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Old 07-21-2004 | 04:51 PM
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Default RE: Pendulum sights. Anyone use them?

they're only for lazy asses who dont want to bend at the waist with proper form, Boy oh boy nothing could be farther from the truth as the above statement.

I know for a fact that if you are in the habit of not bending at the waist the pedulum is not going to make up for it. Reason being is because you set the pin for a certain amount of drop in your bow arm. If the amount you drop your bow arm is not consistant your shots will not be consistant either. And guess what you can't be consistant by just dropping your bow arm on to the target. Any change in distance will make you have to drop your arm more or less just to get on target. Myth about pendulms makeing up for bad form is just that, a myth. If you don't believe me get one on your bow and go try to be consistant with it by standing up and just dropping your bow arm onto the target. You will find that you will be all over the place.

You will also find if you bend at the waist to get on target your angles will be consistant and so will your shooting.

To recap a pendulum will not make up for bad form as so many of you believe.

I started to use one last year because I felt like I was always guessing at the yardages. with 260 speeds it does make a small difference. With one pin I was hitting about where I was aiming. with the pendulum I can hit where I am aiming up to my maximium distance which is 28 yards for my setup. I feel more confident up there not haveing to decide if I need my pin a bit higher or lower.

Pendulum sights make up for bad form, gees if only it were true, you wouldn't have to pay attention to your form hardely at all. but it ain't true so you do have to pay attention to you form, anchor point ect. ect.
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