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  2. Shooting an apple off one's child's head - Wikipedia

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    William Tell 's apple-shot as depicted in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (1554 edition). Shooting an apple off one's child's head, also known as apple-shot (from German Apfelschuss) is a feat of marksmanship with a bow that occurs as a motif in a number of legends in Germanic folklore (and has been connected with non-European folklore).

  3. History of archery - Wikipedia

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    Longbowmen archers of the Middle Ages.. Archery, or the use of bow and arrows, was probably developed in Africa by the later Middle Stone Age (approx. 70,000 years ago). It is documented as part of warfare and hunting from the classical period (where it figures in the mythologies of many cultures) until the end of the 19th century, when it was made obsolete by the invention and spread of ...

  4. Archery - Wikipedia

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    Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. [1] The word comes from the Latin arcus, meaning bow. [2] Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity. A person who practices archery is typically called an archer, bowman, or ...

  5. Howard Hill - Wikipedia

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    Howard Hill (born Lemuel Howard Hill and later cited Howard H. Hill; [2] November 13, 1899 – February 4, 1975) was an expert bowman who for over two decades, from the early 1930s into the 1950s, was often introduced or billed as "The World's Greatest Archer". He established the record for winning the most bow-and-arrow field tournaments in ...

  6. Recurve bow - Wikipedia

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    Recurve bow. In archery, a recurve bow is one of the main shapes a bow can take, with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung. A recurve bow stores more energy and delivers energy more efficiently than the equivalent straight-limbed bow, giving a greater amount of energy and speed to the arrow.

  7. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    archery (practice) – The practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. arm guard (equipment) – A protective strap or sheath for an archer's forearm (a.k.a. bracer) arrow (equipment) – A shafted projectile that is shot with a bow. arrowhead (equipment) – The front end of an arrow; also known as the head, point or tip.

  8. English longbow - Wikipedia

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    English longbow. Self-yew English longbow, 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) long, 470 N (105 lbf) draw force. A late 15th century illustration of the Battle of Crécy. English longbowmen figure prominently in the foreground on the right, where they are driving away Italian mercenary crossbowmen. The English longbow was a powerful medieval type of bow, about ...

  9. Bowhunting - Wikipedia

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    Bowhunter in Utah. Bowhunting (or bow hunting) is the practice of hunting game animals by archery. Many indigenous peoples have employed the technique as their primary hunting method for thousands of years, and it has survived into contemporary use for sport and hunting.

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