As some of you may know, I purchased a new left handed 2013 Hoyt Element G3 a few days ago. It's set at 28" DL and 65 lbs. DW. In case this information is useful, in answering my questions, after the bow was set up and tuned, I ran 3 arrows through a chronograph. The average speed was 299.3 fps. I'm shooting GT XT Hunter 7595 weighing in at a total of 440 grains. The sight we went with was a Fuse Carbon Blade Interceptor 7 pin (only because it was actually less expensive than the 5 pin). Well, I'm attempting to do some research on this sight, maybe even find an instruction manual, with absolutely zero success! Why is that?? Anyway, how would you all recommend that I sight it in? I shoot the occasional 3D tournament but don't care about my score, and I hunt deer and elk. I've heard, that with newer bows, setting a 20 AND 30 yard pin can sometimes be a waste, as those pins end up so close together that they aren't both needed. Is this true? Should I set a 20, 40, 50, etc., skipping the 30 yard distance? OR, Should I set a 30, 40, 50 etc., skipping the 20 yard distance? OR, Should I just set 20, 30, 40, 50 etc? This is the first new bow I've owned. Previously, I had a 2004 Mathews SQ2 with a 3 pin sight and a 2007 Hoyt Vectrix Xt500 with a 4 pin sight. With these setups, I've kept almost all of my practice at 50 yards or less, occasionally stacking pins to attempt the 60 and 70 yard targets. So far, I've only shot it at 20 yards, in my back yard. I hope to get up to our club range this afternoon, where I can really put some distance shots through it! Any and all help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
20-80yards in 10 yard increments... i shoot a 6 pin Black Gold on my CS34 20-70yds and it works great. your bow must be supercharged, 299 is very fast. my Carbon Spyder 34 at the same draw weight, and arrow weight, and 3" more draw length is only shooting 281fps
I know nothing about chronograph do I suppose it could have been off. My 3 arrows measured 298, 297 and 302. I think I'll stick to the traditional 20, 30, 40, etc.
Luckily, I made the purchasing decision based on research I'd done, not on the faulty Chrono measurements...haha. Putting arrows through the chrono was just something the tech offered, as an afterthought.
