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ORIGINAL: Oneshot7 u got it zak that is what i meant I usually just aim dead on and not worry about shot noise. I wouldn't aim low except maybe if the deer had noticed me. |
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i was outside shooting a bow that i had made it is for my sis
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Asthe saying goes pick a hair & shoot dead on.
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Bend at the waist and shoot dead-on. If deer jump the string you need to quiet your bow.
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[blockquote]quote: ORIGINAL: NY Harvester I gotta aim 5-6" lower when I'm in the stand, 20'up at a15-20yd. target. learned this the hard waylast season when I missed a nice buck. The acute anglemakes shootingdifferent than flat ground for sure.Come this Sept. I'll be practicing from stand. 15 yd. max. I just shot high.:( [/blockquote] Only if your dropping your bow arm and not bending at the waist. If you bend at the waist you should be aiming dead on, not low for compensation...after years of shooting competitive 3d, it doesn't matter if you are shooting out of an elevated stand or extremely uphill, if you bend at the waist, you pick a spot, aim for it and nail it.....I certainly wouldn't aim high or low depending. Good idea to practice. |
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Earlier when I said aim dead-on, I meant where you want your arrow to go. You'll still have to adjust for the angle as far as hitting vitals.
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I'll give you two examples from this past season. The first buck, I aimed at the top of his heart at 22 yards...at the shot he ducked and turned making the hit high and forward, if you guys remember that thread....
What you don't know is later in the week I missed a second huge 8 point becuase I aimed low for compensation...will never do it again. I had a beautiful 8 scamper buy..would have been my largest, at 42 yards....I grunted and stopped him and he hooked a tree aggressively...he then looked my way and not seeing any other deer he tucked his tail and started back the way he came...he stopped with his head behind a tree, I ranged him, 42 yards, tucked my 40 under his heart anticipating his duck/drop and I watched my arrow go just under his heart and miss...he never moved, never heard the bow dispite his nervous condition...had I aimed at the top of the heart...perfect shot...I'll never compensate again. |
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IMO you should only compensate if you are between pins and need to shoot a touch high or low. As someone else said, if your bow is loud and you fear that the deer will hear it, you need a bow that is more quiet...again, JMO.
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Unless they are jumpy I would aim right where I wanted to. Plus with todays fast bows they dont have too much of a chance of dodging it completely.
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