Archery Terms F-G

Archery Terms
Fast	Warning cry to stop shooting in an emergency
Fadeout	The part of the bow where the non-working part of the riser ends leaving only the working part of the limb.
Field Captain	Person controlling the shooting along all or part of the shooting range, responsible to the Judge.
Field Shooting	A form of competition derived from hunting.
Finger Tab	A protection worn on the fingers of the string hand, usually made of leather, to protect the fingers and for consistency of release.
Fistmele	This is the distance from the base of the clenched fist to the tip of the thumb. This was used to measure the distance between the string and the inside of the bow at the grip when the bow was braced.
FITA	Federation Internationale de Tir a I'Arc. The international governing body for archery.
FITA Standard Bow	A basic take down or one piece bow with wood and/or glassfibre limbs. It can have a simple sight and a non-adjustable rest. The finger protection must exclude any form of stiffening or locating platform. The unbraced bow complete with its accessories must be capable of passing through a hole of 12.2cm (5") diameter. FITA Standard Arrow An arrow not exceeding the specification of the XX7 or its equivalent.
FITA Star	A special tournament at which an archer may win a FITA star award, these are awarded to archers achieving for the first time a score in the following category -1000 (star), 1100 (star on black shield), 1200 (star on blue shield), 1300 (star on red shield), 1350 (star on gold shield) and 1400 (star on purple shield).
Flemish Twist	A method of interweaving the loops of a bow string , that fit over the limb nocks.
Fletch	A feather or vane fitted to an arrow to stabilise it in flight.
Fletchings	A collective word to describe the feathers or vanes on an arrow.
Fletching Jig	A device to assist in fletching arrows.
Flight Shooting	Shooting for the longest possible distance.
Floo-Floo	An arrow that has the fletching either of feather spiralled round the shaft or of a fur material
Footing	A hardwood section that is spliced onto the front end of a wooden shaft.
Foot Markers	Small discs, of restricted dimensions, used to mark an archer's foot positions.
Follow Through	The movements which take place in the archer and their equipment as a result of the loose
Freestyle	See 'Olympic Style'
GMB	Grand Master Bowman, the highest classification of the GNAS.
GNAM	Grand National Archery Meeting, the premier English archery tournament since 1844.
Gold	The central scoring zone of the target, coloured yellow.
Grip	The section of the bow that is held by the bow hand.
Ground Quiver	Used in target archery. This is a rod of about 20 inches in length with a loop at the top. The sharp end is stuck into the ground, then arrows are dropped through the loop, standing ready to be withdrawn as they are used.
Group	A cluster of arrows in a target.

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