Our traditional bows are commonly known by the nickname “Yak horn Bows” since wild yak horns goes into building the limbs of a standard bow. The concept of creating bows out of wild yak horns is very old. The wild yak horns were very big in size and are hence used a lot in the creation of bow limbs. Earliest known bows used in practicing archery were traditional bows. When the times changed, our own society also adapted to the changes and began to incorporate and adjust the new bows from outside.  At that time, the earliest bows available in the Qinghai plateau were recurve bows which sported an apple logo on its limbs.  Hence the popular term “apple bow” came into being given the unfamiliar pronunciation of the HOYT brand.  This so called nickname “apple bow” has stuck for a very long time. In the local scene, Hoyt bows are called “Apple bows”
For the majority of the Tibetan populace, their childhood curiosity in archery was deep rooted.  In around the year 1995, my own Tibetan village welcomed two kinds of ‘apple’ recurve bows. A bow weighing at 42 pounds and a 50 pounds variant.
Those were the days when recurve bows were dominant. Then the question arises on what kind of arrows we were using back then. For arrows in earlier times, we use arrows made with pine trees because it is hard to get bamboo in Tibet. Later bamboo arrows also made its way to our region. Lastly the aluminum arrows were used in target practice with recurve bows. It was apparent that the wooden arrows would break easily upon release and couldn’t bear the sheer draw force of modern recurve bows.  As far as the question of how the compound bows came into being, We have to first travel down the memory lane to discuss the gradual decline of Traditional recurve bows. With the introduction of compound bows in the year 2000’s (2003-2004), There was a significant increase FPS (speed of arrow) that came with a compound bow. At that time the archers didn’t accept the compound bow for a while. For the compound bow users have to shoot from over 100 meters while the actual target length was 80meters for recurve bows. Now a days the Recurve bow shooting distance has been shorten by 10 meters and shoot with 70 meters. Greater draw forces of the bows paved the way for better archery targets; The earlier Tibetan archery target is triangular shape made from mud. Compound bows produced a significant increase in the speed of arrows. It was more efficient and precise.  Awareness and interest in compound bows which was pretty new in the archery scene grew over time and the accompanying arrows also started to evolve.
In the developing stages of compound bows which was around the year 2008, Bows were transitioning from collective purchases to acquiring privately. Back then it would mean a purchase of 2-3 bows per village is common which were eventually shared by the archers during archery events. Fast forward to the recent years, almost every individual has now access to premium bows and the purchases made were mostly for private entities.
As archery equipment become readily accessible to the common people, different individuals from different livelihoods and financial backgrounds; farmers and nomads who otherwise were living a  secluded livelihood has suddenly taken interest in the archery sport.
Fast forward to the present and the most recent
Conclusion :  where it is headed?  How it is becoming a prospect for most. Business aspect, cultural aspect,