Dan Mccarthy on V-bar
From Pro Tip -3rd Axis Sight Leveling with Dan McCarthy · · Hoyt Archery
“When you're shooting downhill or uphill, especially with an adjustable V-bar, it's usually weighted for balance — when you're aiming downhill that weight is going to turn your riser and uphill it's going to turn it the opposite way, so it's really important to adjust your third axis.”
On , Dan Mccarthy, Chief Information Officer at ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC, spoke about V-bar during Pro Tip -3rd Axis Sight Leveling with Dan McCarthy on Hoyt Archery.
About Dan Mccarthy
In a 2012 video, Dan McCarthy, who is now the Chief Information Officer at Energizer Holdings, provided a tutorial on third-axis sight leveling for 3D target archery. McCarthy described shooting an Alpha Elite bow with a carbon blade and stated that he chose specific stabilizers because they were "dynamically created to reduce wind drift." He explained that adjusting the third axis is important for shooting at extreme angles, such as downhill or uphill, particularly in tournament settings or when hunting from an elevated stand. McCarthy offered a method for fine-tuning the sight without a specialized tool. He said that for a right-handed shooter, if an arrow hits to the right when shooting downhill, the scope should be brought towards the shooter and tightened in "very minute increments." Conversely, if the arrow hits to the left, the scope should be moved away. He noted that while this adjustment is less critical at close distances, it becomes important at ranges of 30 to 40 yards from an elevated position.