The world number two Schloesser had arrived in Lausanne from India, where he helped the Mighty Marathas win the Archery Premier League. However, a delayed bow case left him with only three or four days of indoor practice.
“I feel like the start was really rough, a bit insecure, but I got a lot of confidence during the round,” Schloesser said. “At the end I was shooting really good, and the groups were also pretty good.”
There was another notable performance from the Schloesser family, with Gaby Schloesser finishing at the top of the recurve women’s qualification with 586.
Her personal best indoors remains 591, but she was pleased with the result, particularly given the limited time she has had to train while balancing the demands of parenthood. Her daughter, Luna, was also with the family in Lausanne.
“My very best indoor is 591. It’s like five points under it, but I’m super happy with the score today,” she said. “Life has changed a little, and all that stuff, and I have very minimum time to train, which is nerve-wracking sometimes.”
“Like, I feel like I have the capacity and I can do it, but at the same time, I don’t want to say I doubt myself a little, but I doubt myself a little just because I feel like I don’t have the same amount of arrows behind the bow.”
