And I've scored it. But in a WR shoot filled with both ladies and gents up to GB level, upwards of 120 entries on 3 occasions, I can only think of 1 woman who shot a 'male' round. And she was a long bowyer.
Speaking as a female archer, I notice that is is normally men who start this kind of discussion. I'm quite happy with the current set-up, and if I really have the overwhelming desire to, I can enter any 'male' round. So why does it need to change?
Thanks for pointing out that it's generally men that start this kind of discussion.
I thought equality, where physical strength is not an issue (subject to some of the comments above), should be aspired to.
Archery would kill for some of the positive comments that the darts has gathered (even a Tweet from Billy Jean King to Fallon reported in the national news).
I'm pleased you're happy with the status quo, does that mean it shouldn't be discussed?
I would have thought, particularly for indoor rounds, a mixed round would put men & women on an equal footing. Its all well and good saying a woman can enter the Gents
Recurve, but in relaity how many:
1. know they can
2. feel comfortable in doing so.
By having the ladies round it seems implicit that that is where women shoot shoot.
Yes there would be less medals but I'd be cutting off my nose by suggesting this. By far the best recurver in our club is a woman and she is the benchmark for the rest of us.
It seems to me to be a real differentiator for our sport. There are very few out there (equestrianism comes to mind) that allow equallity.
Just throwing it out there but ........
if the WA70
recurve round was mixed would that give a better argument for the compounds getting to the Olympics (also mixed)?