archery, a recurve bow is one of the main shapes a bow can take, with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung. A recurve bow stores more...
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stiffer than those of a recurve bow or longbow. This rigidity makes the compound bow more energy-efficient than traditional bows, as less energy is dissipated...
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bows. A recurve bow has tips that curve away from the archer when the bow is strung. By one definition, the difference between recurve and other bows...
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List of archers (section Recurve bow)
This article contains a list of notable archers from modern-day, historical, and fictional sources. Huang Zhong Einar Tambarskjelve Horace A. Ford Howard...
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curves in the natural wood, and the bow may have a "set" or curvature that a wooden bow takes after use. Recurve bow: a bow with the tips curving away from...
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convenient than self bows when the archer is mobile, as from horseback, or from a chariot. Almost all composite bows are also recurve bows as the shape curves...
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back: Recurve (landform), the hook at the tip of a coastal spit Recurve bow, a type of bow used in archery A knife blade shape with a concave portion, often...
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Archery (section Types of bows)
composite bows. Bows can also be classified by the bow shape of the limbs when unstrung; in contrast to traditional European straight bows, a recurve bow and...
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archer, and hand-to-hand combatant, with his preferred weapon being a recurve bow. Barton, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., is sent to kill Natasha Romanoff but...
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and stability. Almost all bows used for Olympic Archery are takedown recurve bows. World Archery, Glossary of terms Sorrells, B.J. (2014). Guide to the...
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