a sling assembly for hands free carrying of a compound archery bow . weight adjustment screws , components of a conventional bow , are employed to attach the sling assembly thereto without structurally modifying it . however , once the sling assembly has been so attached , the bow must be retensioned prior to use . included in the sling assembly are two small brackets which are mirror images of each other and have first and second arms set at an obtuse angle to each other . each bracket defines a pair of longitudinally extending prongs which can be slid into position around a weight adjustment screw without actually removing it from the bow . the sling assembly also includes a flexible strap secured to the brackets with the use of elongated slots formed in each of them . in use , the brackets are mounted on a bow in such a way that the elongated slots are disposed close to the bow . the sling is held out of the way when the bow is fired , being disposed either to the right or to the left of the bow handle , depending upon the orientation of the brackets .