Archery with Sharjah’s D’Archers - in pictures
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A compound bow such as this one has extra strings, cables and cams on the end of the limbs. All photos: Victor Besa / The National -
The limbs are the upper and lower parts of the bow that bend when the string is drawn back. The limbs store the energy when the bow is held at full draw -
Archery appeals to children and adults alike and people can start at any age -
Recurve bow sights are adjustable, lightweight and resilient to the shocks of the shot. A range of sighting pins and apertures are available -
The anchor point is a spot on the archer's face against which the drawing hand is placed to stabilise he aim before releasing the arrow -
The nocking point on a bow is a piece of plastic or metal that keeps the arrow in place on the string -
Former UAE national team head coach Rao Berenjian of D'Archers gives CJ Utanes her first fundamentals in archery -
In Olympic archery, competitors use recurve bows that draw an average of 22kg for men and 15kg for women -
D'Archers club instructor Toby Jacob checks the alignment of an arrow. He has taught more than 500 archers over a period of eight years -
Niila Kauppi, 13, started archery in his garden when he was five, using a wooden stick bow made by his grandfather. Three years later he got his first real bow -
Vedhas Somasi, 10, first tried archery in March 2022 when he visited Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club. He has since competed in the under-12 age bracket -
Hooking the string is placing your fingers around the bowstring, and three under is the practice of placing three fingers under the nock of the arrow -
A bracer is a strap or sheath of leather, stone or plastic that covers the ventral surface of an archer's bow-holding arm -
Novice archers start with targets three to five metres away and gradually move farther as they progress -
A finger tab is a small leather or synthetic patch to protect an archer's fingers from the bowstring -
Fletching on an arrow shaft stabilises it during flight by causing it to spin as it leaves the bow
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