BearClaw Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Is it true that you have to shoot a little lower from a treestand than you do from the ground? I got a new Extreme Archery sight (9000) and now I sight in where I want to hit and just go a bit lower and it seems to hit where I want. On the ground at 20 yards it's good where it's at. Am I doing anything wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I set my pins to hit where I want from the ground ,,, and when I'm in a 15' tree stand I just bend at the waist and aim for the same spot I would as if I was on the ground .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I use the Summit Hot Dot sight in pendulum mode. 2 deer last year went zero yards after I let the arrow fly. One at 10-15 yards the other at 40 yards. Check out pendulum sights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I practice from a tower and the ground and I never notice a difference. If you do notice a difference than I would site it in from what ever you plan on hunting from. I would never compensate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Aim for the heart and you'll hit it in the lungs if thats the case for you...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Sight in for how you mainly hunt. If you hunt from a treestand, sight in your bow from a treestand, if you hunt mainly from the ground, then sight in on the ground. I will say this, I sight in on the ground out to 50 yards so I can save time and effort in the tree. I am lucky to have a buddy help me by fetching arrows and I do the same for him. Accuracy has increased from a tree stand and it's a great way to practice guessing yardage. I turn around and he moves the target to a random spot. When I turn back around, I have 10 seconds to estimate, draw and shoot. We don't compete but it definitely helps us perform better when it counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 If your shooting around 260 or above, you shouldn't have a bit of a problem hitting the same spot. My bows are set up at 287 and will hit right were I want them. I fell into the ARC system range finders last season and bought a pair of the Nikon Archers Choice. I decided one day to just see what the difference was in the two and how ever did I make all the other seasons without the ARC and kill deer. There was only a 1 to 2 yards difference between the two and made now difference in where I hit. Ended up I just sold the Nikon's after only having them for a couple of months. If I really want to know the angle adjustment on a shot, range to something eye level from me in the treestand and let the low side drag on the shot! Your average bow shots are worth the worry about angle compensation. Is it true that you have to shoot a little lower from a treestand than you do from the ground? I got a new Extreme Archery sight (9000) and now I sight in where I want to hit and just go a bit lower and it seems to hit where I want. On the ground at 20 yards it's good where it's at. Am I doing anything wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m gardner Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 You'll hit slightly higher from a tree but you want to hit the animal higher to center the vitals so it's self compensating unless you are way way up. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 I agree with Luke...bend at the waist when shooting from a treestand. My old Martin (in the classifieds) was shooting a tad over 240fps with hunting set up. I didn't see any difference shooting on the ground or out of a treestand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 I agree with Luke...bend at the waist when shooting from a treestand. My old Martin (in the classifieds) was shooting a tad over 240fps with hunting set up. I didn't see any difference shooting on the ground or out of a treestand. Your bow shouldn't shoot any different. However, it does shoot differently if you use a different shooting form. Like they said bend at the waist, keeping your body perpendicular to your bow arm/arrow direction, and this will help minimize the change in impact. It's better to practice proper shooting form then to compensate for bad form. If you hunt from 16 feet up, then practice shooting from that high. That's my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 (edited) It seams to depend for me on height, if I'm in a 12-15ft ladder stand than it's not as big of a deal but when I get in my climber and get up 20-30ft than yes its a bigger deal, I have just gotten to the point where i set my bow to shoot about 1inch off on the ground...well .5 to 1 inch, then when i am taking them higher shoots I seam to be more in the pocket than i am when it's not been set up like that. Also with my new bow shooting 290fps it's even less of a deal Edited April 15, 2009 by MichiganHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I shoot a Bowtech Ol' Glory shooting about 260 and I have never noticed a difference between shooting from the ground and from a tree.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungry hunter Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 With my experience and being taught to aim low at a deer. Because of my aiming low on deer when bow was sighted in on ground and 16 to 20 feet up and then aming low. You will miss alot of deer (low) to be exactly my last count is 14, all bucks. I aim where i want the arrow to go and that is the same spot as practiced. It has only taken me 15 years of bow hunting to figure this out and a lot of help from the folks on this forum. Take the science out of hunting and just hunt and enjoy. practice, practice you get it:D Oh yeah will let yall know when I DO!! get my first buck with a bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Only time i try to compensate is when i have a stand on a steep ridge and have to make a longer shot downhill. I also pull down just a tad when releasing on a deer that's already trying to make me out. Deer go down just before they lunge upward as you'll see on any hunting video. Every other time, i put the pin where i want the arrow to hit, which is most all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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