Single pin bow sight????

[dc]

OK, went to local archery shop yesterday to check out the chance of adding a pin or 2 to my tru glow 5 pin sight.  Was informed that yes it could be done.   BUT, why not go to a single pin sight, for various reasons etc, etc, etc.  It actually made sense.  Mind you I'm fairly new to archery hunting, and lots of things make sense to me.  But I seem to still try and put the round peg in a square hole.  I guess my question is does anybody use the single pin?  Why or why not.

[jstone]

I just bought the G5. It has 1 pin that you set say 25 or what you want. then it has an adjustable pin. I shot with it last weekend did good, will hunt with it this year to see how good it does in the wild

[yajsab]

It's a personal choice.  For me, I don't like single pin because your limited to whatever distance the pin is set at.  There are also slider pin which I find it difficult to operate or introducing more mistakes when that opportunity presents.  I like 3 fixed pins.

[whacker1]

i shoot an adjustable single pin - but I am also new to archery

[dc]

I was told that you zero at 20 and mark the spot.  Move adjustment and zero at 60 and mark the spot.  Then your bow speed it put into a computer and it prints out a program that you attach to your sight.  And it will hit the spot at whatever you set it at.  Once again it makes sense, but I might be described as an  idiot.  Maybe not idiot, but more uninformed as a bow hunter

[coachcw]

I now shoot fixed pins . In the past Ive short a sightmaster with two pins top pin adjusts to the scale and the bottom pin adds aprox 20 yards in a pinch . I'm thinking of going back to that method .

[backyard bucks]

i have used the sightmaster as well with the single adjustable pin and have never that i can remember having a issue with it for hunting.
i keep it on 30 yards usually and when calling or stalking if i see something i adjust to what i feel that animal is at or will be at when it is coming in.
it is a personal choice on what a person likes to use.. for me i like that second to collect my thoughts and move my sight.

[PA BEN]

I've shot targets and hunted w/3 pins for years. I killed two elk at 60 yds and one w/tail at 50 yds. Most are within 15 to 25 yds. I know of guys who have several pins and when the shot comes they use the wrong pin. If you have a fast bow, 3 pins is all you need.

[BowForElk]

I bought a bow that came with a single pin "pendulum" SP? sight it was adjustable and have a place to mark yardages and you just turn the knob say 20,30,40,50 yrds etc and it was set but the pendulum part was for tree stands it was on an axis and the sight stayed vertical as your bows angle changed.

Long and short It was a pain in the ass and i swapped to a 3 pin.

http://media.basspro.com/images/articles/Bowsight_pendulum_truglo.jpg

[carpsniperg2]

i started with a single slider but will never go back, try being at full draw and have a elk or bear or deer be at 40 yard which your pin is set at. draw your bow and then have it run to about 15 yards from ya and you are at full draw not very easy to mess with that is why i switched never happened in the field but that is what i was affraid of with a single pin.

[Bscman]

I'm or 4 or 5 pin kind of guy.

My new Limbsaver Speedzone is pretty much set with one pin out to 35-40yds...but I tend to practice to about 80yds. I may not use them while hunting, but long shots are fun at the range.

I've not yet "confused" pins and over/undershot a target or animal, and it's nice knowing exactly where to hold at 60yds...rather than "hold-over" and hope I got it right. JMHO.

[bonkellekter]

My dad has used a single pin sight for 10-12 years. It is adjustable but he leaves it set at 20 yards and compensates for yardage the way you would  with crosshairs on a rifle. I'm not sure how he does it but he has put down atleast 10 bull elk with that setup. I like my multi pin fixed sight.

[xXx Archery]

I shoot 1 pin...I set it for 30 yards and will shoot elk at 40 and under with out moven the sight.
...with a single pin I never use the wrong pin...

[520backyard]

I use the HHA single pin adjustable sight that can be set to the yardage. When I am hunting I have it set at 30 and given the time to range and adjust, set it to whatever yardage I need. It is a good set up and havent had it screw me up yet. I can get 10 to 80 yards with it and have had really good luck so far with it.

[let.it.fly]

single pin adjustables are great sights... for target shooting/3d. but when you on a stock and an oppertunity presents only breifly are you going to have time to range then adjust your sight. they are great sights when you have all the time in the world. but of the handfull of deer i have killed only one gave me the time it would take to get this all done. i like the flash point fix sight by black gold. great sight.