The Upshot

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield preview the 2022 US Women's Disc Golf Championships. They break down the courses, the field, and what a win would mean for each of the contenders. Plus, of course, their picks and an over/under! Check out all the picks and results at http://discgolf.ultiworld.com/upshot-picks

Chapters
0:00 US Women's Championship!
11:55 Course Selection & Caddie Books
20:50 Stakes of Winning this Major
30:55 Who Could Win Their First Major?
36:50 US Women's Picks
42:15 Over/Under

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome in the disc golf legend JohnE McCray for episode #25 of The Upshot Interview Series. JohnE discusses his recovery from a heart attack, what’s next for him in disc golf, McBeth v Climo, turbo putting, and more!

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield look back at The Preserve Championship and discuss Bradley Williams' and Paige Pierce's wins, why The Preserve could be a model of courses moving forward, and whether some recent results are Trends or Anomalies. Then they take a look at the stats at the midway point of the season and reflect on where things stand and what's to come.

Chapters
0:00 Ice Machines
4:15 The Preserve Recap
18:55 Trend or Anomaly?
41:55 Midseason Review
58:25 Purse Watch

Josh Mansfield is joined by Charlie Eisenhood (he's back!) to discuss LIV Golf's disrupting effect on the PGA Tour and what disc golf can learn from this, before previewing everything you need to know The Preserve Championship, including the course layout, fantasy value adds, and more. Finally, Charlie and Josh make their picks for The Preserve and set this week's Over/Under.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
7:45 Fraud at Match Play Championship
12:20 LIV Golf & Disc Golf
35:30 The Preserve Preview & Fantasy Notes
45:30 The Preserve Picks & Over/Under

Josh talks to Holyn Handley about her start in Disc Golf, life as a relatively new touring Pro, Coaching and more on the Upshot Interview Series.

Josh Mansfield is joined by guest (and former Upshot co-host) Jamie Thomas to talk about what happened at the Match Play Championship and what that tournament means to the pros. Jamie then goes deep into DGN's content plans for the off-season, including a Hard Knocks-style season storylines series. Finally, Josh speaks with Danny Voss, the PDGA's Director of Marketing about membership growth, the Global Board of Directors election, and more.

Chapters
0:00 Jamie Thomas is Back!
2:05 Match Play Championship Results
9:25 The Role of Match Play
23:10 Big Payouts & Spectator Feedback
30:05 DGN's Off-Season Content Plans
45:15 Danny Voss on Amateurs & European Open
52:00 Membership Growth
55:55 Global Board of Directors & More

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield tease their upcoming disc review series, Bag or Bust, before launching into a discussion of the June ratings updates, including Kristin Tattar becoming the top rated FPO player, Gannon Buhr, Simon Lizotte, and more. Then they break down everything about the Match Play Championship, including what happens with Calvin Heimburg dropping out, the new format, a Match Play over/under, and their picks for the weekend.

Note that this episode was recorded on Tuesday, before the final player lineup was announced, so the final pools are different than the information available to Charlie & Josh.

Chapters
0:00 Bag or Bust
6:35 June Ratings Updates
22:20 Purse Watch: BSF
24:40 Match Play Championship Preview
31:15 Match Play MPO Picks
36:45 Over/Under
38:15 Match Play FPO Picks
44:00 The New Format

Charlie and Josh talk with Jeremy Koling about Beaver State Fling, his upcoming wedding, life as both a player & commentator, and more on The Upshot Interview Series.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss the Beaver State Fling and Garrett Gurthie calling his shot! And it's yet another win for Valerie Mandujano. Later in the show, they discuss some notable rules controversies: illegal step putts at US Amateurs and Corey Ellis's *disc falling out of the bottom of the basket* at BSF.

Chapters
0:00 Beaver State Fling MPO Recap
24:45 Beaver State Fling FPO Recap
38:10 Designing Good FPO Courses
43:10 Over/Under Recap
44:35 Oulu Recap
45:25 Rules Rundown: Foot Fault
56:45 Rules Rundown: Basket Design

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield take some emails from listeners that attended the Portland Open to get their thoughts on the event. They also discuss the pools for the Match Play Championships next weekend. After the break, they go Inside The Circle before previewing this weekend's Beaver State Fling.