This single pin is driving me nuts.

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  1. eric.landry.7583

    eric.landry.7583 Weekend Warrior

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    As you can see I'm grouping a little left. I've tried to follow my arrow, with adjusting the site but I'm not sure the site is even moving.


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    Are you going the right way with the sight? I always second guess myself and have to the re-check the instructions.

    What sight are you using?
     
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    I'd be careful shooting that many arrows at a single point
    you'll start replacing nocks and cracking arrows!

    I struggled with my left hand in how I held my bow when I first started shooting made it that I couldn't hit where I was aiming
     
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    Follow the arrow when adjusting
     
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    Are you sure it's the pin? Make sure to check your form. I've had this happen to me but then I come out the next day and they are too far left. The guy at the local archery store told me to only adjust the pins if for two days it's off
     
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    I've had the pin come out of an older HHA sight.

    Check that.


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    I had the same problem with my sight that had the pin coming up from the bottom of the housing.

    Once I switched back to a horizontal pin configuration, all was good again.

    I don't have any idea why it was that way for me.
     
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    You could be shooting too many arrows and getting tired I've done this a lot I've moved my sights and still shot is off the best advise I could give you is to shoot at a vertical line on the target don't worry about your height once you get your left and right set then shoot at a horizontal line until you're high and low are set then check it by shooting a small spot on the target aim small miss small if your off at all


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    I would suggest shooting at a smaller target like a 5 spot target. You need something that has a defined aim point not just a black blob

    If you don't have a 5 spot what works really well to get your horizontal aim is put a piece of tape vertically on the target.

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    how is your bow tuned? getting contact with your rest or cables? check your facial pressure(can be the biggest issue that guys don't even thing about), check your grip
     
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    Looks to me to be a pattern of slowly dropping your left, bow arm !!!! Possibly too much practivce
     
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    Didn't even think to tell you but it could be your axis on your sight too. Also a sign of an untuned rest
     
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    Looks like possible hand torque. I had that problem until my buddy at the bow shop watched me shoot. I was hold my bow with a closed grip. I had to open my hand, now when I shoot I hold my hand open. It was hard to get used to because I always felt like I was gonna drop my bow, but that same buddy asked me why I had wrist sling on my bow & the sling was there to keep me from dropping it.


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    I know this is a simple answer, breathe and relax. Don't over think it.
     
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    Had this happen the other day.... I add someone else shoot the bow I was working on and it was driving nails. Sometimes its your hand grip and you realize this when another person shoots

    you will get out of life what put in it
     
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    Shoot in front of others for a examination of form. Pro shop or another hunter.
    It's too hard to guess with so many variables
     
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    Also I never shoot in groups bigger than 5 and normally I shoot 3... It's a good enough base and the walk to the target gets me centered to begin again and focus on a group
     
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    your pin sight isnt blurry upon focusing is it?
     
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    Make sure your grip is loose and that your release hand is staying in place, I put my thumb behind my jaw to help notice when I'm moving it too much. I focus on form until the groups of three arrows are tighter than that, then move the sight, shoot another round of groups until it is really close to centered, then shoot single arrows at a water balloon filled with air and pay attention to form and shot process more than the sight. This past week I've been rushing the process which has made me less accurate, now I'm slowing the whole thing down and doing much better.
     

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