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.
@@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
