New to archery and trying to find answers

[Codymay282]

I just started shooting Christmas, very new to archery I got the mathews arc 34, #65 z mod, 28.5 draw length, with uv slider 2, 402 grain VAP tko shooting 281.6 fps, got my sight setup and the sight tape on, the tape goes to 111 yards, but the slider max’s out at 96 yards, I’m going to Pennsylvania tac in May and hoping to be able to get 120 yards for the event, my question if I raise my sight housing up and my peep up will my 20 yard mark go higher up allowing for the tape to be moved up?

 

[whoop]

been a few years out of archery. your sight seems to be a single pin? thinking you might try a 3 or 5 pin, with the bottom pin your rover.

 

[wapitibob]

Raise the peep and the sight marks will follow by default.

 

[UncleNommies]

Im curious to see where your rest is. Would you please post a picture of it from the quiver side?

 

[survivalistd]

Raise the peep and the sight marks will follow by default.

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[Mighty Mouse]

IMO your peep should be placed wherever it naturally aligns with your eye with your face and neck in a comfortable, neutral position...nose lightly touching the string, chin level, neck neither scrunched down nor craned up. I would let body geometry determine where to put the peep; I wouldn't put it extra high trying to squeeze a few more yards out of your sight for a novelty shot.

To get more yardage, you would move your sight housing down (not up). Drop the housing (if you can) then slide the tape upward to match the pin to the tape. This may cause your pin to be unable to reach 20 yds on the upper end. At a given arrow speed and range of sight travel, you can only span so many yards...might be 20-96 or 30-103 (just spitballing numbers to illustrate the point) or some other combination. Also, you can only drop your sight so far before your arrow fletching contacts the housing.

 

[ridgerunner9656]

Looking at the pictures you might be able to slide your sight in closer to the raiser. The closer the sight is to the peep the farther you will be able to shoot. Also I shot mine arrows with the cock vane up which cuts my distance I can shoot. So I put a mark on my sight tape where the vane would hit. If I want to shoot pass that point I shot the cock vane down and pick up some more distance.

 

[Codymay282]

Looking at the pictures you might be able to slide your sight in closer to the raiser. The closer the sight is to the peep the farther you will be able to shoot. Also I shot mine arrows with the cock vane up which cuts my distance I can shoot. So I put a mark on my sight tape where the vane would hit. If I want to shoot pass that point I shot the cock vane down and pick up some more distance.

I’ll slide it in alittle more and give that a shot, thank you

 

[Bump79]

IMO your peep should be placed wherever it naturally aligns with your eye with your face and neck in a comfortable, neutral position...nose lightly touching the string, chin level, neck neither scrunched down nor craned up. I would let body geometry determine where to put the peep; I wouldn't put it extra high trying to squeeze a few more yards out of your sight for a novelty shot.

To get more yardage, you would move your sight housing down (not up). Drop the housing (if you can) then slide the tape upward to match the pin to the tape. This may cause your pin to be unable to reach 20 yds on the upper end. At a given arrow speed and range of sight travel, you can only span so many yards...might be 20-96 or 30-103 (just spitballing numbers to illustrate the point) or some other combination. Also, you can only drop your sight so far before your arrow fletching contacts the housing.

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[sodaksooner]

lighter arrows. Mine are 374 out of the bow at 71 lbs, 28" draw. right at 300fps. There is no rule as to where your cock feather goes. As long as you have rest clearance, orient them how you want. Mine actually skirt the side of my sight at super long range. I also run a smaller scope diameterwise. I can get all to way to 130 or so with my setup using the center pin.

BTW, nice setup for a first bow!!!

 

[fatlander]

IMO your peep should be placed wherever it naturally aligns with your eye with your face and neck in a comfortable, neutral position...nose lightly touching the string, chin level, neck neither scrunched down nor craned up. I would let body geometry determine where to put the peep; I wouldn't put it extra high trying to squeeze a few more yards out of your sight for a novelty shot.

To get more yardage, you would move your sight housing down (not up). Drop the housing (if you can) then slide the tape upward to match the pin to the tape. This may cause your pin to be unable to reach 20 yds on the upper end. At a given arrow speed and range of sight travel, you can only span so many yards...might be 20-96 or 30-103 (just spitballing numbers to illustrate the point) or some other combination. Also, you can only drop your sight so far before your arrow fletching contacts the housing.

This is right.

Here’s my .02 for people that are new to archery and want to go to TAC. . . Buy the cheapest, lightest arrows you can and sight in for those accordingly. The optimal arrow for hunting is never going to be the optimal arrow for slinging arrows at extreme distances beyond the capability of most people who have to ask questions about TAC arrows.

You’re going to break/lose most of the arrows at TAC.

Cut a cheap 6.5mm arrow as short as you can, run an 85 grain field tip in it with the light factory inserts, and probably even drop a spine below what you’d need to get optimal tune to lighten the arrow up more. You’re shooting foam with field tips at a football field away, don’t worry about how broadheads fly on that set up.

Absolutely don’t change your peep height to get more distance out of your bow. It’s only going to negatively affect your form.


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[Jpsmith1]

IMO your peep should be placed wherever it naturally aligns with your eye with your face and neck in a comfortable, neutral position...nose lightly touching the string, chin level, neck neither scrunched down nor craned up. I would let body geometry determine where to put the peep; I wouldn't put it extra high trying to squeeze a few more yards out of your sight for a novelty shot.

To get more yardage, you would move your sight housing down (not up). Drop the housing (if you can) then slide the tape upward to match the pin to the tape. This may cause your pin to be unable to reach 20 yds on the upper end. At a given arrow speed and range of sight travel, you can only span so many yards...might be 20-96 or 30-103 (just spitballing numbers to illustrate the point) or some other combination. Also, you can only drop your sight so far before your arrow fletching contacts the housing.

Listen to the man.

I tried to cheat my peep up a bit for more range and my anchor is suffering which leads to left/right inconsistencies for me.

Gotta move the peep and kisser back to normal.

 

[Insomnia]

You're hunting with this bow, correct? Don't **** with the peep height just to get more range. I'd honestly just buy a dozen Black Eagle Outlaws for super cheap, lightweight arrows that you can chuck some light points into and get your speeds up. (This is assuming you have some way to tune the bow to the new arrows, then revert tune to the VAP TKOs for hunting season.) I'd then run the sight housing as far down as possible to give yourself maximum range, while still being able to run it up to the closest yardage marks you want to be able to shoot-- probably 20 yards.