The archery by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Archery
Publisher: New York, O. Judd company
Published: 1879-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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course, to have the center-piece as strong as possible by making it of metal, and at the same time make it as slender as possible in order to bring the arrow nearer the plane of sight. It seems, however, that the improved bow, patented by Messrs. Wright and Thome, and introduced by the Orange Judd Company, has succeeded in solving the problem; the center-piece is here made of metal, and, as the illustration shows on opposite page, this arrow is thereby made to pass through a fixed bearing in the center of the bow, starting immediately in a straight line without any curving. Another great advantage with this bow, is, that being made in sections, it is easier to pack and carry, and if any part of it should happen to break, a small expense is only required to replace it.

Hoiu to String the Bozo. —When not in use, the bow should always be kept unstrung ; else it will settle in the

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deeper curve and lose in power and springiness. When about to string, or as it is called, to brace the bow, grasp the handle with the left hand, the back of the bow turned towards you ; place the lower tip securely on the ground leaning firmly against the inner side of the left foot, so as not to slip ; lay the heel of the right hand on the back of the upper limb, with the thumb and fingers just below the eye of the string ; pull the handle towards you with the left hand and push the upper limb from you with the right hand, and while the bow is thus bendmg, let the eye of the string smoothly slide into the notch. When strung, hold the bow perpendicularly in front of you, to see whether the string falls exactly in the place of the center of the bow. If it does not, fix it by changing its position at the notches. When unstringing the bow, hold it in exactly the same position as when string-

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