single pin vs multi pins. Thoughts?

[bloodhound]

you should just go with 2 pins and do a 20, 40, then just split the diff for 30.

[DoubleJ]

The main reason I want to go to one pin is to clarify my sight picture.  I shot a bit tonight and learned some things.  I know a zero'd pin at 20 yards with my current setup will shoot to point of aim in to 13 yards and out to 28.  At 5-10 yards, it's 1.5" high.  At 30 yards, it is 1" low.  At 35, it's 3" low.  At 40 yards, it's 6.5"-7" low. 

This is also why I can't do the 2 pin set up of 20 and 40 and splitting the difference.  If I split the difference for 30 yards, it would shoot about 3" high due to the smaller drop from 20 to 30 than from 30 to 40.

[bobcat]

I've got a three pin sight on my bow- 20, 30, and 40 yards. I've been thinking I could get by pretty well with just one pin. But for now I'm going to stick with what I've got. I'm only shooting 53 pounds and that's with a 26 1/2 inch draw. But even with that the pins are really close together, and only one pin would sure be nice as I would be able to see a lot more of the target through the peep.

[jechicdr]

Get rid of the Peep.  "Anchor Sight".  I shoot a 7 pin, and without having to look through a peep, I have a pretty open field of view.  My 40 and 60 yard pins are red and the rest are green.  I mentally group my pins (20 and 30 could be 1 pin and could cover from 6-35 yards with no more than a 4 inch drop, but I like the accuracy of being able to knock a grouses head off at 10-20 yards and not ruin any meat with the extra pin).  My 40/50/60/70/80 yards take a little thinking for the half distances so would not want to lose the 50 yard pin and definitely not my 70 and 80 (though I usually only do those at the range).  If I set my 40 yard pin (red) on an elks heart, it is dead anywhere from 6 yards to 40 yards.  Those would be the shots I would have to think fast on.

[DoubleJ]

I've got a three pin sight on my bow- 20, 30, and 40 yards. I've been thinking I could get by pretty well with just one pin. But for now I'm going to stick with what I've got. I'm only shooting 53 pounds and that's with a 26 1/2 inch draw. But even with that the pins are really close together, and only one pin would sure be nice as I would be able to see a lot more of the target through the peep.

My thoughts too.  Gonna wait until next year though.  Need practice with it