Hind Sight, Inc.
P.O. Box 482
Pinckney, MI 48169
Phone: 734-878-2842
Fax: 734-878-4295

"The Mechanics of Shooting a Bow"

   When sighting in your bow, it is always best to start by making sure that you have proper arrow flight. This is accomplished by placing your noc and rest in the correct positions. The arrow should be on a 90 degree angle with the bow string when the noc and rest are in the correct positions. Modern bows are designed for true center shots. To check the position of your rest, noc an arrow and place the bottom cam on your foot, look down at the limbs, the arrow should project forward centered in the limbs. This will allow you to point your riser, arrow , and sights all in the same direction. Following these steps should prevent your arrows from porpoising or fish tailing on the way to your target. Once proper arrow flight is achieved you are ready to move on to your sights.

   Generally speaking, the farther apart the sights are the more sensitive to bow torque the system becomes forcing a steadier hold. We have found that archers with failing eye sight have difficulty focusing on both sights when they are too far apart. For these archers we recommend the Hind Sight, Hind Sight II, or EQII models that allow them to position the rear aperture closer to the front sight so they may be able to focus on both sights simultaneously.  Larger sight pins may also be beneficial.

                         Hind Sight                                                    Hind Sight II

   To understand the sight in process best, hold one thumb up at arms length and the other thumb, half the distance to your eye. Now line them up on a target. If your arrow impacts to the right, you will move both thumbs (sights) in the direction of the arrows impact. Your eye stays comfortably anchored. Now, if you only move your forward thumb (sight) towards the arrows impact, your eye will be forced in the opposite direction. Your sights must move in unison towards the arrow's impact when making large adjustments. When fine tuning, you may only move one sight to place your eye closer or farther from the string. Remember, you are placing your sights on a straight line from eye to impact. Keep your eye in a comfortable position and adjust your sights accordingly.

   When using multiple pins with our standard models, you must center the same pin for all distances. We recommend the 20 yard pin for this purpose but you may chose any distance pin that you desire. The picture above shows the red middle pin as the centering pin. The red pin is located in the center of the pin guard. When placed in the cross hairs, the pin guard is now in alignment with the rear sight ring. Once you decide which pin will be your centering pin and what distance it will be set at, place it in the center of the pin guard. Because the cross hairs are centered in the rear sight ring, your rear sight and front pin guard (if round) will appear as one equal circle. You must always center this pin in the cross hairs no matter what distance is being targeted. To use your other pins, simply place your centering pin in the cross hairs and your distance pin of choice on target. To understand this better, let's say that you only had one pin sighted in at 20 yards and you wanted to take a 40 yard shot. You would hold high on your target using the 20 yard pin centered in the cross hairs. Now if you add a 40 yard pin to your sight, you will still center the 20 yard pin in the cross hairs and hold high, placing the 40 yard pin on target. Always center the same pin for all distances. This will insure that you hold the bow the same way no matter what distance you are targeting. When using more than 3 sight pins you may want to chose a pin in the middle range as your centering pin so that you can see all of the pins in the rear sight ring. Modern sights employ round pin guards. This design works best with our rear sight ring because your eye naturally gravitates to the center of a circle. If you place your centering pin in the center of your round pin guard, the rear sight ring and the pin guard will now automatically line up for a scope like viewing of your target. The pin guard on our CrossFire & Ghost Rider models matches the circumference of the rear sight ring perfectly, so that when lined up the pin guard disappears!