RE: Arrow Speed, Misjudged Yardage & Ethics
I've noticed a few negative statements regarding using one pin to 30 yards. I'm one who does this, but I don't hold dead-on at every yardage in between. I know that at point blank range, I need to hold a bit high, at 20 yards, I'll be holding a couple inches low, at 25 yards I'll be right on and at 30 yards, I'll be holding a few inches high.
If a target is out there in the 30 yard vicinity, I'm holding a few inches high. I don't need an extra pin to gap this. Same at 20 yards. Am I always within a yard or two on estimating distance? Nope, probably almost never. But I know if the deer is close or further out, how to compensate with one pin. I can hold 1" groups per 10 yard distance, which is definitely better than the average bowhunter. Do I need to know the exact yardage to kill a deer 99% of the time? No, at least not for the last 32 years of bowhunting I haven't. Is using one pin to 30 yards on a moderate speed bow, unethical? Not at all if you know how to shoot it.