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Old 01-09-2008 | 05:06 PM
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Default RE: Whats the deal with the angle range finders?

I am going to keep playing devils advocate, even though mob rule seems to be saying that these things are legit,

[align=left]Gravity is a constant, be it at ground level or 60 feet in the air, (9.81m/(s*s)) if memory serves me correctly.

As for trajectory, the pathagorean will hold true.

Target shooting, at 10/20/30 yards, you are shooting from one point to another, and automatically compensating for the trajectory (arc) of the arrow. This would hold true from an elevated position also, no?

And finally, how can a range finder determine true trajectory lacking the mass and velocity of the projectile? (I suppose you could bring elevation into the mix also which would affect the density of the air)

Or finally (finally this time I promise) is the horizontal distance what I have always compensated from the stand on the close shots to aim a bit lower on the deer, I always thought I was trying to keep the deer from ducking the shot.....
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