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archery (practice) – The practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. arm guard (equipment) – A protective strap or sheath for an archer's forearm (a.k.a. bracer) arrow (equipment) – A shafted projectile that is shot with a bow. arrowhead (equipment) – The front end of an arrow; also known as the head, point or tip.
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List purpose. This list exists in order to provide a more comprehensive resource of terms that goes beyond the utility that the archery category can readily provide. Not only does it allow for faster research of related words, but in addition some terms, for example Yew, would not rightly merit a place in the category due to their far more ...
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. [1] The word comes from the Latin arcus, meaning bow. [2] Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity.
Drawing a bow, from a 1908 archery manual. A bow consists of a semi-rigid but elastic arc with a high-tensile bowstring joining the ends of the two limbs of the bow.An arrow is a projectile with a pointed tip and a long shaft with stabilizer fins towards the back, with a narrow notch at the very end to contact the bowstring.
Glossary of archery terms; O. List of Olympic venues in archery This page was last edited on 26 March 2020, at 06:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total. Archery by continent (6 C) Archery by country (60 C)
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 ...