The maximum useful range of the traditional Arabian bow used to be about 150 meters.
For much of the 20th century, only one Chinese traditional bow and arrow making workshop was active.
Due to this, traditional bows must be made individually.
Linen and other traditional materials are still used on traditional bows.
Mechanical methods to make a traditional bow's draw length consistent are sometimes used.
Instinctive aiming is used by many archers who use traditional bows.
However, many, perhaps most, traditional bows have had a cross-section closer to circular, with every possible variation being used at some point.
This style is more similar to the traditional bows of the smaller string family instruments.
What's your resolution, our correspondent asked, after making a traditional bow.
He tried his hand at using a traditional bow and arrow and watched a wrestling competition.