The performance gap between compound bows and new crossbows seems to be widening exponentially. In the last few years of crossbow testing, we reviewed bows — the Ravin R500, Tenpoint Nitro 505, and ...

Which compound bow is best? The main drawback with traditional archery is the strength required to pull the bowstring. The solution is the compound bow. Its ingenious system dramatically reduces the ...

When you go to a local pro shop to start looking for a beginner compound bow, you’ll hear a bunch of bow terms thrown around: riser, module, buss cable, limbs, limb pockets, and cams. If you’re new to ...

I’ve been testing the best compound bows head-to-head for Field & Stream since 2013. In that time, no other hunting bow brand has caused more of a reaction among readers than Mathews. On the one hand, ...

You can kill big game with an original Allen Speedster or a Dukes-era Martin Wart Hog if you want, but ever since Hollis Wilbur Allen patented that first compound bow in 1969, and since Bo and Luke ...

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After spending a few days at the Archery Trade Association (ATA) Show this month, I’ve narrowed the dozens of bows down to the top 5 compound bows for 2015. Archery does involve a lot of personal ...

When recurve and compound bows dominate international archery, the presence of traditional bamboo bows in domestic Indian events raises interest about their relevance in the modern age. For close to ...