RE: Crossbow string jumpers
I use the same bow at the same speed; with bait at about the same distance.My exact distance if you measue from the stand is 27.5 but if you measure at ground [the ground is flat] it is 25yd.The distance you should be shooting is the ground or horizontal distance shooting out of a stand has to be shot the same as a hill side shot;I would never put the bait past 25 horizontal yards because of the drop point in the arc.
#1 rule I always follow:
never shoot at a deer that is looking at you.
They will jump the string if they see you shoot the speed of light is a lot more than the speed of sound.
Try shooting out of the stand as practice so you know you are shooting the distance right; chech your group that way to make sure you don't have a wind plane problem.