I have a problem. About 3 years ago I hurt my shoulder with a heavy-for-me bow (about 63#). I've been trying different shooting options to save my shoulder (rifle, crossbow, compound, reducing my weight, etc.) and don't really like the options. The crossbow has worked well, but it's heavy and loud. The modern compound bow (IMO)has gotten away from the history of archery. I had to reduce my recurve to 40# and I still hurt when I shoot more than about 20 shots at a time. I thought that setupis way too marginal for elk (my primary hunting target). I came up with a possible solution. My goal was to try to use something that could've been used a hundred years ago (in keeping with the history of archery) and still have the power for elk. I still don't know if I can use this for hunting the regular rifle season here in Colorado, but I've sent the question to Co. DOW so we'll see what they say. I know similarcommercial products are made for compound bows, but I wanted to try to make something myself. It's stickbow quiet, easier to draw than a crossbow and coulda been made a long time ago.