Training aid for archery
OwnerJohn M. Albaninventor
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Abstract
A training aid for archery, which permits relief of the bow tensioning force on the archer's shooting arm by transferring the force to the gripping action of both hands, embodying a spanning member having means at each end adapted to be gripped by the hands of the archer one in conjunction with the bow and the other in conjunction with the string and the end of the arrow, which spanning member is appropriately formed to avoid interference with the action of the string. An attachment is also provided for tying the spanning member to the drawing arm of the archer to maintain the arm in proper alignment with the arrow during aiming and which attachment is pivoted with respect to the spanning member to facilitate the withdrawing of the next arrow from the quiver after each firing.
Claims10
An archery training aid for use with a longbow having a central bow handle disposed between two limb members and a bow string attached at opposite ends to and tautly spanning the free ends of said limb members, said aid comprising:
- a. means for spanning a central bow handle and a bow string of a drawn longbow, said spanning means having a thickness adapted to permit it to pass between two fingers of an archer so that prior to drawing a longbow the forward end of said spanning means may be held by one hand of an archer along with a central bow handle, while the other hand of the archer grasps a bow string and the opposite end of said spanning means;
- b. a first handle at said opposite end of said spanning means, said first handle having a thickness adapted to permit it to be gripped by a drawing hand of an archer along with a bow string and an end of an arrow;
- c. a second handle at the forward end of said spanning means, said second handle being oriented transversely to the axis of said spanning means and having a thickness adapted to permit it to be gripped by a bow-gripping hand of an archer in conjunction with a central bow handle for securing said second handle to a central bow handle when a longbow is drawn;
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- d. a knocking member mounted on said spanning means adjacent said second handle and having a notch therein for accommodating a bow string.
An archery training aid for use with a longbow having a central bow handle disposed between two limb members and a bow string attached at opposite ends to and tautly spanning the free ends of said limb members, said aid comprising:
- a. means for spanning a central bow handle and a bow string of a drawn longbow, said spanning means having a thickness adapted to permit it to pass between two fingers of an archer so that prior to drawing a longbow the forward end of said spanning means may be held by one hand of an archer along with a central bow handle, while the other hand of the archer grasps a bow string and the opposite end of said spanning means;
- b. a first handle at said opposite end of said spanning means, said first handle having a thickness adapted to permit it to be gripped by a drawing hand of an archer along with a bow string and an end of an arrow;
- c. a second handle at the forward end of said spanning means, said second handle being oriented transversely to the axis of said spanning means and having a thickness adapted to permit it to be gripped by a bow-gripping hand of an archer in conjunction with a central bow handle for securing said second handle to a central bow handle when a longbow is drawn;
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- d. attaching means on said spanning means for attaching said spanning means to a drawing arm of an archer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.