The Upshot

JomezPro founder and CEO Jonathan Gomez is this week's guest on the Upshot Interview Series! Gomez discusses the growth of the company, the decision to commit to a $250,000/year rights fee with the DGPT, their relationship to live coverage, and more.

Chapters
0:00 Introducing Jonathan Gomez
4:00 Growing the Channel
11:50 Pushing Post-Produced Higher
16:20 The DGPT Contract
23:40 Revenue Sources & Paywalls
37:35 Future-Proofing Jomez
47:40 Spoiling Live Coverage?

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield recap the Las Vegas Challenge, the first DGPT event of the 2022 season. From Drew Gibson v. Gannon Buhr to the European return, the guys dig into the biggest storylines. Stick around for a new segment: "Overreaction or On Target?"

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield get you ready for the Las Vegas Challenge and the start of the 2022 Disc Golf Pro Tour season! First, though, they dig into the news about the DGPT's new media deals, including landing a $500K rights fee from JomezPro. Then the guys make their preseason stock picks before talking about LVC, making their podium picks, and settling on an over/under to kick off the season.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction & Silly Season
5:50 DGPT, JomezPro, Media Rights
18:50 Preseason Player Stock Picks
34:55 Inside the Circle
40:45 Las Vegas Challenge Preview
47:45 LVC's Finances
57:50 LVC Picks & Predictions
1:10:05 Over/Under

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk with Ricky Wysocki on the Upshot Interview Series. From his new signature discs to his competitive focus in 2022, Wysocki talks openly about what's going on in his game.

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Chapters
0:00 Introducing Ricky Wysocki
4:15 New Bag of Discs
9:00 Lyme Disease
14:15 Sockibomb Foundation
18:25 Competing & Majors
21:45 Eyeing the Competitors
25:30 New Contract
27:50 Disc Talk & Signature Line
34:55 Support Staff
37:55 2022 Season
41:30 Last Hits & Over/Under

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss the idea of a "race finish" in disc golf, akin to the NBA All-Star Game's Elam Ending, before diving into an explainer of how the Disc Golf Pro Tour works, how you earn points as a pro player, and why the points matter. Later, the guys open up letters from the mailbag!

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
3:20 "Race Finish" in DG
9:30 DGPT Points & Championships
28:55 Tournament Tiering & Stats
35:10 Top Players & Player Ratings
44:00 Opening the Mailbag!

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss the new PDGA World Rankings before talking about the key storylines to watch heading into the 2022 season. Plus a huge Inside The Circle segment and a season-long over/under.

Chapters
0:00 Introductions & Mulligans
5:05 PDGA World Rankings
20:10 Biggest Storylines of 2022
57:20 Inside the Circle
1:13:35 Over/Under

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk with former Upshot host and current UDisc Marketing Director Steve Hill about the latest at the company, what the UDiscLive plan is for 2022, the new Disc Golf Growth Report, and the top courses of the year.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield dig into the DGPT All-Star Weekend and what we learned from it. They talk the biggest surprises, discuss the format, review the live coverage, and consider what takeaways they have heading into the official start of the season.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield preview the DGPT All-Stars Weekend, discuss the addition of "wildcards" Garrett Gurthie and Paul Ulibarri, go Inside The Circle, and make some predictions about the draft.

Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome Estonia's Kristin Tattar for an interview before she returns to the US to tour in 2022. They discuss her new contract with Latitude 64, her success and struggles in 2021, other top European players, and her plans for the upcoming season.

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Chapters
0:00 Introducing Kristin Tattar
4:40 Playing in the US in 2021
7:15 Latitude 64 Contract
12:30 Looking Back at 2021
14:30 2022 Season
18:25 European Pro Tour & Players
26:00 Looking Ahead at 2022