RE: From which direction do you put the pin on target?
Most of the " Pros" come down from the the top. The reason? It is easier to stop and hold the site where you want it on on the way down rather than " lift" the bow to the site picture. It is intricately tied to panic target in a subtle way. As has already been mentioned some will " freeze" in an attempt to get on target on the way up. You have to " push" the weight up and this only adds to the handicap. Letting the bow " float" down on the target is an easier route to take, you are not fighting with so many different variables in your muscles and head.
....If the above statements make sense to you, then you deserve the Einstein award for intelligence and intellectual capacity. When I read what I just said it didn' t communicate my reasoning very well. No time to change it, got things to do.