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10-08-2002 | 10:05 PM
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Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Washington State
RE: Arrow Tendencies?
Let's see if I can be really confusing as I try to explain this without a diagram...
It is the horizontal distance to your target that determines the amount of arrow drop, not the line-of-sight distance.
For example: A deer is standing 10 yards away from the base of the tree you are in. The actual distance from you up high in the tree stand to the deer on the ground might be 15 yards. If you hold on the deer as if he were 15 yards away, then your arrow would strike high because he is only 10 horizontal yards away.
To be accurate when shooting uphill, downhill or from treestand, you must know the horizontal distance that the arrow will travel. Many archers, myself included, tend to shoot high when aiming uphill or downhill because we don't accurately estimate horizontal yardage to the target which will always be less than the line-of-sight yardage. In other words, we tend to aim too high on shots that are not made over level ground.
I have confused myself so I will stop.
It is the horizontal distance to your target that determines the amount of arrow drop, not the line-of-sight distance.
For example: A deer is standing 10 yards away from the base of the tree you are in. The actual distance from you up high in the tree stand to the deer on the ground might be 15 yards. If you hold on the deer as if he were 15 yards away, then your arrow would strike high because he is only 10 horizontal yards away.
To be accurate when shooting uphill, downhill or from treestand, you must know the horizontal distance that the arrow will travel. Many archers, myself included, tend to shoot high when aiming uphill or downhill because we don't accurately estimate horizontal yardage to the target which will always be less than the line-of-sight yardage. In other words, we tend to aim too high on shots that are not made over level ground.
I have confused myself so I will stop.
10-10-2002 | 03:36 PM
#3
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Daykin Nebraska USA
RE: Arrow Tendencies?
Hopefully I Can say this in a way for everybody to understand.
It is not only the horizontal distance to the target that determines the amount of arrow drop, it is actually how long it takes for your arrow to get there.
Understand that the calculations that i am making would neglect all imperfections, such as friction, floating, or bow error, or LIFT.
Lets say you are shooting at a target that is 10 yds away, and your treestand is 10 yds (30ft) high. The horizontal distance is 10yds, while your actual distance is about 14.1 yds. Lets also say your bow shoots at 250 ft/s.
well if you are shooting from the ground, your arrow is going to take about .12 seconds to hit the target. If your are shooting from your stand it takes your arrow about .17 seconds to hit the target. If you take these numbers; the arrow that was shot from the ground will drop about .68ft or (8in),,, the arrow shot from the stand will drop about .96ft or (11.5in).
But, the farther away your target the less the arrow shot from the stand and the arrow shot from the ground would differ.
So the answer to this question is your arrow will drop more from a stand than it will from the level ground.
BUT AS FOR A SOLLUTION:
The best sollution to this problem as all hunters will tell anybody that asks this question, would not be "Get out your calculator and Dynamics book" It would be "Take your bow out to your stand and practice shooting out of it"
It is not only the horizontal distance to the target that determines the amount of arrow drop, it is actually how long it takes for your arrow to get there.
Understand that the calculations that i am making would neglect all imperfections, such as friction, floating, or bow error, or LIFT.
Lets say you are shooting at a target that is 10 yds away, and your treestand is 10 yds (30ft) high. The horizontal distance is 10yds, while your actual distance is about 14.1 yds. Lets also say your bow shoots at 250 ft/s.
well if you are shooting from the ground, your arrow is going to take about .12 seconds to hit the target. If your are shooting from your stand it takes your arrow about .17 seconds to hit the target. If you take these numbers; the arrow that was shot from the ground will drop about .68ft or (8in),,, the arrow shot from the stand will drop about .96ft or (11.5in).
But, the farther away your target the less the arrow shot from the stand and the arrow shot from the ground would differ.
So the answer to this question is your arrow will drop more from a stand than it will from the level ground.
BUT AS FOR A SOLLUTION:
The best sollution to this problem as all hunters will tell anybody that asks this question, would not be "Get out your calculator and Dynamics book" It would be "Take your bow out to your stand and practice shooting out of it"
