Peep sights - Point/Counter Point

[BT]

Well perhaps that is all there is to it Michi

On the other hand...I hit the very spot where I was aiming which was low on the chest (going for the heart shot) if you'll recall.

Perhaps I would have hit it or hit higher or lower with the lack of a peep but I know that I wouldn't have know for a fact that I would have hit that spot.
It was just to small of an area at that distance and your right...not a shot to take 95% of the time.

As you say...perhaps with practice.
On the other hand...I don't have that kind of time anymore
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Another plus for the peep is that you don't have to anchor perfectly every time.

I have made a number of shots where I was way off balance and even one where I was literally wrapped around the trunk of a tree,hanging by my safety belt to make the shot.

That required a peep to act as my reference point since I have no form left at that point and was totally at the mercy of the bow.

[michihunter]

But you must've anchored properly if you pulled off a shot even with the contortionist postions, right? My anchor point is solid and one that can be repeated regardless of what position I'm in. Peep or no peep, you still have to anchor properly to get an accurate shot.

[BT]

The bottom line is that you are correct in as much as I must have been on spot but I know that I wouldnt have gotten on spot without the aid of the peep.

One time I was thinking of falling more than the release of the arrow.

I never would have found my spot that time......maybe you could have pulled it off but not me

[michihunter]

Is that your only point of reference BT? The peep? I know better than that with you my friend!!

[BT]

Well on that occasion I had nearly no reference point as I was hardly able to cling to the tree

If you had see what I did you would not have believed that I either A-didn't fall and kill myself or B-Missed the deer completely.

That pin point accuracy was what was required on that shot as it was a hard quartering to shot.

That was so many years ago .... I would like to think that I have more sense than that today

Never the less....I do not believe I would have pulled it off without the peep if for no other reason than the comfort zone it provided me in the attempt to make the shot in the first place.

If I though I could contort myself into though positions anymore I'd set up a stand in one of the tree's here and do a reenactment for a pic but I'd probably hurt myself anymore.

[michihunter]

Definitely not necessary BT. My only point is that you relied on your peep because tat was what you were most comfortable with. If you practiced without the peep as much as I do, I think you'd be just as comfortable as you are with a peep.There's a definite comfort zone factor that can't be relayed by anyone other than the shooter himself. I can stack arrows at 40 yards without a peep better than most can with one. But that's because I have become very comfortable shooting that way. Which is the point I was originally trying to make. If you can get comfortable shooting without one, the benefits are too great to ignore.

[BT]

Thats why I thought this would be a good topic

The one thing I would say is practice is something you refer to but what about people who cant/dont?

A peep brings you right back on.

What about the lack thereof?....what happens when you have lost that refrence point over time?

[michihunter]

Then that person should NOT be hunting!! Plain and simple. If they cannot respect that animal enough to put in some time on the range, then they aren't a true hunter now, are they?

[stilllearning]

I am so rookie that I leave nothing to chance. I use the kisser button to get it close and use the peep to make sure the tilt of my head is right before I shoot.

I have thought (and I don't know so this is why I am asking) that you may use the same anchor point but if you tilt your head to far to one side of the other how will you know?
That is why I fee the most comfortable using the peep. Not saying this is the best idea for all just me. Am I way off on my thinking. I could realy use some imput on that one please.

[michihunter]

Where's your peep located SL? On your string right? So guess where you look at your pins from? Your string!! Your windage(left and right) is guided by where your pins line up with your string. Your distance(up and down) is held in place by your kisser. That's about as simple as it is!!