3 pin sight setup?

[TexAg2002]

for those of you with a 3 pin setup, what are you set up at? (yardage) I was thinking 20, 30, and 40 yards, but having a devil of a time finding a place to shoot 40 yards and sight it in.

[TexasBlazer72]

I have mine set up at 20,30, and 40.

[TexAg2002]

can you find a 40 yard range pretty easy?

[pigsticker64]

When I lived in the Houston area. I would try and find a drainage ditch easement are power line ROW are something along those lines.

[muddyfuzzy]

i set mine up a 25, 35 and 45. this keeps the first and second pin from being too close together and gives less obstruction in the sight picture. most bows now a days can shoot out the 25 yds on the first pin with no issues. i can set the 25 yds pin in my back yard but the others have to be done at the lease.

[cmeadors]

20,30,40, inline

[cbail13]

can you find a 40 yard range pretty easy?

You may try the Texas Archery Academy indoor facility in Plano.

[TexAg2002]

You may try the Texas Archery Academy indoor facility in Plano.

Was there Saturday and got my 20 and 30 but they were to busy to let me shoot longways. Said I would have to come back during the week sometime. better in the mornings. I gotta work then though! may try to get by after work some time.

[Free2Hunt]

There was a post about a month ago where they talked about shooting at 9 yds to set your 40 yd pin? I vaguely followed it but don't remember the specifics. I know it can be done, setting high yardage pins by shooting shorter yardage, but I don't know the exact yardage correlations.

[bowhuntntxn]

There was a post about a month ago where they talked about shooting at 9 yds to set your 40 yd pin? I vaguely followed it but don't remember the specifics. I know it can be done, setting high yardage pins by shooting shorter yardage, but I don't know the exact yardage correlations.

This is the thread you are thinking of. Hope this helps.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287217

Oh and if you set your pins at 20-30 or 25-35, the spacing will be the same. Because 10 yards is 10 yards regardless of the starting point.

[Free2Hunt]

This is the thread you are thinking of. Hope this helps.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287217

Oh and if you set your pins at 20-30 or 25-35, the spacing will be the same. Because 10 yards is 10 yards regardless of the starting point.

Yep, that's it. Great read.

[TexAg2002]

Had never heard of that. Will DEF be giving this a shot. Thanks GS

[muddyfuzzy]

Oh and if you set your pins at 20-30 or 25-35, the spacing will be the same. Because 10 yards is 10 yards regardless of the starting point.

i disagree. the quicker speeds @ closer ranges will cause the pins to be tighter at 20-30 than 25-35 since gravity is constant.

the gap distance between pins is nothing more than the sum total of arrow speed/weight being acted upon by gravity. spacing at 20-30 vs 25-35 will be different even though they are both still 10 yds apart since velocity will change with weight and gravity staying the same. this maybe a wash becasue of the relative speeds bows are shooting today but has merit none the less.

[bowhuntntxn]

i disagree. the quicker speeds @ closer ranges will cause the pins to be tighter at 20-30 than 25-35 since gravity is constant.

the gap distance between pins is nothing more than the sum total of arrow speed/weight being acted upon by gravity. spacing at 20-30 vs 25-35 will be different even though they are both still 10 yds apart since velocity will change with weight and gravity staying the same. this maybe a wash becasue of the relative speeds bows are shooting today but has merit none the less.

Here is an experiment you can try if you like. Gang tune your sight so your previously 25 yard pin is dead on at 20. Then step back to 30 and shoot your previously sighted in at 35 yard pin, and see where you hit. If your theory is accurate you should hit high at 30 correct? If not you should be dead on.

You are not shedding enough speed even at 30 yards to make a very noticeable difference I pin gap IMO.

[muddyfuzzy]

I agree with you in principal but I'll take my two bows for and example:
My outback and my rush. Due to the almost 40 fps difference in IBO speeds the bows sighted in at the distances on the first and second pin have a completely different spacing. Like I said, this is largely contingent upon the speeds the bow is producing. A faster bow will have less spacing throughout the pin gaps top to bottom.
I also shoot the exact arrow setup in both @ 395 grains with spot Hogg real deals on both. It's about as apples as apples as you can get with the only difference being the speed the both produce.
I just don't like the clustering I get on a slower bow from a 20-30 pin setup.