purpose for a level on the sight
 

whats the purpose for one
im my knowledge it doesnt matter if the bow is tilted? am i wrong
i think it just takes up space below my pins and am considreing prying it off what do you think?

RE: purpose for a level on the sight
 

INCORRECT

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Actually is does matter if the bow is canted to one side. Depending on wich way it is tilted there is more weight to that side of the arrow. If you are plumb when you shoot you have equal force on the arrow as a whole.

RE: purpose for a level on the sight
 

Did he just call you fat????:D:)

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im 16,6'2 and 145 wet but.. havent people hunted for..years...centuries without them?

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True - but the same could be said for cams, sights, releases etc.:D

If you sight in holding the bow level and then shoot canted, your pinscould have you shooting to the side you are canted. Could be off quite a bit at longer distances.
Steve

RE: purpose for a level on the sight
 

It is just another way for you to add consistancy to each and every shot. Almost like an anchor point. It does matter if you cant your bow, especially at longer yardages. Say you cant your bow to theright for a right handed shooter, (top limb tilted towards the right), it will move your pin up and to the right from the level position. If you are sighted in at level, this cant will cause you to shoot low and left.

Years ago, when I shot fingers release and I first put a sight on my bow, I noticed that my 4 sight pins were angled to the right when I held the bow level. They looked like this.
0 20
030
0 40
0 50

The top pin was furthest left and the bottom pin furthest right. I hope this diagram stays intact when I post this. But anyway, the level is to help the archer keep his bow level while executing shots and help to consistantly keep the pins in the same location.

I hope this helps.

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You're Plump.... Not Fat.[8D][8D][8D] AND, yes it dos matter if the bow is level. the closer you get to laying the bow on it's side(worse case sceneriokant)the worse you shoot.;);)

RE: purpose for a level on the sight
 

I know I use mine but didn't Fred Bear cant his bow ? Does it matter if it's a recure or a compound?

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Fred Bear didn't have sight pins, he shot instinctive.

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Ah, you areso right;).

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Obviously Fred Bear was repetitive when he canted his bow. Just as long as you can repeat it everytime it dont matter what you do, but it sure is a bad habit to form.

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Just another BS feature that you don't need. Do you think Fred Bear needed a "level" onhis bow to let him know if his bow wasn't leaning? Of course not!

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All depends on what distances you shoot and how accurate you are, or how good your form is. Most I have seen shoot recurve cant the bow, I think it has something to do with keeping the arrow on the shelf while drawing and holding. Not sure because I don't shoot traditional.

It really doesn't matter what you do, as long as you do it the SAME EXACT way every time. If you cant the bow on one shot, and then don't on the next it will change the impact point of the arrow. The farther the distance, the more it will be off. Using a level helps keep the bow the same for every shot.

Do you need one? No, I don't even use a peep sight most of the time at hunting distances let alone a level. However if you are trying to be the most accurate you can be it would certainly help. Unless you have perfect form from shot to shot.

Paul

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For shorter shots (-20yds-20yds) not a lot, past 20yds, if your off just a little bit it will throw that arrow way off.

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Fred Bear shot a recurve. The arrow was very close to his hand. Recurve shooters can get away with it because the arrow is on the axis of rotation as you cant your bow. With a modern compound, the arrow is a couple of inches above the hand. When you cant a compound, the arrow is moved a much greater distance off the target line. This is why you miss more when canting a compound than with a recurve.

Shoot a couple of groups with your bow tilted in varying degrees and see what happens. You'll see why the level is there...

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Sometimes he did and sometimes he didn't. I agree with gzg38bthatwith recurve bowsthe arrow is almost at the deadcenter of the axis, and in theroy you could even hold the bow upside down and it should shoot the same provided you could hold the arrow on the shelf before being released.