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PSE, short for Precision Shooting Equipment, was founded by Pete Shepley, a product engineer of Magnavox, as a part-time pursuit. Shepley was a specialist in creating archery equipment and created the company in 1970 to manufacture his own products. PSE was one of five companies to have produced the first compound bows. [5]
Albina Loginova at women's individual compound 3rd place, 2013 FITA Archery World Cup, Paris, France.. The function of the cam systems (known as the 'eccentrics') is to maximize the energy storage throughout the draw cycle and provide let-off at the end of the cycle (less holding weight at full draw).
21st-century hunting compound crossbow. A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller, which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long gun. Crossbows shoot arrow-like projectiles called bolts or quarrels.
Pete Shepley – Founder of PSE Archery; Bodie Turner — Prominent American youth archer. Won the men's open pro compound division at The Vegas Shoot in 2022 two days after turning 15. UKSAA – United Kingdom Student Archery Association; World Crossbow Shooting Association - One of the two major crossbow federations. World Championship ...
PSE-36, a 36 bit extension of the mechanism; Photoshop Elements, a consumer image manipulation program; PlayStation Eye, a digital camera device for the PlayStation 3; Power sourcing equipment, network devices that provide power in a Power over Ethernet setup; PSE law, a Japanese standard for electrical appliance safety
The cable backed bow, showing the bow (a) bearing the tensioned cable (b) along the face of it, attached by bindings (c). Finally, the bow strung with the main string (d).
The military of the Han dynasty (220 BCE–206 CE) utilized composite crossbows, often in infantry square formations, in their many engagements against the Xiongnu. Until 1571, archers with composite bows were a main component of the forces of the Ottoman Empire , but in the Battle of Lepanto in that year, they lost most of these troops and ...
The main armament of the Genoese crossbowmen was the crossbow, made in Genoa by the Balistrai Corporation. As well, the mercenaries were equipped with a dagger, a light metal helmet, a gorget, a hauberk and a large shield, called a pavese , which was used while reloading the crossbow. The usual team consisted of a crossbowman and two assistants ...