Dead release
A release where the drawing hand remains at the anchor point.

Director of Shooting
The official in charge of an archery tournament.

Doinkers
A rubber vibration dampener fitted to the ends of stabilizer bars.
The stabilizer weights are then fitted into the doinker.

Draw check
A device fitted to a compound bow so the archer can maintain a consistent draw length. Can be similar to a 'Clicker' as on recurve bows or more usually as two separate small plastic blocks, one fitted to each cable. As the bow is pulled to full draw, the two blocks move together, until they touch at full draw.

Drawing hand
The hand which draws the bow string back to the anchor point.

Draw length
The distance, measured in inches, from the pivot point of the bow to the slot in the arrow nock when at full draw.

Draw weight
The force, in pounds, required to draw a bow a distance.
(Usually stated '#  xx @ 28' , where xx = lbs at 28 inch draw length).