1 pin

MJ1 · 09-03-2008, 06:24 AM

for all the folks that have their bows tested for speed. How many fps will achieve 1 pin at 35 yards. Do I need to be in the 300s or will 280 be enough.

StraightArrowNY · 09-03-2008, 06:36 AM

Does your arrow hit in the same spot at 20 yards as it does at 35 yards? If not you should add a pin or adjust your hold up or down depending on yardage.

IMO, why would you want to guess that your adjusting your hold correctly when you could simply add a pin and know that you're holding correctly? Either way you need to know what yardage your shooting at.

Austin/WI · 09-03-2008, 06:51 AM

Very very few people can shoot 1 pin out to 35 yds and be as accurate as someone shooting multiple pins. Unless you're shooting a super light arrow most won't be hitting the same spot at the same point of aim out to 35 yds. If you want to shoot one pin, get one of the one pin adjustable sights. There are plenty out there that give the benefits of one pin and the benefits of having multiple pins/marks for multiple distances. I shoot a HHA Infringer, but there are many many others of these types of sites.

MJ1 · 09-03-2008, 06:51 AM

yardage is already set, I shoot instinctive switching to a 1 pin design. my goal is to use one pin out to 35. I want a new bow that will achieve that results. that is why I posted the question to all the folks that speed tested there bow.

Austin/WI · 09-03-2008, 06:58 AM

Well, to be honest, most of the top end bows from just about any manu. will be fast enough with the right arrow setup to achieve what you want to try. And I can't help but asking - if you want to shoot instinctive, why not go with a traditional bow? It just seems strange to me that you would want a very high end bow and then essentially guess on where to place your pin. JM2C.

MJ1 · 09-03-2008, 07:51 AM

Maybe I should change my question. with a 360 grain arrow how fast of bow do I need to shoot to stay in a 4 inch circle out to 35 yards. would 280fps do or do I need to be in the 300s.

Kanga · 09-03-2008, 08:03 AM

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ORIGINAL: MJ1

Maybe I should change my question. with a 360 grain arrow how fast of bow do I need to shoot to stay in a 4 inch circle out to 35 yards. would 280fps do or do I need to be in the 300s.

At what distance are you going to set the pin at 20,25,30 or 35?

MJ1 · 09-03-2008, 08:27 AM

itwould depend on how fast the bow shoots. I don't have the bow yet looking to buy one.

BGfisher · 09-03-2008, 08:47 AM

There probably aren't too many bows that can stay in a 4" circle with a single pin setting. How abouts we change the parameters a bit. Hows about we say 4" up and 4" down from center. That would be approximately top to bottom of the lungs on a deer.

With a 360gr arrow doing about 280 fps it might be possible. You'd probably have to sight the pin for about 28 yards. I've done this with bows shooting about 260 or a tad more, set for 25 yards and had about a 4" drop at 32 yards. The highest midrange point was just about 2" high at 18 yards.

The only real world way to find out is to get out and do it. See what you get. Charts and computer programs might give you an answer, but they don't take into consideration such things as wind currents,air densityand such.

drockw · 09-03-2008, 09:38 AM

one of the xforce bows could bring the speed, or the 82nd airborne by bowtech. both rated at 350fps. you could definately do it with one of those bows. my friend has and xforce and an x7 one for hunter class, one for senior, and his pins on the hunting bow setup are almost touching. its right around 310-320 fps. the 82nd would do the same i imagine.