Fred Bear set himself seperate from all other bow manufacturing company by creating the 3 piece archery bow system. Bear was the first to invent this in the beginning of his career as a bow tech. He then went on in his career to make the 3 piece bow even greater by adding better equipment and subtracting the outdated equipment with newer, faster, lighter materials. Bear's bows were lighter faster and quieter than any other bow on the market in the prime of his career. A new modification came along with Bear's new bow when he had to put joints on limbs of the bow to attach them to the base of the bow. This added more flexibility and made the bow last twice as long and was safer to the modern hunter of his day.