Newbie here or just a dummie!! I just got my Hoyt AlphaMax 32 Bone collector bow today. I know I need to practice alot but I'm little confused what a pin sights is for. My pin sight is Hoyt avid micro adjust sights 3 pins!! Top Green, middle Orange and bottom is yellow!!! pinstripes
Not 100% sure what you are asking, but I believe you are wondering what pin is for what distance? Top one is usually for 0-20yds and your next one for 30yds and your next for 40yds when you get that far Hope this helps!
What i need is a pin sight 101 crash course?So when Im shooting I should look at top sight if its 0-20 yards and so on?
Pin, most guys set their top pin sight at 20 yards. For example if your top pin is green, you should place your green pin on the bullseye when you are 20 yards away and the arrow should strike true. Your middle pin would be 30 yards with the same applying. For a 25 yard shot, you should place your green pin just a tad high to off-set the 5 yard increase over your green pin. I wish you the best of luck with your bowhunting. Please ask as many questions as possible, many people would be glad to answer and help. Brett
Well first of all you will personally have to shoot the bow and set the pins for a given distance. Start close and shoot at say 8-10 yards with your top pin, see where you hit. If it's high of where you aimed, you can move the target back to say 18 yards. Once you get one pin set move to the next pin and set it for a yardage, say 28 yards. and so on. What you want to know is that to set pins you follow the arrow. This is a simple term that means if you hit high, move the pin up until you hit where you aim. If your hitting low move the pin you're trying to set down. Set each pin to a distance by using this method. Now to fine tune. Your distance is good but you are right of the bullseye. move the pin right, left move the pin left. For a faster bow like an alphamax i'd say set pins at 18 yards 28 yard and 36 yards. This will give you enough gap in the pins to make them out clearly.
Start out with your top pin centered in your peep sight. If your new to shooting bow in general, I would start out at about 10 yards to get the feel for it. -Now say your arrows are hitting to the left of your bullseye... move your pin sight to the left "chase the arrow" same if it shoots to the right move it to the right. -If it is shooting too high move your pin up... shooting to low, move your pin down...
Buckmaster, your answer is what I was looking for and along with the others. Thanks to everyone!!! Good luck hunting this year!
That's a heck of a setup for a starter bow, great choice in my opinion. The only thing that I can add to Buckmaster's post is; when your looking through the peep sight, center the outer ring of your bowsight in the peep, then put the pin on the target. Best of luck with the new bow, it's the one that I would buy if I had the money.
Pinstripe: Your pins are out of order. Green should always be in the middle. The human eye is naturally drawn to certain shades of green, which will cause you to subconsciously center your housing around the wrong pin, which causes "target panic." If I were you, I'd re-arrange those pins such that the green one is in the middle. You'll see your shooting improve dramatically. It also helps to have fletchings that match your pin colors. I'd probably strip my fletchings and go with 2 chartreuse and 1 white, such that it matches your top two pins. Here again, it's the aerodynamic properties at play, in conjunction with the human eye. Also, try practicing in the rain and on extremely windy days, which helps simulate live hunting scenarios.
I just got a new Viper site with .019 sites...4 sites.... You just have to go out and shoot...and shoot and shoot some more to get comfortable.... 1st pin: 0-20 green pin 2nd pin: 20-30 red pin 3rd pin: 30-40 yellow pin 4th pin: 40 out green pin I have been shooting everyday..i know exactly what yardage i feel comfortable shooting....i used to use the one pin for every distance....but no i love the 4 fix pin setup....it allows me to get more closer on inbetween distances...I would recommend getting a site that has a level on it..helps with torque in your hand and keeping the bow level and perpendicular to where your shooting...more straight shots...i love it..
