Anchor Site

[coachcw]

just find a consistant anchor point ! no need for that thing.

[MAVsled]

love my anchor site.
I shoot better and tighter groups now out to longer yardages. Of course practice helps.

For me, don't have to worry about vision in low light thru a peep any longer, or string twist/peep alignment problems, or sun glare thru peep hole. And it does help with a consistent anchor point. Most of the time now I don't pay attention much to the Anchor site when shooting. But that big AZ coues buck last year at 65 yards severe downhill, I made sure to check my alignment at a quick glance with the anchor site before the shot.
And my 5th pin set at 60 yards, I can effectively shoot out to 70-75 yards if needed in the right conditions (eg no or light wind) using the Anchor sight scale. Per their instructions, it has become a 6th and 7th pin. But you need to practice the elevation view adjustments thru the anchor site to shoot higher arc and thus longer ranges.
More pricey than a peep but for me, worth it.

practice, practice...no matter what you use.

[Wildsau]

Best bet would be to contact WDFW and get their reading.

[jechicdr]

WDFW probably knows even less about the anchor sight.  You cannot look through it and see your target behind it.  It is not a "scope".

[Archery King]

Legal or not legal its why cant you just shoot with a regular peep like the rest of the world?  there are thing out the called a "gimick" and that is one of them.

[jechicdr]

Legal or not legal its why cant you just shoot with a regular peep like the rest of the world?  there are thing out the called a "gimick" and that is one of them.

Why not shoot traditional gear, skip the peep altogether.  Why not throw out your dropaway rests, your compound bow letoff, your bow sight, your release, your stabilizers, your carbon and aluminum arrows, your plastic vanes, your metal broadheads, your custom strings.

The peep has some strengths, simplicity being one.  It has some weaknesses, namely the amount of light it lets through and having to line up your peep with your anchor point and some people the end of their nose.  I don't know about most people, but my nose is not right under my eye...not even the one in the middle of my forehead.  The rubber tubing on my last peep would break about every 30th shot.  Next argument would be to get a tubeless peep and spend all my time getting my peep to line up.

The Anchor Sight is a tool, and it works well for everyone that has one that I have heard from.

[boneaddict]

Their words......Scope

I wouldn't call it that but then again, I think its a worthless gimmick.  Good discussion

[MAVsled]

Legal or not legal its why cant you just shoot with a regular peep like the rest of the world?  there are thing out the called a "gimick" and that is one of them.

in the early 80's: there were no peeps and the only release were your fingers...even on the compounds back then. no loops or release  triggers etc.
my early bows were a Bear Whitetail Hunter and later a Jennings T-Star Hunter. My sight pins were metal with fingernail polish applied to the ends. and a 55lb Bow took some pulling-pushing to draw back too

[Archery King]

The advancements in archery have come a long way in the last ten years but they need to stop somwhere.  I supose all you "Anchor Site" junkies want to put twelve power scopes on your muzzleloader as well and turn it into a basic rifle?  These rules are in place for good reason to keep the sport what it is supose to be HARDER THAN RIFLE!!!  Play along or pick up a bang stick. 

[jechicdr]

You're probably right...the Anchor Site gives us so much of an advantage, might as well hunt the rifle season.