ORIGINAL: mobowhuntr
Well, I have mixed emotions on this one. Personally, I say the more the better. Even if you DON'T shoot a deer at 50 or 60 yards, it's good to practice from that distance. You can't practice from there if you only have 3 pins.
That being said, I am personally not a fan of multiple pin sights. For me, the pin gap is so small that when I try to aim, my peep is so full of pins it's not only confusing but just downright hard to pick the right one out. That's why I go with a single pin slider. I get all my yardages from 20 out to 70 and only need one pin, no clutter in my peep.
do you have to let down the string from full draw to set your "slider" site? they always looked like a person could not adjust the sight "on the fly" until you let down the string.
deer when spooky tend to jump around some. ive seen situations where a deer would be at 10 yards then in the blink of an eye hes at 30. seems like that maybe this type of sights down fall but then the multi pin gets confuseing like you said. (I have a 3 pin multi but i may get it swaped out for its 5 pin bro before next season.