Depends on whether your level is mounted right on your bow. If it's correct and the bubble is off, then the bow isn't plumb and the shot will be wide.

Now, some people use their level to shoot in windy conditions. In a pretty good breeze, they might lean their bow 1/4 bubble off to allow for wind drift. In a heavier breeze, they might go 1/2 bubble. But that's advanced shootology and might not be the thing to get into just now.[8D]

True enough, but the way you stand on a hill is so different. You really can't tell if you are doing everything the same.

It is easier for those whose living requires them to know plumb and level. I do have that back breaking privilage.

The point is if you need it then knowing what you need based on your bow is necessary. Site manufactures need to provide it. Guys need to let them know. Another answer would be independent pin adjustment horizontally.

Like I said, though....if you sighted your bow in ....in a particular position....and shot it in the same position each time......what difference would it make if that position wasn't level?

I say none. Actually.....if you sighted your bow in and it wasn't level.....then you shot it level....you're screwing the pooch.

But why would you do that? The whole point of having a level is for it to be plumb to the bow so you can plumb the bow when you're shooting.

IF you sighted in the bow with the bubble off at one distance and do all your shooting with the bubble in that spot, then yeah, you're right. If your sight has pins that are individually adjustable for windage, then you can even sight in and shoot various distances with the bubble in the same position. Problem is, they make few if any sights like that any more.

Well.....best reason I can think of is.....some archers shoot better with a slight (or even pronounced) cant in their bow. As long as they're consistent.....the level is of NO use to them.

I shoot with a 45 degree cant most of the time, but that's when I'm not using SIGHTS. Those little pins out there kinda screw things up for shooting with a cant.

Seriously......how so? assuming the archer cants in the same position, each time.....how would this ring true?

Because, like I said, they don't make many sights any more with pins that are individually adjustable for windage. Say you sight in at 40 yards with a quarter bubble cant to the left. Your pins will be off to the left at 30 yards and even further off at 20. Same for 50 and 60, but in the other direction.

If you want your arrows do go down the middle on each shot and have the same degree of cant to your bow each time, your sight pins cannot be parallel to the sight window. And a single pin sight is out of the question.

I have got to have my level!!

Arthur.....my man....that was good.

Understood.....and I rec.....OK....I recant! (no pun intended)[&:]