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Angle
02-13-2006 | 08:24 AM
#15
Fork Horn
Joined: Feb 2005
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RE: Angle
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
02-13-2006 | 10:29 AM
#17
Boone & Crockett
Joined: Oct 1998
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From: Hughesville, PA USA
RE: Angle
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.
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.
02-13-2006 | 10:43 AM
#18
Typical Buck
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Southern Maryland (St. Mary\'s)
RE: Angle
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.
