RE: Newbie Question
The best advice that I could give would be to shoot from the stand as much as possible, and get comfortable being and moving around in it, confidence will help a lot. It is different shooting from an elevated stand with a bow so practice it. Like you mentioned, watch your release and everything else, if theres metal to hit together, it will do it somehow. I also dont hunt higher than Im comfortable, usually about 18-20 feet, no sense having something else to be nervous about. Last but not least, wear a safety harness, yes they are a pain in the a$$, but they boost your confidence and you are not thinking about falling when you need to concentrate on shooting. Good luck.