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The one-finger glove, called an ippongake (一本粉), is generally used for beginners and covers only the thumb. Some versions have a full wrist covering and others simply cover the thumb with a small strap and snap around the wrist. Because it has no glove over the fingers, it is typically uncomfortable for the archer to use giriko powder.
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 ...
2023 in women's archery (14 P) 2024 in women's archery (3 P) This page was last edited on 2 September 2020, at 14:08 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
NASP (organization) – Initialism for the National Archery in the Schools Program, a youth archery program founded and based in the U.S. but also operating in several other countries. nock (equipment) – The notch at the rear end of an arrow; also the notches at the ends of the bow limbs to which the bowstring is attached, or looped over
A women's individual archery event had only taken place once before at the Commonwealth Games. As part of the 1982 Games held in Brisbane, Australia, a programme of two competitions using recurve bows took place over a four day period, with the women's individual event being held in parallel with a similar event for male archers.
The women's individual compound competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place on 5–10 July 2011 in Torino, Italy.As there were fewer than 104 competitors, the 4 July qualification round determined the rankings for the 83 entrants; all archers qualified for the knockout tournament on 7–8 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 9 July.
With the help of a magnifying glass, South Korea edged China in women’s team archery to win its 10th straight gold medal. The score appeared to be tied again after the shoot-off, until an ...
Laura van der Winkel (Best, 15 November 2001) is a Dutch recurve archer. She won a silver medal at the 2024 European Archery Championships in the women's team event representing the Netherlands together with Gabriela Schloesser and Quinty Roeffen. In the same competition she won a bronze medal in the mixed team event together with Steve Wijler.