Pin Sight

Pin Sight
Please help me sight in my compound bow..?

I need to sight in my compound bow, I have a three pin sight and would like to know which sight should I sight in first.. Should I start from the closest distance to farthest or farthest to closest ? Any assistance would greatly be appreciated..
Should I start by sighting in my farthest distance first and then down..or should I start sighting in from my closest distance and move out to my farthest ?

Sighting in your sight. Best/easiest method I can suggest is one called the “Lewis Walking Pin” method. Named after myself a “few” years ago ;)

Start off by measuring a set distance for your middle pin range. 20 yards, 30, and 40 yards are good. Measure off the 30 yard range, the middle pin, and start from there.

You’ll need to tighten any one of your pins in place somewhere in the center of your sight for now and use that as the anchor pin. It doesn’t matter which one you choose nor if it’s even the least bit sighted in. It will be in two minutes. Nock an arrow, draw the bow, sight that anchor pin right on the cross/dot/whatever on your target and let it go. It won’t even come close to hitting the dot on the target but it still sights in the pin exactly.

Next step is to hold your bow at arm’s length again but undrawn and simply sight that first anchor pin right on the dot again same as before….and then adjust one of the other pins so it hits exactly where the arrow is sticking. Anchor pin on the dot, second pin on the arrow. That second pin is now perfectly sighted in at 30 yards.

Measure your closer range (20 yards), use the sighted in pin as the anchor pin now and loose another arrow. Adjust the next pin so it hits that new arrow impact spot. It’s now sighted in perfectly at 20 yards.

Walking the next pin, measure off your 40 yard range and use the sighted in 30 yard pin as your anchor pin. Put the 30 yard pin centered on the target and loose the last arrow. Where it hits, adjust the last pin.

Remember, anchor pin on the target, adjust the next pin to hit the arrow.

Biggest tip I can give you, though….practice, practice, practice! Work on your release, your breathing, your elbow cant etc until it all works.

Welcome to the sport, sir!

Archery Tips : Understanding the Pin Sight in Archery

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

Comments are closed.