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compound bow ![click to hear : compound bow click to hear : compound bow](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Bow that uses a system of cables and wheels to increase its shooting power; it requires less effort on the part of the archer when aiming.
wheel ![click to hear : wheel click to hear : wheel](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Small pulley attached to the ends of the limbs; it absorbs part of the force from the shot and it increases the shot’s accuracy.
limb ![click to hear : limb click to hear : limb](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Flexible part that stores the potential energy as the bow is stretched.
bowstring ![click to hear : bowstring click to hear : bowstring](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Fibers secured to a bow that were stretched to fire an arrow.
cable guard ![click to hear : cable guard click to hear : cable guard](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Part that spreads the bowstring cables apart to prevent them from touching the arrow as the latter is nocked and shot.
grip ![click to hear : grip click to hear : grip](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Part between the two limbs that is gripped to manipulate the bow.
arrow rest ![click to hear : arrow rest click to hear : arrow rest](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Part against which the arrow shaft rests as the nock in fitted into the bowstring.
mounting bracket ![click to hear : mounting bracket click to hear : mounting bracket](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Metal part with a threaded opening; a screw goes into it to attach the limb to the bow’s grip.
nocking point ![click to hear : nocking point click to hear : nocking point](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Mark on the bowstring where the arrow’s nock fits.
cable ![click to hear : cable click to hear : cable](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Assembly of steel wires that runs around the wheels to increase the bow’s power.
bare bow ![click to hear : bare bow click to hear : bare bow](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Bow made up of a piece of wood and a string that are joined without screws; it is usually very powerful but is less accurate than a compound bow.