Compound Archery
Modern high-tech archery bow with cams and cables — shot at 50 m indoors and 70 m outdoors.
👥1 per team🌤both
What is Compound Archery?
Compound archery is the modern high-tech branch of target archery. The bow uses a cam-and-cable system that reduces holding weight at full draw and provides consistent release energy. Compound is contested internationally under World Archery at 50 m indoors and 50 m or 70 m outdoors, and forms half of the Archery World Cup.
Quick facts
Category
Precision Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
both
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
1966, Missouri (H. W. Allen patented the compound bow)
Olympic
No
Popularity
major
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified