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2. Release aid - Wikipedia

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   In archery, a release aid, mechanical release, or release is a device that helps to fire arrows more precisely, by using a trigger to release the bowstring, rather than the archer's fingers. It is used to make the release of the bowstring quicker and reducing the amount of torque put onto the bowstring from the archer's fingers.

3. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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   release (practice) – The act of relaxing the fingers of the drawing hand (see Bow draw) to free an arrow from a bow (a.k.a. loose) release aid (equipment) — A small handheld object that can be clipped to a bowstring and releases when a trigger is pressed, or upon a certain physical action. Often called simply a "release".

4. Archery - Wikipedia

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   Release aid. A release aid is a mechanical device designed to give a crisp and precise loose of arrows from a compound bow. In the most commonly used, the string is released by a finger-operated trigger mechanism, held in the archer's hand or attached to their wrist.

5. Category:Archery - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Archery" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. ... Release aid; Run archery; S. Shooting target; Stabiliser (archery) Stone ...

6. Compound bow - Wikipedia

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   Compound archers often use a mechanical release aid to hold and release the string. This attaches to the bowstring near the point where the arrow attaches, the nocking point, and permits the archer to release the string with a squeeze of a trigger or a slight increase of tension.

7. Bow draw - Wikipedia

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   The two-finger release can be used on either side of the bow, but is primarily used with a left hand side nocking position bow for mounted and foot use. The two-finger draw in its Hungarian form can be found in historical records into antiquity amongst Scythian archery and through into the Middle Ages in eastern European manuscripts and art.