doe killer, I think that you are wise to test things out before just going on someone elses assumptions, nice going. Personally, I bend at the waist to keep my form good when shooting from a stand. However, with my setup, I have found a decent amount arrow drop between 8 and 18 yards. So, I have a single pin for the eight yard shot, one for the 18 yard shot and one for a 28 yard shot. I ussually won' t shoot anything closer then 8 yards or anything past 28. I like to have a pin dead on for the in close shots.