From the 13th end on, only inside out 10s counted as 10s. It would be the first time that the Vegas Shoot had required the inside out 10s rule to complete the shoot, and a testament to how strong the final field was.
In the previous shoot-offs, most archers had switched to skinny arrows to take advantage of the rule, as there was less arrow to touch the inner line. On this stage, only Fullerton had brought skinny arrows and a replacement rest, and he immediately used them.
Girard nailed an inside out 10 on his first shot, and Perkins on his second. Fullerton’s strategy to change arrows had not paid off, and the 2024 champion went out with a 27; not without a spirited defence of his title. He had gambled, and lost – but that’s Vegas.
Girard, Turner and Perkins would make up the podium.
In the 15th end, Girard nailed an inside out 10, but so did Turner. Perkins could not do better, and the 2018 champion finished in third. With Turner and Girard left, Turner produced a close – very close – inside out 10. But Girard could not respond, and this time it was enough.
Bodie Turner, for the second time after his win in 2022, after almost two hours of relentless pressure shooting, was crowned the Vegas Champion for 2025.
It was a dramatic shootdown with incredible high-level skill, perhaps the most sustained group skill yet seen in Vegas – and you also got the feeling that it wouldn’t be the last time we would see inside out shooting closing out a Vegas Shoot.
A total of 3877 archers registered for the 58th Vegas Shoot, and the competition will return in March 2026.
