Abstract: A compound bow having a handle, upper and lower limbs, and a bowstring. Upper and lower pulleys are mounted on the bow. Each pulley has a helical groove of three turns, one turn having a different diameter from the other two. Tension cables travel around two of the three turns of the pulleys. As the bowstring is drawn, the pulleys rotate 360 degrees, and the cables unwind from one turn and wind onto a different turn.

Abstract: An archery bow having spaced upper and lower pulley assemblies rotatively mounted on either end of the bow handle. Upper and lower limbs are pivotally mounted on either end of the handle. A bowstring extends between the tips of the limbs. A pair of tension cables connect the upper and lower limbs together, with each of the tension cables engaging one of the pulley assemblies. The tension cables further engage another set of pulley assemblies each rotatively mounted on the upper and lower limbs. Adjustment devices are provided to independently adjust the tension on the tension cables.