sight question (not hunting related)

bkalbach · 11-17-2005, 04:35 PM

first, this isnt about a hunting bow or sight. if anyone can recommend any target archery forums i can check out, that would be great.

anyhow the question is, is it common for target bows to be set up with a sight that has a ring with a pin in it, but only to have the pin removed so i'm shooting through a ring and am just supposed to center the target in the ring? this is what my coaches provide and recommend but i cant get the hang of it. it feels completely unnatural to not have a pin in the sight.

thanks in advance if anyone can help with either of those.

gibblet · 11-17-2005, 04:43 PM

i've never heard of that. i know larry wise uses a lens inside the sight ring that has a very small ring in the lens that he centers over the 'x', but the whole ring, no.

but, if you can master that, and he gives you a pin, you're going to be nutso good.

bkalbach · 11-17-2005, 05:30 PM

no, this is like a 1/4" dia. ring with the pin knocked out

BGfisher · 11-17-2005, 07:48 PM

Yes, it is done. The effect is like having two peep sights--one on the string and the other on the sight. I used to shoot this way---well let's just say a few years ago. I actually used a 1/2" brass ring up front that accepted different size aperatures. I commonly used a 1/8" as this is what worked best for me.
The concept works because your eye centers the target in the ring, although not as precise as one might think. The results are sometimes amazingly accurate. Another reason it works is because most people want to see what they are aiming at, and covering it with a pin just messes with the mind. So with just the ring you can see the bullseye.
You see this more often in indoor target archery.

bkalbach · 11-17-2005, 07:57 PM

there is no peep sight on the string, and if it was only 1/8" i dont think it would be as big of a deal. this thing is at least 1/4" though. its so big i cant tell when the X is centered in it.

Arthur P · 11-17-2005, 08:38 PM

If you haven't talked to your coach about this yet, you really need to. Maybe he doesn't know you need a smaller ring because you've got such keen eyesight.

bkalbach · 11-19-2005, 10:18 AM

its like that, minus the pin. thats how big i'm talking about.

Arthur P · 11-19-2005, 01:33 PM

No doubt your coach has a plan for you and that big circle is part of it. It could be thathe is wanting you to learn to center the dot in the circle rather than concentrating so much on the X. The human eye is very good at centering concentric circles with one another,better at it than centering a ball in an X. I suggest youbuy into what he's teaching you and quit fighting against it.