Hey uygs,

I was just sitting here thinking to myself, are we nearing the end of advancements in compound bows?

We are getting bows shooting 350 f.p.s., weight as little as 2.2 pounds, as smooth drawing as hot knife through butter, as quiet as a whisper, and as shockfree as well...... um, I can' t think of one for that

Seriously though, I know that " advancements" will be made each year, but, are we reaching the point where these are going to be minute advancements?

With the bows of today, it makes you wonder, what can we really really improve on?

Could we be to the point where a bow bought within the past year or two, will still be a " amazing" gadget that everyone wants ten years down the road?

Hmmm..... pretty interesting if you think about it. What can they do? We have single cams, dual cams, cam and a halfs, split limb and solid limb bows, speed bows and slower bows, long a.t.a. bows and short a.t.a. bows, agressive cams and soft cams, strength and durability is about a null point anymore, we have bows filled with sound and shock reducing " things" .

So, I really have two questions.

1. Have we reached the point where " archery advancements" aren' t going to be a really big deal or all that advanced.

2. When and what do you expect to see in the future. What " advancements" do you think will be made?

IMO on your first ? I think the advancements made will be small. with todays bows its hard to improve on what we have now,IMO. and the second ? I think the advancements will be on the other aspect of hunting like tracking,scents,food plots(more advanced seed production),etc.


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NEVER say never lol! Who would of thought even 15 years ago that 300fps hunting bows would become the norm? Who would have seen the invasion of carbon arrows and mechanical heads? Fibre optic sights, drop away rests. Carbon fibre and magnesium. If need is the mother of invention, then technology must be the father.
Look at compounds of 20 years ago and look at them 10 years ago, 5 years ago, todays models and what a few mfgrs have " developing in the wings" . I think a close parallel between the " super mags/short mags" and the smaller lightweight speedbows of today is simply a function of our desire to have a day in, day out " 500 yard deer rifle" or a " 45 yard hunting bow" . Technology has given us this and our desires continue to evolve as does the sport itself.
With things like biological/mgmt advancements and " trophy production" being an option for practically any area of the country now, I dont see any decrease in the demands for better and better equipment. Whose to say there wont be a replacement in 10 years for carbon arrows? What about replacement of stainless steel/aluminum broadheads? Conceivably their IS a possibility for a 50grain broadhead on a 200 grain shaft to be fired at 500+fps (or even considerably more) that would TOTALLY redefine what is a " longshot" for bowhunting. There are 400+fps bows in a few mfgrs R&D labs as we speak and have been so for awhile. If they are ever built affordably and realiably you can bet that the target and 3D guys will be the first to bring them to the public eye!
Dont forget the demand for " small" bows (under 45#s) for realistic big game hunting use will totally change the marketplace. Kids, women, handicapped and small guys will FLOCK to the archery sport when common and affordable options are given. And this will likewise require laws to be changed in many states. So its just gonna take time and is in the future of the sport. The more numbers we can get involved the stronger we will ALL be!

The future is breathtaking and inspiring in some aspects and our sport is one of those parts of the future that will keep me guessing and going!
RA

I dont think technology itself is nearing the end by no means!
But I' m nearing the end (if not already) of what type of technology I want to continue to use. I' m already getting close to saying to hell with all the bells & whistles and just sticking with my traditional equipment. I guess that could be called going full circle. I started with trad gear and I reckon I' ll finish with trad gear.

No way! I reckon bow and equipment will keep on improving till the day I day and then some.
I bet back in the ancient days when the crossbow was invented, people thought that nothing could better it. Then the majestic compound was invented and proved ' em wrong.

you never know tomorrow they might invent a bow half the size of the smallest bow available today that is twice a accurate and user friendly. The rifle has already done this but I' m only talking archery wise.

Mate I reckon there is plenty more left in store for the archery lovers in the days to come.

Stalkin' Steve

To be honest the advancements I have seen over the years are not half as great as the market makes them to be. In practical use the bows are the same as they where 8 years ago.


You will see the same stuff in a diifferent form. By the time you have forgotten it existed, it will be reinvented for you

Hopefully the " race" will slow and manufacturers will actually put out real quality instead of " real" inovation.

Right now I think we have reached a point where unless someone comes up with a radically different type of bow we will see slight improvements every year that for the most part will not be enough to see a major gain from one year to the next, but when you compare what improvements are made in a 5 year span it will be substantial. We will see faster and quieter bows, we will see advancements also in broadheads and arrows also, that will happen slowly, but as with the bows, comparing what is 5 years old to the new will be a major difference.

Technology builds on itself. There have been more technological advances in bow making, in the last 20 years, than the previous 1000 years. It isn' t going to stop, it' s only going to keep going.

My history seems to vaguely remind me that some great industrialist was quoted in or around 1897 as saying something like, ``that all the great inventions have been invented and there was not much to look forward to in the way of new materials or mechanics" . Anyway, it was something like that.

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