Testing and Tuning of the Sport Archery Bow and Arrow System

Abstract

Background. Testing and tuning of the archery bow and arrow system is an important component for successful shooting. The aim of the research is to develop an analytical method of the virtual testing and tuning of the archery bow and arrow system and optimizing of the height of the plunger and arrow rest. Materials and Methods. Modern recurve bows in the frames of International Archery Federation standards are studied. Modeling is used to derive a method of preparation of the bow for sport archery competition. A model of the archery bow as a kinematical chain with solid members united with rotated kinematical pairs is investigated. Results. The bow and arrow system was studied in the braced and drawn situations, and methods of virtual testing and optimizing of the height of the plunger and arrow rest above the hand is developed. The bow and arrow with a zero angle of attack can not be symmetrical in the main plane because an arrow and a hand that holds a bow could not situated together at the same place. Conclusion. The results of modeling are presented in a simple form (as tables and figures) which are suitable for coachers and shooters who are unready to use the mathematical methods.

Keywords

• shooting
• archer
• recurve bow
• modeling

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