Hey there... Welcome to bowhunting! It is a lot of fun and exciting, but can be a little frustrating at times.

The best people I have talked to about bows is Len in MD, ArthurP, JeffB, and countless others. They will give you answers to all the questions you have.

Anyway, please tell the group here more about the bow. What make is it, what is the draw weight, length, what are the arrows that it shoots, etc... That way the above mentioned people will have an accurate image of what the bow is and the best way to help you.

My own personal advice is to start out small. Get a target bag at Wal-Mart or somewhere that' s cheap. Prop it up in front of a huge tree or maybe a big dirt pile. Stand only about 10 yards away... Use the top pin in the sites, or perhaps just sight down the arrow shaft and let it fly. It takes patience and practice.

The general rule to sights in bows is:

If you shoot too high. Raise the sight pins a little higher.
If you shoot to the left. Move the sights to the left.
If you shoot to the right. Move the sights to the right.
If you shoot too low. Lower the sight pins down a bit.

Butch' s golden rule: NEVER shoot with the bottom pin when in a close area (i.e. a backyard). You will sail the arrow right up over the target bag to " destination unknown" !!! [] The most common setups with bow sight pins (like mine: Tru-Glo 3 pin sights), is top pin: 20 yards, middle pin: 30 yards, bottom pin: 40 yards.

Good luck and have fun!

Butch