Garmin Bow sight

[sdb8440]

This looks pretty cool, kills two birds with one stone.

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/fi...tal-bow-sight/

[Scottmisfits]

Still over twice the price of having those two units separate. Not as easy to give your buddy a range, can’t use it for your rifle or another bow if you want/need to.
The thing that turns me off the most is the obscene price tag, but you know they’ll sell.

[Kurt505]

Originally Posted by Scottmisfits

Still over twice the price of having those two units separate. Not as easy to give your buddy a range, can’t use it for your rifle or another bow if you want/need to.
The thing that turns me off the most is the obscene price tag, but you know they’ll sell.

I hear IQ is making a version of it that's less than 1/3 the cost.

[nsmitchell]

I recall Leupold tried something, albeit not as sophisticated, a few years back and it didn't catch on. Time will tell but unlikely there will be one on my bows.

[bowhunter9841]

Looks pretty cool to me. With the price of my slider sight and my range finder, I’m pretty close to what that thing costs. If I had no worries about cash, I’d buy one for sure. Still trying to save for a new bow, and the price of this sight is almost as much as a new Hoyt!

[Scottmisfits]

At $1000 US for this sight, it is possible to hit that mark with stuff on the market, yes. I feel I have some of the best stuff out there, at least for the time it was purchased, and I’m not even at $1000 Canadian, and I’m more versatile in what I have.
I have no doubts that this will sell like wildfire though. It’s just not even close to desirable to me.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Originally Posted by Kurt505

I hear IQ is making a version of it that's less than 1/3 the cost.

Yes but it's a standard sight with integrated range finder. Quite a bit different than the Garmin.

LC

[Duhwight]

Very cool product but man imagine if this was to break or stop working in the field. What a night mare that would be

[Gowest24]

I agree it looks like a really cool product. I would like to try it at a range or 3d shoot, but if I've learned anything about bow hunting.... if it can go wrong it will, and until I gained some confidence in it, I would be afraid of issues in the field.

[Stinky Buffalo]

Good point, jcrawford.

[Jamie Black R/T]

I dont like the fact there is no physical pins....battery or sight itself fails and no sight at all?

what about rain, light snow, fog? Even my leica has a tough time in those conditions....if this thing doesnt get a clear range you dont even get an aiming point?

no thanks

[npauls]

Originally Posted by Jamie Black R/T

I dont like the fact there is no physical pins....battery or sight itself fails and no sight at all?

what about rain, light snow, fog? Even my leica has a tough time in those conditions....if this thing doesnt get a clear range you dont even get an aiming point?

no thanks

You can program it with pins for certain distances so if you are good at ranging without a finder you can still shot like a normal 5 or 7 pin sight.

[Passthru]

[QUOTE=Jamie Black R/T;3712664]I dont like the fact there is no physical pins....battery or sight itself fails and no sight at all?

This would be my biggest issue. Also, imagine a freezing fog. It would ice up that reflective glass on that sight real fast. I'll stick to my spotthogg for now

[Ridger]

I really like the idea of linking it to GPS which could be great for tracking and patterning, similar to GPS fish finders.