Archery Terms O-R

Archery Terms
Olympic Style	This was known as the 'Free-Style', which is using the recurve bow with the use of a sight, draw length check, pressure button and stabilisers being permitted.
Over-Bowed	This term is used to indicate the instance where the draw weight of the bow is more than the individual archer can draw and shoot with any degree of comfort and efficiency.
Overdraw	1 To draw the pile of the arrow beyond the arrow rest. 2 A device fitted to a bow, particularly a compound bow, permitting the arrow rest to be fitted inside of the bow so that shorter arrows can be used.
Perfect End	To obtain a maximum score for an end of six arrows.
Petticoat	The outer edge of a target for which there is no score.
Pile	This is also spelled 'pyle' in old English references. It is the metal tip attached to the head of the arrow shaft: the arrow point. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon term meaning dart which is 'pil'.
Pinching	Gripping the nock of the arrow between the fingers, when drawing.
Pin-Hole	The exact centre of the target; also known as the Spider, and usually marked with a small cross.
Point of Aim	This is the point or object at which the archer aims, when they sight over the tip of the arrow. It is also the method of shooting where the arrow is drawn back to the side of the face rather than to the bottom of the jaw line.
Poker	Colloquial term for a long-rod stabiliser.
Popingo	A form of archery similar to Popinjay but with only a single 'bird' as a target and set at the top of a tower. As still practised by the Ancient Society of Kilwinning Archers, founded in 1483.
Popinjay	Shooting at artificial birds arranged on an array of perches set on top of a 90 foot mast.
Practice Bow	A bow of simple design and light draw weight, usually used for teaching beginners.
Prep-Line	The balanced pre-draw position of the archer. Sometimes related specifically to the relative positions of the bow hand, drawing arm and arrow.
Pressure Button	See 'Button'.
Quiver	The size and shape varies considerably, but this is a holder for arrows so they may be transported ready for quick use. The quiver may be slung over the shoulder on the back, hung from the waist, or of special designs attached to the bow.
RCC	Regional Coaching Committee.
RCO	Regional Coaching Organiser.
Recurve	The curvature of the bow limb bends away, from the archer, from the straight line at the ends of the limbs.
Reference Point	The place where the arrow drawing hand positions itself on the face. It is usually under the chin or along the side of the jaw bone. It used to be known as the Anchor Point.
Release Aid	This is a device that is as old as archery, but recently has been re- introduced in sundry forms. It is used to draw and release the bowstring without the fingers actually doing the work. Mainly used with compound bows in the unlimited class.
Riser	The rigid centre section of a bow onto which the working limbs are joined.
Rounds	The designated number of arrows shot at a given distance or standardised series of distances.
Roving	A form of shooting in open country where the archer shooting nearest to the mark will select the next mark, and so on.

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