Twang-

You most likely noticed "Shure-Loc" sight bars, and there are other manufacturers that make similar items.

Other advantages? Well, you mentioned the moveable sight part already. And when you combine that with custom sight tapes that are tailored for you bow, you can dial in yardage for any situation. An absolutely fabulous program for this is www.archersadvantage.com

For anyone who is intent on shooting a lot of target archery outdoors with a sight bar, I consider this almost a must-have computer program.

A sight like this also makes it a snap to switch over to a scope instead of pins if you'd like. There is a removable endpiece that holds either the pin or the scope housing- switching between the two is easy.

Having the pins (or scope) way out in front of the riser will also show more movement resolution of the bow. That is, it will show "shakiness" or your holding instability more as well.

Pins farther out let you focus better on the target and pin combination- if the pins are closer to your eye they are more "out of focus" when looking at a 20yd target. And there is a huge range of pins and scopes to select from that fit on target sight bars. Anything from fiber pins, bulbs, circle hoods, up-pins, drop-pins, cross hairs, all sizes of scopes with a wide range of magnifications....

And sight bars like the upper-end Shure Locs, Toxonics, CBE, HTM, and others are NOT cheap! Easily over the $230 range, and that is not including the pins or scope in that price......

Edited by - Black Frog on 01/25/2002 07:31:04