Does anyone know what the maximum height is before arrow trajectory changes? I remember reading 12-15ft, is this correct?
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If you're referring to stand height and shooting distance vs line of sight distance, technically speaking, 0 feet, it changes as soon as you're not shooting perfectly level. That said, in reality, it depends. It's a game of angles. If you're 15 feet up, and shooting 100 yards (I know, it's for illustration) you'll be fine. However, if you're 15 ft up and shooting 15 feet from the base of your tree, it MIGHT make a difference, and if the deer is right at the base of your tree, it WILL make a difference. From all the numbers I've run, I haven't found a logical stand height and logical shot distance for archery where it made a whole lot of difference, maybe 2 yards difference from LOS to shooting distance. Here's an illustration for ya: Stand height 15ft, shooting distance 20 yards (horizontal distance, not line of sight). To find LOS distance you use H^2+D^2=LOS^2 so, 5 yards (stand height) squared is 25, and 20 yards squared is 400, so take the square root of 425.....20.6 yards is LOS. So, your rangefinder will tell you it's 20.5 or maybe if it's a cheap one, 21 yards, when in reality you need to shoot for 20 yards. I don't have half yard pins. The difference in point of impact would litterally, for me anyway, not be noticeable. Now, if you're talking extreme angle shots, it's a different story. For example, you're 5 yards up the tree like before, but the tree is on a 5 yard tall bluff and the deer is at the bottom of the bluff. Now you're technically 10 yards high. Let's also say the deer is 5 yards from the bottom of the bluff. So, 10 squared is 100, plus 5 squared is 25. Square root of 125 is 11.2. Your rangefinder will tell you that the deer is 11 yards away, but you need to shoot for 5 yards. Now, at this short distance, I'm still not certain that it would make a HUGE difference, but it may. Regardless, I'd have to estimate a 5 yard pin because my first pin is 10 yards (and it actually hits an inch or so high at 10 yards because I can't get that top pin any lower because the 20 yard pin interferes. -
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Unless shooting at extreme angles like on an elk/mule hunt i'm not convinced it matters. Use a little common sense and you'll be fine. Just remember like was said above, you do not shoot for LOS but horizontal distanceComment
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