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  2. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    (discipline) – A competitive archery discipline in which allowed bow accessories are severely limited. For example, in World Archery competitions, sights, draw check devices, and stabilizers are banned; arrow rests are allowed with restrictions on size and placement; and vibration dampeners and weights are allowed if directly attached to the bow.

  3. List of archery terms - Wikipedia

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  4. Archery - Wikipedia

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    Archery societies were set up across the country, each with its own strict entry criteria and outlandish costumes. Recreational archery soon became extravagant social and ceremonial events for the nobility, complete with flags, music and 21-gun salutes for the competitors. The clubs were "the drawing rooms of the great country houses placed ...

  5. Quiver - Wikipedia

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    Three quivers. A quiver is a container for holding arrows or bolts.It can be carried on an archer's body, the bow, or the ground, depending on the type of shooting and the archer's personal preference.

  6. Taking aim: Flathead Valley native makes name for herself in ...

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    She says 3D archery is a lot about making the right decisions at the right moment while playing out the different scenarios in her head. "With 3D you're guessing the distance to the target," she said.

  7. List of Olympic medalists in archery - Wikipedia

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    This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in archery. Current program. Competition format: FITA round (now known as '1440 Round') (1972–1988) ...

  8. Shooting an apple off one's child's head - Wikipedia

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    William Tell's apple-shot as depicted in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (1554 edition). Shooting an apple off one's child's head, also known as apple-shot (from German Apfelschuss) is a feat of marksmanship with a bow that occurs as a motif in a number of legends in Germanic folklore (and has also been connected with non-European folklore).

  9. Bow and arrow - Wikipedia

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    Drawing a bow, from a 1908 archery manual. A bow consists of a semi-rigid but elastic arc with a high-tensile bowstring joining the ends of the two limbs of the bow.An arrow is a projectile with a pointed tip and a long shaft with stabilizer fins towards the back, with a narrow notch at the very end to contact the bowstring.