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  2. Archery - Wikipedia

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    Usually, compound bows are used for large game hunting due to the relatively short time it takes to master them as opposed to the longbow or recurve bow. These compound bows may feature fiber optic sights, stabilizers, and other accessories designed to increase accuracy at longer distances.

  3. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    bow press (equipment) – A mechanical press which flexes the limbs of a compound bow, taking tension off the string and cable(s) to allow bow maintenance. bow square (equipment) – A specialized T-square with measuring marks that clips onto the bow string, used to set nocking points for all bows and setting the brace height of recurve bows.

  4. Recurve bow - Wikipedia

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    Self bows, composite bows, and laminated bows using the recurve form are still made and used by bowyers, amateurs, and professional archers. The unqualified phrase "recurve bow" or just "a recurve" in modern archery circles usually refers to a typical modern recurve bow, as used by archers in the Olympics and many other competitive events. It ...

  5. Bow shape - Wikipedia

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    The compound bow, not to be confused with a composite bow, is a modern bow that uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs. The limbs of a compound bow are much stiffer than those of a recurve bow or longbow. This limb stiffness makes the compound bow more energy-efficient than other bows, in conjunction with the ...

  6. Modern competitive archery - Wikipedia

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    A Clout round usually consists of 36 arrows. Clout tournaments are usually a 'Double Clout' round (36 arrows shot twice). They can be shot in one direction (one way) or both directions (two way). All bow types may compete (longbows, recurve, barebow and compound). Scoring. A 'rope' with a loop on the end is placed over the flag stick.

  7. Target archery - Wikipedia

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    This becomes the 10 ring at indoor compound competitions. Outdoors, it serves as a tiebreaker with the archer scoring the most X's winning. The number of hits may also be taken into account as another tiebreaker. In World Archery, targets are coloured as follows: 1 ring & 2 ring – white; 3 ring & 4 ring – black; 5 ring & 6 ring – blue

  8. Hoyt Archery - Wikipedia

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    Hoyt Archery is an American manufacturer of recurve and compound bows located in Salt Lake City, Utah. [1] Most notable for their competition recurve bows, which are featured prominently in the Olympics; every gold medalist in individual archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics shot a Hoyt recurve. [2] Hoyt is owned by Jas. D. Easton, Inc.

  9. Category:Bows (archery) - Wikipedia

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