SABO Sight

[yngbowhntr24]

Any of you ever use the sabo sights they have out for bows. with the red dot light instead of a pin sight and no peep on the string or anything. just wondering how they worked for some other people before i look into buying one. seems kinda like it might take soome getting used to not using my peep.

[silvergts1998]

The Sabo sights surprisingly is still bright when it starts to get dark out. I just got out today and started to site it in. I started at 20 yards and zeroed in. 30 yards was just as good as 20 yards.

Here are the pro and cons in my opinion.

Pros.
1. Sites will show if you torque your bow.(This is the biggest gain for me on this sight).
2. All Aluminum construction
3. Dots seem to show up for 95% of the backgrounds. White background it's tough.
4. Helps you keep consistent form

Cons.
1. With fast bows the dots don't stack on top of each other very close.
2. The long arm that hold the fiber optic housing seems to vibrate allot after the arrow is shot.
3. Adjusting the pins are easy but getting them to stay in place when tightening them can be a little bit of a challenge.
4. The 20 yard triangle on the lens is a sticker. I think new models coming out are going to painted on. I painted mine on so it's not an issue anymore.
5. Red dots extremely hard to see against white. All darker colors show up well.


Overall I am happy with the sight. I need to retry out my 40 yard shot after I allow my arms to rest up. I was shaking a little when I was doing the 40 yard shot in the video tonight. Even though the dots don't stack up close for faster bows, what I did was just had the 20 yard sited in then got all the dots spaced out so dot 1 is 20 yards, between dot 1 and dot 2 is 30 yards, dot 2 is 40 yards then dot 3 is 50 yards. I doubt in my area I hunt I will be shooting beyond 30 yards. At 30 yards I could only shoot 1-3 arrows but didn't do more than that because I didn't want to ruin my arrows since they were grouping so close together. One thing I was told is that you won't need peep sites anymore. I am sure this is true but my problem I had was that when I anchored correctly the string seemed to be in my line of site and in the way. The advantage of till using your peep is that you can split the string to line up right with the site. It may just be me. I will take my peep off soon and see if it makes a difference. using the peep to help site in the 20 yard mark was nice.

I think the biggest advantage of this sight is the fact that it tells you if you are not holding correct form or torquing your bow. You will find that your shots will become tighter and form better.

One of my concerns is how will this sight hold up in the rain and how tough it can be when in the woods. I have the Axcel sites which are excellent sites but wanted to try Sabo out. Glad I did.

[travissalinas]

there are some good youtube demonstrations out there too, i've made several hunting videos from my season as well.

[travissalinas]

i've been shooting a SABO sight for several months and have some good practical field experiences to share. First of all it will cost you some arrows because the way this sight eliminates torque, you'll start hitting your previous shots. This is a good thing! just start changing targets more freqeuntly.

you have to make sure everything is tight, all the bolts on the front adjustment and on the lens housing, then its sturdy as can be. if you are using a light for the sight, you have to make sure it is tight, these rules go for any and all sights however.

the sabo exceeds expectations during lowlight shooting conditions. conventianal sights have the end of the fiber optics aimed at you, the sabo has the dots aimed away from you. this is the difference of being the deer in the headlights, or being the driver using the headlights to see. by being behind the fiberoptics and them facing away from you, your night vision is allowed much better focus. this is awesome when you see it!

my bowstring had a peep previous to putting the sabo on, i cannot wait to take it off, i'll most likely go with a kisser button. i have found the sight to be tough enough to stand up to bouncing around the back of my pick up in a soft case, something i probably shouldn't do, but thats life.

the triangular sticker can be changed to anything you desire, i prefer a lighter colored one for night hunting pigs, these are easily changeable. I have been very pleased with the performace after lots of use, and recently purchased a second sight to put on my wife's bow as she begins learning archery. good luck!

[yngbowhntr24]

im gonna go for it. sounds like it will help in the long rong. ill fill you guys in when i get it and start shootin it.