shootin a little low so should i change or crank it??
08-07-2003, 03:16 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: asheboro, nc
Posts: 384
shootin a little low so should i change or crank it??
when shooting at 20 -30 - or 40 yards i am consistently the same distance low. shooting a 3" by 3" post-it note aiming in the middle i consistently hit the bottom edge of the paper.
i could ...
1- change my sight and adjust it down a little to compensate and be head on
or
2- i was thinking i could crank my poundage up a little to bring my arrow up?
i am currently pulling back 65# on a 70# hoyt magnatec. and with this set up flining carbon at about 250fps.
3- or i could just leave it be[
]
i could ...
1- change my sight and adjust it down a little to compensate and be head on
or
2- i was thinking i could crank my poundage up a little to bring my arrow up?
i am currently pulling back 65# on a 70# hoyt magnatec. and with this set up flining carbon at about 250fps.
3- or i could just leave it be[
]
08-07-2003, 03:31 PM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: CWD Central, WI.
Posts: 2,062
RE: shootin a little low so should i change or crank it??
Depends how picky you are. I' d have to retune if I increased 5 lbs.[:-] If your bows well tuned and grouping good, move your site. If you want to shoot a bit faster, crank it up. Just be prepared to tweek.[:-]
08-07-2003, 04:18 PM
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma USA
Posts: 254
RE: shootin a little low so should i change or crank it??
Nub is correct, it all depends on how picky you are. I dont mind hitting a little low, 1" to 1 1/2" , at 20 yrds. Helps, in my mind, when using the 20 yrd pin for a 10 yrd shot. I do like to be dead on at 30 and 40 yrds.
I would not complain to much if I hit 1" low at 40.
If shooting a little low was bothering me, I would move the pin bracket as a whole to bring all 3 up instead of increasing poundage. But, 70# is a little more than I like to pull back with comfort.
I would not complain to much if I hit 1" low at 40.
If shooting a little low was bothering me, I would move the pin bracket as a whole to bring all 3 up instead of increasing poundage. But, 70# is a little more than I like to pull back with comfort.
08-07-2003, 05:11 PM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
RE: shootin a little low so should i change or crank it??
I thought the whole reason for " sighting in" , wether bow or gun, was to put the aiming device (pin or crosshairs) where the projectile is hitting at a pre determined distance.
That' s just my take on it.
That' s just my take on it.
08-07-2003, 06:09 PM
#5
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: shootin a little low so should i change or crank it??
I thought the whole reason for " sighting in" , wether bow or gun, was to put the aiming device (pin or crosshairs) where the projectile is hitting at a pre determined distance.
That' s just my take on it.
That' s just my take on it.
08-07-2003, 08:18 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Middletown PA United States
Posts: 3,625
RE: shootin a little low so should i change or crank it??
No doubt about it. Move your pins so you' re dead n. That' s what is called sighting in. Increasing the poundage would most likely throw the bow out of tune, maybe enough you' ll have other problems besides hitting a little low.
