All you hunting in treestands
 

Do you use a pendulum sight or a fixed pin sight, and if you use a pendulum sight how high are you in your treestand

Thanks

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

Fixed. With todays fast bows I can't imagine needing a pendulum. Lots of guys are going to just one pin. I myself shoot a 70# Trykon with a 3 pin fuse sight and my 10 and 20 yd pin are the same. 30 and 40 yd pins are stacked as tight up against them as you can go. I myself would not even look at anything but fixed pin sights.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

I use a Red Dot Scope. It's like the fix pin but its ten times better.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

No need here for anything other than a fixed pin. Ive never had a problem shoting from a stand at even super high heights. I usually practice from an elevated position on a regular basis.

Jay

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

Fixed. I hunt treestands alot, but I also stalk and hunt on the ground also, so a pendulum really doesn't make sense for me. Plus, being out here on the plains, shots can sometimes be a little longer than what a single pin will cover.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

Why have a 10 yard pin? Why not have a 20, a 35 and a 45! Doesn't make any sense to have two pins for the same range!

I have a five pin fixed. I do more ground hunting, elk and antelope, than I do from a tree stand for whitetail.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

I use fixed never seen the need for anything else. Just bend at the waist and your all set. I use colored tape to mark off 20 and 30 yards in 4 directions. This has worked for me for 30 years ever since they came out with sight pins so it just goes with the old saying "if it ani't broke don't fix it.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

I use fixed pin sights. Just bend at the waist to keep your shooting form the same as when you are standing on the ground. Do not drop your bow arm to aim.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

I use Keller pendulum sight. Only disadvantage is shooting steep uphill and downhill,more practicesand you will be okay. No more guessing what pin I'm going to use, just aim and shoot. I setup my treestand about 16 feet high, it works great for me. Wouldn't go back to fixed sight unless I'm shooting3d's and competitions.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

i've used both and say that i liked the pendulum a little better in the tree, but hated it on the ground b/c u could only shot one range consistenly unless u was good at knowin wheter to hold high or low. If u hunt primarly on stand then it may be a good choice, but as a lot have said with the faster bows of today it really aint needed, unless u are bad at judgin distance.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

Fixed for me because pendelums suck.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

fixed pin...

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

Fixed Pin. Never tried a pend.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

I'd rather use a pin instead of a pen. L O L

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

No sight for me.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

I'm shooting a PSE Bruin that gets a rated 295fps, but since i'm only pulling back 50lbs with a draw length of 27in i can't imagine that i'm shooting faster then 245fps. With a slower bow like this it is harder to be accurate because the arrow drops much faster and that means i have to be muchmore precise on my range estimation. This is why i thought that a pendulum sight would probably work better for me then a fixed pin sight.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

Fixed pin vertical sight, 3 pins at 20-30-40 works good.

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

fixed pin for me

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

Wow, I have to be a minority here... I'm shooting a new Vital Bow Gear Camelback pendulum sight.

It's a great sight for the money and has a lock-down feature in the top/back of the sight. I've sighted it in for 20 yards on flat level ground and am good to go. I also shot it from up on my back porch roof, shooting downwards at 5 yards, and it was dead on into the Block 4x4 target. With my bow shooting roughly 267 fps, I am probably good to about 30 yards at best with it. But the best thing is there is no guess work involved. 17 yards, 22 yards, 9 1/2 yards, etc... it doesn't matter. You're dead on no matter what. [8D]

RE: All you hunting in treestands
 

For the longest time I used a pendulum, I liked the ability to aim and hit exactly whereI wanted. Not aim a little low close, little high far. BUT I got used to shooting fixed pins again last summer and when the time came I kept them on for the season. 3 perfect shots later, I think I'll stick with my fixed pins for a while. It's really just a matter of preference, and what you are used to.