cant make pin sights work

[metaldude]

Gday everyone, this is my first official post and I am new to bows and bow hunting.

I have a martin pantera compound bow bought new with a archers choice 'grizzly' hunting sight.

The problem is that I cant move the sight itself low enough to even get the pins moving, like; I am shooting a target at 10m and hitting the ground when my pin is zeroed in on the bullseye at around 1.0m height, so essentially i am hitting low so I lower the sight carriage to maximum lowness and after still hitting the ground I lower the pin most of the way down too, result= im still hitting the ground and when I line the pin up with the bullseye I can clearly see that the arrow shaft is pointing at an angle that will be way way low of the target.

The guy at the bow shop didnt know what the problem was, I took several shots just lining up the shaft with the target and got a close group pretty much on the bullseye and when I took these shots I could see that the pins were aiming at something skyward. It seems that for the sights to come into pin tuning range I would have to drop it a further 2 inches or more which would put it directly in the path of the arrow.

So any advice here would be appreciated, Im using a kisser button about 2inches above nock point.

I really want to be able to use the sight, otherwise I would have bought a recurve..

Thanks for listening, cheers

[Friar Tuck]

There are several reasons this could be the case. Are you able to get any photos of you at full draw? This will help to eliminate the possible causes.

[danceswithdingoes]

either anchor, peep or both, agree with FT we need pics please.

[Scott]

First up, welcome to the site! I would say at a guess you need to lower your anchor point. Pics would deffinately help if you can throw some up mate.

[dean]

scott's on the money there. try and find a lower anchor point.

[wazza_X force]

ill bet you the nocking point is about an inch high or something like that... where did u buy it from???

wazza

[Paliadon]

Check the arrow center. When you sit it on your arrow rest and at your nock point, is the arrow 90 degrees to the bow? If it is pointing downwards, I suggest you need to either lower your nock or raise your arrow rest.

Do you have a peep? If so, it might even be way out of kilter with what your sight can give you.

[ricochet]

Check you nocking point, it sounds like it may be to high, only have the nock about 1/4"-3/8" above square ,


cheers.
Rick

[metaldude]

thanks for the replies, I will try to get a photo. No peepsight just a kisser button and the arrow sits square on the rest.

[Wareagle]

Try a peep.