shooting from an elevation results in 4-5 inches to left???
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Fork Horn
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shooting from an elevation results in 4-5 inches to left???
'05 outback, 29" 70#, GT XT hunter 5575's, 100 grain tips, trophy taker drop away, impact archery 3 pin collector. I have dialed in from 20, 25, 30 yds on level ground. Shot from 15-16 foot elevation (hill, not stand) and the first arrow was 4-5 inches to the left. The next 3 arrows were perfectly accurate, because I compensated? Is it normal to shoot slightly left or right once elevated??? Thanks for any and all help. Amazing what I have learned from many on this forum...
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RE: shooting from an elevation results in 4-5 inches to left???
i belive that your 3rd axis on your sight if you have one is way off take a look into that i thin that is the reason. Do you have a bubble level?????
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RE: shooting from an elevation results in 4-5 inches to left???
Thanks guys, I don't have a bubble leveler.
Rob- what is canting? I'm guessing it means thatI wasbending my arms towards the target instead of my waist?
Rob- what is canting? I'm guessing it means thatI wasbending my arms towards the target instead of my waist?
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Typical Buck
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RE: shooting from an elevation results in 4-5 inches to left???
I would say that the most likely candidate is canting the bow (leaning the bow to one side or another). This can and will result in some serious left to right misses. Get a level and put it on your sight. This will give you a perfect vertical hold when your eyes are playing tricks on you (shooting on hill side slopes are notorious for this). You will be amazed at how far it away from your percieved vertical actual vertical is when shooting on a hill.
The other thing mentioned is the 3rd axis being off. This is a condition where the body of the sight is not perpendicular to the travel of the string. It can also lead to some pretty significant left and right misses, however 3rd axis problems normally only show up when shooters are using a level.
The other thing mentioned is the 3rd axis being off. This is a condition where the body of the sight is not perpendicular to the travel of the string. It can also lead to some pretty significant left and right misses, however 3rd axis problems normally only show up when shooters are using a level.
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: shooting from an elevation results in 4-5 inches to left???
May have been several things. Could just have been the wind. Good reason to keep practising before the show begins. Sounds like you will be hitting the mark when it does. Congrats.