Sights on Trad bow.

[Dorado]

Originally posted by bigbadjon:
Just so you guys know, I passed along an article written by Jack Howard about using a sight and his method for aiming with one. Anyone interested in using a sight or just likes vintage articles can find it posted on the How To section.

This one??
   HUNTING WITH A BOW SIGHT BY JACK HOWARD
It's a good article. I just skimmed through it. I'll be reading it a lot closer later on. Thanks!

[overbo]

Palmer bows out of Texas, Mike has been building bows for many years and was an accomplished tournament archer.

[Dorado]

Originally posted by overbo:
Palmer bows out of Texas, Mike has been building bows for many years and was an accomplished tournament archer.

I looked him up and it says on his website that he's out of Aguilar, Colorado but he's from Texas. Are we talking about the same person?
   Palmer Bows

Originally posted by Dorado:
 

Originally posted by overbo:
Palmer bows out of Texas, Mike has been building bows for many years and was an accomplished tournament archer.

I looked him up and it says on his website that he's out of Aguilar, Colorado but he's from Texas. Are we talking about the same person?
   Palmer Bows  [/b]

Same guy! He does not live in TX anymore.

Bisch

[Dorado]

Originally posted by Bisch:

Same guy! He does not live in TX anymore.
Bisch [/QB][/QUOTE]
Shame, If he was close by I wouldn't mind talking to him and maybe get a little coaching.

[hickstick]

I remember reading an article (or may have even been a post on here) a long time ago...where then hunter was out west with a barebow....when a trophy animal presented itself with a shot at a distance beyond what little cover would allow him to sneak in....so he sort of strapped a wooden strike anywhere match to his riser with a rubber band to use as a site pin. he'd practiced with the setup before and knew where to place it on the riser for proper elevation, how far out for proper windage, etc....

might be worth a shot to see if it works for you before investing in a system.

[Dorado]

Originally posted by hickstick:
I remember reading an article (or may have even been a post on here) a long time ago...where then hunter was out west with a barebow....when a trophy animal presented itself with a shot at a distance beyond what little cover would allow him to sneak in....so he sort of strapped a wooden strike anywhere match to his riser with a rubber band to use as a site pin. he'd practiced with the setup before and knew where to place it on the riser for proper elevation, how far out for proper windage, etc....

might be worth a shot to see if it works for you before investing in a system.

I remember hearing something like that. A match and a rubber band would make for a cheap site to play with. I'll do that along with my usual practice. Thanks for reminding me about that. I had completely forgotten about it.

[bigbadjon]

You don't have to spend a lot to try a sight. Go to an auction site and see if you can find an old Cobra pin site or something like it. Pin sights generally cost less than $15. I bought an Eagle sight from 3rivers to for the pins for $5ish.

[Diamond Paul]

Sight is fine; it's good that you are aware of your limitations and willing to do something about them, rather than just flinging and hoping for the best.  If you can find someone who is a certified coach of the Oly style, that would help you more than anything.  If you get the form down cold, everything gets easier and more predictable.  If your anchor, position of the string relative to your eye, and draw length are varying from shot to shot, and you are recruiting the wrong muscles to draw and shoot, you will find it very hard to consistently hit anything with any aiming style.  If you get a pin, you must have your eye in the same relative position at anchor to the pin every time in order for it to work properly.  On a compound, the peep does that, of course.

[PaulDeadringer29]

My buddy uses two zip ties on his riser...one for 20yd and the other for 30yd. He cut the tip of the zip tie at an angle for a fine tip for accurate placement of the pin. Kinda unsightly but he's really accurate with it.