woodsman2230 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Hey guys my archery season is over for this year and I am thinking about getting a new bow. I always hunt from a treestand with a bow. What do you guys prefer for hunting from a treestand? Fixed Pin or Pendulum? I was thinking about the Cobra sights but Im not sure....im just trying to get some imput from other hunters. Thanks guys! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? Stick with pins and learn how to shoot from an elevated position. In my experience a pendulum can really cause you grief if you hunt a hillside or different stand heights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtech Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? i use a fixed pin sight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? I'am a fixed pin guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkV Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? One fixed pin for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? I like pins but have never tried the pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest forsythe04 Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? FIXED /thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchback29A1 Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? Troph ridge 5 pin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstringking Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? i have shot both and i can say that the pendulum site is worthless on your bow. it causes more problems then its worth. i love my fixed pin. just practice shooting from above and you will be much happier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? I have used both fixed sites and pendulum sites and have had success with both. Unlike some of the previous posts, I've never had a problem shooting a pendulum. With the speeds and trajectories that most compound bows shoot today, you can practically use one pin for multiple yardage shots (i.e. 10-30 yards). Since my bow shoots so flat and most of my shots are typically inside of 30 yards, I only have one pin on my bow. With that said, I started hunting with a longbow this season so I don't have to worry about sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMSD5 Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? pins..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? I use pins and have never tried a pendulum. With the right form, my arrows hit the same from a stand as they do on a level shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldblue Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? Pendulum and it works great. Like hunt4bucks says most shots are within 30 yards and my pendulum is good as set out to 30 yards so why do I need 2, 3, or 4 pins when that is the case. However, I hunt from a tree stand almost exclusively so the uphill problem has not presented itself to me yet. I really like my pendulum and have no plans to change it for now. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? I shoot a Copper John Dead Nuts 5 pin fixed pin sight and I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bghunter777 Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? Pins pins and more pins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? Pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? Pendulum, but use what your comfortable with.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKLambert Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? I have a Savage pen. and I really like it. Elevated from 20-0 dead on. This is sighting it in on the ground at 20 yards too. ONce past 20, it starts the fall, id say shooting from and elvated area on a 30 yard shot it falls at most 3 inches. Just one of those things you just have to get to know your equipment!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuckkilla89 Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? i used a pendulum sight with my first bow i set my sight off the top of the garage like i always do and at different heights and elevations the pendulum shot differently i switched to pins as soon as this happened. I was hunting a hill I had the hill in front of me and a vally behind me and i had a big eight point come in behind me i shot over him at 20 yards when he was behind me and he ran up and stopped on the hill and I shot under him at 25 yards i bought a new sight two days later with pins on it. I set the sight off the top of the garage and i was huntin the same stand and I killed a doe down in the valley behind me at 30 yards so i been shootin pins ever since and they seem to shoot the same wether im on the ground or in a stand. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? [ QUOTE ] Stick with pins and learn how to shoot from an elevated position. In my experience a pendulum can really cause you grief if you hunt a hillside or different stand heights. [/ QUOTE ] yep Leo nailed it. i shoot pins for hunting.. Shoot Strong Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Illinois1958 Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? Try the starlite scope from cabela's. I love it and no peep needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mountain_Dragon Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? I use a Cobra pendulum. I hunt from the ground but in very steep terrain. I've never had a problem with the accuracy of my pendulum. I think it's just a matter of knowing your equipment and using what feels comfortable to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? I use pins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Illinois1958 Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? Mountain dragon hit the nail on the head. Know your equipment! pretty simple, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsman2230 Posted November 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Re: Pins or Pendulum? Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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