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<p>A bowstring joins the two ends of the <a href="/facts/Bow_and_arrow/Ch6Thysp">bow</a> stave and launches the <a href="/facts/Arrow/B21BfJoL">arrow</a>. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to <a href="/facts/Abrasion_(mechanical)/Ttk8nv9J">abrasion</a>, and resistance to water. <a href="/facts/Mass/HHdc8XmF">Mass</a> has most effect at the center of the string; one gram (0.035 oz) of extra mass in the middle of the string slows the arrow about as much as 3.5 grams (0.12 oz) at the ends. </p>