As I discovered you get what you pay for - although it may not be obvious as you start out the sights on both recurve and compound bows take quite a hammering and the cheap end of the market will cause no end of frustration. A good deal of vibration is passed through the sight mechanism and will shake any component that is not well designed loosening screws and causing failures. You also want a system which can be mounted easily and adjusted simply for windage and distance, again the cheaper sights tend to fail in this area, you will find the mechanisms jam or screws drop off. If you look at the sights produced by the better known manufacturers they tend to produce a mid range and a top range sight that are essentially the same but constructed from different materials - the adjustment elements are the same but the extension bar may be carbon fibre adding considerably to the price. The top end is nice to have but in terms of functionality the mid range will do everything the top end will without the failings of the cheap end. There is an adage - buy cheap buy twice - for me the two key components I would not skimp on are a good riser and a good sight and dont forget there is a good second hand market for archery kit with the better branded kit maintaining its value well.I'm new to archery and currently in the process of purchasing my first Recurve bow. What I'd like to know is, what makes a good sight? You can buy one for ?10 or you can buy one for ?300... What are the ultimate differences?
Cheers for any help.
Been discussed before: http://www.archeryinterchange.com/f278/sight-upgrade-197791/I'm new to archery and currently in the process of purchasing my first Recurve bow. What I'd like to know is, what makes a good sight? You can buy one for ?10 or you can buy one for ?300... What are the ultimate differences?
Cheers for any help.
Hi,I'm new to archery and currently in the process of purchasing my first Recurve bow. What I'd like to know is, what makes a good sight? You can buy one for ?10 or you can buy one for ?300... What are the ultimate differences?
Cheers for any help.
On the other hand you could argue that a used Shibuya dual click doesn't cost much more but it may save you a lot of frustration and will not require upgrading soon. And you can resell it at the same price.Hi,
Of all the things you can buy to help shoot to your best, the sight is probably the least important. You can manage perfectly well with a cheap sight. They may not adjust as easily, may be a bit heavier or might need checking after each end to ensure screws have not worked loose, but you'd be better using your budget to get a better rest, pressure button, stabilisers or arrows.
When I started, we managed perfectly well using a glass headed pin stuck in a bit of draft excluding foam on the front of the riser and hoped to get a proper sight later, which would probably be no better than a Cartel sight for ?25 - ?30 now.
be VERY careful buying Cartel sight and no it comes no where close to the reliability and functionality of shibuya/sureloc or a number of other brands that are not simply cheap and unreliable copies.On the other hand you could argue that a used Shibuya dual click doesn't cost much more but it may save you a lot of frustration and will not require upgrading soon. And you can resell it at the same price.
im inclined to disagree with this tbh, for me, after the riser, the sight is the most important part. the limbs you will upgrade, the string you can replace, you can upgrade your stabalisers and buttons and lots of other bits, but if you have a sight that doesn't stay put your not going to learn because your going to be spending more time messing with the sight than shooting. having said that you probably don't need a really expensive sight from the get go, just don't buy one of the cheap ?10-?30 ones cause they will cause nothing but frustration.Hi,
Of all the things you can buy to help shoot to your best, the sight is probably the least important. You can manage perfectly well with a cheap sight. They may not adjust as easily, may be a bit heavier or might need checking after each end to ensure screws have not worked loose, but you'd be better using your budget to get a better rest, pressure button, stabilisers or arrows.
When I started, we managed perfectly well using a glass headed pin stuck in a bit of draft excluding foam on the front of the riser and hoped to get a proper sight later, which would probably be no better than a Cartel sight for ?25 - ?30 now.