Abstract: An arrow hold down for use with a compound bow having bow string cables and an arrow rest and a cable guard bar mounted above the arrow rest, the cable guard bar extending rearward from the bow and having a cable block on the cable guard bar. The arrow hold down comprises a pivot block secured to the cable guard bar and a holding apparatus in the pivot block. The holding apparatus comprises a forwardly extending arm with a tip to press against an arrow on the arrow rest and a rearwardly extending trigger. The trigger has a transverse portion that is struck by the cables of the bow as an arrow is shot. The arrow is held on the arrow rest by the tip of the forwardly extending arm. The tip is disengaged from the arrow by the motion of the cables or bowstring as the arrow is shot from the bow.