Peep Sight Question

sayala · Sep 20, 2004

As we were target practicing in elk camp this weekend a friend of mine noticed that we were shooting sometimes left and sometimes right and sometimes center of the bullseye. His argument was that because of the hole size in the peep being too big we could never have true right or left? He felt we could only control distance with our sight pins but could not control right or left, because as archers all we worry about is distance. So to get him to stop arguing this we told him we would put the question out there and get some opinions of, "are peep sight holes made in different sizes for this reason?" Do any of you think his argument makes any sense? Give me some answers so I can present him with some good facts about right,left, and size of peep holes.

Thanks
Steve

swivelhead · Sep 20, 2004

Peep sight holes aren't critical (unless you need more light). You will naturally center the opening. For hunting use a larger apeture to let in light. I suspect your rights & lefts are from wandering bow arms.

c3 · Sep 20, 2004

I believe it is very important to have a round pin guard on your sight. Without one, it is like your friend said, very difficult to line up a hunting size (1/8" - 3/16") peep and your pin.

The round pin guard allows you to anchor, line up the peep with your eye, then the peep to the pin guard, then the pin on the center of the X.

This sequence will always get you right to the center on every shot.

If you don't have a sight with a round guard, you need to get one. It is the basis for lining every thing up. The older rectangular pin guards are just not as accurate.

In target shooting with a scope, the peep size vs. scope diameter is very critical. Getting this right is one of the reasons guys are shooting 300 29x vegas rounds in tournaments these days.

Cheers,
Pete

Boskee · Sep 20, 2004

Your right and left may also be an added benefit of your peep not aligning properly with your eye. Sometimes when guys come to Phoenix to shoot outdoors from up north because of the heat their peeps sometimes rotate to a different position on their string as a result of stretch. We can have the opposite problem when we go to a cooler climate as well. If your peep on your bow has a centering tube on it that is not going to happen. If not have someone roll your peep around till clear and shoot then shoot with out rolling peep around if everything else is equal you should see a point of impact change on the target. Your eye will try to center the peep even if it's turned and that will cause you to adjust and may cause you to shoot to a different spot. If this is the case, you just need to twist/untwist your string to realign your peep and go on. Pete's post about a round pin guard is very good advise and it works. Hope this helps Good luck!
PS If you didn't site in your bow set up exactly as it will be when you hunt a bow quiver can cause some issues as well.

BigPig · Sep 20, 2004

Sounds to me like a shifting anchor point. Sometimes My anchor just wont feel right and all my shots are right or left. Before I start adjusting things I'll set the bow down for a halh hour and try again. I'll usually get my anchor right back on and shooting X's. This usually only happens when it has been a long time since I shot last.