The Upshot

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.Get a 20% discount on an annual mini subscription plan with code BIGEASY0:00 Introduction4:00 Oskar Eriksson on Disc Golf & Curling11:00 Performance & Controversey at the Olympics23:40 Self Officiated Sports & Favorite Discs30:45 John Houck on the Big Easy Course, Design Philosophy48:15 Best Holes, Unique Tee Pads, Course Comparisons1:04:15 Reactions to the Interviews

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.Get a 20% discount on an annual mini subscription plan with code UPSHOT: https://ultiworld.com/subscribe-disc-golf/?dg0:00 Overreactions: Wysocki, Buhr, Best Course16:45 Overreactions: Scoggins, Handley, Chocek34:00 Overreactions: Time Violations, Heinold, Euro FPO50:00 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 Primer15:00 Nate Heinold on SFO, RFID Wristbands24:30 Ticket Sales, 2028 Worlds Bid, SFO Predictions36:00 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 90/50/10s19:30 European Wins, Full Leaderboards31:00 Trash Panda, Ace Runs, Growing Disc Golf47:15 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.Get a 20% discount on an annual mini plan with code UPSHOT0:00 Trivia this Sunday!4:45 2026 DGPT Season Structure21:20 Key Players to Watch38:00 Previewing the Majors58:00 Major Predictions1:08:45 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 teams0:00 Winter Olympics Controversy8:15 Fantasy Draft Rules16:30 Rounds 1-3: The Clear Choices38:00 Rounds 4-6: The Make or Break1:01:00 Round 7-10: The Spray and Pray Picks1:34:20 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 Sales10:40 Top Lefties, Smugglers Sale, Gossage21:00 Top MPO Sponsors, Temali, RPM Discs31:30 Seppo Paju on Leaving Prodigy41:00 Future in DG, 2025 Worlds, Favorite New Disc57:00 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 Event7:20 Top Offseasons: The Truly Bad Tier12:30 The Just Fine Tier22:00 The What?, Boring, & Wild Tiers32:30 Top 2 Best Offseasons39:30 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 20260:00 Super Bowl Picks5:30 Broken Records: Wins & Ratings16:00 Broken Records: Earnings & All Time Cash31:00 Broken Records: Round & Event Ratings42:45 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.Be sure to join the Ultiworld Disc Golf discord for weekly bonus content in the Live segment, Inside the Circle, available only for subscribers.

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. Be sure to join the Ultiworld Disc Golf discord for weekly bonus content in the Live segment, Inside the Circle, available only for subscribers.

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 Stories3:20 Sexton's Extension, PDGA & UDisc, Mertsch on Probation10:00 DGPT Awards Announced18:30 European Open Returns, Most Watched DGN Events25:15 Top Fandom Scores31:20 Gossage Out37:00 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 Mentions7:45 Round of 16 Matchups43:30 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 1-426:00 First Round Matchups 5-847:30 Quarters & Semis Matchups1:06:00 The Top Storyline