ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
Pythagorean theorem, a2 + b2 = c2 .
The tree being A, the ground distance being B, and the laser ranged distance from the stand being the hypotenuse C.
When in doubt, laser range find your target and subract a yard, bend at the waist, pick a hair and split it.
Rob, that first sentence there..... is that english???
I really like the way you put things sometimes.
But keep in mind, the farther away the target at the same height the less it will be in distance difference.
Ex: Your in a 21' tree stand,
You range 20 yards, the actual distance is 18.73 yards...
You range 40 yards, the actual distance is 39.38 yards....
The height and distances would have to be very extreme before you ever see 2 yards or more difference. As I said above, when in doubt, subtract a yard, no one can shoot the difference, bend at the waist, pick a hair and split it.
The other thing to consider, most if not all range finders are give or take a yard...
In other words, forget about it, aim and shoot, right?