Great video. I started out with a old Bear Archery compound bow that had a scope with crosshair. I have always thought that 5 pin is too busy and distracting. Guys have taken game with longbows and recurve bows for ages with no sights. Which makes me wonder why the obsession with adjustable 5 pin sights. Keep it simple. Thanks for your comments and review. Good production.
Taking a 50 or 60 yard shot at deer etc is very “ chancy” IMO. all that animal has to do is move 6” and you have made a bad hit. That’s assuming you were holding dead on spot to begin with. It’s really a Hail Mary hope I make it shot. That’s why a 3 pin for hunting is probably optimum. 20-30-40. How many actually take animal shots past 40? Western terrain hunters can easily need to make longer shots and not having 4 or 5 pins can make the sight picture easier to see. Just need to sight in like 40-50-60 with a slider sight. Still, those shots are IMO to be made under ideal conditions hopefully. One needs the clearest sight picture possible for those longer shots.
Something most people don’t think of is setting your arrow speed to pin gap measurement. Like on a 25-35-45 3 pin scope have speed where you know dead center between pins is your exact halfway point of hit. Like 30 yards is exactly between the 25 & 35 pins. Having a 20-30-40 is less functional than 25-35-45 because there’s only like 2” higher hit set at 25 if you’re shooting a deer at 20 but this setting will easily get most hunters to between 27 to 30 yards and hit within 2” of the aiming spot. Unless you’re shooting like 250-260 fps. Then you should probably do gap shooting for better accuracy?
The multi pin slider just makes everything extremely confusing especially for hunting when adrenalin is pumping. Simplicity is a key for accuracy the more things you have the more things can and will go wrong in the heat of the moment. I would say the best sight is fixed multi pin period . All the pins are locked different colors you don't even need to use range finder with practice you can simply size up the target using the gap between the pins.
I like multi pins more but my accuracy goes down a bit the multiple pins just make everything super blurry for me I have two sights I’ve been switching back and forth from
Been doing this 37 bow seasons. I have never used a multiple pin sight or a movable pin sight for hunting. I like using a single fixed vertical pin or crosshair sight. If you gave me anything else outside of the EZ-V sight , I would just toss it. I don't just practice shooting my bow. I also practice judging distances. I never touch a range finder, & I practice shooting various distances (using a RhinoBlock). If the deer is 10, 20, 30, 40 yards, I just instinctively know where to put that pin. I shot a few deer with an EZ-V sight, but a single fixed vertical pin is still hard to beat. Hunting for me - I am pulled back long before I take the shot. It's not like a 3D shoot. Deer are moving targets, and I can't predict where the best shot will happen. I want something simple in the heat of the moment. I wouldn't put 99% of today's bow sights on my bow. It's hard to find a simple sight (like the HHA Optimizer Cadet Single Pin) these days. Most archery sights look like expensive junk, but that's me. Multiple pins & movable sights = yuck! I don't want that on my hunting bow.
Great video. I started out with a old Bear Archery compound bow that had a scope with crosshair. I have always thought that 5 pin is too busy and distracting. Guys have taken game with longbows and recurve bows for ages with no sights. Which makes me wonder why the obsession with adjustable 5 pin sights. Keep it simple. Thanks for your comments and review. Good production.
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🔥has to be a very helpful video for those struggling to pick between a few of these sights. Great video Alex!
Thanks!
Taking a 50 or 60 yard shot at deer etc is very “ chancy” IMO. all that animal has to do is move 6” and you have made a bad hit. That’s assuming you were holding dead on spot to begin with. It’s really a Hail Mary hope I make it shot. That’s why a 3 pin for hunting is probably optimum. 20-30-40. How many actually take animal shots past 40? Western terrain hunters can easily need to make longer shots and not having 4 or 5 pins can make the sight picture easier to see. Just need to sight in like 40-50-60 with a slider sight. Still, those shots are IMO to be made under ideal conditions hopefully. One needs the clearest sight picture possible for those longer shots.
I switched to a fast Eddie double stack a few years ago and haven’t looked back. The clean housing is making me shoot better than ever. Good video!
That’s awesome! And thanks for watching!
Great video 🤘 your editing style kept my attention.
Appreciate it and thanks for watching!
Something most people don’t think of is setting your arrow speed to pin gap measurement. Like on a 25-35-45 3 pin scope have speed where you know dead center between pins is your exact halfway point of hit. Like 30 yards is exactly between the 25 & 35 pins. Having a 20-30-40 is less functional than 25-35-45 because there’s only like 2” higher hit set at 25 if you’re shooting a deer at 20 but this setting will easily get most hunters to between 27 to 30 yards and hit within 2” of the aiming spot. Unless you’re shooting like 250-260 fps. Then you should probably do gap shooting for better accuracy?
Some really good thoughts! Thanks for watching and the comments!
Thank you for the video. Helped a lot.
Awesome, happy it helped. Thanks for watching!
The multi pin slider just makes everything extremely confusing especially for hunting when adrenalin is pumping. Simplicity is a key for accuracy the more things you have the more things can and will go wrong in the heat of the moment. I would say the best sight is fixed multi pin period . All the pins are locked different colors you don't even need to use range finder with practice you can simply size up the target using the gap between the pins.
Solid explanation. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
I like multi pins more but my accuracy goes down a bit the multiple pins just make everything super blurry for me I have two sights I’ve been switching back and forth from
I shoot the spot Hogg fast Eddie xl double pin. Its a great sight. And if the animal moves i am good
And it helps at tac at the long shots.
My Mathews Halon 32 is so flat shooting the pins on a multi pin are too close, I shoot a single pin now and 1 pin out to 30 yds
Don't need background music!
Been doing this 37 bow seasons. I have never used a multiple pin sight or a movable pin sight for hunting. I like using a single fixed vertical pin or crosshair sight. If you gave me anything else outside of the EZ-V sight , I would just toss it. I don't just practice shooting my bow. I also practice judging distances. I never touch a range finder, & I practice shooting various distances (using a RhinoBlock). If the deer is 10, 20, 30, 40 yards, I just instinctively know where to put that pin. I shot a few deer with an EZ-V sight, but a single fixed vertical pin is still hard to beat. Hunting for me - I am pulled back long before I take the shot. It's not like a 3D shoot. Deer are moving targets, and I can't predict where the best shot will happen. I want something simple in the heat of the moment. I wouldn't put 99% of today's bow sights on my bow. It's hard to find a simple sight (like the HHA Optimizer Cadet Single Pin) these days. Most archery sights look like expensive junk, but that's me. Multiple pins & movable sights = yuck! I don't want that on my hunting bow.
420 is not a bit of a heavier arrow lol
No pins....EZV!!!!!