Hello all. I am just wondering what part of the compound bow has the most " room" for advancement in the upcoming years? What areas are most likely to be redesigned/rethought? Where is technology lacking? Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Good question, I assume you are talking about the bow itself, I would not be surprised if in the next 10 years we don' t see a bow that once it is tuned will maintain its tune automatically until it is retuned.

Taz: yes, I am talking about the bow itself. I am a graduate student in mechanical engineering and I want to devote my thesis research to research and development of the compound bow. I thought this would be a great place to ask where improvements could/should be made. Your idea is pretty cool. I' ll have to look into it... thanks.

escpen some of the things you would have to overcome would be temperature variables and string stretch. Now if you really wanted to go all out you would have a dial that would allow you to compensate for different arrow weights! I am surprised no one else has jumped in here with suggestions.

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Hi guys- new to the site. The hydraulics idea is cool, what about air cylinders? One to help you draw the bow, one for release pressure (or just to help draw) Cool thing about air is that it is quickly adjustable for different pressures and it is light. Could you imagine a bow that would allow for 100 lb draw weight with little or no actual effort to pull the string? 400fps here we come!!

I am no expert. I do have a couple of thoughts.

Most improvements are margenal at best.

Decreasing the mass of all moving parts will improve the bow (if you think faster is better).

The bow itself shouldn' t get much lighter. Equal and opposite reaction thing. If the bow is too light, it will be to unstable when arrow released.

There is aleady a movement to parellel limb design, this makes the limb movement have less of an effect one the bow. It also gets the weight further from the center of the bow. The longer moment arm makes the bow more stable.

Anyone else have suggestions?

I see a new line of necked clothing on the horizon for todays compound shooters.

Force multipliers may become the next leap forward. Something that allows us to accumulate more power stored in the limbs, before we release. Maybe a ratchet cam would do the trick.