Bow sights

[RkyMtn Joe]

I use a single pin set into the sight window of my BW MAII.  It is dead on at 20 yards and I am good from 10 to 30 yards with it at those distances.  It requires a slight elevatiobn to hit dead on at 40 yards.  Works good for me no matter what all the "force be with you" naysayers say.

[PSUBowhunter]

Originally posted by nomansland4404:
Never understood why someone would want to shoot traditional and then put a sight or other gadgets on it. Instinctive here!!

I never understood how some people are so closed minded!!!

I switched to trad 5 or 6 years ago, and after shooting many 3D shoots, my biggest dissappointment has been with the level of accuracy that most "trad" archers have.

So I say, if you want to shoot with sights, and it makes you a better archer, go for it! Its still "trad" as far as I am concerned.

[JamesKerr]

I personally don't like sights as they complicate things too much for me, but if it makes you a better shot or you feel more comfortable with them I say use em.

[bigbadjon]

I usually gap shoot but my bow also has a sight on it. I like the sight for aiming at smaller targets. Using it really doesn't curb my enjoyment of shooting, it just gives me more utility.

[JohnV]

Shooting instinctive is cool but I would rather see someone shoot accurately with sight pins than go around wounding animals because they can't shoot well instinctively.

[nightowl1]

Correction shooting traditional is "cool". Hunting is cool, being outside is cool. Understanding where your food comes from is cool. Taking part in the cycle of life is cool. Resurrecting our connection and dependence on the land is cool.

Shooting with a sight holds no relevance.

I go back and forth between the two. On a good day I can shoot just as good without one as with. On a poor day my shooting is just short of sucky. With a sight I'm more consistent day to day, if I'm going hunting I want consistency.

[PeteA]

I start bow hunting back in 1976 when I was 16. First bow was a Bear Grizzly I bought for $74 new. Also bought a Cobra sight with brass pins, some fiberglass arrows, Bear greenie broad heads  and a spring arm quiver.Pretty much standard equipment back then. So for me, sights are traditional. Oh yeah, and a pair if WWII camo limb socks.

[Shakes.602]

I do remember seeing Straight Pins being held on with Masking Tape on several Old Recurves....

[jhg]

Originally posted by PSUBowhunter:
   

Originally posted by nomansland4404:
Never understood why someone would want to shoot traditional and then put a sight or other gadgets on it. Instinctive here!!

I never understood how some people are so closed minded!!!

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Close minded? My take on his statement is he has chosen to not use sights, and does not understand why anyone would use them.
I don't see anything wrong with someone standing up and saying "I don't understand why..."

I was drawn to trad hunting because most DON'T use sights. I respect those who don't use them  when they are proficient, for the skill and dedication shooting well without them implies.

Joshua

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I used sights on all my bows for many years, and it becomes more of a yardage estimating challenge than anything else. using sight pins also requires the bow remains vertical or it effects your windage.

i think if you wanted to increase your effective killing range, and have the ability to shoot consistently better at further distances, using sight pins can, and will help you do that. But it requires the same dedication to practice and keeping your bow tuned as any set up does.

For me I've chosen to get this instinctive shooting down to well...."Being instinctive" and keep my yardages short and sweet.  being able to cant the bow 90 degrees and shoot from my knees through the tips of the ferns is very cool stuff.

[Jeff Strubberg]

For me it has nothing to do with tradition or earning others respect...

A sight is simply something else to go wrong.  My equipment tends to get dropped, rubbed up against bushes and trees, etc.  Simplicity means reliability.

[NO SIGHTS]

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Doesn't matter to me what one does. But i will do it with a simple stick and string.

[Ben Maher]

I shoot both without on my longbows and with on a few of my 'curves ...
It was pretty common back in the dat to have hunting pins on your bow . I think it would be great help to many archers I know  to actually give them a try at least as a training aid ...
It ain't easy , its still hard but it just adds a different dimension to my archery ... my first recurve had three hunting pins on it and it was 25 years old when I got it ... and i got it in 1981 or thereabouts ...

[vtmtnman]

I started with tape on the front of the riser.I'd just line up the tape (10 20 30 yards pieces) and use it that way much like a sight pin.

These days I am pure instinctive,but the tape method helped me get the arrow there accurately.

If you guys want to use a sight on your bow go for it.Don't let the trad police tell you not to.