recurve

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Ana Paula Vázquez, Mexico: Young archer who began her career using the compound bow, but who has since switched to the recurve bow.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021

Archery: In Paralympic archery, archers compete in two classes - Open and W1 - and there are two bows used, compound and recurve.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2016

Sales of kid-size recurve bows have more than quadrupled this year, said Jim Belcher, owner of the manufacturer Sky Archery, based in Brighton, Mich., which specializes in this most traditional of bows.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2012

On Thursday, reporters were given the chance to wield the Olympic-style recurve bow -- with mixed results.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2012

The second recurve, however, need not be a continuation of—or even connected with—the first.

From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)