ORIGINAL: GoGoGadgetGuardian
I usually average 25 ft. up in the tree. at 40 yards, i think itll only be 3-4 yard difference. however, at 40 yards,every yard counts, its not like 10-25 yards you can use the same pin.
so, i think true ballistic range can certiainly help....every little bit of help counts, right?
That equals about a 1 yard adjustment.
The difference comes more at steeper angles.
From deerstand heights,the compensation for the angle is not needed.
I like to tell people to range the slant range and shoot for the middle of the kill zone.The height will take care of itself.You want to hit slightly high when aiming downhill anyway so why adjust yardage?[8D]
However,when hunting mountains and steep hills,this would be a great asset to have.
I play with my rangefinder alot when hunting and have rarely seen it read more than a yard difference when ranging straight out to a tree or to the base of the tree.