modern archery, a compound bow is a bow that uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs. The compound bow was first developed...

use of the bow. There are many different kinds of bow shapes. However, most fall into three main categories: straight, recurve and compound. Straight and...

forms of bow including the modern recurve and compound bow. These modern forms are now dominant in modern Western archery; traditional bows are in a minority...

experience. The modern recurve is the only form of bow permitted in the Olympics (though the compound bow is permitted in some categories at the Paralympic...

stages Compound bow, a type of bow for archery Polyhedral compound, a polyhedron composed of multiple polyhedra sharing the same centre Compound (music)...

This article contains a list of notable archers from modern-day, historical, and fictional sources. Huang Zhong Einar Tambarskjelve Horace A. Ford Howard...

The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows). Humans used bows and...

index feather) composite bow (equipment) – A bow made from various laminated materials compound bow (equipment) – A modern bow that uses a system of cables...

bow with a riser shelf, instead of a plastic vane, is wiser since the feathers will compress and flatten while coming off the bow. On compound bows,...

1999 in Japan, and started shooting compound bow a year later. In 2003, she won first place shooting compound bow in both the FITA and Olympic rounds...