sighting question

[sport72186]

just sighted in my bow. i have a 20, 25 and 30 yard pin. weird thing though is that im dialed in at 20 and 25 yards but at 30 im consistently left by about an inch. I'm aiming at about a 3-4 inch dot. I shoot a browning yukon bow with a whisker bisket rest. Could the rest be causing my arrow to leave cocked left? if not what could be causing this?

[bigcountrysg]

If it was the rest then it would do it all the time. I would think your aiming a little to the left. Which at the 30 yards your going to be off to the one side.

What I do when sighting in my bow is this. I site it in so I am hitting target. Then I resight it in at the furthest distance I shoot. I make sure that one is deadly on. Then I move up to the next yard and shoot. I do this because the further the distance the farther off you are going to be.

Another thing is this could be shooter error. As in your not getting proper sight picture and sight alignment. Which could be causing your shot to be off to one side as well.

Also follow through with your shots.

[sport72186]

thanks for the reply. I thought that if it was the rest that it would be affected always as well. But then I thought maybe it is so minute that it is unnoticeable at the closer ranges. it was getting a bit dark so maybe there was issues with being able to see the pin clearly enough. I'll try again soon in better light and try to narrow it down further.

[Michihunter]

Could be several things really. Fletch contact, wrong spined arrows, out of tune, or shooter error. Need to eliminate these things one by one to find the problem.

Does the gap get wider at a longer distance? Does your arrow move to the right at shorter distances? What are your arrow and bow specs(need those to know if you are spined correctly)? Have you Broadhead (sometimes known as walkback or flight) Tuned? What fletchings are you using through the WB? Broadheads or Fieldtips? If BH's, which ones? Have you spuntest your arrows? Are ALL the arrows doing this or just one or two?

The answers are in the details.;)

[GuT_PiLe]

You could be over thinking it.

Just a guess, but i think its natural to do this....

you sighted in your short yardage pin at 20.......

you then moved back and sighted in your 25yrd pin...

you then moved back again and began sighting in your 30yrd pin....

did you take a break in between?...or did you get excited that your were rocking and rolling and just keep on shooting....(can you tell i've been there)

all of the sudden your shooting horribly and your thinkin what the &@!(?.....shooter fatigue!

your tired, your form is going to hell even though you think not

go back tommorow and shoot the 30 yd first to rule that out.

[Michihunter]

GutPile gave me another thought here. Do you have a level on your sight? Is it truly level if you do?
BTW- Good call GP.;)

[Kelly Johnson]

As stated...
Spine issues
Centershot on the rest may be a tad out
Shooter fatigue
Anchor/Peep/Sight alignment inconsistencies.
3rd axis may be out

Try putting a broadhead on it.

If it's your rest you'll know right away;)

[Tom Morang]

Centershot on the rest may be a tad out

:yeahthat:

[sport72186]

You could be over thinking it.

Just a guess, but i think its natural to do this....

you sighted in your short yardage pin at 20.......

you then moved back and sighted in your 25yrd pin...

you then moved back again and began sighting in your 30yrd pin....

did you take a break in between?...or did you get excited that your were rocking and rolling and just keep on shooting....(can you tell i've been there)

all of the sudden your shooting horribly and your thinkin what the &@!(?.....shooter fatigue!

your tired, your form is going to hell even though you think not

go back tommorow and shoot the 30 yd first to rule that out.

yep you were right. shot today and was spot on at 30. thanks.

[symen696]

shooter fatigue is a b@#ch it happens to all of us though

[hunts2much]

I know you said you corrected the problem, but have you tried shotting out a little further like 40/50 yards? If you find yourself hitting farther and farther left at longer ranges I would humbly suggest you search walk back tuning. It's easy and will get your center shot spot on.

[hoythunter]

What kind of arrow speeds are you getting out of your set-up? Having a pin at 20, 25, and 30 yards usually would not be needed in a modern day hunting bow because the difference in drop would be pretty insignificant. My set-up (Hoyt havoctec @ 67 pounds w/ several different carbon arrows shoots in the 250 f.p.s range which is pretty slow nowadays) drops only 1.5 to 2" between 20 and 30 yards.

Just wondering