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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: DoubleJ on July 23, 2011, 07:18:01 PM

Title: Pin problem, need help.
Post by: DoubleJ on July 23, 2011, 07:18:01 PM: 28" draw, 50lb draw weight

Top pin is set all the way to the top. It's dead nuts at 10-15 yards. It's 3" low at 20 yards so I moved the next pin up. It is as high as it can get, snugged up to the bottom of the top pin. It's 2" high at 20 yards and dead nuts at 25. To me, a 5" gap between 15-25 yards is a lot of margin for error. What can I do?
Title: Re: Pin problem, need help.
Post by: hughjorgan on July 23, 2011, 07:36:49 PM: Why are u sighting in at 10-15? Start at 20 it should shoot pretty much the same as 10 yards.
Title: Re: Pin problem, need help.
Post by: jechicdr on July 23, 2011, 08:00:30 PM: The flat part of your trajectory is probably between 5 and 20 yards, so having a 10 yard pin is useless. My 30 yard pin is also the pin I use dead on for 6 yards and anything between 6 and 30 yards is within an inch of my 20 yard pin. My bow is flat shooting enough that I can use my 30 yard pin between 6 and 35 yards and still not be off the mark by any more than 3 inches.
Title: Re: Pin problem, need help.
Post by: bloodhound on July 23, 2011, 10:24:24 PM: i would sight your first pin for 20, if its 2-3 inches high at ten yards it wont matter cuz it will still kill if your aim is centered on the kill zone on a deer or elk.
Title: Re: Pin problem, need help.
Post by: Button Nubbs on July 23, 2011, 10:48:20 PM: are you changing your anchor? :dunno:
Title: Re: Pin problem, need help.
Post by: DoubleJ on July 23, 2011, 11:08:46 PM: Quote from: Button Nubbs on July 23, 2011, 10:48:20 PM
are you changing your anchor? :dunno:

Just draw weight. Had to go from 70 to 50
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Post by: Recurve-Elk on July 24, 2011, 11:29:28 AM: I feel the lowest pin should be set for 20 yards. Then just practice to figure out how low you need to put the 20 pin for 10. Thats what I always did. I think I would put the 20 pin about 2 inches below where I wanted to hit for 10 yard shots.
Title: Re: Pin problem, need help.
Post by: DoubleJ on July 24, 2011, 11:59:50 AM: Well, I went out today and now I got a new problem. I sighted the pins from 20-40 with 5 pins in 5yd increments. the pins are right on top of each other. I obviously don't know what I'm doing :chuckle: After 20 arrows, my arms were shaking bad. Bows need bench stands like rifles have.
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Post by: bloodhound on July 24, 2011, 12:05:12 PM: dont do 5 yard increments. go 20, 30, 40, 50, and so on.
Title: Re: Pin problem, need help.
Post by: DoubleJ on July 24, 2011, 12:09:57 PM: Quote from: bloodhound on July 24, 2011, 12:05:12 PM
dont do 5 yard increments. go 20, 30, 40, 50, and so on.

I'll give that a go. I hate doing this for one more year of archery. Converting to x-bow next year but, I figure I'll set this bow up as best I can for this last year and then it'll be set for my oldest when he's ready to turn to archery.
Title: Re: Pin problem, need help.
Post by: buckfvr on July 24, 2011, 01:11:14 PM: At 50lbs, you may want to use just 3 pins, 20, 30, 40.....with the 30 yard pin dead center of your sight window. Also, you should be using a lighter spined, lighter weight shaft at 50lb than you were for 70. You may also want to use an 85gr broadhead as well. Make sure you are not tipping your head up or down to see through your peep....peep in the neighborhood of 5 1/2 to 6 inches or so, above top of arrow nock, depending on your head size and shape, but look through the peep level headed.
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Post by: Recurve-Elk on July 24, 2011, 07:16:11 PM: Quote from: bloodhound on July 24, 2011, 12:05:12 PM
dont do 5 yard increments. go 20, 30, 40, 50, and so on.

+1
Title: Re: Pin problem, need help.
Post by: BowBender87 on July 25, 2011, 02:15:57 AM: Keep things simple....1 pin.... :tup:
Title: Re: Pin problem, need help.
Post by: Recurve-Elk on July 25, 2011, 08:27:17 AM: Or if you really want to go simple. Just lose them all :chuckle: