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Glossary of archery terms

This is a list of archery terms, including both the equipment and the practice. A brief description for each word or phrase is also included.


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A

B

  1. A connector attached to a bow's riser to allow a rear stabilizer to be attached.
  2. An alternate term for "siderod".

C

  1. A device on a recurve bow used to indicate an archer's optimum draw length.
  2. A device on a release aid to indicate when the release is ready to fire.

D

E

F

G

H

Fletching showing index feather (a.k.a. cock feather – green) and hen feathers (pink)

I

J

K

L

  1. A type of arrow rest that has a prong or blade that supports the arrow for the entire draw cycle and shot.
  2. The prong or blade of a drop-away rest that supports the arrow when the bow is at full draw, and drops down as the arrow is released.

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chapter 11.4: Barebow Division". World Archery Rulebook, Book 3: Target Archery. World Archery Federation. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  2. ^ "Chapter 22.3: Barebow Division". World Archery Rulebook, Book 4: Field Archery. World Archery Federation. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  3. ^ Mackay, Charles (1887). A Glossary of Obscure Words and Phrases in the Writings of Shakspeare and His Contemporaries Traced Etymologically to the Ancient Language of the British People as Spoken Before the Irruption of the Danes and Saxons. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. p. 82. Retrieved 25 November 2023. Clout is the centre of target usually formed of a rag, sometimes of a red colour, but most usually of white. Nares is of opinion that the clout of a butt or target signified a nail, and that it was derived from the French clou, a nail, clouette, a little nail. In Gaelic, [...] clout, the Keltic clud, does not signify a nail, but a patch, a rag, a clout [...].
  4. ^ Schulyer, Keith C. (1970), Archery, From Golds to Big Game, A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., ISBN 0-498-06961-3, p. 128
  5. ^ Schulyer, p. 494
  6. ^ Hansard, George Hagar (1841), "Of Yew Trees, Yew Bows, &c, &c", Section VIII, The Book of Archery, The Archery Library