arrow rest

The arrow rested on the ground in front of us, again dead.

A tiny red arrow rested in his hand.

The bow window is that part of the riser above the grip, which contains the arrow rest.

The arrow rested motionless at the figure "1."

'Put this end on the arrow rest, and the string should cross at the notch.

'The fistmele is the distance between the back of the arrow rest and the string.

In contrast, for a release aid configuration, a Whisker-biscuit arrow rest is very commonly used with a compound bow.

Arrow rest - Where the arrow rests during draw.

The arrows rested against each other at about their middles, slightly crossing each other.

'My son, the assassin's arrow rests there on the chest beneath the window.

The riser is usually divided into the grip, which is held by the archer, as well as the arrow rest and the bow window.

The arrow rest is a small ledge or extension above the grip which the arrow rests upon while being aimed.

Laney cursor-clicked, the pale blue arrow resting by chance in the shadowed orbit of the girl's lowered eye.

The Wham-O was suitable for hunting with a draw weight of up to 45 pounds force (200 newtons), and was available with an arrow rest.

Rest (equipment) - A device used to hold the arrow against the handle until it is released (a.k.a. Arrow rest)

Cedric dozed with his head on the empty quiver, his bow and arrows resting on his cloak under his outstretched hand, where he could reach them if there was need.

To load, the bow is pointed toward the ground, tipped slightly clockwise of vertical (for a right handed shooter) and the shaft of the arrow is placed on the arrow rest or shelf.

The modern bow is made of wood, fiberglass and graphite and is equipped with bow sights, bow marks and foresights to aid in aiming, and arrow rests and stabilizers to reduce twisting.

Six laboured strides took him to the top and there he stopped, the arrow resting lightly against the bow, and stared with wide eyes at the neat rows of arrows, ready-pressed into the earth to form a makeshift arrows stand.

The man was hairless and fat, his blue-black gleam- ing armour tight on his flesh, but his fingers were curled around the string of his short, ,bone bow and there was a slim arrow resting on the string.

He waited until they had come closer and the Lascars had thrown down their loads; then he fitted an arrow to his bow, and bending the latter until the point of the arrow rested against his left thumb, he took careful aim.

Kassai however uses the later, Western method of shooting 'around the bow' and a three-fingered release (for a right-handed archer, the arrow rests over the back of the left hand holding the bow, and is released round the left side of the bow).

The instant that he had loosed the first arrow he had fitted another to his bow which he bent now until the point of the arrow rested upon his thumb, and when he loosed it he drooped his weapon and sprang for a tree branch directly above him.