What's your yardage set up for on a 3 or 5 pin sight?

[Swill]

So if I shoot only 5-10 feet high, will that give me the same "feeling" of shooting from 16-20ft up?

Sorry if these questions are bow hunting 101. I bought my Reflex bow & set up last year, and hunting deer with the a bow is still new to me. I am shooting good from 10,20, and 30 yards, but the more I can practice different scenarios, the better...

Steve

[gr81]

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Swill- If using proper form, your pins should be on from stand height. The biggest thing to remember is... draw back level, then bend and the waist till you reach the target. If you draw with the bow on the target, you more than likely will be off by a bit.

Or... many I know, myself included practice off a deck... or I have friends who shoot off the roof of their garadge.

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I agree...as long as you bend at the waiste, your pins should be correct from an elevated position

[Deitz Dittrich]

Swill- any height will help get the feeling... but higher would be better. Again, bend at the waist, that is key.

Also, when getting distances, always measure from the base of your tree to the target, not from where you are... IE with a range finder from stand... If you take the distance from stand you will shoot slightly high depending on how high you are in stand. It has to do with gravity and such.. but trust me on this.. measure from the base of your tree to the target.

[delmuts]

one other thing to keep in mind about shooting from elevated stands; is the higher up you go the narrower the vitals become .

[Nightcrawler]

Remmeber range shooting is marked yardage, if you have a range finder thats OK. but in the woods with no tape measure ,you step it off your steps might be only 38 yds or maybe 42 yds, to the ranges 40 yds. so step off your yds not your buddys. just to toss this in.

HAVE to go huntin this weekend ,than HAVE to fishing in Canada for 5 days, than HAVE to go huntin agian.

Good luck to every one. Be safe.

[UGUIDE]

I quit bow hunting for years because I missed so many shots at deer. 3 shots at one deer. Recently I decided to upgrade my equipment and get back in the game and it is my favorite sport. I now use a range finder and have pins on 20,30,40,50.

You have to be solid at 50 to kill cleanly and consistently at 20.

Guy told me "your worst practice shot is your best field shot". Consider that when you are on the range.

I have since killed 2 deer at 40 yards. Under the right conditions I would possibly take a shot at 50 or 60 (used to practice a lot at 60).

Be ready when the big guys walks by.