| Arm-guard | Protective arm covering for bow-arm. Usually plastic, metal or leather. |
| Bare shaft | An arrow without fletchings. |
| Barebow | A bow with no sight or aiming devices. |
| Berger Button | See Button. |
| Bouncer (Bounce-out) | An arrow that strikes the target and then falls to the ground. |
| Boss | See Butt. |
| Bow-scale | Device used to measure the draw-weight of a bow |
| Bow-square | Device used to measure bracing height and nocking-point position. |
| Bowyer | One who makes bows. |
| Brace Height | Distance between string and pivot–point of the bow (or pressure button). |
| Bracer | See Arm-guard. |
| Broadhead | Arrow point used in hunting. V-shaped with two or more cutting edges. |
| Butt | Backstop behind target face, usually straw or foam. |
| Button | Spring-loaded button. Used to absorb some of the sideways force of the arrow after release. |
| Cam | Eccentric pulley found on compound bows. |
| Chest-guard | Protective clothing used to prevent string catching on clothes or body. |
| Clicker | Metal or plastic device. Produces audible click when arrow is at full draw. |
| Clout | Archery competition where archers shoot at a peg in the ground. |
| Creep | Non-recoverable elongation unlike stretch which is basically elasticity or recoverable elongation |
| Crest | Coloured markings on the arrow shaft. |
| Compound Bow | Bow with eccentric pulleys and cables allowing high bow weights, but low weight at full-draw. |
| Cushion Plunger | See Button. |
| Draw | Pulling the bowstring. |
| Draw length | The distance between the string and the pivot point at full draw. |
| Draw-weight | Weight held by archer at full draw. |
| End | A specified number of arrows (usually 3, 4 or 6) shot between scoring. |
| Face | Target – usually made from paper or card. |
| Field Archery | Archery shot in wooded course. |
| Fishtailing | Movement of arrow from side to side during flight. |
| Fistmele | Archaic term referring to the Bracing height of the bow (which was often measured by using a fist with the thumb extended) |
| Flemish twist | The traditional longbow string with the loops made in the same manner as a rope, by twisting and splicing, rather than being a continuous strand of string material with the loops formed by serving. Can be used with recurves, but not recommended. |
| Fletching | The feathers or coloured plastic “wings” attached towards the rear of an arrow. |
| Fletching Jig | Device used to hold arrow and fletchings to ensure consistent positioning while the glue is drying. |
| Flight Shooting | Archery shooting for maximum distance. |
| Flu-flu | Large spiral fletching designed to slow arrow down quickly. |
| Foot marker | Device pushed into ground to ensure consistent foot position. |
| F.O.C. | Front of centre – the balance point of the arrow when the point is fitted. |
| Gap shooting | Using the distance between the arrow and the target as an elevation gauge. |
| Gold | Centre of the target (it is often coloured yellow). |
| Gold shyness / Gold fever | See Target Panic. |
| Group | Several arrows shot close together. |
| Kisser Button | Small plastic device attached to the string for alignment with mouth at full draw. |
| Grip | Where hand is placed on riser. Often plastic or wooden. |
| Limb | The energy-storing portion of the bow above and below the riser. |
| Longbow | Single-piece bow. Traditional archery. |
| Loop | Portion of the string that is strung around the limb tip. |
| Loose | The action of releasing the string. |
| Minnowing | High-speed movement of arrow from side to side during flight. (Indicative of poor clearance) |
| Nib | See Point. |
| Nock | Plastic device at the end of an arrow in which the string is placed. |
| Nocking Point | Position on the string at which the nock is located. |
| Overdraw | Device used to permit archers to use arrows shorter than their normal draw length. |
| Paradox (archer’s paradox) | The way the arrow bends around the riser on release. |
| Peak draw-weight | Maximum weight held by archer whilst drawing the bow. |
| Pile | See Point. |
| Pivot-point | Position on grip farthest from the string. |
| Point | The pointed metal device inserted at the tip of the arrow. |
| Porpoising | Movement of arrow up and down during flight. |
| Pressure Button | See Button. |
| Puller | Rubber mat used to protect hands and provide grip when pulling arrows. |
| Recurve Bow | Bow with limbs that curve away from the archer. |
| Quiver | Pouch, usually worn around the waist or placed on the ground, used to hold arrows and other accessories. |
| Release | See Loose. |
| Rest | A wire or plastic device on which the arrow sits before and during the draw. |
| Riser | The handle of the bow. |
| Serving | Protective wrapping of string material around string to prevent wear. |
| Shaft | The body of an arrow. |
| Sight Window | See Window. |
| Sling | Device to attach bow to archer’s bow-hand. |
| Spine | The stiffness of the arrow shaft. |
| Stabiliser | Rod and weight combination attached to the bow to eliminate unwanted torque and vibration. |
| Stacking | Rapid increase in the draw weight of the bow, not in direct relation to the draw length. |
| String Walking | Used by bare bow archers. Fingers moved up and down string according to target distance. |
| Stringer | Device used to bend the limbs of a bow to allow the string to be attached. |
| Tab | Protector for string-fingers to prevent chafing. |
| Target Panic | Affliction where archer cannot hold the sight in the gold. |
| Toxophilite | Archer. |
| Tiller | A measure of the balance of the two limbs. |
| Tuning | Adjustment of the bow and arrow to provide most accurate and forgiving arrow flight. |
| TFC | Torque Flight Compensator. Device used to absorb vibration. |
| Vane | See fletching. |
| Windage | Horizontal adjustment of a sight to compensate for wind-drift. |
| Window | Recessed area of riser above the grip. |
