Additional questions and answers provided for the novice bow hunter and target archer. Should I start with a two cam, single cam, or a Cam and One-half bow? You should go to your local archery club when they are having a shoot, or to the local archery dealer shop that has an indoor shooting area. Most shooters will allow you to pull their bow back providing you do not dry fire it. When you pull different bows back, you will notice a difference in the amount of resistance you feel drawing the bow back, and having the cam's peak at their rated draw poundage. You will also notice that some bow cams make holding the bow at full draw very difficult. They feel like your string wants to pull forward and make it difficult to hold the bow at full draw.

Others have what is called a valley, and it is comfortable to hold the bow at full draw without feeling the bow string is going to get away from you. If the arrow wants to creep forward, it can cause you to prematurely release the arrow or collapse your bow arm. Some bow cam's feel harder to draw to full draw even though they are the same draw weight as another type of bow. This is due to the design of the cam. There are easy to pull and hard to pull bows in both single and double cam bows. By pulling other archer's bows, you will be able to feel the difference, and that should dictate your choice of bow to start your shooting career. Which is the most accurate bow, a single cam or a double cam? Either type of cam is very accurate in the hands of an accomplished shooter.

There are followings that swear by each type, and swear at the other type. It is a matter of choice after a person has shot a few bows and makes his own decision which type of cam they prefer shooting. Many National Outdoor and Indoor tournaments have been won using both types. Will I need to have a heavy draw weight for hunting to get penetration on an animal? Not always. Most game in the North American Continent can be taken with a fifty pound bow using either carbon or aluminium arrows with a sharp broadhead. The secret is being a good shot, shooting within your range limitations based upon your shooting ability and hitting the animal in the right location.