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Archery (gear & terms): The drawn cord is the string. The middle is the riser. The aiming device is the sight. The fins are the fletching. The notch on the arrow is the nock. The rod at the front is the stabiliser. A series is called an end. The forearm is protected by the arm guard. Good to know: Modern strings are made of high-strength synthetic fibres. The riser is usually milled from aluminium or carbon. With a traditional bow you shoot without a sight: by feel. The fletching stabilises the arrow in flight through slight rotation. The nock clicks audibly onto the string. Stabilisers steady the bow and improve balance. In an 'end' you usually shoot three or six arrows. Without an arm guard the snapping string can leave painful bruises. The string stores the drawn bow's energy and passes it to the arrow on release: its condition decides precision. The riser carries the grip, sight and stabilisers: on modern bows it's aluminium or carbon. The sight helps aim precisely; the traditional longbow has none: there you aim purely by feel.
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String
The string stores the drawn bow's energy and passes it to the arrow on release: its condition decides precision.
💡 Did you know? Modern strings are made of high-strength synthetic fibres.
Riser
The riser carries the grip, sight and stabilisers: on modern bows it's aluminium or carbon.
💡 Did you know? The riser is usually milled from aluminium or carbon.
Sight
The sight helps aim precisely; the traditional longbow has none: there you aim purely by feel.
💡 Did you know? With a traditional bow you shoot without a sight: by feel.
Fletching
The fletching stabilises the arrow in flight like a rocket's fins: usually three vanes at equal angles.
💡 Did you know? The fletching stabilises the arrow in flight through slight rotation.
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