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  2. Thumb ring - Wikipedia

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    Tibetan archer using a cylindrical thumb ring, 1938. The most common use of a thumb ring throughout history has been its role in archery. When drawing a bow using a thumb draw, the thumb is hooked around the bowstring just beneath the arrow and its grip reinforced with the first (sometimes second) finger. The bowstring rests against the inner ...

  3. Bow draw - Wikipedia

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    Secondary Release Pinch Draw. In the "secondary release", the forefinger and thumb pinch the arrow end as in the primary release. Additionally, the middle and ring fingers are used to hold the string; in this form it may be used by Scythian archers depicted on Greek black-figure pottery, and by an Amazon depicted about 450–400 BCE.

  4. Finger tab - Wikipedia

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    Platform tabs are more common for recurve or Olympic-class target archery. A thumb ring or thumb tab is used similarly to protect the thumb by archers practising the Mongolian draw. The Japanese yugake is a reinforced glove with a special ridge which holds the string. In the past 25 years mechanical releases have become popular.

  5. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    Also called a "thumb button" or "button release". thumb ring (equipment) – Protective ring for an archer's thumb; tip (equipment) – Either (especially the top) end of the bow, as differentiated from the point of an arrow; tong-ah (equipment) – An overdraw device used in traditional Korean archery, similar to the Turkish majra

  6. 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 ...

  7. Chinese archery - Wikipedia

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    The area around the Meridian Gate of Nanjing was used for archery by guards and generals under Hongwu. [38] The Imperial exam included archery. Archery on horseback was practiced by the Han Chinese living near the frontier. Wang Ju's writings on archery were followed during the Ming and Yuan and the Ming developed new methods of archery. [39]

  8. Bracer - Wikipedia

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    A bracer (or arm-guard) is a strap or sheath, commonly made of leather, stone or plastic, that covers the ventral (inside) surface of an archer's bow-holding arm. It protects the archer's forearm against injury by accidental whipping from the bowstring or the fletching of the arrow while shooting , and also prevents the loose sleeve from ...

  9. Kyūdō - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes a type of resin powder, called giriko (ぎり粉), is applied to the thumb and holding finger to assist in the grip during the pull. The extra finger allows for a stronger hold on the thumb, as it is then placed on the third finger of the hand instead of the second. Some schools, such as Heki-ryū Insai-ha only use the three-fingered ...

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