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the nocks. (Fig. 5.) The grip is narrow and deep (Fig. 6.)The nocks are merely notches cut in the wood at the end ofthe limbs. The general proportions are the same as Fig. 1and 2. This was a very easy bow to make as much of the workcould be done with machinery. Several of our bowyers triedvery hard to get general acceptance and it was popular forsome four or five years. Its greatest drawback for target work was the acute anglethe string formed when at full draw. This sharp angle tended
to bunch the fingers so closely together that clean arrowrelease was difficult; accuracy was, therefore, sacrificed. Itproved to be a tricky bow to shoot. |
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