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I'm just surprised that the fist cam mechanism was developed for crossbow triggers in 600BC, with the first pulleys being older than that, yet the first compound bow was only invented in the 1960s. Imagine how the history of warfare would've changed if someone went "hey, let's put these on the bow".
What makes compound bows better? I don't understand how wheels make it easier/more powerful
Takes the same amount of effort to draw, but the energy needed to hold and therefore aim is substantially less. They normally refer to 'let off' in the specifications. 75% let off means that with a 100lb bow, once you get to a specific point in the draw, you're only holding 25lbs.