The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 27
toa point just under the chin, and notto the eye, which the beginner maythink is necessary for a correct aim.It is of no use to sight along thearrow, for it does not fly straight tothe mark, but describes a curve inthe air. If the arrow is pointeddirectly at the target, except at veryshort… … Stringing. curve is very flat, and the gun orpistol can be aimed at the mark. 1 ARCHERY 19 ARCHERY But the arrow moves much moreslowly, and sixty yards away fromthe target it must be pointed abovethe target. The point which thearrow-head must seem to cover atany particular distance is called the…
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