A Swiss arrow, also called a Dutch arrow and a Yorkshire arrow, is similar to a standard arrow, with the addition of a small notch about 1/3 of the arrow's length away from the fletching.

Swiss arrows, unlike standard arrows, are thrown rather than shot from a bow, and in this sense are more accurately described as darts than arrows. The thrower wraps a piece of cord around his throwing hand, and wraps the other end of the cord loosely around the notch in the arrow, so that it detaches when thrown. The arrow is then held with the cord taut, and is thrown like a javelin but is held much closer to the tip. Following through with the throwing hand allows the cord to provide additional forward force on the arrow, similar to a slingshot effect.

See also

• Atlatl

External links

• A short video of a Swiss arrow being thrown

Projectiles