High impact bow and associated methods

A high impact bow for firing an elongate arrow at a high rate of travel, the high impact bow comprising:

• a grip member having an upper end portion and a lower end portion positioned substantially opposite the upper end portion;
• an upper arm extending outwardly from the upper end portion of the grip member, the upper arm having a distal end portion and a first predetermined length;
• a lower arm extending outwardly from the lower end portion of the grip member, the lower arm having a distal end portion and a second predetermined length that is substantially shorter than the first predetermined length of the upper arm;
• and
• a draw string connected to the respective distal end portions of the upper arm and the lower arm.

A method of firing an elongate arrow from a high impact bow, the method comprising:

• gripping a high impact bow along a lower portion of the body thereof;
• engaging the elongate arrow with a draw string of the high impact bow;
• and
• pulling the draw string back along the lower portion of the body of the high impact bow so that the draw string can be drawn further than if drawn from a medial portion of the body of the high impact bow.