RE: What are "cams?"
some of the older bows had a 4 cam system but all of those bow models are obsolete.
the are 2 popular designs the single cam and a dual cam dual cam uses 2 eccentric hubs at the end of each limb which the string and power herness is wrapped aroundin order to give the bow its power
a single cam is one cam with an idler wheel at the top end of the bow.