This type game all but eliminates the use of fancy or sophisticated sighting devices. Most shooters use a bow with a draw weight of at least 40 pounds and draw weights in excess of 70 pounds, capable of dropping the ram target at 75 yards, are not uncommon. In bare bow there are no sights or sight-marking devices of any kind or mechanical release devices. In freestyle, practically any sighting or release device, stabilizer or arrow rest is allowed. There is a variety of archery equipment available today from ancient wooden bows and arrows to sophisticated compound bows and carbon-graphite arrows.
Most archers take advantage of technical advances in equipment.
This includes the latest in compound bows in various arrangements and components of glues, carbon and graphite. Steel cables are fixed in different ways over off-center wheels to permit easy holding at full draw. Better string material, sighting aids, draw stops, vibration dampeners, overdraws, arrow rests and stabilizers are some of the improvements added to the bow to make them more effective for those who can use their advantages. Arrows are available in wood, plastic, aluminum alloys and carbon-graphites. The points of the arrow have evolved from the famous flint arrowheads of the Indians to the modern screw-on replaceable heads used today.