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  2. Compound bow - Wikipedia

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    Unlike traditional bows, draw length and let-off adjustments as well as string or cable replacements often require a bow press, a specialized tool used for compressing the limbs to take tension off the cables and string. Drawing a compound bow with just the fingers increases the likelihood of torquing the bowstring, which could derail it from ...

  3. Bowstring - Wikipedia

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    Almost any fiber may be used in emergency. Natural fibers would be very unusual on a modern recurve bow or compound bow, but are still effective and still used on traditional wooden or composite bows. Sinew and hide strings may be seriously affected by water. [4] The author of Arab Archery suggests the hide of a young, emaciated camel. [5]

  4. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    A length of string material connecting the cams of a compound bow. cable-driven rest (equipment) – A drop-away rest that is mechanically linked to a compound bow's cable. cam (equipment) – A rotating piece of mechanical linkage in a compound bow that converts rotary motion into linear motion.

  5. Bow shape - Wikipedia

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    This limb stiffness makes the compound bow more energy-efficient than other bows, in conjunction with the pulley/cams. The typical compound bow has its string applied to pulleys (cams), and one or both of the pulleys have one or more cables attached to the opposite limb. When the string is drawn back, the string causes the pulleys to turn.

  6. Bow draw - Wikipedia

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    A bow draw in archery is the method or technique of pulling back the bowstring [1] to store energy for the bow to shoot an arrow. The most common method [citation needed] in modern target archery is the Mediterranean draw, which has long been the usual method in European archery. Other methods include the pinch draw and the Mongolian or "thumb ...

  7. Yumi - Wikipedia

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    The nocking-point on the string is built up through the application of hemp and glue to protect the string and to provide a thickness which helps hold the nock (hazu (筈/弭, lit. ' [Japanese arrow] nock/notch ') of the arrow, a ya (矢, lit. ' [Japanese] arrow '), in place while drawing the yumi. However, it can also be made of strands of ...

  8. Scale length (string instruments) - Wikipedia

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    Fender has also built some 3/4-size student guitars with a scale length of 22.5 inches (570 mm) or shorter. Gibson uses a scale length of 24 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (630 mm) on most of its electric guitars, including the ES-335, Les Paul, SG, Flying V, and Explorer. Gibson has used other scale lengths on various models through the years.

  9. Takedown bow - Wikipedia

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    The limbs are the parts of a bow that bend when the string is drawn. The string attaches at each end of the limbs and gives propelling force to the arrow. An archer can update their takedown bow with new limbs to take advantage of advancements in materials or design. [3]

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