I believe the first aluminum bow ever made was producedby James S. Giles of Pittsburgh. The author put a cork handleon it for him. It is now in the private collection of WalterCramer, a former member of the Pittsburgh Archery Club. Itwas not satisfactory. While it had a satisfactory cast, it was aharsh bow to shoot.
Since that time new designs of aluminum bows have beentried out and, as a result, some very satisfactory bows are beingproduced. These bows have to be quite short which hampersa good release. They are not all stable—some of them breakwithout warning. One usually sees quite a few aluminumbows at tournaments. These bows are also reflexed.
