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• Aluminium
  Aluminium
  Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
  
   (material) - Used in modern archery for the production of arrow
  Arrow
  An arrow is a shafted projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.An arrow usually consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other.- History:...
  
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• Anchor point - area to rest lightly as the string is pulled toward the face, usually the corner of the archer's mouth or chin
• AMO
  Archery Trade Association
  The Archery Trade Association, formerly known as the Archery Manufacturer and Merchant's Organization, is a non-profit trade organization for the promotion of archery and bowhunting through sale of equipment, projects in archery education, the standardization of equipment measures, and the...
  
   (organization) - The Archery Manufacturers and Merchants Organization (now known as the ATA)
• AMO length (measure) - A standardized length for measuring bow strings
• Archer
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
   (practitioner) - One who practices Archery
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
   (a.k.a. bowman
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
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• Archer's paradox
  Archer's paradox
  The term archer's paradox was coined by Robert P. Elmer in the 1930s. The paradox refers to the phenomenon that in order to strike the center of the target, the arrow must be pointed slightly to the side of the target...
  
   (effect) - The effect produced by an arrow flexing as it leaves the bow
  Bow (weapon)
  The bow and arrow is a projectile weapon system that predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.-Description:A bow is a flexible arc that shoots aerodynamic projectiles by means of elastic energy. Essentially, the bow is a form of spring powered by a string or cord...
  
  
• Archery
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
   (practice) - The practice of using a bow
  Bow (weapon)
  The bow and arrow is a projectile weapon system that predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.-Description:A bow is a flexible arc that shoots aerodynamic projectiles by means of elastic energy. Essentially, the bow is a form of spring powered by a string or cord...
  
   to shoot arrows
• Arm guard
  Bracer
  A bracer is a strap or sheath, commonly made of leather, stone, or plastic that covers the inside of an archer's arm to protect it while shooting. Bracers keep the inside of the archer's forearm from getting hurt by the string of the bow or the fletching of the arrow; they also prevent loose...
  
   (equipment) - A protective strap or sheath for an archer's forearm (a.k.a. bracer)
• Arrow
  Arrow
  An arrow is a shafted projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.An arrow usually consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other.- History:...
  
   (equipment) - The main projectile in Archery
• Arrowhead
  Arrowhead
  An arrowhead is a tip, usually sharpened, added to an arrow to make it more deadly or to fulfill some special purpose. Historically arrowheads were made of stone and of organic materials; as human civilization progressed other materials were used...
  
   (equipment) - The front end of an arrow; also known as the head, point or tip
• Arrow rest (equipment) - A device used to hold the arrow against the handle until it is released
• ATA
  Archery Trade Association
  The Archery Trade Association, formerly known as the Archery Manufacturer and Merchant's Organization, is a non-profit trade organization for the promotion of archery and bowhunting through sale of equipment, projects in archery education, the standardization of equipment measures, and the...
  
   (organization) - The Archery Trade Association (formerly known as the AMO)
• A.T.A (measure) - An acronym for "Axel-To-Axel", the length between the two pivotal axels which hold the cams onto the limbs on a compound bow.

B

• Blunt (equipment) - An unsharpened arrowhead used for targets and small game
  Game (food)
  Game is any animal hunted for food or not normally domesticated. Game animals are also hunted for sport.The type and range of animals hunted for food varies in different parts of the world. This will be influenced by climate, animal diversity, local taste and locally accepted view about what can or...
  
  
• Bodkin point
  Bodkin point
  A bodkin point is a type of arrowhead. In its simplest form it is an uncomplicated squared metal spike, and was used extensively during the Middle Ages. The typical bodkin was a square-section arrowhead, generally up to 4½" long and ⅜" thick at its widest point, tapered down behind this initial...
  
   (equipment) - A sharp, pointed arrow head
• Bolt
  Quarrel
  A quarrel or bolt is the term for the ammunition used in a crossbow. The name "quarrel" is derived from the French carré, "square", referring to the fact that they typically have square heads. Although their length varies, they are typically shorter than traditional arrows.Bolts and arrows have...
  
   (equipment) - A crossbow projectile; also called a quarrel
• Boss (equipment) - A target, typically made from tightly compacted foam or straw
• Bowman
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
   (practitioner) - One who practices Archery
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
   (a.k.a. Archer
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
  )
• Bow
  Bow (weapon)
  The bow and arrow is a projectile weapon system that predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.-Description:A bow is a flexible arc that shoots aerodynamic projectiles by means of elastic energy. Essentially, the bow is a form of spring powered by a string or cord...
  
   (equipment) - An ancient weapon powered by elasticity
  Elasticity (physics)
  In physics, elasticity is the physical property of a material that returns to its original shape after the stress that made it deform or distort is removed. The relative amount of deformation is called the strain....
  
   used for hunting and sport
• Bowfishing
  Bowfishing
  Bowfishing is a method of fishing that uses specialized archery equipment to shoot and retrieve fish. Fish are shot with a barbed arrow that is attached with special line to a reel mounted on the bow. Some freshwater species commonly hunted include common carp, grass carp, bighead carp, alligator...
  
   (practice) - The use of archery equipment for catching fish
• Bowhunting
  Bowhunting
  Bowhunting is the practice of killing game animals by archery. It has been a normal use of archery in every culture that had bows.- Technique :...
  
   (practice) - The practice of taking game
  Game (food)
  Game is any animal hunted for food or not normally domesticated. Game animals are also hunted for sport.The type and range of animals hunted for food varies in different parts of the world. This will be influenced by climate, animal diversity, local taste and locally accepted view about what can or...
  
   using archery
• Bow string
  Bow string
  A bow string joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water...
  
   (equipment) - A fiber joining two ends of a bow for launching arrows
• Bowyer
  Bowyer
  A bowyer is someone who makes or sells bows. Bows are used for hunting and for archery. The development of gunpowder and muskets slowly led to the replacement of bows as weapons of war which decreased the importance of bowyers. Someone who makes arrows is a fletcher.-History:Historically, a huge...
  
   (craftsman) - One who makes bows
• Brace
  Bow string
  A bow string joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water...
  
   (practice) - The act of attaching a bow string to a bow
• Brace Height (measure) - the distance from the string to the pivot point of the bow's grip.
• Bracer
  Bracer
  A bracer is a strap or sheath, commonly made of leather, stone, or plastic that covers the inside of an archer's arm to protect it while shooting. Bracers keep the inside of the archer's forearm from getting hurt by the string of the bow or the fletching of the arrow; they also prevent loose...
  
   (equipment) - A protective strap or sheath for an archer's forearm (a.k.a. arm guard)
• Broadhead (equipment) - A sharp-bladed hunting head
• Butts
  Archery butts
  An archery butts is an archery practice field, with mounds of earth used for the targets. The name originally referred to the targets themselves, but over time came to mean the platforms that held the targets as well. For instance Othello, V,ii,267 mentions "Here is my journey's end, here is my...
  
   (location) - A practice field with mounds of earth used as targets
• Button
  Button
  In modern clothing and fashion design, a button is a small fastener, most commonly made of plastic, but also frequently of seashell, which secures two pieces of fabric together. In archaeology, a button can be a significant artifact. In the applied arts and in craft, a button can be an example of...
  
   (equipment) - An adjustable spring-loaded contact for the arrow as it sits on the rest.

C

• Carbon fiber
  Carbon fiber
  Carbon fiber, alternatively graphite fiber, carbon graphite or CF, is a material consisting of fibers about 5–10 μm in diameter and composed mostly of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms are bonded together in crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fiber...
  
   (material) - Used in modern archery for the production of arrows
• Clicker (equipment) - A device used to indicate an archer's optimum draw length
• Clout shoot
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
   (practice) - An archery game in which arrows are shot at an arc toward a flat target laid out on the ground
• Cock feather
  Fletching
  Fletching is the aerodynamic stabilization of arrows or darts with materials such as feathers, each piece of which is referred to as a fletch. The word is related to the French word flèche, meaning "arrow," via Old French; the ultimate root is Frankish fliukka...
  
   (equipment) - A differently-colored fletch
  Fletching
  Fletching is the aerodynamic stabilization of arrows or darts with materials such as feathers, each piece of which is referred to as a fletch. The word is related to the French word flèche, meaning "arrow," via Old French; the ultimate root is Frankish fliukka...
  
   that indicates proper arrow alignment (a.k.a. Index feather)
• Composite bow
  Composite bow
  A composite bow is a bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together. The horn is on the belly, facing the archer, and sinew on the back of a wooden core. Sinew and horn will store more energy than wood for the same length of bow...
  
   (equipment) - A bow made from laminating various materials together
• Compound bow
  Compound bow
  A compound bow is a modern bow that uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs.The limbs of a compound bow are much stiffer than those of a recurve bow or longbow. This limb stiffness makes the compound bow more energy-efficient than other bows, in conjunction with the...
  
   (equipment) - A modern bow that uses a system of cables and pulleys
• Crest
  Crest (heraldry)
  A crest is a component of an heraldic display, so called because it stands on top of a helmet, as the crest of a jay stands on the bird's head....
  
   (equipment) - Heraldic
  Heraldry
  Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
  
   markings on an arrow used for identification or design
• Crossbow
  Crossbow
  A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts or quarrels. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which derived from the word ballista, a torsion engine resembling a crossbow in appearance.Historically, crossbows played a...
  
   (equipment) - A bow mounted on a stock
  Stock (firearm)
  A stock, also known as a buttstock or shoulder stock, is a part of a rifle or other firearm, to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached, that is held against one's shoulder when firing the gun. Stocks are also found on crossbows though a crossbow stock is more properly referred to as a...
  
   that shoots bolts or Quarrel
  Quarrel
  A quarrel or bolt is the term for the ammunition used in a crossbow. The name "quarrel" is derived from the French carré, "square", referring to the fact that they typically have square heads. Although their length varies, they are typically shorter than traditional arrows.Bolts and arrows have...
  
  s

D

• Daikyu
  Yumi
  is the Japanese term for bows, and includes the longer and the shorter used in the practice of kyūdō, or Japanese archery. The yumi was an important weapon of the samurai warrior during the feudal period of Japan.-History of the yumi:...
  
   (equipment) - A Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
  ese longbow
• Decurve bow (equipment) - A form of bow in which the unstrung tips curve toward the archer
• Deflex bow (equipment) - A form of bow in which the entire length of the handle and arms curve toward the archer
• Drawing
  Bow draw
  A bow draw is the method used to draw a bow. Currently, the most common method is the Mediterranean draw, long the usual method in European archery. Other methods include the pinch draw and the Mongolian draw.- Pinch draw or "primary release":...
  
   (practice) - The act of pulling an arrow against a bow string in readiness for shooting
• Draw weight (measure) - The number of pounds of force required to draw a bow twenty-eight (28) inches
• Dry fire
  Dry fire
  Dry firing is the practice of "firing" a firearm without ammunition. That is, to pull the trigger and allow the hammer or striker to drop on an empty chamber....
  
   (practice) - Shooting a bow without arrow

E

• End (Practice) - A round of arrows shot during an archery event (rarely more than six arrows)
• English longbow
  English longbow
  The English longbow, also called the Welsh longbow, is a powerful type of medieval longbow about 6 ft long used by the English and Welsh for hunting and as a weapon in medieval warfare...
  
   (equipment) - A powerful medieval
  Middle Ages
  The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
  
   bow; also known as the Welsh longbow

F

• Fiberglass
  Fiberglass
  Glass fiber is a material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass.Glassmakers throughout history have experimented with glass fibers, but mass manufacture of glass fiber was only made possible with the invention of finer machine tooling...
  
   (material) - Used in modern archery equipment for the production of both bows and arrows
• Field archery
  Field archery
  Field archery involves shooting at targets of varying distance, often in woodland and rough terrain.One goal of field archery is to improve the techniques and abilities required for bowhunting in a more realistic outdoor setting...
  
   (practice) - Shooting at targets of unmarked distances in an open field
• Field tip (equipment) - A practice head for targets
• Finger Tab
  Finger tab
  A finger tab or Archer Tab used in archery is a small leather or synthetic patch that protects an archer's fingers from the bowstring. It is strapped or otherwise attached to an archer's hand. In summertime, tabs are far more comfortable than gloves and can more conveniently use thicker material...
  
   (equipment) - A small leather patch to protect the archer's fingers (a.k.a Tab)
• Fistmele
  Fistmele
  Fistmele, also known as the "brace height", is an older term used in archery to describe the correct distance between a bow and its string. The term itself is a Saxon word indicating the measure of a clenched hand with the thumb extended....
  
   (measure) - The proper distance between the handle of a bow and the bow string when the bow is strung (a.k.a Brace Height)
• Flatbow
  Flatbow
  A flatbow is a bow with non-recurved, flat, relatively wide limbs that are approximately rectangular in cross-section. Because the limbs are relatively wide, flatbows will usually narrow and become deeper at the handle, with a rounded, non-bending, handle for easier grip...
  
   (equipment) - A non-recurved bow with a rectangular cross section
• Fletching
  Fletching
  Fletching is the aerodynamic stabilization of arrows or darts with materials such as feathers, each piece of which is referred to as a fletch. The word is related to the French word flèche, meaning "arrow," via Old French; the ultimate root is Frankish fliukka...
  
   (equipment) - The stabilizing fins or vanes of an arrow (each individual fin is a fletch)
• Fletcher (craftsman) - One who makes and attaches fletching for arrows
• Flex (measure) - The amount of "bend" an arrow shaft provides; contrasted with Spine
• Flu-Flu Arrow
  Flu-Flu Arrow
  A flu-flu arrow is a type of arrow specifically designed to travel a short distance. Such arrows are particularly useful when shooting at aerial targets or for certain types of recreational archery where the arrow must not travel too far...
  
   (equipment) - A specially designed short-range arrow
• Footed arrow (equipment) - An arrow with a shaft composed of two types of wood

G

• Game
  Game (food)
  Game is any animal hunted for food or not normally domesticated. Game animals are also hunted for sport.The type and range of animals hunted for food varies in different parts of the world. This will be influenced by climate, animal diversity, local taste and locally accepted view about what can or...
  
   (target) - Non-domesticated animals hunted for food or sport
• Glove (equipment) - Protective gear for an archer's fingers (a.k.a. Shooting glove)
• Gungdo
  Gungdo
  The Korean Bow is a water buffalo horn-based composite reflex bow, standardized about 1900 AD from the variety of such weapons in earlier use...
  
   (practice) - The Korea
  Korea
  Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
  
  n art of archery

H

• Hankyu
  Yumi
  is the Japanese term for bows, and includes the longer and the shorter used in the practice of kyūdō, or Japanese archery. The yumi was an important weapon of the samurai warrior during the feudal period of Japan.-History of the yumi:...
  
   (equipment) - A short Japanese bow
• Head
  Arrowhead
  An arrowhead is a tip, usually sharpened, added to an arrow to make it more deadly or to fulfill some special purpose. Historically arrowheads were made of stone and of organic materials; as human civilization progressed other materials were used...
  
   (equipment) - The front end of an arrow; also known as the arrowhead, point or tip
• Hen feather
  Fletching
  Fletching is the aerodynamic stabilization of arrows or darts with materials such as feathers, each piece of which is referred to as a fletch. The word is related to the French word flèche, meaning "arrow," via Old French; the ultimate root is Frankish fliukka...
  
   (equipment) - One of two like-colored vanes on an arrow that is not the index feather
• Horse archer (practitioner) - An archer mounted on a horse

I

• Index fletching
  Fletching
  Fletching is the aerodynamic stabilization of arrows or darts with materials such as feathers, each piece of which is referred to as a fletch. The word is related to the French word flèche, meaning "arrow," via Old French; the ultimate root is Frankish fliukka...
  
   (equipment) - A differently-colored fletch
  Fletching
  Fletching is the aerodynamic stabilization of arrows or darts with materials such as feathers, each piece of which is referred to as a fletch. The word is related to the French word flèche, meaning "arrow," via Old French; the ultimate root is Frankish fliukka...
  
   that indicates proper arrow alignment (a.k.a. Cock fletching)

J

• Judo points (equipment) - A target and small-game head equipped with spring wires for easy location

K

• Kisser (equipment) - A button used to indicate consistent vertical distance when drawing a bow
• Kyudo
  Kyudo
  , literally meaning "way of the bow", is the Japanese art of archery. It is a modern Japanese martial art and practitioners are known as .It is estimated that there are approximately half a million practitioners of kyudo today....
  
   (practice) - The Japanese art of archery

L

• Longbow
  Longbow
  A longbow is a type of bow that is tall ; this will allow its user a fairly long draw, at least to the jaw....
  
   (equipment) - A tall wooden bow with a ‘D’ shaped cross-section, approximately the same height as the archer, without significant recurve
• Loose (practice) - The act of shooting an arrow from a bow (a.k.a. Release)
• Laminated Bow
  Laminated bow
  A laminated bow is an archery bow in which different materials are laminated together to form the bow stave itself. Traditional composite bows are normally not included, although their construction with horn, wood, and sinew might bring them within the above definition. This term usually refers to...
  
   (equipment) - A bow with different materials laminated together to make a single bow.
• Limb
  Limb
  Limb can refer to:*Limb , an appendage of a human or animal*Limb darkening, in astronomy, the appearance of the border of the disk of a celestial body*Limb Music, a record label*Limb , a compilation album by Foetus...
  
   (equipment) - The upper and lower arms of a bow.
• Longrod (equipment) - Rod attached to the bow to dampen vibration.

M

• Mounted archer (practitioner) - An archer mounted on a horse
• Mongolian draw
  Bow draw
  A bow draw is the method used to draw a bow. Currently, the most common method is the Mediterranean draw, long the usual method in European archery. Other methods include the pinch draw and the Mongolian draw.- Pinch draw or "primary release":...
  
   (practice) - The act of drawing a bow with one's thumb (a.k.a. Mongolian release)

N

• Nock (equipment) - The notch at the rear end of an arrow
• Nock (practice) - The act of setting an arrow in a bow
• Nocking point
  Bow string
  A bow string joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water...
  
   (equipment) - The point on a bow string
  Bow string
  A bow string joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water...
  
   over which an arrow nock is placed

O

• Overdrawn (measure) - A condition in which a bow string is too short for the bow; fistmele
  Fistmele
  Fistmele, also known as the "brace height", is an older term used in archery to describe the correct distance between a bow and its string. The term itself is a Saxon word indicating the measure of a clenched hand with the thumb extended....
  
   is exceeded

P

• Plunger/Pressure button (equipment) - A device used to correct an arrow's flex at the point of release
• Point
  Arrowhead
  An arrowhead is a tip, usually sharpened, added to an arrow to make it more deadly or to fulfill some special purpose. Historically arrowheads were made of stone and of organic materials; as human civilization progressed other materials were used...
  
   (equipment) - The front end of an arrow; also known as the arrowhead, head or tip
• Poisons (equipment) - Toxic additions to arrow heads in order to increase hunting effectiveness

Q

• Quarrel
  Quarrel
  A quarrel or bolt is the term for the ammunition used in a crossbow. The name "quarrel" is derived from the French carré, "square", referring to the fact that they typically have square heads. Although their length varies, they are typically shorter than traditional arrows.Bolts and arrows have...
  
   (equipment) - A crossbow projectile; also called a bolt
• Quiver
  Quiver
  A quiver is a container for arrows. Quivers have been traditionally made of leather, bark, wood, furs and other natural materials; modern quivers are often made of metal and plastic....
  
   (equipment) - A container for an archer's projectiles

R

• Recurve bow
  Recurve bow
  In archery, the shape of the bow is usually taken to be the view from the side. It is the product of the complex relationship of material stresses, designed by a bowyer...
  
   (equipment) - A form of bow in which the unstrung tips curve away from the archer
• Reflex bow (equipment) - A form of bow in which the entire length of the handle and arms curve away from the archer
• Release (practice) - The act of firing an arrow from a bow (a.k.a. Loose)
• Rest (equipment) - A device used to hold the arrow against the handle until it is released (a.k.a. Arrow rest)
• Riser (equipment) - The handle section of a Bow

S

• Safety arrow (equipment) - Arrow with Wide tip or padded head for reenactments
• Self bow
  Self bow
  A self bow is a bow made from a single piece of wood. Extra material such as horn nocks on the ends, or built-up handles, would normally be accepted as part of a self bow...
  
   (equipment) - A bow made from a single piece of material (normally wood)
• Serving (equipment) - Extra thread wound around a bow string in order to support the main fiber
• Shaft
  Arrow
  An arrow is a shafted projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.An arrow usually consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other.- History:...
  
   (equipment) - The main structural element of an arrow
• Shooting glove (equipment) - Protective gear for an archer's fingers
• Spine (measure) - The stiffness of an arrow shaft; contrasted with Flex
• Stabilizer (equipment) - A weighted rod or set of rods used to provide balance to a bow
• Stave (equipment) - A strip of wood from which a bow may be made

T

• Tab
  Finger tab
  A finger tab or Archer Tab used in archery is a small leather or synthetic patch that protects an archer's fingers from the bowstring. It is strapped or otherwise attached to an archer's hand. In summertime, tabs are far more comfortable than gloves and can more conveniently use thicker material...
  
   (equipment) - A small leather patch to protect the archer's fingers (a.k.a. Finger tab)
• Target
  Bullseye (target)
  The bullseye, or bull's-eye, is the centre of a target , and by extension the name given to any shot that hits the bullseye...
  
   (equipment) - General term for the intended destination of a shot arrow
• Target archery
  Target archery
  Modern competitive archery is governed by the World Archery Federation, abbreviated WA . Olympic rules are derived from WA rules. WA is the International Olympic Committee's recognized governing body for all of archery.Currently 142 nations are represented by WA archery governing bodies...
  
   (practice) - Shooting at non-moving targets placed varying distances away
• Target point (equipment) - Bullet-shaped practice head for targets
• Target shooting
  Shooting sports
  A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
  
   (practice) - Competitive event that uses projectile weapons for tests of proficiency
• Thumb ring
  Thumb ring
  A thumb ring is a piece of equipment designed to protect the thumb during archery. This is a ring of leather, stone, horn, wood, ivory, metal, ceramics, plastic, or glass or which fits over the end of the thumb, coming to rest at the outer edge of the outer joint...
  
   (equipment) - Protective ring for an archer's thumb
• Tip
  Arrowhead
  An arrowhead is a tip, usually sharpened, added to an arrow to make it more deadly or to fulfill some special purpose. Historically arrowheads were made of stone and of organic materials; as human civilization progressed other materials were used...
  
   (equipment) - The front end of an arrow; also known as the arrowhead, head or point

W

• Wand shoot
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
   (practice) - An archery event in which arrows are shot at a slat of soft wood that is typically 6' tall and 2" wide
• Welsh longbow
  English longbow
  The English longbow, also called the Welsh longbow, is a powerful type of medieval longbow about 6 ft long used by the English and Welsh for hunting and as a weapon in medieval warfare...
  
   (equipment) - A powerful medieval
  Middle Ages
  The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
  
   bow; also known as the English longbow
• Wood
  Wood
  Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
  
   (material) - The earliest material used for the construction of bows and arrows

Y

• Yabusame
  Yabusame
  is a type of mounted archery in traditional Japanese archery. An archer on a running horse shoots three special "turnip-headed" arrows successively at three wooden targets....
  
   (practice) - A type of mounted archery practiced in Japan
• Yew
  Taxus
  Taxus is a genus of yews, small coniferous trees or shrubs in the yew family Taxaceae. They are relatively slow-growing and can be very long-lived, and reach heights of 1-40 m, with trunk diameters of up to 4 m...
  
   (material) - A type of wood traditionally used to make bows
• Yumi
  Yumi
  is the Japanese term for bows, and includes the longer and the shorter used in the practice of kyūdō, or Japanese archery. The yumi was an important weapon of the samurai warrior during the feudal period of Japan.-History of the yumi:...
  
   (equipment) - An asymmetric
  Symmetry
  Symmetry generally conveys two primary meanings. The first is an imprecise sense of harmonious or aesthetically pleasing proportionality and balance; such that it reflects beauty or perfection...
  
   Japanese bow; includes both long and short varieties (daikyu and hankyu)

See also

• Archery
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
  
• Archery games
  Archery games
  These novelty forms of archery are generally regarded as amusements, and, as such, are not governed by organizationally-sanctioned rules.-Broadhead Round:...
  
  
• Bowhunting
  Bowhunting
  Bowhunting is the practice of killing game animals by archery. It has been a normal use of archery in every culture that had bows.- Technique :...
  
  
• Field archery
  Field archery
  Field archery involves shooting at targets of varying distance, often in woodland and rough terrain.One goal of field archery is to improve the techniques and abilities required for bowhunting in a more realistic outdoor setting...
  
  
• History of archery
  History of archery
  The bow and arrow are known to have been invented by the end of the Upper Paleolithic.Projectile points on are known from earlier prehistory, dating to the Middle Paleolithic...
  
  
• Ranged weapon
  Ranged weapon
  A ranged weapon is any weapon that can harm targets at distances greater than hand-to-hand distance. In contrast, a weapon intended to be used in man-to-man combat is called a melee weapon....
  
  
• Target archery
  Target archery
  Modern competitive archery is governed by the World Archery Federation, abbreviated WA . Olympic rules are derived from WA rules. WA is the International Olympic Committee's recognized governing body for all of archery.Currently 142 nations are represented by WA archery governing bodies...