What do you prefer, fixed sights or dial type on your bow. Poll

[Tbob]

I use a five pin fixed site.. I have a hard enough time just remembering to breathe and actually use my peep and aim when there is an animal in front of me. Less thinking and doing on my part at "go time" is waaaay better for me! Maybe it's because it's such a rare occurrence when there's actually an animal within distance in front of me 

[Russ McDonald]

I have a HHA single pin slider on my Bowtech, I just bought a Hoyt Turbotec and put a MBG Ascent 4 pin slider on it.  Haven't had a lot of time to get out to the range but I have it sighted in at 20 and 30 yards.  So I have enough pins to go to 50 yards.  Then I can use my last pin to used on the dialed yardage.  The problem I had with fixed pins is they are grouped close together and they just seemed to blur together for me.

[trophyhunt]

A 4 pin slider sounds like the best of both worlds, 20-50 yards covered and if the shot ends up farther you shouldn't be seen and have time to adjust. Thanks for the opinions.

[SGTDuffman]

I have fixed pins on my compound, and obviously nothing on my longbow. The instinctive stuff from longbow has come in handy with the compound though, for making really quick close snap shots, like I did on a coyote last year. He ran perpendicularly across straight in front of me at about 8 yards and made it to about 15 and quartering away in the time it took me to draw, but I drilled him right behind the front leg, through all his vitals, and he did a little somersault before he quietly expired.

[Machias]

Since I don't shoot over 40 yards, ever, I have two fixed pins.  90% of my hunting is done out of a tree stand and 95% of my shots are under 25 yards.

[earlmarne]

I keep buying slider sites and selling them.I am attracted to having a pin for shooting out to 100 for practice but can not for the life of me shoot em out that far without changing my anchor.
I recently bought and sold a BG ascent with 3 pins and got me a fixed 5 pin Axcel.I am really happy with it and its adjustments

[luckyman]

For bowhunting the only thing faster then fixed pins is no pins if you can shoot that way.

[RadSav]

I keep buying slider sites and selling them.I am attracted to having a pin for shooting out to 100 for practice but can not for the life of me shoot em out that far without changing my anchor.
I recently bought and sold a BG ascent with 3 pins and got me a fixed 5 pin Axcel.I am really happy with it and its adjustments

Nice sight!  If and when I shoot multiple pins it's usually the Axcel.

Anchor point change should be easy and very minute with your bow speed.  You may have your peep just a little high to begin with.  Very common mistake.

Randy Ulmer talks about long range shooting and the minor adjustment to anchor point.  I agree 100% with him.  He suggests you use the lower jaw bone as a reference point and never change it.  If you need to adjust for long distance just open your mouth a little.  Same anchor just a minimal change in peep to anchor distance.

[elk247]

I have a 5 pin slider, 20-60 is fixed and 65-120 is a fast move and you can aim dead on... I love it... best of both worlds.

any chance of the site dial getting turned accidentally, like in transport? That site sounds like the best of both worlds?

not for me, and I hunt some THICK stuff... it is very stout and once you move it to dial it is quiet and very easy to lock back in.

What sight is this? I have a spot Hogg 5 pin and am considering moving to a 7 pin maybe a Hogg it? Your system sounds like a good option also.

[AKBowman]

The less moving parts one now the better IMO. I feel the same about a rest. I know drop always are more accurate but not noticeably
More accurate fore than a whisker biscuit and the biscuit will never fail to drop away. Dials can break, get jammed up etc. I like fixed on my compound and I shoot instinctive with my recurve.

[RadSav]

CL and I have been using sliders since 1986 or 87.  Can't remember a single failure. 

Once back in '88 I forgot to reset to 30 and shot over a buck.  That's the closest thing to a failure I've experienced.  But I've used the wrong pin a few times with fixed sights.  So not sure stupidity is exclusive to sliders!

[Smoke]

I've never used a dial site yet, but like the idea of being able to dial in the exact yardage when you can and less cluttered site picture, dont like the idea of the extra movement to do so when that buck is close....   been looking at the black and gold sites... 3 pin with dial... think it might be the best of both worlds... set pins for 20,30, and 40... can dial it in for longer shots with the deer not so close as to see the movement and ya have the time to do so... just have to convince the wife to let me spend the cash

[trophyhunt]

I've never used a dial site yet, but like the idea of being able to dial in the exact yardage when you can and less cluttered site picture, dont like the idea of the extra movement to do so when that buck is close....   been looking at the black and gold sites... 3 pin with dial... think it might be the best of both worlds... set pins for 20,30, and 40... can dial it in for longer shots with the deer not so close as to see the movement and ya have the time to do so... just have to convince the wife to let me spend the cash

i agree with you, like the idea of three, maybe four.

[jackmaster]

i personally dont think you should hunt with a bow  you can barely hit anything with a rifle, you should try to perfect that before you take up something as complicated as a bow 

[trophyhunt]

i personally dont think you should hunt with a bow  you can barely hit anything with a rifle, you should try to perfect that before you take up something as complicated as a bow 

ha!! I'll put my huskemaw up against that little single shot you have any day!! Bee ouch!