The Upshot

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield are joined by Drafted podcast host Dan Prentice to talk about the weirdest, funniest, and wildest moments from the 2024 season in their annual gaffes and weird stuff bracket. What's the gaffiest moment of the year??

0:00 Honorable Mentions
8:45 Gaffes Bracket Round of 16
50:15 Quarterfinals
1:00:45 Semis & the Champion

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome in Jesse Weisz and Josiah Zoodsma of First Available Research to discuss the 2024 Disc Golf Fandom Survey and the trends underlying the sport right now. They dive into popular players and manufacturers, the state of pro disc golf, and some interesting forthcoming info about the most popular discs.

0:00 Ultiworld Mystery Boxes!
8:30 Fandom Survey Results
12:50 Most/Least Popular Pros & Sponsorship Decisions
20:30 Teasing Out Favorite Manufacturers
28:00 Most Liked Discs, Most Remarkable Stat
43:40 Future Goals, How to Grow DG

Check out the fandom survey results at discgolf.ultiworld.com!

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk about Prodigy’s CEO change and welcome in Will Schusterick to talk about his transition into the role. The guys also discuss the newly announced Go Throw Tour, an A-Tier tournament series that GK Pro (now Go Throw) will film and produce.

0:00 Prodigy's New Direction
14:05 Will Schusterick Interview
20:20 Gannon Buhr & Prodigy's PR Problem
25:45 Industry Slowdown, Resolving Quality Issues 
35:40 The Next Stage of Disc Golf Growth
43:20 Being CEO, Prodigy's Horizon
48:30 Prodigy Should Own Their Issues
55:50 GK Pro's Rebrand & Mini Tour

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome in Dan Prentice from the Drafted podcast to talk through the biggest storylines of the 2024 season. From Gannon's dominance to the expanding European swing, the guys make their votes and decide the biggest storyline of the season!

0:00 Gannon, MVP, McBeth vs Climo
21:40 Tattar, Finnish Success, Industry Slowdown
38:40 Quarterfinals
52:40 Semifinals
1:00:35 Crowning the Champion

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield interview 1003-rated Trevon Crowe about his tour life, his 2025 outlook, and surviving on the road when not cashing regularly at DGPT events. Then the guys discuss the state of the disc golf market and how things might look different next year.

0:00 Introduction
4:15 Trevon Crowe on Touring
12:05 Contract with MVP, Career Path
22:10 Playing with Cash on the Line, Support from Successful Players
29:30 Balancing Sponsorship Offers, Contract Renewal
39:35 Thoughts on the DGPT
43: 55 Economics of Touring & Future of Sponsorships

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome in Jamie Thomas to find out who took down this year's fantasy draft and then look back on the picks, good and bad, along with how things might have played out differently. Plus, a jam-packed 30 Second Rule segment!

0:00 Welcome Back Jamie!
4:40 2024 Fantasy Disc Golf Recap
15:30 Preseason Expectations & Draft Strategies
25:00 2025's Too Early Top Picks & Final Thoughts
32:00 30 Second Rule

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield present the 2024 Upshot Awards! From Player of the Year to the Best Course of the season, we hand out awards to the best of the sport. Plus: Ken Climo leaves Innova - what is he up to? And make sure to become a subscriber to catch The Sheddies -- the worst of the year!

0:00 Climo Leaving Innova
16:00 DGPT Player of the Year
24:20 2024 Upshot Awards: Player Awards
38:00 Business & Media Awards
44:50 Event & Shot Awards

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk about the Q-Series finale top finishers and the DGPT Awards so far before diving into a bunch of mail. Then they're joined by the PDGA Senior Director of Product Dion Arlyn to talk about founding Statmando, joining the PDGA, and what's next. Finally: Mike's Mailbag Minute!

0:00 Q Series, DGPT Awards
13:30 Mailbag: Drop Offs, Emerging Talent
32:20 Rebranding Prodigy, Lone Star
49:40 Dion Arlyn Interview
1:00:25 PDGA Stats, Sports Betting, New Features
1:11:30 Mike's Mailbag Minute

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk Q-Series finale, some surprising Worlds 2025 tickets info, and the latest ratings update before transforming into co-commissioners of the Disc Golf Pro Tour and sharing their thoughts on things that they would change.

0:00 Q Series, Ratings Update
16:40 2025 Worlds Tickets
33:20 Reimagining the Pro Tour

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield get back into the studio after a week off and catch up on the latest around the disc golf universe, including international competition, media rights, and the PDGA Minute.

0:00 Introduction
5:20 Quiet Free Agency
15:10 Disc Golf Smorgasbord
31:50 PDGA Minute - Equipment Checks, Membership, Pace of Play