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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.
Episodes
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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…
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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…
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The Upshot: TD Roundtable #1 (Jussi Meresmaa, Sean Jack, Steven Storrie)
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas welcome in three distinguished tournament directors -- Jussi Meresmaa, Sean Jack, and Steven Storrie -- for a roundtable…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Upshot: Paige Pierce to Discraft, Mailbag, Thanksgiving
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas react to Paige Pierce's new deal with Discraft and what it means for the FPO division. Later, they open up some listener…
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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…
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The Upshot: Nikko Locastro, National Tour Media
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas welcome in Nikko Locastro fresh off the news that he will be sponsored by Westside Discs in 2020. Later in the show, the…
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The Upshot: Hot Stove Season, Drew Gibson
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk college disc golf and the start of the 2020 offseason hot stove. Drew Gibson stops by for an interview about his new…
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The Upshot: 2019 Season In Review
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas look back at the 2019 season, the major storylines, the statistical stars, the big winners, and more. Plus, some chatter…
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The Upshot: DGPT Championship, Mailbag
Jamie Thomas holds it down solo on this week's show and discusses the 2019 Disc Golf Pro Tour Championship and his three week trip for the final stretch of the…
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The Upshot: Hall of Fame, Jeff Spring, DGPT Championship
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the Hall of Fame Classic and the final National Tour standings before turning their attention to this weekend's Disc…
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The Upshot: USDGC Wrap, 2020 Schedule, NT Finale
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas dive deeper into the USDGC, including some under-the-radar storylines, a review of the course, and more thoughts on James…
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The Upshot: USDGC Final Round Recap Show [LIVE]
Charlie Eisenhood and James Conrad talk about the final round of the US Disc Golf Championships with 2019 champion James Conrad!
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The Upshot: Round 3 Recap & James Conrad [LIVE]
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas break down a wild moving day at the 2019 USDGC. Tournament leader James Conrad stops by for a chat before he chases his…
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The Upshot: Round 2 Recap [LIVE]
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas break down the second round of action at the 2019 USDGC!
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The Upshot: USDGC Round 1 Recap [LIVE]
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas come to you live from the 18th fairway at Winthrop Gold at the 2019 US Disc Golf Championships. Featuring guest Nathan Queen.
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The Upshot: USDGC Preview & Betting Odds
Charlie Eisenhood rolls solo for the 2019 USDGC preview show, looking at the betting odds for the top 10 players and giving his thoughts on what we might see…
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The Upshot: USWDGC Recap, USDGC Media & Course Changes
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss Kristin Tattar's win at the US Women's Disc Golf Championships before turning to a conversation about the changes to…
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The Upshot: USWDGC, Paige Pierce 2018 v. 2019, Green Mountain Championships
Charlie Eisenhood (back from his honeymoon) and Jamie Thomas dive into a preview of the US Women's Disc Golf Championships, including an interview with…
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The Upshot: Solo Show! MVP Open Recap, Sean Jack Visits, Mailbag.
While Charlie enjoys his honeymoon, Jamie schemes to cover events on the East Coast, Sean Jack stops by to break down the MVP Open, and some reactions to the…
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The Upshot: 500K Listeners Show
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas welcome in four listeners for our 500,000 listens episode! Hear from Zach about marketing around "sponsored" professionals…
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The Upshot: DGPT Sale, Jeff Spring, Delaware
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas kick the 500K listens episode to next week after the big news this week about Steve Dodge selling his majority stake in the…
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The Upshot: Worlds Wrap, Mailbag, Delaware
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas break down more aspects of the World Championships after Paul and Paige both went 5x, including Ricky Wysocki's sublime play…
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The Upshot: Worlds Final Round Recap [LIVE]
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the final round of the 2019 PDGA Pro World Championships!
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The Upshot: Round 4 Recap [LIVE]
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas break down a crazy round four at the 2019 PDGA Pro World Championships.
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The Upshot: Worlds Round 3 Live Recap, Paul McBeth
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk about the third round of the 2019 PDGA Pro World Championships and welcome in MPO leader Paul McBeth after his third…
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The Upshot: Worlds Round 2 Recap, Nate Heinold, Emerson Keith [Live]
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas are joined by Worlds TD Nate Heinold and MPO tournament leader Emerson Keith on this live edition of The Upshot!
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The Upshot: Round 1 Recap [LIVE]
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk LIVE about the first round of the 2019 PDGA Pro Worlds Championships in Peoria, Illinois
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The Upshot: World Championships Preview Show!
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas get you ready for the PDGA Pro World Championships coming up next week in Peoria, Illinois! UWDG staff writer Patrick Aubyrn…
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The Upshot: Kevin Jones, Albert Tamm, Trade Deadline
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk about the MLB trade deadline and what some hypothetical disc golf trades might look like. Then, they welcome in Albert…
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The Upshot: European Open Mega-Recap
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas dive into the first major of the year, the European Open, and discuss the event from multiple angles before briefly talking…
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The Upshot: Jussi Meresmaa, Junior World Champions Crowned, European Open Lookback
Solo show once again as Charlie livestreams Ultimate in Europe! Jamie dials up Jussi Meresmaa to chat about the European Open's past, present, and future…
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The Upshot: McBeth Sets A Record, Paige Pierce, GLO
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk about Paul McBeth's new record high 1057 rating before digging into the Great Lakes Open, Kevin Jones' strong…
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The Upshot: Charlie's Back, Fireworks Show
Happy 4th of July from The Upshot! Charlie returns from vacation, and he and Jamie chat about betting on disc golf, recent A-tiers, and a change to FPO tee…
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The Upshot: Sean Jack co-hosts, Ledgestone, Odds for Worlds, More TD Discussion.
Charlie's on vacation and Jamie invites friends - Part 2! Sean Jack comes by to chop it up about the record-setting play at Ledgestone, set some "betting odds"…
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The Upshot: Statistics Deep Dive, PDGA Majors, Hot or Not
Jamie Thomas chats with Aaron Howard about the mantra of "Drive for show, putt for dough", and Baker Helton stops by to talk about the shifting landscape of…
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The Upshot: Beaver State Fling, Eagle McMahon
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk about the Beaver State Fling, including the epic battle between Eagle McMahon and Seppo Paju. Also, are the young guns…
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The Upshot: Buy or Sell, Beaver State Fling
Charlie and Jamie buy or sell a variety of topics on this week's Upshot before Charlie goes on a rant about required payouts for Amateur divisions at…
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The Upshot: Drew Gibson, Big Deal Or Not, Portland Open
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas welcome in Portland Open champion Drew Gibson to The Upshot for the first time and talk about his first big win on tour…
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The Upshot: Masters Cup, Catrina Allen, and GG (kinda)
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas finally stop talking about Catrina Allen, and get to talk TO her! The long overdue interview is here! The duo settles for a…
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The Upshot: SFO, Ricky Wysocki, Avery Jenkins
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk about the San Francisco Open, Catrina Allen's dominance, and Ricky Wysocki's first big win of the year. Later, Ricky…
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The Upshot: SFO, Sean Jack, Cannabis In Disc Golf
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk about Thomas Gilbert, the Utah Worlds courses, and more about this weekend's A-tiers before turning to a conversation…
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The Upshot: An Epic GBO, FPO Equality, College Disc Golf, Seth Munsey
It's a big show this week as Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas look back at what might be the tournament of the year so far, the Glass Blown Open, before…
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The Upshot: GBO Preview, Aaron Howard
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas preview the 2019 Glass Blown Open, the largest disc golf tournament in the world, including a look at some course changes…
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The Upshot: The Difference A Year Makes, Jonesboro, McMoney
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas look at this year's Jonesboro Open through the lens of last year and identify some key trends in the numbers. Later, they…
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The Upshot: Mega Mailbag, Jonesboro Open
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas welcome you in to an episode of The Upshot where the listeners are the guests! We open up a ton of mail and talk course…
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The Upshot: Steve Dodge, Texas States, Daniel Boe
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss some A-Tiers from the weekend, Texas States and the Daniel Boe Memorial, before turning to an interview with Disc…
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The Upshot: Should PDGA Expand NT Series?, McBeth & Catrina, New Podcast
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss a little 2014 deja vu as Paul McBeth and Catrina Allen both win their second straight events -- and in resounding…
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The Upshot: Wild WACO, Paul McBeth, DGPT Backlash
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss an incredible weekend of disc golf at the Waco Annual Charity Open, including Paul McBeth's 18-under round two, the…
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The Upshot: This Or That, Mailbag, Dave Feldberg
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas open up a big batch of mail this week, including some great 'This or That' questions and Disc Golf Pro Tour media reactions…
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The Upshot: Memorial, DGPT Media Rollout Reax [Pres. by Pound Disc Golf]
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas bring you a jam-packed show with tons of discussion about the Memorial, including Eagle's comeback win, Eveliina Salonen's…
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The Upshot: Paige Bjerkaas, Calvin Heimburg, Vegas Chatter, DGPT Kickoff
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas welcome in 2019 Las Vegas Challenge champions Paige Bjerkaas (1:01) and Calvin Heimburg (21:30) to The Upshot. Later, the…
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The Upshot: Wintertime Open, Las Vegas Challenge, 2019 First Official Picks
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss a variety of interesting topics from the Wintertime Open and forthcoming Las Vegas Challenge on this week's show…
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The Upshot: Discmania, Jussi Meresmaa, Wintertime Open
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk some reader mail before talking with Jussi Meresmaa about Discmania's announcement about new manufacturing partners…
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The Upshot: Four Majors?, Reel Me In or Cut Me Loose
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the addition of the European Open as a major for the next three years and talk about whether there should be a…
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The Upshot: 2020 Worlds In Utah, Ian Anderson of Central Coast
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss Utah's winning bid for the 2020 PDGA World Championships before lamenting the news that Stockholm's Jarva disc golf…
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The Upshot: Jomez, Mailbag
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the recently announced JomezPro schedule and talk with Jonathan Gomez (7:57) about the upcoming season, the split…
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The Upshot: The Ricky Wysocki Interview
Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas interview Ricky Wysocki at length about his new five-year Innova contract, the new stage in his career, his rivalry with…