What are your pin yardages set at?

[RadioHunter]

For as long as I have shot a bow I’ve always had 3 pin sights. I’ve had them set at 20, 30 and 40 yards respectively. Personally, I don’t think I will ever entertain a shot much further than 30 yards with my current longest at 27 yards on a living animal.

I made the switch this year to a heavier arrow with high FOC (674 grain) after finally getting fed up with mechanical heads. With the heavier setup comes slower arrow speeds and greater drop over distance. I’m entertaining changing my setup to 20, 25 and 30 since thats where my drop is most noticeable. I like shooting in my backyard at greater distances to get better form (40 and 50 yard shots). A new sight is out of this years budget since the wife is already on my case for how much my new saddle is running me this off season

What types of sights / pin #’s are people running?
What ranges do you have them setup?
Are you running a heavier or lighter arrow setup?

[Boogieman1]

Yardages.... I don’t need no stinking yardages I believe we all as outdoorsmen are wired differently. No joke, I struggled more than any man ever should with a compound. Between ranging, picking pins, finding level, squeezing a release etc.... I got overwhelmed and was a horrid shot. Mix that in with when I came up there was no internet, I live in a gun state. I shot mixed matched arrows far from tuned and didn’t have a clue what the heck I was doing. Still managed to dummy my way into some good bucks.

I eventually took pliers and cut off all my pins except one which was my 20 yarder. I told myself I wouldn’t take a shot farther than 25. For up close an personal I put that single 20 yard pin at the bottom of the strike zone. I found my confidence

Eventually ended up going with a recurve that just suits me. Don’t feel I’m at a disadvantage. Inside that 25 yard bubble it’s no diff just another dead buck walk the green mile.

[1STRANGEWILDERNESS]

I think I’m around 480 grains. I currently have 15, 25, 35. I used to shoot 40 yds a lot. Killed at that range multiple times but last year my killing was not good. It wasn’t 40 yd shots I failed on but this yr 30 or 35 will be my max not sure yet.

I could probably shoot the 25 yd pin from 15-30 yds and be halfway okay but after 30 she drops and I have trouble with that pin gap. Used to gap pins and shoot 35 nicely but I’m terrible at gapping them now. With an arrow that heavy if that gap from 20-30 is large I’d probably do like you’re thinking and have a 25 yd pin. Only because I struggle with that gap quite badly as of late.

[Eric17]

I think I’m around 480 grains. I currently have 15, 25, 35. I used to shoot 40 yds a lot. Killed at that range multiple times but last year my killing was not good. It wasn’t 40 yd shots I failed on but this yr 30 or 35 will be my max not sure yet.

I could probably shoot the 25 yd pin from 15-30 yds and be halfway okay but after 30 she drops and I have trouble with that pin gap. Used to gap pins and shoot 35 nicely but I’m terrible at gapping them now. With an arrow that heavy if that gap from 20-30 is large I’d probably do like you’re thinking and have a 25 yd pin. Only because I struggle with that gap quite badly as of late.

I would second the 15, 25.. and so on. If you have the time it would be worth while to check out Ranch Fairies video on pin/yardage set up. The best way would be to create a table of your arrows trajectory as show in his video, that will tell the true story of what your bow is doing and which yardages make sense.

[Tennhunter3]

20
30
35
40

[A5BLASTER]

Single pin with a dial.

Keep it on the 20 and long as my rangefinder doesn't say 30 or more I don't move it.

[live2hunt]

If it were me I’d set a pin at 25 and move the rest out of the way for hunting. I don’t like cluttered pins especially for a 10 yard difference. Since you like practicing long 25,45,65.

I shoot a single pin hha tetra.
20 to 100 When hunting I leave it on 25.
Arrows are lighter compared to yours! 542grain

[seazofcheeze]

480 grain arrow. 20, 30, 40, 50, 60

[Tufrthnails]

Hunting bow

570gr arrow
15
30
40
50
Top of bubble 62


I use top of bubble to verify I’m not pulling my head out of the sight on longer distances.

[Dewey]

1 pin HHA Optimizer slider 0-80 yards but hunt with it at 20.

[Moose]

20
30
40

[vtbuck]

531 g arrow

Single pin slider with marks at
20
30
40
50
60

[Ryan549]

30
40
45

[Chad Gus 715]

25,40 and 55

[Trout]

For as long as I have shot a bow I’ve always had 3 pin sights. I’ve had them set at 20, 30 and 40 yards respectively. Personally, I don’t think I will ever entertain a shot much further than 30 yards with my current longest at 27 yards on a living animal.

I made the switch this year to a heavier arrow with high FOC (674 grain) after finally getting fed up with mechanical heads. With the heavier setup comes slower arrow speeds and greater drop over distance. I’m entertaining changing my setup to 20, 25 and 30 since thats where my drop is most noticeable. I like shooting in my backyard at greater distances to get better form (40 and 50 yard shots). A new sight is out of this years budget since the wife is already on my case for how much my new saddle is running me this off season

What types of sights / pin #’s are people running?
What ranges do you have them setup?
Are you running a heavier or lighter arrow setup?

You arent going to see much difference between pin gaps out to 40 at the slower speeds. You will end up gang adjusting all your pins down.