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  2. Release aid - Wikipedia

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    The choice of a mechanical release aid versus a finger tab must be accounted for in a compound bow's tuning and sighting, as finger-released arrows will group in a different spot when using a mechanical release aid versus a finger tab. Likewise, the choice of arrow rest for a compound bow depends on whether a finger release archery tab or ...

  3. Holless Wilbur Allen - Wikipedia

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    Of the five bow manufacturing companies to retain the right to manufacture compound bows utilizing Allen's design and patent, PSE (Precision Shooting Equipment) is the only survivor. PSE is the parent company of Browning Archery and the former Archery Research (AR). [3] Allen lived in Kansas City, Missouri. He moved to Billings, Missouri in ...

  4. 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.

  5. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    A type of arrow rest that has a prong or blade that supports the arrow for the entire draw cycle and shot. The prong or blade of a drop-away rest that supports the arrow when the bow is at full draw, and drops down as the arrow is released. let-off (measure) – The difference between a compound bow's holding weight and draw weight. Expressed ...

  6. Archery - Wikipedia

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    Typical arrows with three vanes should be oriented such that a single vane, the "cock feather", is pointing away from the bow, to improve the clearance of the arrow as it passes the arrow rest. A compound bow is fitted with a special type of arrow rest, known as a launcher, and the arrow is usually loaded with the cock feather/vane pointed ...

  7. Archer's paradox - Wikipedia

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    A = bow riser/grip, B = median plane of the bow, C = arrow aiming line and trajectory Arrow flexing both towards and away from the bow handle. The archer's paradox is the phenomenon of an arrow traveling in the direction it is pointed at full draw , when it seems that the arrow would have to pass through the starting position it was in before ...

  8. Bowstring - Wikipedia

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    A bowstring joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion , and resistance to water. Mass has most effect at the center of the string; one gram (0.035 oz) of extra mass in the middle of the string slows the arrow about as much as 3.5 grams (0.12 oz) at the ...

  9. Recurve bow - Wikipedia

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    In archery, a recurve bow is one of the main shapes a bow can take, with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung. A recurve bow stores more energy and delivers energy more efficiently than the equivalent straight-limbed bow, giving a greater amount of energy and speed to the arrow .