Peep sight tube

For brackgroung, I shoot a cheap Diamond Infinite Elite bow, and I would call myself amateur at best. But I can shoot it well and I had a clean pass through on a buck last season, so the name on the outside doesn’t really bother me. 2 weekends ago I’m shooting at 40 and 50 yards routinely hitting the 9 ring and feeling like I’m really dialed in for the season. I look down, and the tube to the peep sight has broken. I bring it in to Archery Country and for 2 dollars they put a new tube on, simple and cheap fix. I follow up by shooting it yesterday, and I’m now 3-4 inches low at 20 yards. I’m dead on at 10 and 15, and 30 and 40 seem a little low as well, but within my normal margin of error. I called up Archery Country and they said any time you change the peep, you have to resight it in. But they didn’t change the peep, just the tube to it. Talked to lots of seasoned archers and they all had a different idea, but nothing concrete. The most plausible idea I heard is that the new tube is tighter, hence it’s pulling/angling that peep downward, which makes sense to me. But would it change my point of impact at 20 yards by 3 inches? Why isn’t it affecting the longer distances as much? I’m taking it to another place tonight to see if anyone can give me answers.

Again, cheap bow and average shooter, maybe it’s just me and I’ve got the yips or something, but funny how I could be shooting that well a week ago, and now my confidence is so rattled I don’t trust going in the stand with it for fear I’d just wound something with a poor placed shot.

Had mine changed a few years back and it didnt change a thing.

Another Diamond owner here (SB-1), nothing IMO wrong with Diamond, Bowtech didn’t forget how to make bows when they designed Diamond. I’m no expert, but I would buy the explanation that any change in the sighting apparatus can have an impact on your point of impact.

I would think if you just resight your bow at 20, everything will become clear, maybe you have to tweak other pins, maybe not.

BTW, I’ve also noticed that some days I’m just “on”. And then some days not so much. Nothing changed about the bow, it’s just me, the wind, the weather, the sun angle, smoke particles and unicorn dust in the atmosphere, whatever. Basically, just saying don’t do anything too drastic until you’ve adjusted the sight and shot a couple of different times to make sure what you’re seeing is real either way.

Do you have a separate 10 and 20 yard pin?

Also, all the tube does is keeps the peep aligned so you can see through it. Could you see through it fine after the tube broke?
DT

deertracker wrote:

Do you have a separate 10 and 20 yard pin?

I was wondering the same thing since my top pin is for everything under 30 since it shoots so flat.

CaptainMusky wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>deertracker wrote:</div>
Do you have a separate 10 and 20 yard pin?

I was wondering the same thing since my top pin is for everything under 30 since it shoots so flat.

That’s why I asked. At least 20 and under if 30 doesn’t work.
DT

My 10 and 20 pin are one and the same.

And I could see through the peep after it had broke, but it had rotated a good 1/8 to a 1/4 turn.

Grouse, also why I was quick to point out that I’m an amateur shooter. NO idea if it’s me or not.

If something truly happened with the vertical location of your peep, then in theory all of pins would be off by some magnitude. If your 30 and 40 yard pins are still spot on, then simply adjust your 20 until is is hitting where you need it to.

So update, took it in to Average Joes, they had me shoot, still 4 inches low at 20. They lengthened the peep tube itself, and next 3 shots were perfect. They were saying it should have nothing to do with the point of impact, but it’s working, and I don’t think I was subconciously aiming 4 inches different between the 2 sets of arrows. Weird, but it’s working again!

So finally got out on Sunday afternoon. Had to sit in the direct sun for 4 hours when this big girl finally came out. 22 yard shot. Luckily there was no wind cause I had sweat through everything I was wearing. 10/20 yard pin worked fine in this scenario.

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