Archers Glossary
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| Self bow |
A bow made from one piece of wood. |
| Self
nocked arrow |
An arrow that does not have a separate nock fitted, instead the nock is cut into the end of the shaft. |
| Shaft |
The body of an arrow to which the nock, pile and fletchings are fitted. |
| Shooting
line |
The line which archers stand astride when shooting, also
a reference line for the various target distances. |
| Sight |
see Bow sight |
| Sight Window |
The recessed area above the grip, which if made deep enough
allows the bow to be set up for centre
shot. |
| Six Gold end |
A perfect end of six arrows (all six arrows in the gold
9/10 scoring zone)
A six gold badge may be claimed by archers who shoot a Six
gold end, the shortest distance for Gentlemen is 70 metres
and for Ladies 60 Metres. |
| Spine |
The stiffness of an arrow shaft, measured by placing the
shaft horizontally between two points 28 inches apart and
hanging a two pound weight from the centre. The spine
is the deflection (in inches) at this central point. |
| Stabilisers |
Either a single rod with a weight at its end or a combination
of long and short rods with weights fitted to the bow handle
used to reduce vibrations and the torque induced into the
bow by the archer upon release. |
| Stacking |
A rapid increase in draw
weight in the last few inches of draw. |
| String |
See Bowstring |
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T
| Tab |
See Finger Tab |
| Take
down bow |
A bow that has removable limbs. |
| Tackle |
An archers equipment, (possibly of Welsh origin). |
| Target Captain |
Under GNAS rules, the
third person on each target is the Target Captain for
that target and is responsible for the orderly conduct
of shooting and scoring. |
| Target
Face |
A sheet of paper or canvas with a target painted/printed
on it. |
| Target Lieutenant |
The Target Captains assistant and according
to GNAS rules, the
forth person on each target list. |
| T.F.C |
Torque Flight Compensator, a damper fitted between the
bow and stabiliser rod. Some makes of T.F.C are adjustable
to aid tuning. |
| Tiller |
The balance between the upper and lower limbs, measured
from the base of the limb to the string. Adjustable on most
modern Recurve and Compound bows. |
| Tuning |
The art! of obtaining the most consistent arrow flight
from a bow and arrow for any particular archer. This is
achieved by matching the arrow spine, FOC, fletchings to the bow, and by adjustment of the bow string (number
of strands/type of material), nocking
point, bracing
height, tiller, Plunger
button (spring tension and offset) and type of stabiliser setup used. In fact just about anything that is or is
not adjustable can affect the tune of the bow,arrow ,archer
setup. |
| Toxophilite |
A student of archery. |
| Toxophily |
The love of archery. |
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U
| Underbowed |
When an archer uses a bow of a draw
weight which is too light for him/her. |
| Upshot |
The last arrow shot at a tournament |
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V
| V-Bar |
A bar with adjustable ends to which two short stabiliser
rods are attached, fixed to the bow between the riser and
long rod. |
| Vanes |
A plastic or synthetic fletching. |
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W
| Waiting line |
A line at least 5 yards behind the shooting
line, archers not shooting or moving to and from the
shooting line must wait behind the waiting line. |
| Wand shoot |
An archery contest were the target consists of either
a piece of foam, wood or other suitable material about 6
foot long placed upright to the ground placed at approx.
100 yards from the shooting line. |
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X
| X (scoring) |
Used in scoring to indicate an arrow in the inner ten
ring of the target, when two or more archers have the same
score the number of X's determine the winner. |
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Y
| Yew |
The wood that the English long
bow was traditionally made from. |
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The above is for information only and as such no guarantee is given as to the accuracy or use of this glossary.
