Educate me on sights

[trad"Doc"53]

When I shoot my compound, it is set up with a Toxonic single pin(.19 fiber optic) slider. With my setup, 58#s@28"s it shoots dead on to 35 yards. I feel there are no conditions good enough to chance shooting past 30 yds. My set up just happened to work out at that distance. I like to stay 20 and under. This particular sight is a little heavier than I like, but then it is NOT going to vibrate loose.

[Texastaxi]

A sightbar that is longer does increase accuracy, but gives a shakier sight picture, and increases pin gap. Closer to the bow gives a steadier sight picture, and each pin covers more yardage. One sight does not shoot better than another, but a smaller pin obscures less target. Some sights have been overcomplicated,(and overpriced), with 2nd and 3rd axis leveling and levels, and in most whitetail hunting situations are unnecessary. I've never seen one set properly.
I want a durable ,bright sight that mounts close to the bow.
I just had a sight built for myself,-Black Gold Flashpoint 3 pin top pin is .029 wrapped 2nd and 3rd pins are .019 wrapped.
20 yd pin is bigger for low light, and although I have it, I've never attempted a 40 yd shot at a whitetail, but have it in the event the perfect opportunity occurs. So far I've never needed a 40 yd pin

I never got caught up in all the extra axis hoopla ... I'm glad to see that my opinion was validated.

Good info, Rocky.

[txdukklr]

I never got caught up in all the extra axis hoopla ... I'm glad to see that my opinion was validated.

Good info, Rocky.

WRONG

well maybe I bought a single pin with third axis and it does make a difference. I could zero at 25, be an inch left at 15 and and inch right at 35 so it does help in that respect. I actually didn't know until i stopped at Viking and it got fixed. Seriously made a huge difference for me. I always figured it was something wrong with my technique.

I like single pins set at 25 and learn where it hits at 20 and 30. I shot a .10 right now but candidly I wish my bow wasn't set perfectly because i'd move back to .19. I gave my son the .19 and he loves it.

Sword Titan single pin!

[oktx]

I shoot a Cobra Boomslang with .019 pins. They have the brightest pins I've seen. Be careful some of their sights have plastic pins.

[rocky]

WRONG

well maybe I bought a single pin with third axis and it does make a difference. I could zero at 25, be an inch left at 15 and and inch right at 35 so it does help in that respect. I actually didn't know until i stopped at Viking and it got fixed. Seriously made a huge difference for me. I always figured it was something wrong with my technique.

I like single pins set at 25 and learn where it hits at 20 and 30. I shot a .10 right now but candidly I wish my bow wasn't set perfectly because i'd move back to .19. I gave my son the .19 and he loves it.

Sword Titan single pin!

Were you shooting this sight on uphill and downhill angles on a slope? If not, how did you set it? Did you set it at full draw? Using a Hooter Shooter?
Did you set your 2nd axis prior to setting your 3rd axis? Did you do this on a Hooter Shooter at full draw?
Or did we just guess.

[TX kyleboy]

I like the .019 sight for reasons mentioned above. When picking a sight I think you have to consider how often you will be adjusting. If you think you will be making adjustments very often and your accuracy is high then find something that has micro adjustments like the Sure Loc QC ($100).

[grassmaster]

Make sure it has the ability to "micro adjust" or basically screw up, down and side to side. If you have to loosen a nut and move the sight manually, you will fight with yourself over how far you have moved it. And then there is the times you will accidently move it too far and have to go back and basically guess where you were to begin with. Most of the newer sights over $75 are set up this way (in my limited experience). I've shot spot hogg, sword, truglo, and cobra. All good with the right size pins for the location and purpose you will be using them for.