Grozer Ottoman painted composite bow

Traditional Turkish hand painted recurve bow G/454

Preferred by Turkish archers worldwide, and especially in Turkey, the Grózer Turkish bow is a reliable composite. The shape of the bow comes from the 10th century and based on archaeological grave-findings. The Grózer Turkish bow has a full genuine leather coverage. They have a very special design (see pictures), and when the string is not on the bow they form a real “C”, which will be bent in the other direction, and this provides quite dynamic attributes for these bows

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THE TECHNIQUE OF ARCHERY

MANY OF US HAVE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF WATCHING ARCHERY ON TELEVISION OR IN MOVIES. WE MIGHT EVEN HAVE HANDLED A BOW OURSELVES WHEN WE WERE YOUNG. FROM THIS WE KNOWTHAT, FOR A RIGHT HANDED ARCHER, THE RECURVE BOW IS HELD IN THE LEFT HAND, WHILST THE RIGHT HAND PLACES (“NOCKS”) THE ARROW ONTO THE STRING, AND DRAWS IT BACK, TOGETHER WITH THE ARROW, UNDER TENSION. THIS TENSION IS FINALLY RELEASED TO ENABLE THE ARROW TO FLY THROUGH THE AIR TO ITS TARGET. However, it’s certainly the case that fewer people…

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