Swamp Dog,

It depends on how you hunt and how you practice.

I have been using an HHA optimizer slider sight for quite a few years now. Great sight. I liked it because my shots were normally between 15 and 25 yards, and I could just set it at 20 and compensate slightly.

The only problem with that is that you may have to compensate a lot with a slower bow (such as mine). Shots a lot closer or further away are going to take more thought than they would if you had specific pins.

I like the slider though because I can practice out to 80 yards with it. I dont know if you like to practice that far, but it really helps your confidence at shorter ranges. It also allows you to practice ANY distance without the clutter of multiple pins distracting you.

I must warn you though, unless your bow is fast and able to utilize one pin from 10-30 yds with minor compensation, I dont suggest using a single pin slider. Im getting away from single pin sliders now...leaning towards two set pins or better yet.....

Take a look at the multi pin sliders, they have three pins but the ability to slide. I dont know that I would keep three pins on it, but two is not distracting and seems to be a good number for hunting where I do. Yet still allows you to shoot long range without distraction.

I loved the idea of two pins on a slider, so I altered my HHA. First I drilled a hole through the top of the scope. Then I cut off the base of a regular fiber optic pin. Using this "shaft" of a regular pin, I was able to slide the pin up into the hole and adjust it to be a decent gap from the existing pin. Then I tapped the hole that runs towards the pin from the front of the scope. I put a set screw in there and this locked the "new top pin" in place. I had to cut the fiber optic piece down and steam-bend it to fit the inside of the scope, I also held it to the pin using a tiny rubber band.

Now my old HHA optimizer sliding single pin sight, has two vertical pins. One from the top and one from the bottom. It works awesome, and allows me to set my sight at about 20 and 30 without having to compensate. I can still slide the sight down for practicing at longer ranges though.

I hope that helps---Matt