The American compound archer James ‘Jimmy’ Lutz has broken the compound men’s 72-arrow 50m qualification round world record, scoring 719 out of 720 at the 2026 Easton Foundations Gator Cup competition in Newberry, Florida, USA on 18 April 2026.
The world record is still subject to ratification.
The score beats the longstanding previous mark of 718 set by Braden Gellenthien at the National Target Championships in Decatur, Alabama in July 2016.
His score in Florida was three points higher than the second placed archer, the Netherlands’ Mike Schloesser, one of a handful of elite internationals also competing on the US circuit.
Lutz, the 2019 World Champion, was the winner of the 2024 World Cup Final in Tlaxcala, Mexico, and was profiled by World Archery in 2021. He competed in the recent Puebla 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup stage 1.
