roa@davinci.acc.virginia.edu (Robert O. Anderson Jr) (04/19/91)
The only experience I have is with the Mason Range Indicator SIght. (Gander Mtn.1990 Fall/Winter pg.195). It's a range finder type pendulum sight. You have to carry a rope or cord that's knotted every two feet or some other arrangement so that you'll know exactly how high you are off the ground. There's an adjustment on the side of the sight that you set to correspond to how far you are from the ground. You're setting the lenght of one side of a right triangle, the sight knows the angle you're holding the bow and lights the pin(s) for the length of the hypotenuse. The pins are curved toward you as to not spook any game. It does work kinda neet. It's expensive. It works. I use a range finder and pick out trees, open places, etc. all around me after I'm in the tree. If I know how far the deer is he's toast. But I'm really not that good at guestimating ranges. So, I shoot an overdraw. 26" 2013 w/ 95gr. broadheads. 3 sight pins.... 1st is dead on to 30 yds. 2nd - 40 3rd - 50 yds. I shoot alot....most every morning before work... my best group is 5 arrows in a 5" circle at 50 yards. Yes, I miss the target and yea, I tear up alot of arrows. hope this helps.... Bobby