How to Serve a Bow Sight

Attaching a peep sight to the bowstring will improve the archer's ability to consistently hit targets. A peep is a simple, round, metal or plastic piece of hardware that is used like the rear posts on a rifle sight. You draw the string up to your mouth and look through the peep sight to locate the sight pin on the riser or your bow, alight the peep with the pin and fire. A peep sight can be tied or served into a bowstring with a few simple tools and some serving material.

Things You'll Need

  • String separator
  • Peep sight
  • 36 inches serving material
  • Scissors
  • Glue
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place the peep sight where you want it to be. Draw the bowstring completely back and make note of where your eye sees the string and the front sight pins.

    • 2

      Separate the strands of your bowstring with a string separator. Make sure that there are an equal number of strands on each side of the peep sight and place the peep sight between the separated strands.

    • 3

      Cut the serving material into two 18-inch pieces.

    • 4

      Place approximately 2 inches of one of the 18-inch serving pieces along the bowstring, pointing the end away from the peep sight.

    • 5

      Wrap the serving around the bowstring and 2 inches of serving you laid on the string. Loop the serving around the bowstring 10 or 15 times wrapping away from the peep sight, but not completely covering the end of the serving. Use the free end of the serving and pull it to draw the wraps tight, and tighten the strands of the bowstring around the peep sight.

    • 6

      Complete the serving. Take the remaining unwrapped serving, about 9 inches in length. Hold the already served section tight, and starting 2 inches from the end of the first served section, create a large "drop" of serving. Wrap the free end around the bowstring back towards the peep sight, placing your wrappings inside the "drop" of serving. Wind the serving in the same direction as the first section of serving. Complete six wraps of serving, hold the free end of serving material tightly over the first served section, and start turning the "drop" of serving around the bowstring. This will tighten the wrappings together and unwind the far section of serving.

    • 7

      Pull the free end of service material you have been holding tightly over the served serving until all the slack is removed, binding the serving to the bowstring. Cut the excess serving off, but not too close to the peep serving.

    • 8

      Glue the end of the serving in place to finish the serving. Repeat steps 4 through 8 on the other side of the peep sight.