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The surface of the bow facing the archer when drawing the bow, the side with the bowstring.
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5
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A primitive hand-held device used for throwing a spear.
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6
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The bow surface facing away from the archer when the bow is being drawn.
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7
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A term for the process of gluing or tying feathers to an arrow shaft.
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8
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An arrow point with cutting edges used for bowhunting.
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9
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One who uses a bow and arrow.
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11
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This term comes from a medieval word meaning 'fist measure,' and was used as a method of measuring brace height.
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14
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A sheath positioned on the bow arm that prevents the bowstring from slapping the arm or catching sleeves.
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17
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A weapon made of a long piece of material, with a cord that connects the two ends.
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Leather that comes from the rear end of a horse that has a smooth texture. Used on shooting gloves and tabs to allow a smooth release of the bowstring.
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20
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To tilt the bow off center when shooting so as to remove the bow's sight window from view.
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21
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A person who crafts, builds or makes traditional bows.
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A length of wood used in making selfbows. Billets are split from a side by side position in the same log to obtain similar limb performance characteristics, and spliced in the handle section of a bow.
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2
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A device normally attached from the belly limb of a bow to the string, making a sound when the archer reaches full draw. Useful in solving target panic and for learning when full draw is achieved.
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3
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The farthest distance a bow will shoot an arrow.
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4
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Can be any specific point on the body used as a location to anchor the archer's hand at full draw, most often a spot on the face, such as the corner of the mouth.
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7
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The tapered piece of wood that fades out into the limb from the riser.
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8
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The string used to draw a bow.
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10
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A straight, slender rod, usually fletched and tipped, that is the projectile shot from a bow.
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12
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A tall, slender wooden case used to hold bows and arrows.
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13
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The cone-shaped portion of a broadhead that fits over the tapered end of an arrow.
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15
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The middle part of the bow handle
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16
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One who shoots with, or is skilled in the use of, a bow and arrow.
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18
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A conical arrow point having three or four sides. At one time used to penetrate chain mail armor.
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21
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A point of an arrowhead that flows back behind the ferrule, preventing the head from being extracted easily.
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