Mount Dave

This summer i am buying a new bow. I will be drawing about 60-65 LBS, and about 28 inch draw length. I havent decided on the bow yet though. I am hoping to shoot a single pin, set at about 25 yards. I will be shooting 0-30 yards. Depending on the bow i buy, do you think it will be fast enough to have a decent tradjectory to shoot with a single pin sight?

BGfisher

I hunt with exactly what you want. To do it you need to achieve about 250fps or more. I usually get around 260 to 265fps and it works out just fine. This also allows you to keep those stupid pendelum sights off the bow. Less moving parts means less problems.
Last couple years I sighted in for 25 yards and 30 yards was about 2/4" low. The high point was at 20 yards--maybe 1 3/4" high. Pretty much means you can just put the pin in the middle of the chest and shoot. Don't have to think about yardage or anything. Just concentrate on aiming and execute the shot.

nubo

It can be accomplished with the right set-up ,I used the Impact Archery Cosmic last season on a Golden Eagle Splitfire and with the correct arrow's was able to use the single pin set in one location .This season I bought a new bow and as well can shoot the single pin up to 30yrds.

nubo

ewolf

Speed doesn't mean that this will work. Someone shooting 280 might not be able to accomplish this. Your anchor point matters alot. Also the length of your sight bracket matters. I would say you will be good at 260 but i will not promise you this. However I think 260 is almost too fast for hunting. Thats right, I said it[8D] Need to go heavier for more momentum. I know people don't agree with this but it is my take.

Mike from Texas

Unless you shoot a Bowtech, then you can still shoot heavier arrows fast. [8D]

rcd567

I shoot a Mathews Outback and currently use a three pin Vital Bow Gear Trapper sight. My pins are set at 25, 35, and 45. VBG has a new sight out called the Star Track. It's an adjustable single pin that would work 95 percent of the time without ever changing it, but if you wanted you could preset up to I believe six differant yardages. Want to shoot farther? Loosen a lever and move the pin to a pre arranged spot to shoot it. Sounds kind of neat to me.

jepcho

It should be. If you're sighting in at 25 and only going to shoot out to 30 I dont think you'll have a problem.

adams

If you shoot your bow enough once you have you'll know where your arrows are going. I know If I'm set at 25yards I'll shoot about 3.5 inches low at 35 yards.

If you shoot enough you'll be just fine.

PABowhntr

Ewolf brought up a good point. The place you anchor has a big influence on how tight your pins would be in a multiple pin setup and consequently how easy it would be to use one pin out to 30 yards. I agree though that approximately 260 fps or more is generally the accepted speed needed to shoot a flat enough trajectory to get away with a "one pin to 30 yard" setup.

Dirt2

I switched this summer to one pin set for 25 yards, and 30 yards is my drop-dead max range in hunting. I'm generating 239 feet per second with my setup, and find that I hit about 4" low at 30 yards, conversely about 2 1/2" high at 20 yards. (Also, about 3" high at 15 yards.)