Okay I know there alot of people who come in here but jst in case someone comes in who doesn' t know this. I recently bought a bow and i have been praticing as much as the weather allows (its been very hot here) but i been praticing at 15 yards roughly. I just have three sight pins and i noticed that the middle one is better for 20 yards shot but what would be third and bottom one be best for? 25+ or what? I want to add two more pins but i least wanted to get a few options on what average distance shots i would use those for. It will be awhile because i want to make sure i can hit with good if not great accuracy on the 3 pins.

In my opinion when you use 3 pins they are generly set for 10-20 and 30 tards. If your bow is fast enough learn to compensate with holdover or under and use just one pin. At the moment of truth when you draw down on an animal you will have only one pin to shoot. Having multipul pins increases the chance of useing the wrong pin in the excitement and a sure miss.

When hunting I switched back to a single pin with a little practice you can be just as accurate as you would be with 3 pins I know it sounds simple to chose the right pin when a deer comes in but I and I am sure others have chosen the wrong pin at one time or another and went right under or over the deer I think that if you are going to hunt with multiple pins I would not have 5 pins set up just my opinion

I disagree. Telling a guy he' s in for a sure miss for useing 3 pins, is going a little over board. If I were to use 3(I use 4 or 5), I' d set for 20, 30, and 40. That does not mean you have to shoot at game at those distances. Being new to the sport, you shouldn' t need any more than that. It really depends on your bow, what you should set your pins for. Multilpe pin sights are good for range estimation and gapping. Learn to use multiple pins and the confidence they can give you.

Don' t blame confusion at the moment of truth on the equipment.

I' m with nub on this one. I use 4 pins set 20, 30, 40, 50, choosing the right pin has never been a problem. Why is there any more chance of using the wrong pin with multiples than forgetting to hold over or under with one. Seems like the same chance for error to me. I like the precision that multiple pins give me.

Good point mez. If anything, I' d think multiple pins would make you take a second to think before shooting. Instead of just throwing up your bow, centering your pin, then second guessing and raiseing or lowering and letting one fly.

Do you not think the same holds true if you have only 1 pin? With todays fast bows why do you need more than 1 anyway. 1 pin set for 20 yards is good for a center of chest hold clear out to 30 yards. At least on my bow. With a bow shooting in excess of 250 fps multipul pins are so close together that you really have to be aware of what pin to use and is my green pin the 20 yard or is my yellow pin or maybe it' s the red one but then again it could be the orange or white one. I very rarely shoot out beyound 30 yards and for me one pin is less to think about. When your thinking about torque, canting the bow, limbs in the way following the deer through a peep and not looseing your balence while shooting from an akward position, it' s just one thing less to have to worry about.

Don' t take the quote out of contest. He' s not adpt to miss because he uses 3 or more pins but rather so by useing the wrong pin.
Like I said it is of my opinion, just like you have yours.

I' ll repeat myself in case you missed it.
About as apt as he is useing 1. Both ways are only as good as ones abitility to estimate yardages. I' d rather have multiple pins in the kill zone,(leaning more to the one I estimated the yardage at), than one over the top of his back.

i go with the 3 pin set up at 20-30-40

love it and it works great for me

Personally I use 5 pins. 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 yards. While it is very unlikely that I would ever shoot at a game animal over 40 yards I find that practiceing at 50 and 60 yards makes shooting at the closer ranges much easier. Once you get to the point of shooting nice groups at long range it will seem as if the short shots are gimme' s. I use .019 diameter pins so they really don' t appear to be to close together. Just my .02 cents worth.