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<blockquote data-quote="Centaur" data-source="post: 1174441" data-attributes="member: 11822">Actualy you are wrong about the multiplier on the compound bow.&nbsp; The mechanical advantage offered by a compound bow is actualy quite ingeneous.&nbsp; Remember that you still need to pull the string back and that force is what is used to propel the arrow.&nbsp; However, once the string is pulled back to the bows &quot;Sweet Spot&quot;, the force required to hold it there is reduced by a factor of 10 (I think, I'm not sure the actual factor).&nbsp; This means that while it may take 75lbs of pull strength in your arm to get it to ready, you only need to deal with 7-8 pounds while you aim.&nbsp; This help mostly in a steady aim and lower arm fatigue.In game terms, this would equivalate to a bonus to hit, not damage.That said, the mechanical advantage would allow a person with only lower strength bonus to use a higher stength compound bow without penalty as the force is reduced while he prepares to shoot.&nbsp; It would however take him longer to draw the string back in the first place, if even possible.This is how the device in the link above is able to work.&nbsp; the trigger mechanism and light weight arm it is mounted on only needs to handle less that 10 lbs. of draw strength were it is positioned.&nbsp; This &quot;Sweet Spot&quot; on the bow is only about an 1&quot; or 2 wide.But then again, compound bows are not the discussion here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Centaur, post: 1174441, member: 11822"] Actualy you are wrong about the multiplier on the compound bow. The mechanical advantage offered by a compound bow is actualy quite ingeneous. Remember that you still need to pull the string back and that force is what is used to propel the arrow. However, once the string is pulled back to the bows "Sweet Spot", the force required to hold it there is reduced by a factor of 10 (I think, I'm not sure the actual factor). This means that while it may take 75lbs of pull strength in your arm to get it to ready, you only need to deal with 7-8 pounds while you aim. This help mostly in a steady aim and lower arm fatigue. In game terms, this would equivalate to a bonus to hit, not damage. That said, the mechanical advantage would allow a person with only lower strength bonus to use a higher stength compound bow without penalty as the force is reduced while he prepares to shoot. It would however take him longer to draw the string back in the first place, if even possible. This is how the device in the link above is able to work. the trigger mechanism and light weight arm it is mounted on only needs to handle less that 10 lbs. of draw strength were it is positioned. This "Sweet Spot" on the bow is only about an 1" or 2 wide. But then again, compound bows are not the discussion here. [/QUOTE]

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