Shooting from stand
08-14-2003, 11:43 AM
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Spike
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Shooting from stand
Just curious,
How many of you aim low when shooting from a tree stand. I do not to prevent string jumping, but because I have a tendancy at sharp angles to shoot high. I had been told that bending at the waste would prevent this, but so far it hasn' t cured anything. I have just learned to adjust. But I am interested in what others do.
How many of you aim low when shooting from a tree stand. I do not to prevent string jumping, but because I have a tendancy at sharp angles to shoot high. I had been told that bending at the waste would prevent this, but so far it hasn' t cured anything. I have just learned to adjust. But I am interested in what others do.
08-14-2003, 11:49 AM
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RE: Shooting from stand
doe killer, I think that you are wise to test things out before just going on someone elses assumptions, nice going. Personally, I bend at the waist to keep my form good when shooting from a stand. However, with my setup, I have found a decent amount arrow drop between 8 and 18 yards. So, I have a single pin for the eight yard shot, one for the 18 yard shot and one for a 28 yard shot. I ussually won' t shoot anything closer then 8 yards or anything past 28. I like to have a pin dead on for the in close shots.
08-14-2003, 12:34 PM
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RE: Shooting from stand
You should be practicing from the same height you shoot from and I don' t allow for nothing but aim dead on, allowing for the angle of the shot as to where dead on is. If deer are jumping your string, get faster.
08-14-2003, 01:04 PM
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RE: Shooting from stand
As I said I shoot low because I tend to shoot higher at a sharp angle (10 yards or less), not because of string jumping. I understand what you are saying about practice from the height you shoot from, but different stands often demand different heights. Sometimes I am 8 foot up, and sometimes 30 foot. In some areas in Arkansas five foot in height of your stand makes the world of difference in what you can and can' t see. And not to start a big debate, but from my experience string jumping is often more because of a loud bow rather than speed. Notice, I did say more often and not always.
08-14-2003, 01:15 PM
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RE: Shooting from stand
We all say that deer JUMP the string but actually they DROP not jump. They drop to dig in before they jump your arrow will usually arive as they are dropping. I practice from the tree to see how the arrow shoots from the height I am hunting. If I think a deer is acting jumpy I will aim at his arm-pit just in case he drops some.
08-14-2003, 01:28 PM
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RE: Shooting from stand
and sometimes 30 foot
]No need to be 30ft up - the angle is bad - one lungers all day long - much harder to shoot-etc., etc.
get down lower and life will be good
08-14-2003, 02:31 PM
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RE: Shooting from stand
I imagine a spot centered between both lungs directly below the spine. Then I visualize the angle the arrow must follow to bisect that spot. On level ground the arrow follows the same elevation from entry to exit through that spot. From a tree stand the arrow must enter higher and exit lower than that spot depending on the relative elevation to garantee getting both lungs . I also do it on quartering shots entering and exiting either in front or behind relative to the spot between the lungs. I have found my impact point is slightly higher for a given range when shooting down as opposed to level ground so I normally put my pin on the same spot whether level or not unless it' s an extreme downward angle that I have to adjust for. Hope this helps.
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