Bigmoosehat
Member
Hi all, I?m a newbie and have been shooting about 12 weeks. Doing well I think and now just up to 50yrds. Bow all set up now and am using a recurve with 26 lb limbs and drawing about 32lb. Finding to bow easy enough to draw and getting good groupings. My question is, at 50yrds my sight is low 7.3 at nearly full horizontal extension on the sight bar, I?ve even had to lower the bar itself to its top screw points. If I get below 8 there is danger the fletchings will hit the site aiming bar, the sight adjustment bar is still out of the way and not a problem.
So I need advice on which of the 2 following things I need to do get up to 60yrds in a while. I know that above that I?m going to need stronger limbs if I have any chance of accurately hitting anything. I would like to shoot up to 60yds this year and develop my skills and move on next. I want to enjoy hitting the target not looking for arrows!
So option 1 would be to move the horizontal sight bar back as I have no more adjustment on the depth to reach 60yds. This option presumably means losing a degree of acuracy as its nearer to my eye.
Option 2 would be to tighten in my limb adjustment bolts to give me 2-4 pounds more weight. They were set since I bought the riser and have about 14mm of thread left out ( set midway I presume)
This would mean I could have the sight higher I?d hope and could still have it horizontally out fully for accuracy.
So 1 or 2? I know I?d have to alter brace height etc if I change the weight and wonder about arrow type (currently Eastern XX75 1916 which feel good).
I?d welcome advice on these two options but really don?t want to move up limb weight just yet and consentrate on my form and groupings up to 60yds no more.
So I need advice on which of the 2 following things I need to do get up to 60yrds in a while. I know that above that I?m going to need stronger limbs if I have any chance of accurately hitting anything. I would like to shoot up to 60yds this year and develop my skills and move on next. I want to enjoy hitting the target not looking for arrows!
So option 1 would be to move the horizontal sight bar back as I have no more adjustment on the depth to reach 60yds. This option presumably means losing a degree of acuracy as its nearer to my eye.
Option 2 would be to tighten in my limb adjustment bolts to give me 2-4 pounds more weight. They were set since I bought the riser and have about 14mm of thread left out ( set midway I presume)
This would mean I could have the sight higher I?d hope and could still have it horizontally out fully for accuracy.
So 1 or 2? I know I?d have to alter brace height etc if I change the weight and wonder about arrow type (currently Eastern XX75 1916 which feel good).
I?d welcome advice on these two options but really don?t want to move up limb weight just yet and consentrate on my form and groupings up to 60yds no more.