Gettin' old.....don't see as good as I used to
 

Still in the novice stages of bowhunting and archery.....so this might be a dumb question (which would be appropriate).

When I look through my peep at my sight ring (I center the entire sight ring...not a particular pin).....my pins seem "elongated". I know my eyesight isn't what it used to be....and glasses help to some degree when I shoot 3D.....but not to the degree "I" want them to. I want to see the pin more clearly.

What is the solution? I don't want to have to fool with hunting with my glasses on.....and, honestly.......even the glasses don't accomplish what I'm after.

I need a 'lil help, guys.

Sincerely,

Gummer

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Gummer? Shoot with both eyes open.

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Moho....

I do shoot with both eyes open. I'm using a .019 top and second pin....and I really don't want to have to got to sight pins that remind me of a child's set of keys.

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I hear you Jeff. I got them damn floaters that bounce around in my eyes. If bigger pins would help I would do it.

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I hear talk about "lenses" and "accentuators" (guys, don't laugh....that's what comes to mind :)).....and there has to be a way to correct this. I want to be able to hunt with it, too.

In the overall scheme of a 30 yd or even a 40 yd shot.....it's not been a big deal as far as accuracy. It's just annoying. I'd like to have a totally clear sight pin picture before I pull the trigger.

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I know.

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Lasik?

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BB....If my sight limited me more than it does....I'd look into it. I wear progressive bifocals at my desk.....but I'm not restricted to them for driving or everyday "life".

I have found that.....lately....I can discern the decline in my eyesight. I can still spot a hot lady on the beach through hordes of lesser creatures.....at distances unfathomable to mere mortals and my wife.

But....that elongated sight pin bothers me.

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Jeff, what you're referring to isa clarifier that is commonly used in combination with a lens on competition sights. They can clear up the blurry pins giving you a clear view of your target and the pin. I would use one myself, but it doesn't bother me too much because I have good eye sight and the largest they come in is 1/8".

Check it out:

http://www.keystonecountrystore.com/Archery_Equipment_-_Supplies/Archery_Peep_Sights/Specialty_Archery_Super_Peep_Kit/Page_2/PEP2038903.html

http://www.keystonecountrystore.com/Archery_Equipment_-_Supplies/Archery_Peep_Sights/Specialty_Archery_Super_Peep_1_x_8_Aperature_-_Number_1_Lens/Page_3/PEP195102.html

http://www.keystonecountrystore.com/Archery_Equipment_-_Supplies/Archery_Peep_Sights/Specialty_Aperature_Super_Peep_Hunter_1_x_4/Page_3/PEP2270604.html

http://www.keystonecountrystore.com/Archery_Equipment_-_Supplies/Archery_Peep_Sights/Specialty_Aperature_Verifier_6_Apt_1_x_4/Page_3/PEP2270704.html

Added more links including one for a 1/4" hunting peep.

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I have a different problem...

Everytime I look through my peep, I see GMMAT? Sometimes he's in the kitchen with his family, other times he may be alone in the family room. Usually it is dark out side and I'm hiding in the shrubs...

It's weird I tell ya, weird...










Just kidding man...

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BRy....

Right now I use a G5 Meta peep.Isn't my current peep larger?

That's the kind of stuff I'm looking for, though. Does anyone make one of these that would be as large as my G5?

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Jeff, recheck my post I added some more links. In fact, Keystone has a 1/4" super peep and the verifiers for it. This is intersting. I just wonder how much more it weighs than the Meta Peep.

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Shoot without a peep;)

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I shoot up to about 25 yards with both eyes open, but due to blurring and some double vision, at about 30 yards I have to use my dominant right eye only.
Of course it is not an exact deal and depends on outside light, but when I'm having a little trouble with my pin I close my left eye.

It doesn't seem to affect my shooting (in fact I seem to shoot better with one eye closed, but I know its considered bad form from shotgun hunting).

Also, a "gummer" bowhunter told me that it was okay to do that and he had a buddy that had a flip down patch or something like that.

Of course I don't plan on making the 3-D circuit, just killin deer.

This is absolutely no help to you GMMAT.

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So does this mean you are gonnaback out ofthe bet due to medical reasons??

Cause I shoot w/ contacts..

RE: Gettin' old.....don't see as good as I used to
 

No, Ed....It don't take superman to see 20 deer milling around at 10 yds under my stand.

We're still on.

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Ok good, Just wanted to make sure....

Dont worry o'l man, I'll go easy on ya ;)

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matt, check out www.specialtyarch.com. try the 1/4" hooded peep w/ a #1 clarifier. its for use w/ a 2-4 power lens - maybe even a 5 depending on your eyes, but it has helped some folks i know locally who don't shoot a lens, but were dealing w/ exactly the same issue.

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Now Ed.....don't make me mad. I'll go all "corn pile" on ya and.....according all the anti-baiters.....be a shoo-in!

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if you are looking through a peep sight and are focusing on the target at x yardage shouldn't the pins that are x feet away from you be blurry? kind of like a pair of binoculars...they can focus on things far away and then the things that are closer will be blurry?

or did i miss understand GM's problem?

i wear glasses and when i am shooting at 20,30,40 etc i focus on target...thus the target is clear and my pins are blurry......if i focus on my pins they are clear and the target is blurry.....that is why we use smaller pin size to make the "blurryness" less to be more accurate.........i to am no expert in this field by any means, but if there is a way to make both clear then why would we use a smaller pin?

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Not to hijack this thread...

But I can corn pile too!

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Forgive me as this is so simple it almost sounds stupid.....But........How old are your glasses? Perhaps your prescription has changed, and if, let's say, you have an astigmatism that is being corrected enough that would cause it.

I had the same problem. I went for my yearly eye doctor appointment and had exactly that.....I wear contacts and needed to go to a toric lens to correct the astigmatism......All of a sudden my pin and the target are MUCH more clear......Just a thought....

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:DLOL.....

Didn't know that, Ed....but I'm not doing it. Personal preference. Nothing against it.

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Here we go...

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Oh my god - I made the Germ signature line!

That may be the highest complement I've ever received! I’m glad you liked it.

GMMAT,
Did you miss my post from page one, or are you ignoring me? Not accepting my confession?

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KP.....if you're peeping into my house.....and admittedly peeping at ME instead of my wife......I don't believe I'd keep re-hashing that fact!

[&:]

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Ha!

But you so fine man!