2024 Indoor Nationals Final - Women's Compound: Ruiz vs. Pearce

Paige Pearce vs. Alexis Ruiz for the compound women's gold at the 2024 USA Archery Indoor Nationals Final in Louisville, KY. Presented by Darton, Conquest and Black Eagle.

[@TheHunter61]

Got ya thanks I thought it looked like a resistance release

[@lynnkopp]

where can I find the scores

[@Pypamid]

Ianseo I bet

[@TheHunter61]

What release is Paige using?

[@OzarkHoller]

True ball goat I think, You can shoot it as a thumb button or a hinge.

[@SomeGuyFromOK]

I think Paige would beat a lot of the men out there. I’d love to see that actually.

[@henrykoplien1007]

Yes, this might be true. But I am astonished how many very good archers the US have.

[@capricornmagic63]

Why would you love to see it?

[@capricornmagic63]

Why is it that so many of these Archers are overweight?

[@rickadams9]

Diet choices. Way to many carbs/sugar.

[@joshpitts7256]

Counter balance 🤫

[@capricornmagic63]

@@rickadams9 I struggle to call them athletes. Competitors yes but athletes? No.

[@jarvisjensen7638]

@@capricornmagic63 They are athletes, it takes years of training and incredible skill to get the sort of accuracy they have. Unfortunately when people start min maxxing their training for archery like this, some aspects of their fitness are inevitably neglected.
This is exactly the same as elite powerlifters, who are often kinda chubby and won't strike you as an athlete.
There is an arguement for stability here, as there have been people in the past who lost weight and experienced a drop in accuracy.
If you look at the general archery community though, there are plenty of pro archers who do look very lean, e.g. levi morgan

[@capricornmagic63]

@@jarvisjensen7638 I don't think Jim Thorpe would regard them as athletes.