BowanaLee
Senior Member
Hey y'all, I'm sure this has already been answered in a previous thread, but should gravity affect my arrow flight from the stand as compared to on the ground(especially at farther distances)? My pins are set from the ground, and I was shooting from my porch at 5yards tall, and my bag was as 20 with the rangefinder. I was hitting dead on with no adjustment to my 20 yard pin.
15' isn't very high. At 20 yds it won't effect you much. Your only about a yard farther. I think the point is being lost here. When you shoot from a tree the actual distance increases but you shoot it for the horizontal distance at ground level. For instance, if you get 25 ft up a tree on a steep hill and a deer is down hill 20 yds from the base of your tree. Depending on the hill, you may shoot it with your range finder and see the line of sight or actual distance may be as much as 27 to 30 yds. You still shoot it for 20 yds or you'll hit high. Thats where angle compensating range finders come in. Yes its really 27 to 30 yds but gravity doesn't effect a downward shot as much as a horizontal shot. If the deer is down hill from where your tree comes out of the ground, you'll have to draw your line under ground to your tree. ...Get it now ?
Post # 12 by Totaloutdoorsman is correct.