ORIGINAL: IL-Cornfed
I've used pendulum sights in the past, while the fad was somewhat popular, years ago and I'm convinced that their need is seriously exaggerated.
With a modern bow rig, shooting even modest arrow speeds a standard fixed pin set up will work perfectly and I have seen NO advantages of a pendulum. Also, most pendulums are just plain noisy.
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FAD? Not hardly, I just flat out prefer a pendulum over a fixed sight. Do I NEED it? No.
Sure, fixed pin sights work great, pendulum sights work great also. So, what's the advantage of using a fixed pin? My pendulum locks into place for ground shooting, and unlocks to allow shots from nearly straight down to 40+ yards without compensation.
Noisy? It wouldn't be on my rig if it was noisy.