I don't think we can stop it...I'm still back in the 80's, for that matter.
I got an idea for another bow. I have all these atlatl darts lying around, about 6 feet long, I'd love to make a bow that could shoot those. I think it would be too much for a man to handle, would probably need to be mounted on wheels, like a small cannon, and wound up. A good idea, I think.
As I recall... there were some fairly impressive arrow-launcher devices in medieval history that would fire some larger than usual bolts. I'm picturing an oversize crossbow on a carriage mount pulled by a pair of horses.
Seems perfectly suitable for the back of a pickup truck.
Hmm... one of those, a pickup truck, a six pack, and a bunch of rioting anarchist wannabe hippies... now we're talking quality entertainment. :-)
Evening Gents - There has been some foot bows from that era reproduced. Archer lays on his back, feet on the bow and pulls the string back with both hands. Can heave a big arrow quite a way. The ones I heard about were fairly long 7-8 foot or so. Wood design mechanics gets a bit different when dealing in those dimensions and weights, or so I'm told. Would be interesting to say the least in any event.