I have read several posts with people asking about different gear for thier 3-D setups and thier hunting setups. I have even read in many publications about using differnet arrows, sights, draw weight etc.

Do many of you change your setup, or go to a totally different bow?

I have started to shoot indoor during the off season to sharpen my skills. I have not changed a thing on my bow other than a different peep sight which I plan to use hunting this fall.

It depends what class I want to shoot in. If I shoot bowhunters class I use my hunting setup. If I shoot open (money) class I use my target setup. Either way it' s great practice.

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The only thing I change between hunting and 3d is the sight.
For hunting I prefer a single pin adjustable sight.
But for 3d I use a 4 pin sight.
Same bow,arrows,rest and stab.

ram,The last couple years I have been shooting target and hunting with the same bow. My kids collage tuitions have seen to that. When shooting 3-d or target I shoot in a bowhunter class. The only thing I change is my draw weight and my arrows. I;m looking for a bit more speed when shooting 3-d. So my arrow is IBO limit at 5 gr per. I drop my draw weight for the amount of shooting you do and the longer distances you' ll be shooting. I think the best situation is to have two different bow for each style shooting which I' ll do next year. Due to everyone' s situalion it not always possible. There is a little adjustment you will have to do (maybe spine and pin adjustment) but the other advantage when shooting one bow is you won' t have to adjust to the feel of two differnt ones. JERRY

If I want to turn in my score I put on a Copper John sight. If not, I leave my Cosmic Lite on. The Cosmic puts me in MBO (open) due to the moveable pin. The CJ lets me shoot HC (hunter). Otherwise everything else is the same for hunting or 3D. I found there wasn' t much to be gained by using lighter arrows as opposed to the ones I hunt with. But at 368 gr, they aren' t that heavy to begin with. If I shot from the longer stakes, I' d reevaluate this, though. If I want to practice & just shoot for fun, I run what I brung. If I decided to become serious about the open classes, I' d get the equipment to be competitive. But that doesn' t mean I can' t practice with the hunting setup at times.

In the past, the thing that is different between hunting and 3D was the sight and stab. This year, the only thing different is the arrows (alum for hunting (heavier) and). I switched to pins and short stab for 3D.

The only reason I have different set ups is because I prefer a longer ATA for 3D shooting. It' s probably more mental. Longer is more stable. I use a drop away on the 3D and a Bodoodle on the hunting. I still shoot fixed pins but different styles. Toxonics Hybrid V w/ 9 inch bar for 3D and a Tophy Ridge Matrix for hunting. Now the truth, I have two set ups because my wife doesn' t know yet!

I use 2 bows - 1 for hunting & 1 for target & 3-D. For hunting I like the Mathews Q2XL & for target I like the Mathews Icon. As you can see I like a longer bow anyway so I could use either for hunting or target but I like the feel of the Icon for targets. For hunting I find the dead solid wall of the Q2XL to be a great thing to help me get locked into shooting position.

I also use different sights, rests & stabilizers for each application.