Archery

Archery

Of or pertaining to the skill of shooting arrows with a bow.

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FITA

Sports; Archery

(1) FITA stands for Federation Internationale de Tir a l'Arc and is the international governing body for the sport of archery. (2) It is also a round of 144 arrows shot at a target; this is the ...

fletching jig

Sports; Archery

This device allows you to fletch a shaft, meaning that you can put fletching on it.

group

Sports; Archery

The pattern or grouping of arrows after they have hit the target. It also means to shoot three arrows at a target.

barebow

Sports; Archery

This is a bow that does not use mechanical stabilizers or sights or any other "high tech" gadgets to help the archer. This is also called a traditional longbow.