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Angle
02-12-2006, 08:41 AM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location:
Posts: 484
RE: Angle
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.
BTW, the deer Imissed didn't duck the string either andhe was real close, 15 yd. max. I just shot high.
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.
BTW, the deer Imissed didn't duck the string either andhe was real close, 15 yd. max. I just shot high.
02-12-2006, 08:56 AM
#5
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: Angle
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.
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.
Good idea to practice.
02-12-2006, 09:14 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 1,689
RE: Angle
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
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.
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.
Good idea to practice.
02-12-2006, 12:02 PM
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Cedar Park, TX
Posts: 957
RE: Angle
I would agree with Greg and Rob, especially with how flat todays bows shoot. There are other variables though that can affect shot placement such as how high the stand and how far the shot. I've taken my target out and shot it from stands and in some of the higher ones it seemed like I had to aim shorter than the actuall horizontal distance. Generally though, I aim as normal and for the hunting I do its a non-issue. Here are some links you can read if you like. Seems a little too complicated and not needed for me. Maybe if I was hunting in the mountains or something.
http://www.rayhowell.com/adventures/hunting%20tips/bowhunting%20tips_03.html
http://www.gandermountain.com/hunting/article.asp_Q_id_E_40
http://www.hunting101.com/gunsandbows/bows/bowhunting%20equipment%20and%20skills007.htm
http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86491
http://www.rayhowell.com/adventures/hunting%20tips/bowhunting%20tips_03.html
http://www.gandermountain.com/hunting/article.asp_Q_id_E_40
http://www.hunting101.com/gunsandbows/bows/bowhunting%20equipment%20and%20skills007.htm
http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86491
02-12-2006, 12:14 PM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Ocean Springs, MS
Posts: 4,103
RE: Angle
I do not think oneshot7 is talking about the effect of a shot whilein a stand. I think what he meant was would you aim low, compensating for the deer's ducking movement due to the shot noise, or aim where you want to hitsince thedeer (only BowTech shooters should choose choice two).