How many sight pins?
 

How many sight pins do y'all use? I have 4 on my Extreme sight, and don't want any more. I've shot a relative's bow with 5 pins, and thought it would be too tough to focus on just one pin in a hurry if necessary. Now I've noticed in the Cabelas catalog that some newer sights have as many as 7 pins.

How many is too many?

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The number of pins really is a personal preference.

I shoot a sight with 5 and really like it, however 7 pins would be very nice as well.

The higher number pin sights make it very nice for practicing. You can have pins from 20 through 80 yards. Practicing at those extended ranges identifies your form flaws and makes a 30 yard shot seem terribly easy.

Another thing to consider is that the longer yardage pins are spaced farther apart than your 20-30 pins, so seeing in between them is not really a problem.

Whether you shoot 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, or 100 pins, if it works for you and you are comfortable with it, go for it.

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I shoot with 5 pins from a trophy ridge sight, and it works great for me. I think 5 pins are not needed, but I got my bow used from a guy and it works.

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I have the new copper john dead nutz 2 sights and mine came with 6 pins. I am use to shooting a 5 pin model, however, the extra pin is nice because I can set it on an odd yardage like 35 yards. This way I have a 10, 20, 30, 35, 40, and 50. Deer will normally be between 30 and 40 yards from my stand to my feeder and the little bit of extra precision will be nice. I just got the sight about a month or so ago and I haven't had as much of a chance to play with it, but I think I am going to like the extra pin. I do agree that there can be too many...but each archer will be different.

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1

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I am currently using 4 pins, but will ugrade to five in the future.

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1 pin

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I've got 5 on my Toxonics. Guess I like having the extra pins...

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i use two pins...twenty and thirty five yards...and the rest of the yardeges i just estimate at twenty five im only two incehes low and i go from there

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3.........20, 30 and 40 on my hoyt

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used 5 at first now down to 1~~

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For many years I shot 2 pins , 20 and 30 yards .
I now shoot 4 pins 20 to 50 yards , and on the 5 pin sights I have purchaced , I pull the last pin out , so I dont get confused , my bottom pin is 50 yards , mostly for practice .

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I got used to a 5-pin sight shooting field archery.

20 = green
30 = amber
40 = green.
50 and 60 are red. Red for 'do not use' in the woods.

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2 pins, 25 and 35 yards. Has been like that for 10 years.

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Hey thats pretty smart!!

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Three on one bow: 20, 30, 40. Four on my other: 20, 30, 40, 50. I thinkI mightorder another for the one with three pins.

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1-pin HHA

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1 pin slider for me too!

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I run 6 pins, 25,40,50,60,70,80yds, but I hunt with the 25 and 40 yard pins.
Gselkhunter

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i use 5 pins, 20,30,40,50,60

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I was a 1 pin sight user for a while. But I switched back to a 3 pin setup for hunting about 2 years ago. And I use a 5 pin for 3D or target shoots.

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I went the other way 3pin setup for 3D 20;30;40--Few years back 1pin tru-glo for hunting--set to the corn pile!!

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I use 6 pins, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, & 60 yds. I have 3 colours red, yellow, & green. I have memorised the colour yardage combinations for example my top green pin is 30, red is 10 etc. That way when I range a deerand it is say 40 yds I just put that appropriate colour pin on the "spot". If the target is say 35 yds then just "split" the pins.

Also having a high number of pins and practicing at the longer distances magnifies your form or exaggerates sight adjustment error. That way a shot presented at a shorter range appears easy.