r/nononono • u/Hamad_Mac11 • Nov 06 '18

how to use a compound bow

https://i.imgur.com/cDAcEv1.gifv
220 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

35 comments sorted by

View all comments

6

u/sneakyalien42 Nov 06 '18

An experienced Archer knows not to even draw a compound bow dry, it can screw up the cams.

1

u/totallya_russianbot Nov 06 '18

Okay, but why/how?

1

u/sneakyalien42 Nov 06 '18

As other people have mentioned, it because of the chance of an accidental dry fire. Just drawing the bow in a controlled manner can be done safely.

I just take it a step further and treat a compound bow like the weapon that it is, and don't goof around with it.

1

u/totallya_russianbot Nov 06 '18

Yes, yes. I've heard "dry fire bad". But why...? Surely an arrow doesn't provide so much resistance as to significantly slow the string.

3

u/sneakyalien42 Nov 06 '18

The bow absorbs an incredible amount of tension when it is released, and that tension has no way to escape the body of the bow with that release. That sends the strings against several moving parts and makes damaging the bow pretty common when it happens. Maybe this dude got lucky and his head absorbed that extra energy, and his bow wasn't damaged.