At first, I was using field points when praticing. They were 125 grains, the same as my broadheads, but I found that after I sighted in my bow and switched back to the braodheads, I shot low. I asked the guy at the pro shop about it and he said somtimes the broadheads will fly diiferent. He asked me if I was lining up my broadheads with my fletchings and I was. So I ended up sighting my bow in with my broadheads and buying a new set of broadheads to hunt with. I'm going out this morning after the deer bed down and get up in the stand and pratice from there. I think you guys were right in saying I dropped my left arm and did not bend at the waist. Anyway, thank you for all your input. I appreciate it. The last thing I want to do is wound a deer.

This isn't preaching, just advice...try target shooting from the treestand. If you plan on using one, you should include this into the practice sessions at least a few times in the preseason. You should try to do it now, if possible. In a pinch, I go up on the roof and shoot. All the other advice above is good and feasible, but the one that is most likely the problem is not bending at the waist. When shooting from a treestand, shots will always be higher, unless you use proper form and bend at the waist and not with your arm (which many people do, use there arm). Bending at the waist means drawing and holding as if you were standing on the ground, then, without moving the bow or any anchor points, bend at the waist. The bending at the waist, proper form scenario needs to be practiced as well. It may not be natural when in the treestand.

Also because it was mentioned above... with shot placement, try drawing an H just behind the front leg on a broadside deer, then put the arrow just below the middle line that connects the two (in the center of that line. It may not be easy to visualize the H at the moment of truth, but if you do and it hits just below the middle line in the center, it has a very high chance (probably will, but you never know) of being a double lung.


Only my $.02
Brian

Oh, an another thing that I just picked up on: You gotta site in with and practice with those broadheads. You're on the right track now...

Edited by - cyclone on 11/07/2002 09:07:37

I wouldn't put much faith in that pro shop, lining the blades up with the fletching does nothing. If your broadheads are hittng that low, you need some tuning help, from another shop.

I'd guess you used the wrong pin. If you're that good a shot on paper, you sould be closer than a foot or more to the bullseye on a live deer at 20 yards.
I did it last week practicing, only to see a $12 arrow with a $7 broadhead hit the top of the block and go sailing into the field, never to be found. My brother did it las night on a deer at about 8 yards, shot a foot over it's back.
It happens.
Try going with one pin, since it's dark when I get home each night, I can only practice once a week now, so I'm not taking those 30yds+ shots anymore this season. I'm thinking I'll just move my 20 yard pin out to 25, and take the others off.



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