The Upshot

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield get you ready for the first major of the season: the PDGA Champions Cup! They talk the course, the top players, historical performances, and more. Two-time Champ Cup winner Isaac Robinson joins the pod as well!

0:00 Champions Cup Preview, Key Injuries
14:00 Isaac Robinson on the First Major, Early DGPT Schedule
23:00 Preparation & Field Work, Early MPO Race, Look Ahead
36:00 Isaac vs Gannon, FPO Favorites
47:30 Feature Cards, New London Course & Caddy Book
56:30 Champions Cup Picks

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss the news out of the International Disc Golf Center before opening up some listener mail. Plus a fresh batch of takes for Reel Me In or Cut Me Loose!

0:00 New Course at IDGC, Gurthie's Record
11:15 Mailbag: Buhr's Time, Course Criticism, Champions Cup
35:15 Reel or Cut: Buhr's 2026, Saarinen & Steen, New Rules
44:30 Evan Smith, Major Winners, DGPT Schedule
56:45 Nix Buhr & Heimburg, Putting Courses

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield recap the Queen City Classic in both divisions, discuss Jessica Gurthie's first win in 8 years, and break down just how amazing Gannon Buhr has been to start his professional career. Plus: trivia, #PurseWatch, and picks.

0:00 Buhr Climbing the Career Leaderboards
17:00 GOAT Conversation, Other MPO Storylines
24:15 FPO's Final Round Drama, Gurthie's Emotional Win
35:00 Handley's Struggles, Mixed European Results
47:00 Trivia, #Pursewatch, Picks Recap

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield get you ready for the Queen City Classic at Hornet's Nest in Charlotte, the third stop on the DGPT this season. Brian Earhart, a Charlotte local, stops by to talk about the course and what to expect. Plus: new time extension rules in the playoffs, and of course picks!

0:00 Josh Joins BYU's Disc Golf Team
6:15 Brian Earhart On Hornet's Nest
15:45 Spectator Experience, Who Could Win?
24:00 Jump Putting Rule, Season Overview
38:15 Time Extension Rule, Queen City Classic Picks

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield take a ton of listener mail about the Big Easy Open before diving into a conversation with UDisc Marketing Manager (and former Upshot host) Steve Hill about the 2026 UDisc Growth Report.

0:00 Mailbag: Ricky & Rules, Marshal Minimums
16:40 Self-Officiation, Are Rounds Too Long?
35:15 Stats, Hole Difficulty, Ricky's Scrambling
49:30 Steve Hill on UDisc Growth Report
58:20 Short Courses, Pickleball, Advocacy
1:14:45 UDisc & PDGA, UDiscLive Data

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield recap the Big Easy Open and welcome in Gannon Buhr to discuss his epic comeback win over Ricky Wysocki. The guys also tackle the rules controversies from the weekend and share thoughts on the course.

0:00 Ricky's Impressive Round 2
9:00 Key Moments of the Final Round, Buhr Finishes Strong
20:00 Rules Controversies
44:45 Gannon Buhr Interview
51:30 What Happened on 16 & the Playoff?
1:05:15 Big Easy Course Reaction
1:14:00 Holyn Cruises, Fajkus, Notable Leaderboard Names
1:25:00 Final Thoughts, #Pursewatch & Picks

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield interview Louisiana native Silas Schultz ahead of the first-ever DGPT event in the state. They get you ready for the Big Easy Open and make their picks. Plus some A-Tier roundup and more in a 30 Second Rule segment.

0:00 Silas Schultz Interview
11:40 Difficulty of the Big Easy Course
26:00 Transition to MVP, Beef with Gibson, Over/Under
43:30 Big Easy Open Preview
52:15 30 Second Rule: AWSN, Purchasing Trends, A-Tiers
1:06:10 Big Easy Open Picks

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield get you a double interview this episode! First they talk with Swedish star curler Oskar Eriksson about his disc golf passion (and the controversy at this year's Winter Olympics). Then they talk with the Big Easy Open course designer John Houck about the brand new Grand Cypress Bayou track.

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0:00 Introduction
4:00 Oskar Eriksson on Disc Golf & Curling
11:00 Performance & Controversey at the Olympics
23:40 Self Officiated Sports & Favorite Discs
30:45 John Houck on the Big Easy Course, Design Philosophy<...

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield recap the 2026 Supreme Flight Open and the start of the Disc Golf Pro Tour season! And, as is tradition, they overreact to everything they saw in weekend #1.

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0:00 Overreactions: Wysocki, Buhr, Best Course
16:45 Overreactions: Scoggins, Handley, Chocek
34:00 Overreactions: Time Violations, Heinold, Euro FPO
50:00 SFO Picks Recap & #Pursewatch

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield preview the first DGPT event of the 2026 season: the Supreme Flight Open! They also chat with TD Nate Heinold about the event, this year's Worlds, and more. New picks rules are also unveiled and the guys pick their podiums for the season opener.

0:00 Powerball Cup, Supreme Flight Open Primer
15:00 Nate Heinold on SFO, RFID Wristbands
24:30 Ticket Sales, 2028 Worlds Bid, SFO Predictions
36:00 Upshot Picks Rules & SFO Picks

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield tackle listener questions in a big preseason mailbag show before the 2026 Tour starts on Friday!

0:00 New Timing Rules, Preseason 90/50/10s
19:30 European Wins, Full Leaderboards
31:00 Trash Panda, Ace Runs, Growing Disc Golf
47:15 Plant Bunkers, Agents & Contracts

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield preview the 2026 professional disc golf season! They break down the basics, talk top players, predict the major winners, and tackle a slew of over/unders.

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0:00 Trivia this Sunday!
4:45 2026 DGPT Season Structure
21:20 Key Players to Watch
38:00 Previewing the Majors
58:00 Major Predictions
1:08:45 Over/Unders

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome back Dan Prentice for this year's Fantasy Draft! Gannon Buhr is obviously going #1 overall, but how do the guys figure it out from there? See how the guys built their teams

0:00 Winter Olympics Controversy
8:15 Fantasy Draft Rules
16:30 Rounds 1-3: The Clear Choices
38:00 Rounds 4-6: The Make or Break
1:01:00 Round 7-10: The Spray and Pray Picks
1:34:20 Post-Draft Rapid Reactions

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield catch up on some reader comments, interesting charts, and other news before welcoming in Seppo Paju to talk about his departure from Prodigy and from distributing Prodigy discs in Europe as well as what's next for him. Can't miss interview!

0:00 Mini Mailbag: Winter Olympics, Powergrip Sales
10:40 Top Lefties, Smugglers Sale, Gossage
21:00 Top MPO Sponsors, Temali, RPM Discs
31:30 Seppo Paju on Leaving Prodigy
41:00 Future in DG, 2025 Worlds, Favorite New Disc
57:00 Who Who Paju Be Working With?

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield rank the top 10 manufacturer offseasons for player signings (let's be honest, mostly re-signings). They also chat Memorial, Olympics, and Super Bowl.

0:00 Winter Olympics, UW's Live Trivia Event
7:20 Top Offseasons: The Truly Bad Tier
12:30 The Just Fine Tier
22:00 The What?, Boring, & Wild Tiers
32:30 Top 2 Best Offseasons
39:30 Memorial Championship Recap

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss various elite series and major records, streaks, and achievements, and the likelihood that they get surpassed in 2026

0:00 Super Bowl Picks
5:30 Broken Records: Wins & Ratings
16:00 Broken Records: Earnings & All Time Cash
31:00 Broken Records: Round & Event Ratings
42:45 Wild Streaks

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss the 2026 Disc Golf Pro Tour points structure and All-Star plans before jumping into an interview with Aaron Gossage about his new MVP deal, his ending with Discraft, his 2025 season, his goals for 2026, and more.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield interview the guys behind the FAR/Ultiworld DG Fandom Survey, now in its fourth year. They talk about the most popular players, the notable 2025 trends, and more. Josh and Charlie also discuss Upshot fans' favorites compared to the general population. And don't miss the 30 Second Rule to catch you up on the latest.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss the latest MVP offseason sponsorship signings of Aaron Gossage and Silas Schultz as well as a surprise drop of Joey Temali. Then they welcome in Dynamic Discs Brand Manager Bobby Brown for a wide-ranging interview about the past and future of DD.

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Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss a variety of topics, including the latest sponsorship updates, disc golf search trends, and the top-rated lefty before diving into the stat leaders of the 2025 season. Plus: 2028 Worlds location gets announced.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield make some predictions for 2026 at the 90%, 50%, and 10% confidence intervals. They also catch up on the latest news in their 30 Second Rule segment.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss the news that Powerball has become the presenting sponsor of the Disc Golf Pro Tour, with a season-long promotion along with the renaming of the DGPT Championships to the Powerball Cup. DGPT CEO Jeff Spring and Powerball Director of Marketing Jay Finks come on the show to discuss the news before Charlie and Josh share their thoughts.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss all the latest news from the offseason so far. Despite a quiet sponsorship market, there's still plenty to talk about, including a Disc Golf Network shakeup and the overall health of the sport.
 
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Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield get back in the podcast booth after a month away to chat about the latest news in a quiet offseason so far. Charlie catches Josh up after his media blackout during law school finals.

0:00 Top 9 Offseason Stories
3:20 Sexton's Extension, PDGA & UDisc, Mertsch on Probation
10:00 DGPT Awards Announced
18:30 European Open Returns, Most Watched DGN Events
25:15 Top Fandom Scores
31:20 Gossage Out
37:00 Lätt Joins DGN Booth

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield present the 2025 Upshot Awards! From Player of the Year to the Best Round of the Season, we hand out awards to the best of the sport. And make sure to become a subscriber to catch The Sheddies -- the worst of the year!

Charlie Eisenhood, Josh Mansfield, and Dan Prentice talk about the strangest, funniest, and wackiest moments from the 2025 season in their annual gaffes and weird stuff bracket.

0:00 Introduction, Honorable Mentions
7:45 Round of 16 Matchups
43:30 Crowning A Champion

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome back Dan Prentice to run down the 2025 Storylines of the Year in their annual bracket! Which stories were the biggest of the year? Which ultimately fell flat? It's a trip down memory lane from a big year in disc golf.

0:00 First Round Matchups 1-4
26:00 First Round Matchups 5-8
47:30 Quarters & Semis Matchups
1:06:00 The Top Storyline

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield field offseason questions on the JomezPro Series, Eagle's sponsorship status, a DGPT Championship spectator report, and which FPO player has the best on-course "weapon". Plus, they pick their dream card of pros to play with!

0:00 Cash vs Cut Line, JomezPro Series
11:00 Dream Card, Spectator Report, Gannon Buhr
24:00 FPO Weapons, MVP Discs, Eagle
43:00 Lead Card Struggles, DGPT Sponsorships

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk with Discmania Brand Manager Teemu Nissinen about the changes at the company post-COVID and post-House of Discs acquisition. They also discuss the new Premier line and whether the disc modifications make a difference -- or are just hype.

0:00 State of Business, Post-COVID Contraction, Core Identity
16:15 New Premier Series Design, Pro Reactions

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome back Dan Prentice to recap their 2025 fantasy season, looking back at the draft in retrospect, the best and worst picks, and more.

0:00 Fantasy Draft Recap
21:10 Too Early 2026 Predictions
24:20 Age vs Performance in FPO

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield recap the DGPT Match Play Championships before turning to a discussion of current players' potential Hall of Fame candidacies -- who's in? Who's out? Who will eventually get there?

0:00 Match Play Recap
17:40 Growing Disc Golf with Young Fans
29:30 Hall of Fame: Induction Criteria
35:30 MPO: Locks, Question Marks, Young Prospects
50:00 FPO: Locks, Question Marks, Young Prospects

Fandom Survey

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield preview the 2025 DGPT Match Play Championships, looking at the matchups, the players' history at Hornet's Nest, and the competition structure. They, of course, make their picks as well!

0:00 Match Play Preview & Charity Idea
9:00 FPO Match Play Breakdown
27:00 MPO Match Play Breakdown
39:00 Final Thoughts

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss the biggest topics they're watching in this offseason, including Europe's growth and the hot (or cold?) stove. They also talk with Discraft General Manager Bob Julio about Team Discraft, their sales strategies, Europe, competition in the industry, and more.

0:00 Top 5 Offseason Storylines #5-3
23:15 Bob Julio on Player Sponsorships
32:50 Discraft Sales Growth, European Strategy
40:00 Disc Innovations, Climo, Flight Rings!
48:00 AI Policy, Contract Players
53:30 Top 2 Offseason Storylines

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield go through their DGPT award ballots and look at the numbers to help make decisions about their votes. From Player of the Year to Most Improved, the guys run down their thought process.

0:00 Introduction & Tour Retirements
11:10 Player of the Year
33:20 Rookie of the Year
48:20 Comeback Player of the Year
53:50 Most Improved
1:03:25 All-Stars

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield recap the DGPT Championship before talking with both champions, Calvin Heimburg and Holyn Handley.

0:00 Drama at the DGPT Championship!
12:00 Hole 14, Gossage, & Time Warnings
23:00 Managing Tough Breaks
31:00 Calvin Heimburg Interview
53:20 Holyn Handley Interview
1:16:15 #Pursewatch & Picks Round Up

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield break down the 2025 USDGC and Throw Pink WDGC after a fascinating weekend in Rock Hill. They talk about where Anthony Barela and Missy Gannon stand in the landscape of pro disc golf before previewing the DGPT Championship coming up this weekend.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield get you ready for the United States Disc Golf Championship and Throw Pink, the last major (and major-adjacent) tournament of the year! They rank players in their Win/Cash/Cut segment and also make their official picks with double points on the line.

0:00 USDGC & Throw Pink Course Changes
17:40 Notes & Stories from Qualifiers
27:00 Recent Winners: Can They Do It Again?
33:40 Win/Cash/Cut
56:30 USDGC & Throw Pink Picks

In a jam-packed episode, Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss the MVP Open, Missy Gannon's move to #1 in the world, and the conclusion to the DGPT points series. Then they're joined by MVP Open champion Cole Redalen to discuss his return to the top of the podium after battling injuries for more than a year. With some breaking news about the Tour Championship, they talk who got in, the starting stroke changes, and the purse.

0:00 MVP Open Recap
19:45 Cole Redalen Interview
35:30 2023 Worlds Lessons, Tournament Flow, Success at USDGC
59:30 Tour Championship Fields
1:13:45 #Pursewatch, Waning USDGC...

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield recap the Green Mountain Championship before welcoming in GMC champion Paige Pierce for an interview. Then they get you ready for the second leg of the DGPT playoffs at the MVP Open at Maple Hill!

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Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss Kristin Lätt's decision to step away from touring and the implications on her career, the industry, and more. Then Steve Dodge joins the pod to talk about the DGPT playoffs and the MVP Open. The guys wrap up by talking the Green Mountain Championships and making their picks.

0:00 Introduction
6:40 Krtistin Lätt's Surprise Announcement
30:45 Impact on FPO & Sponsors
48:30 Steve Dodge on Playoff Changes
59:44 MVP Open & Maple Hill
1:13:00 Lätt's Retirement, Fluky Maple Hill, Picks
1:21:45 GMC Preview & Picks