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compound bow

This type of bow uses cams or pulleys that are on the tips of the limps along with cables when combined makes the holding weight much less then the draw weight. Which means that the arrow is fired with more power then the archer needs to hold and pull. Bow hunters like this type of bow because it is very accurate

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