The Upshot

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas bring you a LIVE edition of The Upshot podcast from Smuggler's Notch resort in Vermont, the site of the 2018 PDGA Pro Worlds. Joining us: Calvin Heimburg and Daniel Prentice.

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas talk you through the absolute insanity of the MVP Open, particularly in the thrilling MPO final round (2:03). Then they interview Jeff Spring, the tournament director of the Pro World Championships, about the event and how it came together. (27:52).

Then it's Worlds Preview time! (53:39) The guys talk about the new five round format, give you reasons that every player will win (58:50), and, of course, make their picks. Plus some email comments and questions and another trivia question!

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Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the latest ratings update and explore some trends we're seeing at the pro level. Then, Sean Jack stops by to talk MVP Open and Maple Hill before the guys discuss whether or not basket sizes should get smaller at the top level of the sport (43:16).

Charlie and Jamie break down all the action at the Ledgestone Insurance Open with a look at tons of new faces in the MPO recap (1:54), an interview with FPO champ Jessica Weese (26:12), and a discussion of Paige Pierce and FPO course design (35:29). Plus, Charlie gets wrecked in picks.

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas open this week's show with a look ahead to this weekend's Ledgestone Insurance Open on the Disc Golf Pro Tour before talking with Tyler Schrock about his interesting op-ed on changing the structure of the PDGA's amateur divisions (15:41). Later in the show, the guys make their Ledgestone picks (49:50) and quickly review the US Junior Disc Golf Championships.

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas get weird on the first Upshot of August, as they dive into the idea of betting on disc golf, the trade deadline, and more. Plus, Kevin Jones stops by the show to talk about his whirlwind year. To close it out, they look at where the top five players in the National Tour standings were a year ago.

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas break down Paul McBeth's comeback win at the Idlewild Open, Kevin Jones' strong tournament (but poor finish), Paige Pierce's return to the top of the leaderboard, and more. Six weeks until Worlds!

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss Eagle McMahon's first Major win at the Konopiste Open and interview Will Schusterick about his return to touring (and success). Plus, some chatter about Junior Worlds.

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas try to take stock of what Paul McBeth just did at the Great Lakes Open, where he shot a -18 with 16 birdies, an eagle, and a par. Was it the greatest round of all time? Is McBeth the best to ever play the game? Does this change the 2018 season? How big a deal is the two minute SportsCenter feature on his round? Is the 1108 round rating legit?

Also, some chatter about Great Lakes and Konopiste, plus our Konopiste picks.

Charlie Eisenhood and Jamie Thomas discuss the action at the Utah Open before diving into the latest ratings update. Later, they chat about the odds for various players to win Worlds and look at some of the biggest movers by round rating this past weekend. The guys are off next week for the 4th of July.