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Sports Equipment
Olympic Recurve Bow
Take-down recurve · 70 m gold
Limb tips curve forward, storing extra energy for release speed. Stabilizer bars dampen the torque the moment the arrow leaves; a mechanical clicker signals the exact draw length. Everything is tuned around repeatability.
Key specifications
Olympic since
1972
Target distance
70 m
Draw weight
30 – 50 lbf
10-ring Ø
12.2 cm (at 70 m)
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