bow![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Weapon with a wooden or metal shaft that bends when the bowstring is stretched to fire arrows.
upper limb ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Limb: the flexible part that stores potential energy when the bow is bent.
bowstring ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fibers secured to the bow that are stretched to fire an arrow.
lower limb ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Limb: the flexible part that stores potential energy when the bow is bent.
nock ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Notch in the end of the limbs to take the bowstring knot.
handle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part between the two limbs; it is used to grip the bow.
back ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part of the bow opposite the bowstring.
arrow ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Projectile fired by a bow or a crossbow; it consists of a shank, a point and a heel with a notch and fletching.
modern bow ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bow with pulleys, which increase the power of the shot.