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  2. Ben Pearson (bowyer) - Wikipedia

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    Ben Pearson (November 16, 1898 – March 2, 1971) was an American archer, bowyer, and fletcher from Pine Bluff, Arkansas.He is most notable for starting the first company in the United States to mass-produce archery sets and equipment. [1]

  3. Compound bow - Wikipedia

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    In modern archery, a compound bow is a bow that uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs. [1] The compound bow was first developed in 1966 by Holless Wilbur Allen in North Kansas City, Missouri, and a US patent was granted in 1969. Compound bows are widely used in target practice and hunting.

  4. Binary cam - Wikipedia

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    The binary cam is a design for the pulley system of a compound bow. Craig Yehle, director of research and development at Bowtech Archery, received a patent [ 1 ] for the design on December 11, 2007. Bowtech started equipping its bows with the new cam design in the 2005 model year.

  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. 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]

  7. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    let-off (measure) – The difference between a compound bow's holding weight and draw weight. Expressed as a percentage of the draw weight; for example, a bow with a draw weight of 70 lb and holding weight of 14 lb would have 80% let-off. limb-driven rest (equipment) – A drop-away rest that is mechanically linked to one of a compound bow's limbs.

  8. Composite bow - Wikipedia

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    Composite bows were soon adopted and adapted by civilizations who came into contact with nomads, such as the Chinese, Assyrians, and Egyptians. Several composite bows were found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, who died in 1324 BCE. [13] Composite bows (and chariots) are known in China from at least the Shang dynasty (1600–1100 BCE). [14]

  9. Benjamin Pearson - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin or Ben Pearson may refer to: Ben Pearson (bowyer) (1898–1971), American archer, bowyer and fletcher who started the first American company to mass-produce archery equipment; Ben Pearson (footballer) (born 1995), association football player; Benjamin Franklin Pearson (1855–1912), Canadian lawyer, entrepreneur and politician

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