Before big competitions, Casey Kaufhold plays a song. Her go-to is “Don’t stop me now” by Queen, a three-minute declaration of unstoppable joy. It might be the most honest summary of her career ever recorded. Casey has run at the sport’s speed since she was a teenager, shooting quickly and shooting without fear. So when the Archery Premier League (APL) came calling with a 15-second shot clock and teams filled with recurve and compound archers cheering for one another, the American did what she has always done. She turned the volume up.
In a conversation with The Hindu on the sidelines of the recently concluded APL, the 22-year-old spoke about warming up to the league, the advice she has for budding archers like her Chero Archers teammate Kumkum Mohod, evolving with archery since the age of three, and more. Excerpts:
Published – November 03, 2026 07:51 am IST
