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  2. Compound bow - Wikipedia

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    Compound bow strings and cables are normally made of high-modulus polyethylene and are designed to have great tensile strength and minimal stretchability, so that the bow transfers its energy to the arrow as efficiently and durably as possible. In earlier models of compound bows, the cables were often made of plastic-coated steel.

  3. Cable-backed bow - Wikipedia

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    The cables are attached to the bow at several points on each limb with a series of half-hitches and then tightened by inserting a small toggle in the bundle of strings and twisting. These bows could be reflexed, deflexed, decurved, or straight. One variety of cable-backed bow is the Penobscot bow or Wabenaki bow, invented by Frank Loring (Chief ...

  4. 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]

  5. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    See cable-backed bow. 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.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Composite bow - Wikipedia

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    The present bowmaking tradition emerged after independence in 1921 and is based on Manchu types of bow. [45] Mounted archery had fallen into disuse and has been revived only in the 21st century. Archery with composite bows is part of the annual festival of the three virile sports (wrestling, horseriding, archery), called "Naadam".

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