of a tensionable member of the bow the take up is positionable about an axis parallel to an axis of the pulley assembly and lockable thereto modified forms of the take up disclose various locking arrangements application_number US 75438496 A description with continuing attention to the drawings wherein applied reference numerals indicate parts similarly hereinafter identified the reference numeral 1 indicates generally a compound archery bow the bow includes a riser 2 from which project upper and lower limbs 3 and 4 a hand grip is indicated at 5 tensionable bow members of the bow include cables 6 and 7 which are further tensioned by displacement of a bowstring at 12 during drawing of same typical rigging of a compound bow includes the ends of cables 6 and 7 being secured to devises 8 9 with the remaining end of each cable 6 and 7 being entrained and secured thereto about a portion of a pulley assembly of the type indicated generally at 10 during drawing of a bow pulley assemblies are partially rotated about pivot pins such as at 13 14 carried by the bow limbs with the effective length or run of each cable being reduced to impart.