ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Jeff,
At 2yds, my ballistics chart shows me to be about 1.32" low, stretch that out over 15 feet down, and I think you have WHY that arrow is DEAD on. I've laid my 5 spot on the ground, and shot it from about 2yds, 5yds, 7yds, and 10yds, beyond that, it goes back up on it's side like it was designed to be, but at those distances, my margin of error is still good enough for a KILL 100% of the time!!! As I believe someone else said earlier, this is the HUNTING forum, not target archery.
I never gave a 2yd scenario from an elevated perch. I thought we were past that.
If you don't practice a shot .....shooting targets......HOW are you going ot know how to do it in the field?
My arrows hit much lower than 1.32" at 2yds. How do I know this? I tried it on a target. I would dream of trying a sho tin the field I hadn't practiced. So if a deer ever comes by me at 2 yds.....and I'm on the gorund.....I'll know what pin to use.....and where to aim.
That's all I was saying in the thread. If you're happy having a margin for error of (_____) at 2yds.....then this exercise isn't for you.
Shot from 2yds on level ground.....utilizing my 20yd pin.
Now you're being laughable. So if you aim for the top of the heart, which is generally my point of reference, and you hiT precisely as you did using your 20yds pin at 2yds, you just blew out the valves between the atria and ventricles, DAMN, I'd be disappointed, that will mean that the deer may travel 1.3 yds farther on average than a deer with it's AORTA cut off!!!!
Again, you're splitting HAIRS, and it's even LESS significant shooting from flat-ground vs. the elevated shot!!!!! Like Dan said, you can use ALL of the pins if you like, it's still going to be a dead deer, unless your aiming for it's ANKLE or something!!!!!