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  2. Bow draw - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Mongol bow - Wikipedia

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    Modern Mongolian bows are derived from the Chinese / Manchu tradition; they are larger and have string bridges. Archery came back to Naadam and was organized for the first time in many years by the newly founded Mongolian National Archery Association (1940). This was the beginning of the sports standardization in the modern era.

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in San Diego ...

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    San Diego: 49: John Ginty House: John Ginty House: December 18, 2006 : 1568 Ninth Ave. ... San Diego Athletic Club. April 3, 2013 1250 6th Ave. ...

  5. Morley Field Sports Complex - Wikipedia

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    Morley Field Sports Complex is a sports complex in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. [1] The complex was named after John Morley, who served as a park superintendent in Balboa Park from 1911 to 1939. [2]

  6. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    draw length (measure) – Archer: individual measure. At full draw the distance in inches from nock point on bow string to deepest grip spot (pivot-point) plus 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (44 mm) (ATA standard). Bow: characteristic measure of the bow together with its draw weight. The technically given optimal draw length for full draw of that bow (ATA ...

  7. Club Baths - Wikipedia

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    The Club was founded in 1965 by John "Jack" W. Campbell (born 1932) and two other investors who paid $15,000 to buy a closed Finnish bath house in Cleveland, Ohio. Campbell wanted to provide cleaner, brighter amenities that were a contrast to the dark, dirty environment that existed previously. [2]

  8. Mongolia ex-PM bought NYC apartments with embezzled mining ...

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    NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. is seeking to forfeit two New York City apartments bought by a former Mongolian prime minister with stolen mining funds, prosecutors said on Tuesday, as U.S. officials ...

  9. Gakgung - Wikipedia

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    Prince Heinrich suggested making the art into a national sport. The emperor, convinced by the Prince, decreed "let people enjoy archery to develop their physical strength" and established an archery club. In the subsequent standardization of Korean archery, the nature of the bow and the arrow was standardized, as was the range of the targets.