Compound vs. Crossbow

Here are the more high tech bows about to face off in Round 2 Compound vs. Crossbow!

Compound


Pros and Cons:


Pros:

• Quiet.
• Has a lot of energy coming from the bow into the arrow because of the long power stroke.
• Lightweight.
• Accurate.
• At full draw the pulleys at the end of the bow turn and give you let-off to make it easier to hold at full draw.
• It isn't quite as traditional or original as the Recurve or Longbow, but it is a little bit original, after all, it is a bow.

Cons:

• Because it is lightweight, slight movement can cause the arrow to be a little left or right of the target.

Crossbow

Pros and Cons:

Pros:

• It can remain at full draw for a long period of time while hunting.
• You can mount a scope or a red dot sight to it.
• Some crossbow models have an automatic cocking mechanism.

Cons:

• The shorter crossbow arrows and the short power stroke of the crossbow can't match the energy stored in the compound bows longer arrows because of the compounds longer power stroke.  The crossbows have to have a higher poundage to make up for this.
• Crossbows are hard to pull back or crank back.
• The higher poundage also is hard on the strings and cables and other components.
• Heavy.

Compound wins!  No offence crossbow, I would still like to shoot an arrow from you sometime.  People who make crossbows are still trying to make their crossbows lighter and more efficient.

Round 3 is next with the final contestants:  Compound vs. Recurve!