Compound bows are extremely popular for both target and hunting archery. If you want to use one, though, you need to know how to sight it in. Follow these simple steps to get your compound bow sighted in so you can start using it ASAP.
First, make sure you’re doing this on a day with minimal wind. Sighting your bow in will be useless if the wind has thrown off all of your calculations. Start 10 yards from your target. Take several shots aiming at exactly the same spot. If you’re consistently hitting left or right, move all of your sighting pins in the same direction as your misses – if you’re hitting left of the target, move the pins to the left. Continue to adjust these pins until your horizontal aim is correct.
Next, you’ll need to work on your vertical aim. Up until this point, you’ve probably still been hitting high or low of the target while you’ve gotten your sights lined up horizontally. Now, fire off a few more shots at 10 yards. If you’re consistently hitting low or high, move the top sighting pin ONLY, none of the others, in the same direction – move it up if you’re hitting high, move it down if you’re hitting low. Do not move the other pins at this time.
When you have your top pin sighted vertically, then move back to 20 yards. Fire off a few more shots. Repeat the above steps for the top pin, but move ONLY the second pin from the top. Don’t touch any lower pins and definitely don’t touch the top pin – once you have that one set, you don’t want to move it. Continue this process until all of your sighting pins are aligned.
And that’s it! You’ve sighted in your compound bow. Now, any time you miss the target, you can’t blame it on your bow – just blame it on a lack of practice or that report your boss has been demanding.
