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Learning - Using a bowsight

A common type of bowsight has a set of "pins" or screws that can be moved up and down and left and right. These are adjusted for distance. If you aim and release consistently, your arrows should be tightly grouped on the target. Then you can adjust the sight to correct the grouping to the bulls-eye.

To use a bowsight, the general rule of thumb is "follow your arrow". For example, if your arrows are grouped to the right of the bulls-eye, then move your sight pin right. If your arrows are grouped above the bulls-eye, then raise the sight, etc.

Look at each of the groupings below and check in which direction the bowsight pin should be moved.

Move pin straight up
Move pin straight down
Move pin right
Move pin left
Move pin up and right
Move pin down and right
Move pin up and left
Move pin down and left

Move pin straight up
Move pin straight down
Move pin right
Move pin left
Move pin up and right
Move pin down and right
Move pin up and left
Move pin down and left

Move pin straight up
Move pin straight down
Move pin right
Move pin left
Move pin up and right
Move pin down and right
Move pin up and left
Move pin down and left

Move pin straight up
Move pin straight down
Move pin right
Move pin left
Move pin up and right
Move pin down and right
Move pin up and left
Move pin down and left

Move pin straight up
Move pin straight down
Move pin right
Move pin left
Move pin up and right
Move pin down and right
Move pin up and left
Move pin down and left

Move pin straight up
Move pin straight down
Move pin right
Move pin left
Move pin up and right
Move pin down and right
Move pin up and left
Move pin down and left

Move pin straight up
Move pin straight down
Move pin right
Move pin left
Move pin up and right
Move pin down and right
Move pin up and left
Move pin down and left

Move pin straight up
Move pin straight down
Move pin right
Move pin left
Move pin up and right
Move pin down and right
Move pin up and left
Move pin down and left

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