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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. Naadam - Wikipedia

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    Naadam is the most widely watched festival among Mongols and is believed to have existed for centuries in one fashion or another. It has its origin in the activities, such as military parades and sporting competitions such as archery, horse riding and wrestling, that followed the celebration of various occasions, including weddings or spiritual gatherings.

  5. What is Naadam? The story behind Mongolia’s ‘Three Manly Games’

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    Held every July, Naadam is a nation-wide celebration of Mongolia’s traditional nomadic culture and heritage. Given its popularity, tourists looking to experience this one in person will want to ...

  6. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    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 standard). Draw weight of a bow means weight at its ...

  7. Manchu bow - Wikipedia

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    A Manchu bow being drawn in the traditional manner, circa 1874, by John Thomson.. The Manchu bow (Manchu: ᠪᡝᡵᡳ, Möllendorff: beri) is a type of composite reflex bow historically used in Manchuria, and subsequently spread to China, Mongolia, and Tibet during the Qing dynasty. [1]

  8. Dambadondogiin Baatarjav - Wikipedia

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    Dambadondogiin Baatarjav (Mongolian: Дамбадондогийн Баатаржав, born June 2, 1961) is a Mongolian professional archer. He competed for Mongolia in archery at the 2006 Asian Games. Baatarjav finished the 2006 Asian Games with a total of 1167 points compared to the 1332 points of South Korean Im Dong Hyun.

  9. Springfield schools' archery program gives all students ...

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    Kinsley Hilton, a sixth grader at Pershing Middle School, readies her bow and arrow as she competes during a state-qualifying archery tournament at the Ozark Empire Fair Grounds Central Building ...