Some comments. John Nail, you have summed it up better than anyone, conduct yourself in a manner that reflects positivly at all times on your sport, a good idea in our lives as well. RL. you are correct, we should never lump people into catagories, ethics have little to do with equipment choices. Author P. The point on rules is well thought out, look at the sports that have had long steady growth and you will see they had few rule changes. Golf is a great example, the material used in a club may have changed but it is still a golf club in FORM, maybe we should look at the form the equipment takes rather than the material to define what is a bow. Towerrat, you certainly offend no one, this forum has a number of people who are very passionate about our choosen sport and all show the maturity to have a disscussion rather than personal attacks on each other, much different than some I have participated in. I admit I have become somewhat of a bow snob, I dont care what another person uses in equipment but I do not consider the modern bow real archery because the form of it has changed and I fear few will speak up and say enough to some of the equipment that is being manufactured. I see that I was wrong in that regards. As long as peolpe can convince others that they must have the latest gadget to enjoy the sport or be successful then we will continue to re invent the gun and that will hurt us in the long run.