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finz- your question is one I've heard many times and although bowhunters argue over the answer I believe its a bit of miscommunication. There are two ways to interpert your question: where the arrow will hit -vs- where SHOULD you aim. First of all- Weather on the ground or 20ft. up in a stand -Your arrow should hit the same spot you aim at any given distance. So if a deer is 20yds. out you can use your 20yd. pin even if you are in a stand. NOW- WHERE SHOULD YOU AIM: From an elevated position you will want to aim a little high so that you are more likely to hit both lungs and or the heart. Picture a deer standing broadside and then picture the line of the arrow's flight through the deer. If you are in a tree stand and hit the same spot you would aim at if you were on the ground you would more than likely only hit the bottom portion of the shot side lung. Now-- move your aiming point up and you can see how much more damage (quick-clean kill) the arrow shot will do. So hunting from a stand does not make a difference in where the arrow will hit but it does change where you want it to hit. Hopefully I have not confused you... BTW: Switching to carbons should give you more speed- just make sure you spend some time practicing with them before you go hunting so you know what your equipment is capable of... AND AND AND If you hunt from a tree please wear a saftey harness- No deer is worth a fall out of a tree.... Good luck.

You gotta practice from the stand...Do you have a house? Get up on the roof and shoot...anywhere elevated....shoot downhill into a ravine..

As far as shooting at a deer...I disagree with the shooting high theory...Your angles do get tricky as the shots get closer to the stand so practice at various distances..

~Will Hunt For Food~

Practice as much as you can before hunting from a stand. I shoot from my deck standing on top of a picnic table. I have a climbing stand and the platform is small, I am almost always standing with my feet together. I guess it is not proper technique, but shooting from a small platform does not allow me to have my feet at shoulders width. Also make sure you bend at the waist when shooting down; don’t just move your arm down. As for where you want to aim, think about were the arrow is going to come out of the deer opposed to where is going to go in…that helps me.

First your pins will be the same from a tree as the ground in other words if the target is 20 yards from the tree use the 20 yard pin. the mistake most make from the tree is not coming to the same anchor point as you do on the ground. In other words most drop thier bow arm down which changes the anchor point and the shot is usually high.
I find if I come to my anchor horizontal with the ground then bend at my waist to get the sight on the deer I can maintain my true anchor point and usually hit the target. The key from an elevated position is to bend at the waist to get on target... Good luck...

Edited by - Bees on 11/18/2002 09:26:49

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Well, it really depends on a lot of things. I like to actually aim a little low on the chest, say about 2/3 of the way down from the back. You should bend at the waist when you shoot from a stand. This keeps your anchor point and form true instead of droping your bow arm to the deer, which causes your anchor to change and will make you shoot high. I just like aiming a little lower. When you got a big buck in front of you, the last thing going through your mind is whether you have good form, you tend to get pretty rattled. But, if you draw level, and bend at the waist till you are on target, you will hit dead on.

Practice as much as you can from a stand. You will see where you are hitting when bending at the waist. Also, just drop you bow arm and shoot, you will see what I mean, you'll hit high.