Tour. They also take a look at Nikko Locastro's foot fault call against Ricky Wysocki and consider the norms around calling violations. Later in the show, they are joined by Memorial champion Simon Lizotte. Plus: optimistic or pessimistic?

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62:08

The Upshot: Las Vegas Challenge, Eagle McMahon,...

The Upshot ·

2018/02/28

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas break down Eagle McMahon's first career National Tour win at the Las Vegas Challenge, talk Paige Pierce's big comeback win, and pick the bigger story. Plus, Eagle joins the show before the guys make their picks for the Memorial this week.

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58:35

The Upshot: Las Vegas Challenge, Paul McBeth, Vibram

The Upshot ·

2018/02/22

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk about the 2018 disc golf season and this weekend's first National Tour Event, the Las Vegas Challenge, before talking with Paul McBeth about his offseason and outlook on the upcoming year. Plus, discussion of Vibram shutting its disc golf department.

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36:01

The Upshot: Olympics, NT Bonuses, Wintertime Open

The Upshot ·

2018/02/14

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas consider the possibility of disc golf in the Olympics (and whether it would even make sense) to kick off this week's show. Then, they discuss the changes to the PDGA's National Tour bonus structure (17:43), Matt Dollar's move to MVP (26:45), and the Wintertime Open (28:18). Plus the guys make their first picks of the season!

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49:22

The Upshot: Five Round Worlds, DGPT Format Changes,...

The Upshot ·

2018/02/07

Charlie Eisenhood and interim co-host Jamie Thomas discuss the addition of a fifth round and a cut to Worlds (3:14), changes to the Disc Golf Pro Tour Championship format (16:28), Kevin Jones and his contract with Prodiscus (32:28), and the new WFDF Disc Golf World Rankings (44:20).

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39:00

The Upshot: Goodbye To Steve, 2018 Media Outlook

The Upshot ·

2018/01/24

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill co-host The Upshot for the final time this week, as Steve is moving on to a position with the PDGA. The guys also talk about the outlook for disc golf media in 2018 as well as a little update on The DG Group (formerly DGI Group).

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60:12

The Upshot: Sports Agency Comes To Disc Golf

The Upshot ·

2018/01/12

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill discuss the new DGI Group, disc golf's first sports representation agency, and talk with founder Sam Hassell and VP Mark Barber about their new venture.

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58:14

The Upshot: 2017 Year In Review, Player Awards

The Upshot ·

2017/12/30

Steve Hill and Charlie Eisenhood look back at the 2017 disc golf season and some of the biggest moments of the year. Plus, they discuss UWDG's 2017 player awards, including the as-of-yet unannounced Player of the Year selections!

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54:09

The Upshot: UDisc/PDGA Partnership, Innova Team...

The Upshot ·

2017/12/14

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill discuss the forthcoming UDisc/PDGA partnership for the 2018 National Tour, Innova's team changes for next season, and the announcement of the 2019 PDGA Majors locations. Plus, UDisc's Matt Krueger and Josh Lichti join the show to talk about their app and stats platform.

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49:08

The Upshot: Eagle McMahon, Standardizing Baskets,...

The Upshot ·

2017/12/06

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill discuss the best roller shots of the year, Dustin Keegan and Zoe Andyke's move to Dynamic Discs in 2018, and the Southwestern Team Disc Golf Challenge. Plus, Eagle McMahon comes on for an interview (with some more basket standardization chatter!).

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65:44

The Upshot: Gregg Barsby, MVP Open, Payouts

The Upshot ·

2017/11/30

Charlie Eisenhood and Steve Hill discuss the changeover from the Vibram Open to the MVP Open in 2018, interview Gregg Barsby about his 2017 season and a possible Comeback Player of the Year award, and consider a chart of the top 100 PDGA money earners. Plus, they make their picks for the 2017 Southwestern Team Disc Golf Invitational this weekend!

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