Archery Grip System

Abstract

A system for bow gripping is disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include a grip component configured to couple to a bow. In some embodiments, the grip component may interact and/or attached to an archer's lead hand. Some components may have a third metacarpal offset that encourages a grip angle of over twenty degrees. Depending on design goals, the encouraged grip angle may also be larger or smaller than twenty degrees. The grip component may also include a mechanism for attaching the component to an archer's bow or hand.

1 . An archery sight system, comprising:
 a range finder operable to utilize a laser to determine a distance from a target;   a sighting system having a sighting pin that provides an indication of an impact location of a loosed arrow; and   a sight adjuster responsive to the range finder and configured to automatically adjust a presentation of the sighting pin such that the indication of the impact location is based at least in part on the determined distance from the target.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the sighting system has only one sighting pin. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the sighting system presents the sighting pin using an emission of visible light, wherein the sighting pin is presentable as at least one of a red light dot, a green light dot, or a yellow light dot. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a range finding switch that facilitates an archer's ability to project the laser from the range finder, wherein the range finding switch is configured to be secured to a grip component of a bow. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the range finding switch configured to be secured to the grip at a touching location accessible to an archer's lead hand while at full draw. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a power source, wherein the power source provides power to at least both of the range finder and the sight adjuster. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a mounting component configured to facilitate securing the range finder, the sighting system, and the site adjuster to a bow, further wherein the mounting component is configured to couple to the bow at pre-drilled locations on the bow. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the mounting system comprises a fine tuning adjustment to account for at least one of windage and elevation. 
     
     
         9 . A system, comprising:
 a battery powered range finding system operable to utilize a laser to determine a distance from a target;   a sighting system having a housing and a sight pin that provides an indication of an impact location of a loosed arrow;   the housing formed to present an archer with a visible circular ring when the sighting system is secured to a bow and an archer has the bow at full draw to facilitate a centering of the circular ring within a visible area viewable through a peep sight attached to a string of the bow;   the sight pin located such that it is seen as being inside an opening encircled by the visible circular ring when the sighting system is secured to the bow and the archer has the bow at full draw; and   a sight adjuster responsive to the range finding module and configured to automatically adjust the sight pin to modify the indication of impact location of the loosed arrow based at least in part on the determined distance of the target.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the sighting system has only one sight pin. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising a range finding switch that facilitates an ability of the archer to initiate projection of the laser from the battery powered range finding system, wherein the range finding switch is configured for being located on a grip component of the bow. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the range finding switch is located at a touching location accessible to a lead hand of the archer while at full draw. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising an electrical coupling that allows the sight adjuster and the battery powered range finding system to be powered by the same power source. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein a presentation of the sight pin results from a projected light. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising a communication path connecting the battery powered range finding system to the sight adjuster to allow information representing a measured range to be communicated to the sight adjuster. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the battery powered range finding system is operable to utilize a plurality of lasers to determine the distance from the target. 
     
     
         17 . A system, comprising:
 a battery powered range finding system operable to utilize a laser to determine a distance from a target;   a sighting system having a ring component formed to present an archer with a visible circular ring when the sighting system is secured to a bow and viewed by an archer who has the bow at full draw;   a sight pin that provides an indication of an impact location of a loosed arrow, the sight pin being an emission from a light source, wherein the sight pin is presented as being inside an opening encircled by the visible circular ring when the sighting system is secured to the bow and the archer has the bow at full draw;   a sight adjuster responsive to the range finding module and configured to automatically adjust a presented location of the sight pin to modify an anticipated impact location of the loosed arrow based at least in part on the determined distance of the target; and   an actuator coupled to the battery powered range finding system and configured to allow for a coupling of the actuator to a grip of the bow.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the battery powered range finding system and the sight adjuster are powered by the same power source. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the grip has a rake angle that is greater than zero. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , further comprising a zeroing means for adjusting a presented sight pin location based on the anticipated impact location so that it matches an actual impact location of the loosed arrow.