Hey, I just did this! [8D]

I took my old PSE bow and two XX75 arrows w/field tips up on my back porch roof of my house. I placed that cheap little Wal-Mart styrofoam target thing out in front of the pine tree in my back yard exactly 20 yards away. I estimated I was probably 16-17 feet up (my bow and line of sight that is, not the height at my feet).

I nocked an arrow and relaxed, concentrated, remembered all the advice on this board about bow shooting form and bending from the waist. I stood straight up, my bow arm was perfectly straight, and as I drew back I was looking at the trees in the far back yard through my peep sight! I kept the same form and then bent down from the waist and aligned the 20yd pin with the small bullseye on the target. I slowly pressed the trigger on my release, and THWACK!!! I put the arrow right directly in the bullseye of the target.

Then just to see the difference in what everyone is talking about and whatnot, I nocked the other XX75 arrow and this time, I just goofed around. I stood there again and drew back, but this time, I kept my body straightand lowered my bow arm. My release and anchor point were now in the middle of my ear! I sighted the 20yd pin to the center bullseye and hit the release. Guess what happend....
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I hit the ground right in front of the target! [:-] The improper lowering of the bow arm, caused me to view the target picture as though it were 18 yards instead of 20 and totally threw me off.

Lesson for the day: ALWAYS bend from the waist and shoot the arrow along the "hypotenuse" of the angle. If the distance is 30 yards, shoot for 30 yards. 15 yards, shoot for 15 yards, etc...etc...etc...

Butch A.