Vertical vs. Horizontal Pins

[Patton]

Why do y'all shoot one or the other and what are the pros and cons?

[Coach W]

I choose the horizontal because it allows me to adjust to a different or off yardage.
For example I have 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 yard pins.

If a deer is at 22 yards its not that big of deal I put the 20 yard pin where I want it on him and let it fly.

However, I like to mess around and shoot other stuff too. Birds in the back yard, rabbits, mice under the feeder on a slow day, squirells, snakes, etc.

If a bird is at 22 yards and I put the 20 yard pin on him and let it fly Im gonna miss! So I put him between the 20 and 25 yard pin and let it fly. I still might miss, after all its a small target but I have a better chance being able to see him in the sight picture without having to guess where he is through a vertical pin.

[Patton]

Ttt

[Booger74]

Better sight window with a vertical. IMO. HHA or the Trophy Ridge.

[red]

i prefer the vertical. no horizontal pin covering up the belly line on an animal. plus thats what comes on the hha sights

[TX_Hoghunter]

Vertical

-john

[txdukklr]

I shoot right handed even though I'm left eye dominant.

horizontal pins and too many of them cluttered my view.

I shoot a single vertical pin and I can almost guarantee I will never change!

[Right_wing]

single vertical

-OR-

horizontal pins

when pins are stacked vertically, they are too hard to see the tips

[Humper]

when pins are stacked vertically, they are too hard to see the tips

Not with this one...




Tips are super bright and cover very little of the target.

[Chibo]

IF your buddies are as cruel as mine and tease me about my color blindness I struggle with vertical. Horizontal allows me to see the yardage pins clearly.