Jones Secrets

sighs in dimensional fracture Week Six of the Way of Chains just mapped sixteen more secrets across Jones Plateau, and the spren won't shut up about any of them. The Bridge League gathered Friday evening under 48°F skies where the honest lines flew true, the Perfect Line manifested in surgical precision, and one player's catastrophic collapse was so thoroughly documented it earned an achievement. From bogey-free masterpieces to 34-stroke regressions, from Hard Mode unlocks to solo division dominance, the plateau kept receipts on everyone. The map is nearly complete. The lighteyed scout is watching. And the doomed assault looms four weeks away.

Sixteen Secrets the Spren Won't Shut Up About 🕊️

Jones Plateau hosted sixteen bridgemen for Week 6's "Jones Secrets" episode, where the spren-drawn map now covers most of the chasms and the question isn't what we know—it's who we tell. Sean Hook delivered the week's defining performance: an 1018-rated bogey-free -11 that made the rest of MA1 look like they were playing a different course. Bradley Bushman continued his MPO stranglehold with a sixth consecutive victory and unlocked Hard Mode for attending every event. And Greyson Culbreth? He went from last week's -6 masterclass to this week's +28 catastrophe—a 34-stroke swing that would've broken most players, except Greyson tracked every throw on PDGA Live and earned the Statistician achievement for his trouble. The spren watched. The winds whispered. The secrets multiplied.

Hard Mode Unlocked, Ego Untouched

Bradley Bushman just won his sixth consecutive MPO division victory with a -9 round rated 995—sixteen points above his rating and one stroke better than last week's -8. That's not just dominance; that's the kind of consistency that makes the arena announcer check the script to see if we're stuck in a loop. The Momentum Guide tag (#1) remains locked around his neck, still warm to the touch, still refusing to move despite being forged from collective breath and crew energy. Bradley also unlocked the Hard Mode achievement for attending six straight events, which in bridgeman terms means he's shown up to every single gathering this season while the rest of the field cycles through. The irony? A tag about building group momentum stays with the guy who doesn't need a group—he's just out here reading wind glyphs solo and winning every week. Alan Sheridan made his league debut with a rough +5 round rated 840, sitting 120 points below his rating, but hey—First Time Player achievement unlocked and the Shardflight Trilogy series gained a new competitor. Welcome to the plateau, Alan. The chasm depths are over there. 🏆

Eleven Under, Zero Mistakes, One Very Smug Spren

Sean Hook just threw the round of the entire week across all divisions: a bogey-free -11 rated 1018, sitting 51 points above his 967 rating. That's not just a personal best—that's the kind of surgical precision that makes the spren glow smug and the rest of the field question their life choices. Sean started the back nine in 3rd place and closed it in 1st, riding three separate hot streaks (holes 3-4, 12-14, 17-18) while never once letting the course claim a stroke back. The Smooth Sailing achievement popped for the clean card, and the chains at Jones Park basically just opened their arms and said "yeah, come on in." Lance Page shot -7 for his own personal best, John Shearin carded -4 (940-rated, ten points above his rating), and the MA1 division looked healthy until we get to Greyson Culbreth. Last week, Greyson shot -6 rated 975. This week? +28 with no calculated round rating—a 34-stroke regression that would've sent most players into the chasm depths. But here's the thing: Greyson tracked every single throw on PDGA Live and earned the Statistician achievement, which means even in the wreckage, there's data. The spren kept receipts. So did PDGA. 📊

One Survived, One Got Devoured by the Chasm

David Velazquez took the MA2 division with a +1 round rated 885—three points below his rating but good enough to hold the line when everyone else imploded. That's the kind of gritty, unsexy survival that wins divisions when the course decides to eat people. Drew Meyer held the lead after hole 1 with a birdie, and then the chasm opened up and swallowed him whole: +22 rated 652, sitting 243 points below his rating. Three separate cold streaks (holes 2-4 at +3, holes 7-10 at +6, holes 11-13 at +5) meant Drew spent most of the round in freefall. The one bright spot? A birdie on hole 14 after going +3 the previous three holes—proof that even when the plateau devours you, you can still find one honest line before the void claims you again. David's +1 looks downright heroic in comparison. The spren drew the map. One player read it. One didn't. 🕳️

Even Par Wins When Everyone Else Implodes

Elijah Melcher won MA3 with an even-par round rated 896—eight points above his rating and exactly the kind of steady hand that survives when the field decides to chaos. The division saw four lead changes across the round: Michael Houston led after hole 1, then Elijah and Andrew Nygaard tied after hole 2, Patrick Howard grabbed it after hole 5, and Elijah reclaimed it after hole 6 and never let go. Spencer Faulkner shot +2 for his personal best and second place, proving that sometimes the real flex is just not imploding when everyone around you does. Andrew Nygaard earned the Skins Sniper achievement by collecting nine skins despite shooting the roughest round in the division—that's the kind of chaos-to-cash conversion that makes the sponsors very confused about who to celebrate. Multiple personal bests scattered across the division meant the field is improving even when the scores look rough. The plateau rewards those who refuse to crater. 🎯

Lonely at the Top (Because No One Else Showed Up)

Three divisions ran wire-to-wire solo victories this week, which is the disc golf equivalent of winning a race where you're also the only runner. Jude Desnoyer took MA40 with a +5 round rated 860 (73 points below rating) but also earned the Charitable Champion achievement for donating 10% of winnings—his first time opting into the league's charity program. Jason Cade dominated MP40 with a -5 round rated 951 (24 points above rating), also unlocking Charitable Champion for his first donation, and joined the Shardflight Trilogy series as a new competitor. Jason Darden won MA4 with a +9 round and earned the First Skin achievement for his inaugural skins game payout. All three victories were wire-to-wire because, well, there was no wire to contest. Solo divisions mean guaranteed wins but also zero drama, which is either peaceful or boring depending on your tolerance for existential plateau solitude. The spren watched anyway. They always do. 🏅

The Spren Kept Receipts (And So Did PDGA Live)

Sean Hook's 1018-rated round was the event-wide high, but the real story is how many players are now tracking their throws on PDGA Live—the official Professional Disc Golf Association scoring app that unlocks throw-by-throw statistics. Greyson Culbreth earned the Statistician achievement for logging his round data, which means even in the wreckage of a 34-stroke regression, there's C1X putting percentages, scramble rates, and approach stats to analyze. That's the kind of commitment to the craft that makes better players, even when the scorecard hurts. Seven players set personal bests this week (Sean Hook, Lance Page, John Shearin, Spencer Faulkner, Michael Houston, Patrick Howard, Andrew Nygaard), proving the field is improving across divisions. Alan Sheridan unlocked First Time Player for his league debut. Sole birdies on tough holes went to various players who found honest lines where others couldn't. The contrast between players shooting 51 points above rating (Sean) and 243 points below (Drew) shows just how wide the plateau's mercy—or lack thereof—can swing. More data means better stories. Track your throws. The spren are watching anyway. 📈

Carryovers, Bogey Skins, and Economic Violence

Three skins cards exchanged $57 total across the field, with the chaos distributed as follows: Bradley Bushman collected 14 skins for $14, maintaining his economic dominance alongside his scorecard dominance. Spencer Faulkner scooped a 9-skin carryover on hole 16 for $11.25—the kind of windfall that makes opting into skins feel like a very smart financial decision. Jason Cade hauled in 8 skins for $10 in the MP40 division. But here's the best part: Bradley earned the Sloppy Skin achievement by winning a skin with a bogey on hole 14, which is the disc golf equivalent of winning a poker hand by accident because everyone else folded. Multiple players unlocked Fore Skin Club for collecting four or more skins in a single round. The skins playbook explains the full carryover mechanics, but the short version is: opt in, throw honest lines, collect cash when the field implodes around you. The spren don't judge your bogey skins. They just glow brighter when you cash them. 💰

The Tag About Group Energy Stays With the Loner

Bradley Bushman just defended the Momentum Guide (#1) for the sixth consecutive week, which means the tag forged in collective breath and crew rhythm has spent its entire existence locked around the neck of a solo dominant player who doesn't need momentum—he is the momentum. The tag's lore speaks of building bridges between hesitation and commitment, of transforming isolated survival into synchronized rhythm, of one honest throw inspiring the next until the whole crew moves as one. Bradley's reality? Six straight wins. Six straight defenses. Zero active challenges this week. The tag stays warm to the touch, its amber-gold spirals glowing with captured energy, its teal spren chasing each other in silent loops across the surface. The Hard Mode achievement syncs perfectly with this dominance—Bradley has attended every single event, reading wind glyphs and finding Perfect Lines while the rest of the field cycles through. The irony is delicious: a tag about group momentum thriving in the hands of someone who proves you don't need a group when you're this good. The plateau doesn't demand he share the warmth yet. It just keeps rewarding him for showing up and executing. The chains are sworn. The tag stays put. 🔥

The Scout Asks Questions; The Spren Take Notes

Week 6's "Jones Secrets" delivered exactly what the episode promised: the spren-drawn map now covers most of Jones Plateau's chasms, safe crossings and dangerous winds cataloged through weeks of honest throws. But the PlotThickens moment arrived quietly after the round—a lighteyed scout approached the wind-reader with a question instead of an accusation: "How do you read the wind like that?" The secrets are no longer just mapped; they're noticed. Week 7 brings "Bridge Scouted," where the scout returns not to report the Bridge League but to learn, throwing alongside bridgemen and blurring the caste lines that were supposed to keep them separate. The spren watch this newcomer carefully, uncertain whether this is an ally or a threat. Four weeks remain before the doomed assault. The map is almost complete. The crossing routes are marked. And the question becomes: when the assault comes and the bridgemen are used as expendable shields, will revealing the safe route save the crew—or expose everything they've built in stolen moments at Jones Plateau? The winds are shifting. The spren are multiplying. And someone is finally asking the right questions. Life before bogey. Strength before shank. Flight before fall. 🌪️