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So Many to Choose From!
A Personal Choice!
There are many points-of-view being tossed around as-far-as bow selection. But, before deciding, ultimately several things must be taken into consideration:
- Level of user proficiency;
- Is the bow going to be used for hunting or strictly target shooting?
Hunting bows and Target bows come in three basic types:Longbow, Recurve and Compound. The only difference between Hunting and Target bows is that Hunting bows are camo and more quiet/silent. Both types can be used interchangeably, but each specific bow has their own strengths/weakness characteristics:
- Longbow – Considered the hardest of all bows to shoot. They do not come with a sight attachment, so all are used bare-bow style.
- Recurve - Considered to be the traditional bow of hunter’s choice. These bows are also popular with beginners and children.
- Compound – These bows are the quickest, most accurate, and most expensive.
If you’re a novice, prior to selecting one of the many Target or Hunting bows, I would suggest shopping around; while doing so, solicit the advice/assistance and candor of an Archery professional before purchasing a specific bow type.
The Beginnings of the Compound Bow
No Heavy Pulling!
In 1966 a man named Holless Wilbur Allen first introduced the compound bows in Missouri. For people who had been using a traditional bow for generations, this was a significant jump in technology. And although Allen died just months after applying for a patent on the technology, his legacy lives on through the continued use of his innovation.
The limbs of a compound bow are a lot tighter than the recurve or longbow, making the compound bow more efficient than any of the other bows. The compound bow uses a levering systems to create an exponential amount of power.
These levers usually consist of cables and pulley that help to bend the string and give the archer the utmost power for his musculature exertion. The components of the compound bow are utilized in many of today’s top hunting crossbows.