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Take a Peek at the "No-Peep" Bow Sight

David Blake - JHO ProStaff - Southern California
May 27, 2005

No more peep sights?
The "No Peep" sight helps the archer improve form, at the same time improving the performance of most bows by removing the weight of traditional peep sights from the string.

Those of us who bow hunt know how important it is to have a quiet bow. There is nothing like a noisy bow to cause a wary buck to jump the string and mess up the shot.

Since I started bow hunting I have used a standard peep sight with a rubber tube to keep it aligned at full draw. The peep sight didn't bother me as much as the tube did. It was noisy and frequently pulled off, whipping me in the face. The peep sight itself was oversized to let in more light for a better view of the target. This larger size also meant slower speed.

While I was cruising around the internet I saw a product called the “No-Peep” that caught my attention. The idea behind the “No-Peep” is that it aids the archer in having a consistent anchor point eliminating the need for a peep sight.

Anything that would get that pesky peep sight off my string was worth a try and since my wife was nice enough to get me one for Christmas, I gave it a try.

Mounting and alignment took me about 2 hours. The instructions are a bit hard to follow, so I went about it in a trial and error fashion. Once I got it set up I took it out to the range to get everything tuned up. I had to move my sights a bit, but once I did it didn't take me long to start tightening my groups.

The “No-Peep” itself is an optical alignment device about ¾ inch long by ½ inch high with a light gathering tube on one end and a lens on the other. Looking in the lens reveals a black ring on a bright green background with a black dot in the middle. The object is that when you are at your anchor point and look at the “No-Peep”, the black dot will line up inside the black circle. Once the black dot is lined up you can then look under and past the “No-Peep” to your sights and line up the shot.

After shooting it a while I found that I didn't need to use the “No-Peep” as much because my anchor point was becoming more consistent. The more I shoot with it, the better I get.

As far as string noise goes, the only sound the bow makes now is a quiet thump when the arrow is released. I don't think I'll be seeing that buck jump my string this coming season.