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Old 09-21-2004, 11:19 AM   #1
 
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Default What distance is your top pin set at????

I was clearing some shooting lanes and marking yardage last weekend. Around my stand a 20 yd shot is going to be a long one. I am sighted in at 20 but feel my best opportunities may come at distances somewhat closer than that. At 10 yd I am about 3 in. high. Would there be any disadvantage to changing my top pin to 15 yd and avoiding the need to hold low for shorter shots?? What is your experience?
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Top is set to 20. From 10 yards it's dead on as well.
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Old 09-21-2004, 11:28 AM   #3
 
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Top pin set to 20 yards.

I'm only 1" high at 10 so I don't worry too much.
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20 yards , my 10 yard shot is 3/4 to an inch high , most of my hunting setups have a 30 yard pin allso , and thats it 2 pins for me .
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20yards/30/40/60 (i only use the 60 for fun in the backyard)

my bow will shoot a little below the 20pin at 10
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I have 2 pins 15 and 30. I can use my top pin for everything from 10 to 25 and the bottom for everything else up to 30.
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My top pin is set at 25. So is my bottom one. With it I am dead on from 0-33 yards...

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18 yards. That's the shortest distance my rangefinder will range.
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My farthest pin is set at 35 and that is the farthest distacne that I feel comfortable shooting. Anywhere between 10 and 35 yards is right in my neck of the woods. My 20 yard pin does shoot about right on at 10 yards.
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30 yards on the first 40 on the second.
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