Armguard

A guard that protects the arm from abrasion when an arrow is shot.

Arrow

Arrows have a maximum diameter of 9.3 millimetres. Each arrow must be marked with the competitor's name or initials, while archers use distinctive colours and patterns on the arrow fletching to distinguish their arrows.

Bow

The bows draw weight is around 22 kilograms for men's competition, and around 15kg for women's.

The bow consist of a riser and two limbs.

Bowstring

The string of a bow. Most strings are made of a hydrocarbon product called dyneema.

Chestguard

Plastic or leather, to keep clothing out of the way and to protect against a bowstring at release from injuring the body.

Finger tab or shooting glove

A flat piece of leather worn as a guard to protect the finger when the arrow releases.

Fletching

The real or artificial feathers at the back of an arrow designed to make it fly straight.

Hand grid of handle

The handle of the bow.

Quiver

A container for holding arrows, usually worn around the waist.

Nock

The attachment on the rear end of an arrow that holds it in place on the bowstring.

Sight

A mechanical device placed on the bow to help the archer aim; also called a "bowsight".

Stabiliser

A weight mounted on the bow to stabilise it during and after a shot.

Target

The target may be 1.22 metres in diameter, but, to the archer standing those 70 metres away, it appears about the size of a thumbtack held at arm's length. The centre of the bullseye stands 1.3 metres above the ground. The bullseye is 12.2 centimetres in diameter.

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