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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 ...
A right-handed Mongolian draw. The Mongolian draw, or thumb draw, uses only the thumb, the strongest single digit, to grasp the string. Around the back of the thumb, the index and/or middle fingers reinforce the grip. This is traditional across the Asian steppes, as well as in Korea, [6] Japan, Tibet, China, Turkey, India and recent Persia. [7]
Despite the formidable history of Mongolian horse archers, the sport is very limited in Mongolia itself today and at most Naadam festivals the archery and horse-riding competitions are conducted independently; the horses are raced with one another, and the archery is traditionally practiced from a standing position rather than mounted.
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]
Baatarkhuyagiin Otgonbold (Mongolian: Баатархуягийн Отгонболд; born 20 December 1996) is a Mongolian archer. [1] He competed in the men's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]
Danzandorjiin Miroslava born Miroslava Dagbaeva (born 14 August 1987) is a Buryat Mongol athlete from Mongolia who competes in archery (since 2013). [ 1 ] Career
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