Bow- Shooting. 



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A. Section of Bow; B. Handle of Bow; C, Arrow nock 



D. Section of Arrow through feather; E. Steel head; 



F. Slit in shaft to recive head: G. Head wired on. 



exactly straight, smooth, and even, 

 as already stated. The slightest 

 inequality or crook will spoil the 

 chance of accurate shooting. A 

 good quiver is made of stiff har- 

 ness leather, circular, three and a 

 half inches in diameter, eighteen 

 inches deep, and decorated to suit 

 your fancy. It is worn attached 

 to a belt passing around the waist 

 or slung diagonally to the shoul- 

 der. Shooting-gloves I never use, and cannot recommend. A brace, 

 or wrist-guard, may or may not be necessary, according to the con- 

 formation of the joints. It is a stiff piece of smooth leather curved 

 to fit over the left fore-arm and wrist, and made to fasten with elastic 

 straps, as shown in Figure 6. 



Now, to string your bow. Observe, first, that the handle is a 

 little nearer to one nock than to the other. The longer end of the 

 bow is the upper one in shooting. To string the weapon, fasten the 

 cord well in the lower end nock, so that the loop made at the other 

 end of the cord shall pass around 

 the bow about three or four 

 inches, or less, from the upper 

 nock, — the variation in this dis- 

 tance to regulate the amount of 

 tension. Now, place the lower 

 end of the bow in the hollow 

 of your right foot planted firmly 

 on the ground ; clasp the handle 

 of your weapon with your right 

 hand ; place the heel of your left 

 palm on the upper end and back 

 of the bow, just below the string- 

 loop ; draw the bow toward you 

 with your right and push it from 

 you with your left hand. This 

 will bend the bow. Now slip 

 the loop up into the nock with 



stkinuim; the bow. 



