| Venom Peep Sight, by Dave Conrad
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more consistent you are with your anchor point the more consistent your
accuracy will be. Peep sights are one of the best archery accessories
to aid in consistency. Rather than using a sight alone as one point
of reference a peep will double your reference points. And everyone
knows that the more reference points the better.
When using a peep I always look for one that will give me a large field
of view Aperture for those early morning and evening hours when deer activity
is at its highest.
Scorpyon Technologies has incorporated the latest technologies into
a great new peep sight system named Venom. Invented by an archer
with over 40 years of experience the product is also aided by his interest
in ophthalmology.
Dr. Bill Connelly’s Venom peep is molded from virtually indestructible
polycarbonate and utilizes a unique color called Horizon Blue. The
color is labeled as the same of the dawn or dusk sky or “Optically Eutropic”.
New
"Optically Eutropic" VENOM Peep Sight
Those two words are a little much for a country boy like me but basically,
This color is closer to the prime hunting times and, importantly, is easier
on the eye, allowing the pupil to adjust more rapidly in those critical
seconds between the time the Peep is drawn to the eye, the target is sighted
in and the arrow released.
And all I can say is that the large .30” aperture makes for rapid acquisition
of the pins. This constitutes a fast acquisition reference point
for all pins translating into improved accuracy.
The Venom also uses a solid Everlastomer Tether, the only such Peep
System that does. I see a few advantages to this style material.
First of all it is much stronger than a standard tube and will not rot
or deteriorate over time. I also feel the risk of it slipping off
the peep or cable clip is less of a problem.
I tested the Tether for elasticity and found it to stretch over 4 and
a half times its relaxed length. I also found out that the elasticity
was unaffected by extreme cold temperatures after being placed in the freezer.
Dr. Connelly also points out that this material allows for a ‘through
the Peep Tether’. This breakthrough design allows the Venom body
to be symmetrical thereby eliminating stress points on the Peep itself
as well as the Tether.
The Tether is not tied onto the bow cables or a post like tube style
Peeps but uses instead, a uniquely designed cable clip to attach.
The screw secured clip allows the Tether to be centered with the cable
and unlike a knot, isn’t always under constant pressure. Less pressure
means longer Tether life and also no equipment repairs in the field.
How many times have you had to make a “spit” repair on a tube in the field?
Testing
Thorough testing of a Peep is fairly simple. Serve the Peep onto
your string and secure the clip to the cable and you are ready to go.
There is a serving hole at the bottom of the Peep but I find it optional
to use.
I found the Venom Tether length to be easy to adjust. No tying
and retying, like standard rubber tubes found on other Peeps. The
best way is to allow the Tether to slip through the loose clip through
the draw cycle. Relax the bow and then pull a couple inches of the
Tether through the clip. Tighten the clip and you are ready to go.
With some of today’s Fastflight cable materials you may have to wrap
it with Teflon tape to secure the clip. This relax threading allows
the Tether to tighten within the last few inches of the draw cycle eliminating
stress on the Tether throughout the entire draw cycle. I am confident
the Venom will continue to perform through thousands of draw cycles based
on the elastic capabilities of the Tether.
The Venom aligns and centers itself quickly upon coming to full draw.
The large aperture allows for quick viewing of all your pins. Upon
release I was afraid that the Tether clip would dance and cause undo noise
by striking the other cable. But my fear was defeated as the tightened
clip held fast.
After several practice sessions the Venom performed flawlessly.
The final test was to shoot in the waning evening hours. The large
aperture allowed for shooting into the final minutes of legal shooting
times. The clear aperture assured fading light shooting but I would
have to put in more shots to be sure if the “Optically Eutropic”
aided. It makes sense that it would, I just can’t say at this point that
it does.
Design 4 of 5 - I have yet to find the perfect peep
but the Venom scores high in the areas of the ease of installation, Tether
strength and large aperture sight. I also like the fact that the
Tether can be changed quickly but yet is very secure within the peep.
Quality 4.5 of 5 – The durability of the Tether as well as the
polycarbonate Peep ensure years of service. The Venom comes with
two Tethers which should last for season upon season.
Price 4 of 5 – At around 15 bucks the Venom should average out
to be quite a deal for a product that should last many years. The
Venom is manufactured in the USA and comes complete with Peep, cable clip
and two tethers.
For information on these and other products
contact:
Scorpyon Technologies
5603
Hop Toad Rd.
Kingman,
AZ 86401
Web:
ScorpyonTechnologies.com
Web:
VenomPeepSight.com
Dealers
only call: 928-757-9328 |
