I have heard a lot of different opinions regarding arrow trajectory and POI while shooting a crossbow from a treestand. I have shot off a 12ft ladder and didn't notice an extreme difference at low heights.

First of all my stand is about 15' off the ground.

My question is, if I mark off actual horizontal distances from the base of the tree my stand is in, say, 10 20 & 30 yrds (actual distance), will my arrow POI change enough to have to compensate?

I have heard shooting at a downward angle will cause your arrow to hit higher, therefore requiring to aim lower. This makes sense to me but I have heard varying opinions on the issue. I have searched the forums and found several different conflicting answers to this question.

Another thing is, it seems you would want to hit a little bit high on a shot with a steeper angle for proper arrow placement. It just seems to get sort of confusing.

Since the closer the target is will increase the angle of the shot, it seems there would be difference in POI between say a 10yrd shot vs. a 20yrds.

Could someone explain their experiences shooting from a stand and their arrow POI?

I have a cheap non-ARC rangefinder, but I will more than likely use it to pre-mark actual distances from the ground and mark them off with some marking tape.

I will be practicing off the ladder some more, but some advice would also be helpful. Thanks alot!