Micro-pointer system for archery sights

1. A pointer system for an archery sight comprising:

a mounting arm configured to attach to a bow;

an elevation assembly attached to the mounting arm, the elevation assembly comprising an elevation adjustment mechanism that moves a bezel mount along a generally vertical axis relative to the mounting arm;

a bezel attached to the bezel mount, the bezel including at least one sighting device to sight the bow at a target;

a micro-pointer system attached to the bezel mount that travels with the bezel mount along the vertical axis, the micro-pointer system comprising a micro-adjust mechanism configured to move a micro-pointer parallel to the vertical axis relative to a micro-scale on the bezel mount; and

a primary pointer system comprising a primary pointer attached to the micro-pointer providing an indication of an elevation setting of the elevation assembly relative to the mounting arm along a primary scale located on the elevation adjustment mechanism, wherein adjustment of the micro-adjust mechanism simultaneously moves the primary pointer relative to the primary scale and the micro-pointer relative to the micro-scale.

2. The pointer system for an archery sight of claim 1 , wherein the micro-adjust mechanism repeatably displaces the micro-pointer in increments of about 0.05 inches.

3. The pointer system for an archery sight of claim 1 , wherein the micro-adjust mechanism repeatably displaces the micro-pointer in increments of about 0.025 inches.

4. The pointer system for an archery sight of claim 1 , wherein the micro-adjust mechanism comprises a micro-adjust lead screw that spans a recess in the bezel mount, with the micro-pointer located within the recess.

5. The pointer system for an archery sight of claim 4 , wherein a 360 degree rotation of the micro-adjust lead screw comprises a linear translation of the micro-pointer and the primary pointer of about 0.025 inches along the vertical axis.

6. The pointer system for an archery sight of claim 1 , wherein indicia on the micro-scale comprises the same units of measure as indicia on the primary scale.

7. The pointer system for an archery sight of claim 1 , wherein indicia on the micro-scale comprise an indication of an adjustment required for a shooting parameter other than distance to the target.

8. The pointer system for an archery sight of claim 1 , wherein indicia on the micro-scale comprise an indication of an adjustment required for different arrow weights.

9. The pointer system for an archery sight of claim 1 , wherein indicia on the micro-scale comprise an indication of an adjustment required for different shooting angles.

10. The pointer system for an archery sight of claim 1 , comprising a set screw releasably securing the primary pointer to the micro-pointer.

11. The pointer system for an archery sight of claim 1 , wherein release of a set screw permits the primary pointer to slide along the vertical axis relative to the micro-pointer.

12. A pointer system for an archery sight comprising:

a mounting arm configured to attach to a bow;

an elevation assembly attached to the mounting arm, the elevation assembly comprising an elevation block with an elevation lead screw engaged with a threaded bezel mount to move the bezel mount along a generally vertical axis relative to the mounting arm in response to rotation of the elevation lead screw;

a bezel attached to the bezel mount, the bezel including at least one sighting device to sight the bow at a target;

a micro-pointer system attached to the bezel mount that travels with the bezel mount along the vertical axis in response to rotation of the elevation lead screw, the micro-pointer system comprising a micro-adjust lead screw configured to move a threaded micro-pointer parallel to the vertical axis relative to a micro-scale on the bezel mount in response to rotation of the micro-adjust lead screw; and

a primary pointer system comprising a primary pointer attached to the micro-pointer providing an indication of an elevation setting of the elevation assembly relative to the mounting arm along a primary scale located on the elevation block, wherein rotation of the micro-adjust lead screw simultaneously moves the primary pointer relative to the primary scale and the micro-pointer relative to the micro-scale.

13. A method of operating a pointer system on an archery sight that is mounted to a bow, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a micro-pointer system attached to a bezel mount that travels with the bezel mount along a vertical axis in response to adjustment of an elevation adjustment mechanism relative to the bow, the micro-pointer system comprising a micro-adjust mechanism configured to move a micro-pointer parallel to the vertical axis relative to a micro-scale on the bezel mount;

providing a primary pointer system comprising a primary pointer attached to the micro-pointer providing an indication of an elevation setting of the elevation assembly relative to the bow along a primary scale located on the archery sight, wherein adjustment of the micro-adjust mechanism simultaneously moves the primary pointer relative to the primary scale and the micro-pointer relative to the micro-scale;

adjusting a vertical position of a sighting device attached to the bezel mount relative to the vertical axis so an arrow fired from the bow strikes a target located at a first distance from the archer at a location indicated by the sighting device; and

displacing the micro-pointer using the micro-adjust mechanism so the primary pointer is aligned with an indicia on the primary scale corresponding to the first distance.

14. A method of operating a pointer system on an archery sight that is mounted to a bow, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a micro-pointer system attached to a bezel mount that travels with the bezel mount along a vertical axis in response to rotation of an elevation lead screw relative to an elevation block of an elevation assembly, the micro-pointer system comprising a micro-adjust lead screw configured to move a threaded micro-pointer parallel to the vertical axis relative to a micro-scale on the bezel mount in response to rotation of the micro-adjust lead screw;

providing a primary pointer system comprising a primary pointer attached to the micro-pointer providing an indication of an elevation setting of the elevation assembly relative to the bow along a primary scale located on the elevation block, wherein rotation of the micro-adjust lead screw simultaneously moves the primary pointer relative to the primary scale and the micro-pointer relative to the micro-scale;

adjusting a vertical position of a sighting device attached to the bezel mount relative to the vertical axis so an arrow fired from the bow strikes a target located at a first distance from the archer at a location indicated by the sighting device; and

rotating the micro-adjust lead screw so the primary pointer is aligned with an indicia on the primary scale corresponding to the first distance.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising rotating the micro-lead screw about 360 degrees to translate the micro-pointer and the primary pointer about 0.025 inches along the vertical axis.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein indicia on the micro-scale comprises a same units of measure as indicia on the primary scale.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

changing a shooting parameter; and

rotating the micro-adjust lead screw an amount so the micro-pointer is aligned with indicia on the micro-scale corresponding to the changed shooting parameter,

wherein the primary pointer provides an indication of distance of arrow travel for the changed shooting parameter.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the primary pointer comprises an indication of distance of arrow flight for an arrow having a weight indicated by the micro-pointer relative to the micro-scale.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the primary pointer comprises an indication of distance of arrow flight for a shooting angle indicated by the micro-pointer relative to the micro-scale.