NEW TO THE WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY ARCHERY? Learn the basics of ARCHERY archery in one easy-to-follow FOR BEGINNERS guide GUIDEBOOK CHAPTER TWO Types of Archery CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER THREE Equipment Equipment UPPER Target archery LIMB Target Types of bow Bracer Recurve learn archery A bracer is used to keep first. is arrows the There are three main bow It can kind loose clothing from at take of targets place archery types of bow; recurve, touching the string and This bow is usually BOW set STRING at either shot compound and longbow. stop the string hitting used to introduce specified indoors at the Olympics the arm, which can beginners to archery. distances or outdoors, and cause bruising. on is a and the CHAPTER THREE flat archers version surface. The bracer is fitted to the inside of the arm shoot most Getting it right when Recurve bow beginners a set holding the bow, between the elbow joint number choosing a bow is crucial, The recurve bow is usually used to and the wrist. 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