7-pin IQ Micro Sight Review

[dreamingbig]

2 to 3 weeks!  Season starts in two weeks!

[Band]

2 to 3 weeks!  Season starts in two weeks!

No problem, I'll be using the sight I've had for a few years.  Works fine for shots to 60 yards and I won't shoot an animal beyond that range anyway.

[mburrows]

I picked up this sight back in April and have been using it ever since.  Took a little extra work to sight in but it has been great.  I also have a Black Gold 7-pin and they are comparable.  Honestly, I think it all comes down to preference.  If your form is well off there is really no need for the retina lock but it is handy and interesting to see when your torquing your bow especially in unorthodox shooting positions (leaning, kneeling, etc.).  I'd rate it 5 out of 5 because it does exactly what I expected it to do.  I didnt buy the sight expecting it to allow me to shoot 5inch groups at 80 yards, I just wanted to see how and when I was creating torque.

[Band]

Follow up - I decided to give the sight another chance before sending it back for warranty service and here is what happened:
- The IQ moved all over the place during 2 shooting sessions and stayed relatively constant during 3 other shooting sessions.
- I found that the combination of wondering whether the IQ was right for each shot and having to monitor the IQ, the sight level, and the pin to be very distracting and my shooting absolutely went to h*ll.  Worst I've ever shot.
- I toyed with the 2nd axis adjustment many times to get it to accurately account for my natural cant on the bow but the adjustment was so imprecise for me that I never did get it right.
- I had to adjust my quiver in an odd way so the sight wouldn't be in the way when I removed the quiver, and even then it is a pain to do.

All things considered I couldn't see myself keeping the sight even if they were able to fix the IQ problem so I returned it.  For my needs, getting rid of the IQ and lowering the price a bit would make me a customer because I like many other things about it.

Got my old sight back on, dialed back in, and I'm shooting great.  Time for the season and not a moment too soon!

[returnofsid]

I've never used the IQ, but have found the idea interesting.  As for suggestions of other 7 pin sights...

I shoot the Fuse Carbon Interceptor 7 pin Micro Adjust.  The only reason I went with the 7 pin is because it was almost $100.00 less expensive than the 5 pin!  This was due to it being a non-packaged unit.

My 7th pin, completely bottomed out, I'm still hitting slightly low at 80 yards.  I 'could' fix this, by dropping the entire housing, and then raising each pin individually.  I may actually do this, eventually.  However, right now I'm shooting pins 1-6 great and I don't want to make that drastic of an adjustment right before the season starts.

I just know how low I'm hitting, at 80 yards, (about 10"), and compensate while practicing.  It's not like I'm going to take an 80 yard shot at an animal anyway.  At our club range, we do have 2 targets that are 80 yards. By compensating that 10", I'm able to score decent.

[Band]

My 7th pin, completely bottomed out, I'm still hitting slightly low at 80 yards.  I 'could' fix this, by dropping the entire housing, and then raising each pin individually.  I may actually do this, eventually.  However, right now I'm shooting pins 1-6 great and I don't want to make that drastic of an adjustment right before the season starts.

I just know how low I'm hitting, at 80 yards, (about 10"), and compensate while practicing.  It's not like I'm going to take an 80 yard shot at an animal anyway.  At our club range, we do have 2 targets that are 80 yards. By compensating that 10", I'm able to score decent.

I've arrived at the conclusion that I was having this same problem because my peep is too low on the string.  With your bow drawn, look at your sight from just above your peep and check out the way your pins move in the sight picture and you'll see what I'm talking about.

After the season is over I'm going to have the peep moved up about 1/2" and then get a different 7-pin sight.  Got my eye on the Trophy Ridge Hitman.