shooting from an elevation results in 4-5 inches to left???

saltflyz · 06-11-2006, 03:50 PM

'05 outback, 29" 70#, GT XT hunter 5575's, 100 grain tips, trophy taker drop away, impact archery 3 pin collector. I have dialed in from 20, 25, 30 yds on level ground. Shot from 15-16 foot elevation (hill, not stand) and the first arrow was 4-5 inches to the left. The next 3 arrows were perfectly accurate, because I compensated? Is it normal to shoot slightly left or right once elevated??? Thanks for any and all help. Amazing what I have learned from many on this forum...

lte_622 · 06-11-2006, 04:04 PM

i belive that your 3rd axis on your sight if you have one is way off take a look into that i thin that is the reason. Do you have a bubble level?????

Rob/PA Bowyer · 06-11-2006, 06:02 PM

You have to be canting the bow.

coyote170 · 06-11-2006, 06:50 PM

If you are not using a bubble level try one sounds like you are canting
your bow.had the same problem,level cured it!

saltflyz · 06-11-2006, 06:52 PM

Thanks guys, I don't have a bubble leveler.

Rob- what is canting? I'm guessing it means thatI wasbending my arms towards the target instead of my waist?

MO_Bowhnter · 06-11-2006, 08:08 PM

Canting means that the bow isn't perfectly vertical. If you have a bubble level, you can fix the problem.

gibblet · 06-12-2006, 05:37 AM

you could also be dropping your bow arm, changing your view because your now tilting your head to see thru your peep. its the bend at the waste thing.

98Redline · 06-13-2006, 07:13 AM

I would say that the most likely candidate is canting the bow (leaning the bow to one side or another). This can and will result in some serious left to right misses. Get a level and put it on your sight. This will give you a perfect vertical hold when your eyes are playing tricks on you (shooting on hill side slopes are notorious for this). You will be amazed at how far it away from your percieved vertical actual vertical is when shooting on a hill.

The other thing mentioned is the 3rd axis being off. This is a condition where the body of the sight is not perpendicular to the travel of the string. It can also lead to some pretty significant left and right misses, however 3rd axis problems normally only show up when shooters are using a level.

ijimmy · 06-13-2006, 07:47 AM

Remember to bend at the waist , form would be my first suspect

nodog · 06-13-2006, 09:36 AM

May have been several things. Could just have been the wind. Good reason to keep practising before the show begins. Sounds like you will be hitting the mark when it does. Congrats.