Barebow
The discipline of shooting without a bow sight, stabilizers and release aid.

Belly
The side of the bow nearest the bow string. Now called the 'face'.

Blunt point
Usually a conical rubber arrow point with a flat tip designed not to let the arrow penetrate a target, but rather bounce off.

Bodkin
A medieval type of arrowhead designed to shoot through protective chainmail usually worn by Knights.

Bolt
A short arrow used in a crossbow.

Bow arm
The arm that holds the bow.

Bow hand
The hand that holds the bow.

Bowhunter
A person who hunts animals using a bow.
In Australia, only feral animals may be hunted. Native animals are protected.
Popular feral animals hunted are; wild pig, goats, foxes, deer and buffalo.

Bow sight
A mechanical device attached to the bow with which the archer can aim directly at the target.

Bow sling
A leather or nylon strap, fastened to either the bow or the archer's hand, which prevents the bow from falling to the ground when the archer shoots without gripping the bow.

Bowstring
A multi stranded string of either Dacron, Kevlar or Fastflight looped to the bow nocks or teardrops.

Bow stringer
Cord with two pockets of dissimilar size or one pocket and one saddle, used to string a recurve bow.

Bow stave
A piece of wood used to make a bow.

Bow square
T-Shaped device to measure brace height and nocking point location.

Bowyer
A person who makes bows.

Brace height
Shortest distance from the string to the pivot point of the bow when strung. (Old English : Fistmele).

Broadhead
A arrowhead with triangular shaped cutting blades used for hunting animals.

Bubble
See 'level'.

Butt (Target Butt)
Any backstop to which a target face is attached.