Changing a Bowsight

After 10 years with adjustable I just went back to multi-pin site with my new bow. I do a lot of spot & stalk shooting pigs and I hated having to move the site. Never failed that the 25 yard shot distance i think I'm going to get will suddenly change when a shot presents itself at 10 yards or 50.


As for how close it is to season, I can get a new site dialed in within a couple days of shooting. I just walk outside every hour or so and take 5-10 minutes to fling a group of arrows, adjust, and come back in an hour to try again.

Physically changing a bow sight takes no time at all. It’s just a matter of practicing enough to get used to using a slider so you don’t forget to adjust it when it’s crunch time

That's true but those sliders will have 1st, 2nd, And 3rd axis to level.

You don’t have to pick between the two. I shoot 20,30, and 40 with my three pins. I have an indicator for my center pin and bottom pin. The top indicator on 30 is as high as my sight goes and that’s “home” where my pins are 20,30,40. I use my center pin like a dialing sight until I get to 95 or so and I have to switch to my bottom pin so my fletchings don’t hit my sight.

If I have time to dial in a hunting scenario I will dial my center pin, if the animal gets a little further, I know the yardage my bottom pin hits at.

I know people think dialing is unnecessary but I’m shooting a 440 grain arrow at 281 fps this year. It’s dropping nearly 2 inches per yard at 40 yards. If the animal is between 39 any 43, you should know which one it is and where to aim. At 50 it’s almost 2.5 in per yard. Don’t get me started on the ranch fairy setups and how much they are dropping per yard.