groundmeat Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 If you have your 10 yrd pin sighted in, Could you sight in your 20 and 30 yard pins by measuring of your 10 yrd pin. So what I am trying to say, is there a certain measurement off your 10yrd arrow that your 20 and 30 yrd arrows would be. I have limited for space at home when practicing. 12 yrds is what I have in my basement. I shoot everyday just for form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earnhardts12000 Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 not really i sight in for 30 usually gonna be little high 10,should be on for 20yrds i only use 1 pin scope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 My pins seem to be equally space apart at like ten yard increments. So I would say you can kind of do it by measure. And welcome to the forums!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Not the best way to do your sighting-in. Try and find an archery range with further distances to shoot. You are going to have to practice at those longer yards sooner or later. Not wise to only shoot at 12 yards and then go out and shoot at an animal at 30 yards. Lots of difference between those distances (mentally). Good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 If you have your 10 yrd pin sighted in, Could you sight in your 20 and 30 yard pins by measuring of your 10 yrd pin. So what I am trying to say, is there a certain measurement off your 10yrd arrow that your 20 and 30 yrd arrows would be. I have limited for space at home when practicing. 12 yrds is what I have in my basement. I shoot everyday just for form. No. You will need to get outside and sight in each pin for the desired distance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundmeat Posted March 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Don't get me wrong I do shoot at longer distances. I just changed my sight so I thought I could sightin in my house. When I shoot in my basement it's just for something to do. I made three targets one for my basement and two for the field. They are small, portable cubes that I throw then guess the yardage and shoot. I think it's a good way to judge distance. Anyway thanks for the advice guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 You could measure and sight your pins in if you knew you speed of the arrow. Actually you could measure your old pins and set them up that way, if you still have the old sight. Personally, I'd get out there and fine tune them in at the specific distances. You would have any second guessing going on when shooting, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSeb53 Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 the only way to do it is get out and fine tune it while shooting at those specific distances... everybody's bow/ bow set up is different.. you may find out that your pins are equally spaced apart.. my 20 and 30 yard pins are pretty close to one another... but my 40 yard pin has a larger gap between it and my 30 yard pin compared to my 20 and 30 yard pins... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 First of all, welcome to the forums! No. Go to an archery range or find an open space somewhere that you can sight them in at specific distances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bow hunter steve Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 i think u should prolly hit the range where u can sight in ur bow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobbly_Alaska Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 My pins seem to be equally space apart at like ten yard increments. So I would say you can kind of do it by measure. And welcome to the forums!!!!!!! this is true to about 35 yards, i use a single pin and know that by the tape on the adjustment that after 35 yards the adjustment space increases rapidly, it may only be 1/4-3/8 inch between 20 and 30 yards.. but 50-60 is more like 1/2-5/8 and 60-70 is nearly 3/4 inch so as the distance grows so will the pin spacing... it is good to practice out to those yards, but you need some place you can most bow shops nly have 20-30 yrd ranges so out doors in the field is the only place to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Alot of factors here........if your new site is longer or shorter than your old one then your pin gaps will be different. Everyone's setups are a little different so what works for me might not for you. Best thing to do is find a place you can back it up and shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundmeat Posted March 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Thanks for the help guys and gals. The weather is going to be nice here in Canada for the next couple of days so i will get out for some sighting in. Thanks again and shoot straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Yea definitely sight each pin in by shooting a bit at each distance for each pin. I guessed pretty close on my cousin's bow that I messed with last, but I considered it being lucky. If you've shot and are dialed at 12 yards then I'd say that's your limit right now. Get out somewhere and get those pins sighted in, so you can reach out there a little farther. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 thats the way i do it, but like hutchies said each sight is going to be a little diffrent, i'l set my 10 and 20 yard pins, measure the distance between them and the lenght they are out and set the others like wise, knowing there will be some difference at the 30 40 and so on. atleast im not hopefully going to shoot over the target, and can micro adjust from there, but you'l definately need to go to a place where you will be able to shoot the longer ranges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Good luck getting it good to go. I use the Hot Dot sight as I don't like pin arms in my view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodtrails Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Man seriously!....get to a bigger area and pace it off or use a rangefinder or something. You need to sight those pins by physically shooting them. Good luck and shoot straight!:gunsmilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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