Morello has been in the sport long enough to understand the differences between the two disciplines, but beginning his compound journey like this, he credits his recurve history as a key factor.
“Maybe there is a small advantage because the recurve is a more physical bow with no aid from the equipment,” commented the Piemontese native. “You release from the fingers, you finish the movement by increasing effort. This can give a little advantage.
“On the other hand, the compound is very complex, fine, precise: you must be perfect. Making yellow is no longer enough; you must shoot 10s every time.”
“It’s not easy. I thought I had a good level. Lausanne showed something, but it’s only a starting point.”
Of course, there will be things for Morello to tweak, and seeing Scott’s precision firsthand demonstrated that at this level, even the smallest mistakes in compound can be costly.
Indoors especially, dropping one nine drastically reduces chances of winning – a completely different mindset from recurve.
Still, everyone has to start somewhere, and Marco Morello’s somewhere was a bronze in Lausanne, surely a golden sign of things to come for him and Italy.
“I’m happy it went well, but it’s just one step in a long journey, so I have to keep working harder to be ready,” he said, preparing for his next feat.
