“Who am I excited to compete against head to head? It’s definitely gotta be Mike and Mathias. We have had some amazing matches over the years and I’ve always had the mindset that if I want to win I have to shoot against at least one of them,” he said.
Both will also be lining up in Central Florida, alongside Jimmy’s teammate Kris Schaff.
“My goal for the year is to defend my World Cup Final championship. Plain and simple, that’s all I have my mind set on.”
Only two men have previously defended an Archery World Cup Final compound men’s trophy – Sergio Pagni, who defended the 2009 title in 2010, and Schloesser, who won three in a row in 2019, 2020, and 2021.
It will take a major effort outdoors to get to the start line for the final in China this year, but an ambitious Lutz made it clear he wanted his career to go further.
“I would like to become a two-time world champion and to get to world number one. I know that’s some lofty goals but with enough work, I believe I can do it.”
On the strength of his incredible performance in Tlaxcala, it’s most definitely not impossible.
