Archery

Archery

Of or pertaining to the skill of shooting arrows with a bow.

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draw weight

Sports; Archery

The draw weight is the amount of force, measured in pounds or kilograms that are needed to pull or draw the bowstring back to full draw length.

end

Sports; Archery

The number of arrows, usually three, that are shot at the target before the target is approached to determine a score and retrieve the arrows.

finger tab

Sports; Archery

This is equipment worn by the archer and is a piece of leather worn to shield the fingers that are pulling back the bowstring.

FITA

Sports; Archery

(1) FITA stands for Federation Internationale de Tir a l'Arc and is the international governing body for the sport of archery. (2) It is also a round of 144 arrows shot at a target; this is the ...

Fletching are the three or four feathers near the back of the arrow. The fletching should be tight and smooth to allow a precise flight by the arrow. Damaged fletching could hurt the trajectory of ...