Relief came to Jim's muscles, and a sense of weariness settled into his soul as he slowly let down his bow and stowed his
arrow back into his quiver.
Well, I failed to put the
arrow back on the rest, so the shot went way off to the right and didn't touch a hair!
I pull my fleece facemask down and feel my breath begin to freeze in my beard as I put my
arrow back in its quiver and gather my gear.
Fast action here: We nocked and fired countless arrows along this stretch, reeling each
arrow back for another shot.
But, with unerring accuracy, Troughton moved rapidly on to the ball as if on tracks to
arrow back in throw after throw.
This is because the vanes will have a longer lever arm to turn the
arrow back on course if it is pointed the wrong way--and that is a good thing.
Unnoticed, the results will be an "air ball." When detected, the archer can let the bow down or put the
arrow back on the rest while remaining at full draw, either of which is undesirable.
Lifting the
arrow back onto the rest with my finger, I managed to reach full draw and place my 20-yard pin on the doe, burning a hole right behind her shoulder.
The rub was whether you could you get a missed
arrow back! A typical shot might be 35 yards across a deep canyon at goats on a trail with wait-high cactus.
Putting my
arrow back in the quiver, I took off my headnet and walked to Roxy, only to spook a third buck I hadn't seen and that Larry was about to shoot.
I GOT MY FREE-SWINGING
ARROW BACK ON THE REST, PUSHED MY FEET AGAINST THE TREE TRUNK AND CAME TO FULL DRAW.
And when he finally turns toward the field, I ease my
arrow back, its nock nestling into place at the corner of my mouth.