US3004532A

US3004532A - Wrist attachment for use in drawing and releasing a bow string

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Publication number: US3004532A
Application number: US780015A
Authority: US
Inventors: Vance Walter
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1958-12-12
Filing date: 1958-12-12
Publication date: 1961-10-17
Anticipated expiration: 1978-10-17

Description

Oct. 17, 1961 w. VANCE I 3,004,532

WRIST ATTACHMENT FOR USE IN DRAWING AND RELEASING A BOW STRING Filed Dec. 12, 1958 s Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

Oct. 17, 1961 w. VANCE 3,004,532

WRIST ATTACHMENT FOR USE IN DRAWING AND RELEASING A BOW STRING Filed Dec. 12, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

WQLTEE l flA/CE Oct. 17, 1961 W. VANCE WRIST ATTACHMENT FOR USE IN DRAWING AND RELEASING A BOW STRING Filed Dec. 12, 1958 Fig-9 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR.

3,004,532 Patented Oct. 17, I961 JQQ 3,004,532 WRIST ATTACHMENT FOR USE-IN DRAWING AND RELEASING A BOW STRING Walter Vance, Box 303,-Northfield, Ohio Filed Dec. 12, 1958, Ser. No. 780,015 6 Claims. (Cl. 124.-23)

The present invention relates tonew and useful improvements in the art of archery and, more particularly, relates to a wrist attachment, which is an improvement over my pending patent application, Serial No. 713,884, filed February 7, 1958.

In such pending application, there is disclosed a wrist draw attachment which is for use in drawing a bow string in such a way that the pull of the bow string is directly transmitted to the wrist and forearm muscles while the control of the bow string and the arrow is maintained at the finger tips. Such wrist draw attachment essentially comprises a flexible strip of material which has a wrist engaging means at one end for adjustably attaching the strip to the inside of the wrist with the strip extending over the palmar portion of the hand from the wrist to the finger tips. The other end of the strip is constituted by at least two axially projecting tongues which lie adjacent the finger tips of the archers shooting hand and which are spaced laterally apart to receive the mock of an arrow shaft. The distal ends of the tongues are formed so that they can be partially extended around the bow string and held in contact with the bow string by the finger tips.

'In drawing the bow string, the pull is removed from the fingers, while the control of the string is still maintained at the finger tips, and the pull is transmitted through the strip to the wrist and forearm muscles of the archers shooting arm.

The present invention comprehends the provision of improvements over such construction and, especially, comprehends the provision of means'for complementing such construction in order to effect a truer, more accurate and clean release of the arrow shaft.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide means for dampening the horizontal and vertical oscilla tions of the bow string so that the arrow shaft is released in a straight line of movement, without any side-to-side deflection, and with greater velocity Another important object of the present invention is to provide means, in association with a wrist draw attachment of the type disclosed in my pending application, for insuring a sameness of release and travel of an arrow shaft, under equal tensioning of the bow string.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide means, in association with a wrist draw attachment, for insuring that the energy in the drawn bow string travel to the arrow shaft, with the full extent of the energy being imparted to the arrow shaft.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide means for preventing vertical thrumming or oscillation of the bow string by insuring that the bow string forms an exact angle on eachside of the arrowshaft, that is above and below the arrow shaft, towards the limbs of the bow.

A further important object of the present invention is to modify the distal ends of the tonguesof the flexible strip, as disclosed in my co-pending application, by providing means thereon for capturing and arresting the bow string, as it is released by the fingers and starts its lateral travel off the fingers, such means leading the bow string from the lateral run-01f into a straight line movement so that it delivers the arrow shaft from the bow in a straight line of travel, without any side-to-side flexing action of the arrow shaft.

A further important object of the present invention is to provide a universal type wrist draw attachment, which achieves the result of transmitting the pull of the bow string from the fingers to the wrist and arm muscles of -1 the archers shooting arm and also achieves the result of is fed to the arrow slower and that the bow string imparts the energy to the arrow in a straight line, thereby effecting a straight line movement of the arrow shaft and preventing side-to-side deflection thereof.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide means that is adapted to be disposed about the bow string, in an embracing position, when the bow string is drawn, such means serving to capture and arrest the bow string, during its lateral run-01f movement or lateral travel of the string off the fingers, and to lead the bow string from the run-off into a straight line movement, thereby insuring that the bow string imparts a straight line insuring a sameness of delivery of the arrow shaft, without any side-tto-side flexing action, and in a straight line of travel, so that the arrow shaft achieves amaximum extent of travel in an accurate and dependable manner.

The foregoing and ancillary objects and structural features of merit are attained by this invention, the preferred embodiment of which is set forth in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIGURE -1 is a diagrammatic illustration of the manner in which a bow string is released by the fingers of the archers shooting hand and the arrow shaft is initially impelled from the bow; 7

FIGURE 2 is a diagrammatic view showing the arrow shaft, as it leaves the bow, and indicating the side-to-side flexingaction of the arrow shaft, which is produced by the way in which the bow string releases the arrow shaft;

FIGURE 3 is a diagrammatic illustration of the way in which the arrow shaft will be released, in a straight line or path of movement, due to use of a release device, in accordance with the present invention;

FIGURES 4-6 are diagrammatic illustrations, showing the operation of the release device for arresting the lateral run-off of the bow string and converting the bow string into'a straight line of movement, at the time it releases the arrow shaft;

FIGURE 7 is a view in perspective of one form of the present invention;

FIGURE 8 is a side elevational view thereof with the arresting loops in an open position;

FIGURE 9 is a side elevational view of the preferred form of the present invention, showing the same in a position of use secured to the wrist of an archer;

FIGURE 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIGURE 11 is a side elevational view thereof, showing the fingers of the archers shooting hand in a position, releasing the bow string, and showing the string arresting or capturing feature of thepresent invention in operation; I

FIGURE 12 is a top plan view, showing the fingers of the archers shooting hand removed from the bow string 3 V and illustrating the arresting or capturing means in operation;

FIGURE 13 is a diagrammatic, side elevational view of a bow, illustrating the vertical oscillatory movements of the bow string, as it is released by an archers shooting hand, in a conventional manner; and

FIGURE 14 is a diagrammatic, side elevational view of the bow string, showing how the present invention dampens or eliminates such vertical oscillatory movement of the bow string. 7

1n the shooting of a bow and arrow, the archer engages the bow string with the distal end portions of the first and middle fingers or the first, middle and ring fingers, the neck of the arrow shaft being disposed between the first and middle fingers in engagement with the drawn bow string.

In releasing the bow string, the distal end portions of the fingers are rolled from the string from their bent positions to a position where they are substantially in alignment with the wrist. The fingers are rolled from the string to start the arrow on its'flight.

Irrespective of whether'aglove is used on the shooting hand or any other conventional aid is employed, the bow string laterally travels off the fingers, as the fingers are rolled from the string. It is impossible for an archer to open his fingers fast enough to get away from the string and such movement of the fingers, irrespective of the dexterity of the archer, necessitates a lateral travel of the string off the fingers. This is not an error of technique but it true, irrespective of the skill or technique of the archer.

Such lateral run-off of the string varies, dependent upon the speed in which the fingers are rolled from the string. Because of the lateral run-olf and the variations therein, poor shooting results in that there is not a sameness of release, nor is there a straight and accurate impeling of the arrow shaft from the bow. Even with the same tension or pull on the bow string, the accuracy of the arrow will not be the same for each and every shot, since the lateral run oif will vary, depending upon the speed in which the fingers are rolled from the string to start the arrow on its flight. Consequently, the arrows will go higher or lower, to the right or to the left and will travel a greater or lesser distance. A sameness of flight and accuracy of flight is not realized.

In orderto more'clearly demonstrate the results of the unimpeded, lateral'run-off of the bow string from the releasing fingers of the shooting hand, attention is directed to FIGURES l and 2 of the accompanying drawings.

; As shown therein, the fingers 10 (whet-her two or three fingers) are shown in position, with the bow string 12 drawn back and placed under tension for releasing the arrow 14 from the bow 16. The fingers are shown in what is commonly called the anchor point and are bent around the bow string and engaged with the nock of the arrow shaft, preparatory to releasing the arrow.

As the fingers are rolled from the string to start the arrow on its flight, the bow string travels laterally or runs off the fingers, which cannot be unbent fast enough to release the bowstring in a straight line directly towards the bow 16. Instead, the bow string travels laterally off the fingers, as indicated by the line A, which represents the lateral run-off direction of the bow string. Obviously, the shaft of the arrow is carried with the bow string, which is engaged in the mock thereof, and the point B indicates the point at which the string completely clears the fingers and starts on the line of impact C wtih the arrow shaft. The line of impact C is at an acute angle to the desired flight line D, which is in alignment with the arrow shaft, as it is held in the bow, preparatory to being released. The desired flight line D extends parallel with the bow and passes over the side face thereof, with which the arrow shaft is engaged, as it is held in the b w, preparatory to being released.

Upon the complete escape of the bow string from the fingers, at the end of lateral run-ofi or at point B, the energy of the bow string is transmitted to the arrow, which then, as shown in FIGURE 2, is caused to flex axially, in absorbing the angular thrust of the bow string, relative to the bow, along the line of impact C. In other words, the string releases the bow string at an angle to the bow and is under oscillatory motion, the arrow shaft being caused to flex lengthwise, as indicated in FIGURE 2, with the arrow shaft absorbing a considerable amount of the energy of the bow string in the flexing action, until the arrow eventually straightens out and assumes a straight flight line.

It can be seen from a study of FIGURES l and 2, that the point Bat the end of the lateral run-off of the bow string off the releasing fingers forms one point of the triangle with the bow 16 and the position of the fingers in the anchor point. The line of impact C connects the point B with the bow 16 and it is along such line that the arrow is released, the line being substantially tangent to the inside face 16a of the bow.

The released arrow passes over the face 16a and is deflected from the line of impact C and directed onto the desired flight line D, However, the arrow shaft absorbs the energy of the released bow string and due to the angular relation of the line of impact C and the desired flight line D, the arrow flexes axially, as shown in FIGURE 2. This causes the arrow to deviate and not to assume the desired flight with the consequence that the arrow does on travel true and goes slightly off target either to the right or left and either higher or lower. Such flight factor must be compensated for in sighting the target.

' The present invention overcomes this problem by dampening the horizontal and vertical oscillations of the bow string. Specifically, the present invention provides means for arresting the bow string at the end of the lateral run-off and'dampening the oscillations and restoring the bow string into alignment with the desired flight line. Thus, the bow string is caught and led from the lateral run-off into a straight line movement, insuring straight, accurate, and clean release of the arrow shaft along the flight line D, thereby preventing the longitudinal or axial flexing movements of the arrow shaft. The present invention constitutes an improvement over the wrist draw attachment, which is disclosed in my aforementioned copending application, in that it provides the means for dampening the horizontal oscillations and capturing the bow string at the end of the lateral run-off and bringing the bow string back into line with the desired flight line, thereby imparting the full energy of the bow string to the arrow shaft along the flight line D.

As shown in FIGURES 7-12 the Wrist attachment 13 includes a body portion 20, which is formed from sturdy and flexible material and which may be of any particular planar shape, such as the substantially diamond shape illustrated. The body portion 20 has an angular inner end portion 22, which is provided with an integrally formed, substantially rectangular prolongation 24 that constitutes one portion of a wrist engaging means 25. The prolongation 24 defines an integral strap end on the body portion and is formed with openings 26 [for the purpose of receiving a buckle 28. As shown in the drawings, the portion 24 is formed into a loop, which is attached to the buckle byvirtue of the openings and in a conventional manner.

A wrist encircling strap 30 forms a part of the wrist engaging means 25 and is composed of the strap member 32 and the strap member 34. The strap member 32 is provided at one end with a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings 36 and isadapted to be attached, by virtue of such openings, to the buckle 28. The other end 40 of the strap member 32 is provided with openings 4-2 for attachment to the buckle 44, which is carried by the outer orfree end of the strap member 34. The inner end of the strap member 34 is secured by a rivet 44' to the strap member 32, as shown in FIGURE 7.

By virtue of the particular strap assembly, the wrist engaging means 25has a universal aspect in that it can be securely and properly attached to the wrist of any user, irrespective of the size of the users wrist or the length of the users hand.

As shown in FIGURES 9 and 11, for example, the wrist engaging means 25 is secured to the users hand, with the

strap members

32 and 34 encircling the wrist and with the body portion 20 of the wrist attachment overlying the palmar portion of the users hand. In such position, as'disclosed in the co-pending application, the body portion is juxtaposed to the palm and to the palmar portions of the fingers of the users hand whereby, when the attachment is positioned so as to engage the bow string 12, a direct pull is transmitted from the bow string to the wrist and arm muscles of the users bow string drawing arm.

The opposite angular end portion 46 of the body portion 20 is substantially triangular in shape and terminates in an angular free or distal end portion 48. A narrow slit 50 is formed axially through the free end portion 48 and is widened to form a tear shaped slot 52, which is formed in the central portion of the body portion. The slot 52 is in alignment with the slit 50 and, the slot and slit cooperate to divide the end portion 46 into two

tongues

54 and 56.

The

tongues

54 and 56 are spaced further apart lateral- 1y. at their inner ends by the slot 52 so as to receive therebetween the hook of the arrow shaft, while the slit 52 is of a width to enable the tongues to straddle the arrow shaft.

The outer or free ends of the

tongues

54 and 56 are formed with

transverse fold lines

58 and 60, which are in alignment and which are disposed transversely of the slit 50 adjacent to the outer end of the slot 52. Outwardly of the

transverse fold lines

58 and 60, the free or distal end portions of the tongue portions are formed with fold lines 62 and 64, which are disposed in somewhat convergent relation, relative to the longitudinal placement of the slit 50.v The fold lines 62 and 64 extend between the outer edges of the tongue portions and the edges of the tongue portions, which constitute the bounding walls of .the slit 50, and are inclined inwardly relative to the slit 50 so as to provide substantially triangular

distal end portions

66 and 68 on the

tongues

54 and 56.

As shownin FIGURE 7, for example, the tongues are folded on the fold lines 58 and 60, which it must be stressed are predetermined fold lines that are actually formed into the material of the body portion, at the time of manufacture, as are the fold or crease lines 62 and 64. Thus, in the position of non-use, the body portion would assume the position, as shown in FIGURE 7, with regard to the tongues, that are folded about the hinge or

crease lines

58 and 60 and again folded upon themselves about the hinge or crease lines 62 and 64.

In use, the wrist attachment is secured to the wrist of the user, as shown in FIGURES 9-12, and the body por tion is positioned so that it is juxtaposed to and confronts thepalm and the palmar portions of the fingers of the users hand. In the anchor point, as shown in FIGURES 9 and 10, the bow string 12 is engaged in the crease lines 58 and 60 withthe tongues extending rearwardly and with the distal ends or

loop elements

66 and 68 reverted inwardly on the tongues.

As shown. more particularly in FIGURES 4-6, when the fingers are released from the anchor point, as shown in FIGURE 4, the bow string 12 starts its lateral run-olf, as shown in FIGURE 5, from the hinge lines 58 and 60 of the tongue portions towards the hinge lines or crease lines 62 and 64, the lines 62 and 64 forming hinge or fold lines for the distal end'

portions

66 and 68 of the tongues. When the line reaches the fold lines 62 and 64, as shown in FIGURE 5, it is at the point of completing the lateral run-off from thefingers. At this point, without the present invention, the line would be released along the line of impact C, as shown in FIG- URE 1. However, because of the present invention, the bow string is brought back into alignment with the flight line D, as shown in FIGURE 6.

This action is accomplished by virtue of the arresting or capturing

loops

66 and 68, which are defined by the distal end portions of the tongues, as shown in FIGURE 8. Such arresting or capturing loops serve to capture and hold the bow string, when the fingers are released from the tongues, as shown in FIGURES 5 and 6, and snap the bow string back into alignment with the flight line D. The bow string moves forward, with the arresting or capturing loops unrolling, asvshown in FIGURE 6. It is to be particularly noted that the present invention specifically relates to the provision of the arresting or capturing

loops

66 and 68. In the co-pending application, which is referred to in the foregoing, the flexible tongues, which are engaged around the bow string by the fingers are disclosed, in connection with the wrist attachment, for the object of transferring the pull of the bow string to the wrist and arm muscles of the users body, while maintaining the delicate control of the bow string at the finger tips.

In accordance with the present invention, the addition of the arresting or capturing

loops

66 and 68 ensures that the arrow shaft is released on the desired flight line D, instead of on the line of impact C. Because of the arresting or capturing action of the loops, as is clearly shown in FIGURES 5 and 6, the bow string is brought back into a position of alignment with the desired flight, thereby releasing the arrow along the line D of desired flight and .with the full impact of the bow string being imparted to the arrow for achieving the maximum and most accurate travel of the arrow.

Obviously, it is impossible to avoid the lateral run-off of the bow string, since, it is impossible to release or un fold the fingers fast enough for preventing such lateral run-off. However, by virtue of the arresting or capturing loop ends 66 and 68 on the tongues, it is possible to capture the bow string at the end of its lateral run-off and to restore the bow string to the desired alignment with the flight line D. This action is shown in FIGURE 3, wherein it can be seen that the arresting or capturing loops catch the bow string at the point of the end of its lateral run-ofl, when the fingers are completely released from the tongues and then, responsive to the forward movement of the bow string, snap back into a position, wherein the bow string is restored to movement along a main impact line M, which is in alignment with the flight line D.

As a further important feature of the present invention, attention is directed to FIGURES l3 and 14.

As shown in FIGURE 13, the bow string does not form a straight line between the arrow and the bow limbs 16c and 16d. For this reason, when the bow string is released, in releasing the arrow shaft 14, the bow string vertically oscillates, as is shown in dotted lines in FIGURE 13. This has a deleterious effect on the release and travel of the arrow, causing the arrow to wobble.

This defect is overcome by the present invention, as shown in FIGURE 14, where it can be seen that due to the arrangement of the

tongues

54 and 56, above and below the arrow 14, the bow string forms a straight line between the arrow and the bow limbs 16d and 16c, Thus, the wrist attachment, as disclosed herein, dampens the vertical oscillations and prevents the vertical thrumming which is conventionally caused by the finger placement, as shown in FIGURE 13.

Accordingly, it can be seen that the important features of the present invention reside in the provision of means for dampening the horizontal and vertical oscillations of the bow string, with the

distal end portions

66 and 68 of the tongues forming arresting or capturing loops that 7 capture or arrest the bow string and dampen the horizontal oscillations so that the bow string is caught and led off from the lateral run-off into a straight line movement. Also, the provision and arrangement of the tongues, which are gripped by the fingers and engaged around the bow string, above and below the arrow, insure the formation of straight line sections of the bow string between the wrist attachment and the bow limbs, thereby dampening the vertical oscillation. Because of the dampening of the vertical and horizontal oscillations, a straight, accurate and clean release of the arrowshaft is insured.

While the preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated and described herein, other forms may be realized, so that limitation is sought only in accordance with the terms of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An archers wrist attachment for drawing and releasing a bow string by transmitting the pull of the how string directly to the wrist and arm muscles of an archers arm while maintaining the release control of the arrow shaft at the finger tips of thearchers hand; said attachment comprising a flexible body portion overlying the palm and palmar portions of the fingers of the archers hand and having wrist engaging means on one end for attachment to the inside of the wrist of an archers arm, said other end having at least two axially projecting flexible tongues disposed in'side-by-side relation and having a space therebetween to receive the nock of an arrow shaft, said tongues overlying the palmar portions of the fingers of an archers hand and being adapted to be bent around the bow string by the fingers to embrace and hold the bow string, said tongues being connected by preformed hinge lines to the body portion and having in tegral distal ends connected by preformed hinge lines to the tongues and adapted to be reverted upon the tongues to form arresting loops to arrest the bow string as it completes its lateral travel-off on the tongues after the tongues and fingers have been unrolled from the drawn bow string to release it with the loops arresting the lateral movement of the bow string.

2. An archers wrist attachment for drawing and re leasing a bow string by transmitting the pull of the bow string directly to the wrist and arm muscles of an archers arm while maintaining the release control of the arrow shaft at the finger tips of the archers hand; said attachment comprising a flexible body portion overlying the palm and palmar portions of the fingers of the archers hand and having wrist engaging means on one end for attachment to the inside of the wrist of an archers arm, said other end having at least two axially projecting flexible tongues disposed in side-by-side relation and having a space therebetween to receive the nook of an arrow shaft, said tongues overlying the palmar portions of the fingers of an archers hand and being bent around the bow string by the fingers to embrace and hold the bow string, said tongues having integral distal ends adapted to be reverted upon the tongues and to form arresting loops to arrest the bow string as it completes its lateral travel-off on the tongues after the tongues and fingers have been unrolled from the drawn bow string to release it with the loops arresting the lateral movement of the bow string, and said tongues being connected by preformed hinge lines to the body portion and the ends being connected by preformed hinge lines to the tongues.

3. An archers wrist attachment for drawing and releasing a bow string by transmitting the pull of thebow string directly to the wrist and arm muscles of an archers arm while maintaining the release control of the arrow shaft at the finger tips of the archers hand; said attachment comprising a flexible body portion overlying the palm and palmar portions of the fingers of the archers hand and having wrist engaging means on one end for attachment to the inside of the wrist of an archers arm, said other end having at least two axially projecting tongues which are spaced laterally apart to define a space therebetween that is. of a size to permit the passage between the tongues of the mock of an arrow shaft, said tongues being of a flexible nature and being adapted to be partially extended about the how string of a bow and held againstthe bow string by the finger tips of an archer when the neck of the arrow shaft is disposed through the space and receives the bow string, said tongues being connected by preformed hinge lines to the, body portion and having free distal end portions and arresting means connected by preformed hinge lines to said end portions and adapted to encompass the bow string so that when the tongues are released by the finger tips in releasing the bow string, the bow string laterally travels off the tongues and is captured by the means so as to arrest the bow string at the end of the lateral travel-off and restore the bow string to a straight line travel along the desired flight line of the arrow.

4. In combination with a bow having a bow string, an archers wrist attachment for drawing and releasing the bow string by transmitting the pull of the bow string directly to the wrist and arm muscles of an archers arm while maintaining the release control of the arrow shaft at the finger tips of the archers hand; said attachment comprising a flexible body portion overlying the palm and palmar portions of the fingers of the archers hand and having wrist engaging means on one end for attachment to the inside of the wrist of an archers arm, said other end having at least two axially projecting tongues which are spaced laterally apart to define a space therebetween that is of a size to permit the passage between the tongues of the neck of an arrow shaft, said tongues being of a flexible nature and being connected by preformed hinge lines to the body portion and partially extended about the bow string of a bow and held against the bow string by the finger tips of an archer when the nook of the arrow shaft is disposed through the space and receives the bow string, said tongues having arresting means hingedly attached to their distal ends for encompassing the bow string so that when the tongues are released by the finger tips in releasing the bow string, the bow string laterally travels off the tongues and is captured by the means so as to arrest the bow string at the end of the lateral travel-off and restore the bow string to a straight line travel along the desired flight line of the arrow.

5. An archers wrist attachment for drawing and releasing a bow string by transmitting the pull of the bow string directly to the wrist and arm muscles of an archers arm while maintaining the release control of the arrow shaft at the finger tips of the archers hand; said attachment comprising a'flexible body portion overlying the palm and palmar portions of the fingers of the archers hand and having wrist engaging means on one end for attachment to the inside of the wrist of an archers arm, said other end having at least two axially projecting flexible tongues disposed in side-by-side relation and having a space therebetween to receive the nock of an arrow shaft, said tongues overlying the palmar portions of the fingers of an archers hand and being bent around the bow string by the fingers to embrace and hold the bow string and flexible prolongations on the distal ends of the tongues and being connected by preformed hinge lines to the tongues and adapted to serve as a means for arresting the bow string at the end of its lateral traveloff movement on the tongues as the fingers and tongues are unrolled and adapted to be returned to alignment with the unrolled tongues and restore the bow string to alignment with its initial position in alignment with the desired flight line of the arrow.

6. In combination with a bow having a bow string, an archers wrist attachment for drawing and releasing the bow string by transmitting the pull of the bow string directly to the wrist and arm muscles of an archers arm while maintaining the release control of the arrow shaft at the finger tips of the archers hand; said attachment comprising a flexible body portion overlying the palm and palmar portions of the fingers of the archers hand and having wrist engaging means on one end for attachment to the inside of the wrist of an archers arm, said other end having at least two axially projecting flexible tongues disposed in side-by-side relation and having a space therebetween to receive the neck of an arrow shaft, said tongues overlying the palmar portions of the fingers of an archers hand and being bent around the bow string by the fingers to embrace and hold the bow string and means on the distal ends of the tongues for arresting the bow string at the end of its lateral travel-off movement on the tongues as the fingers and tongues are unrolled and straightened out in releasing the drawn bow string, said last named means being hingedly carried by the tongues so as to be returned to alignment with the unrolled tongues and restore the bow string to alignment with its initial position in alignment with the desired flight line of the arrow, and said last named means including integral prolongations on the distal end portions of said tongues.

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