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<blockquote data-quote="Retired Educator" data-source="post: 135910" data-attributes="member: 3373">Perhaps we sometimes overthink ourselves. If you are in a tree stand 12' in the air and are 40 yds from your target, the distance to the base is actually about 40.2 yds. Does .2 yds. (7 inches) really affect your hold at that distance. Perhaps a little closer if said target is 3' off the ground, assuming a deer is about 3 feet at the shoulder.I shoot a bow at 60# and the difference between my 20 yd pin and 40 yd pin is a little over 1/2 &quot;. It's enough that if I use my 20yd pin instead of the 40yd pin I will miss, but not by much. From 20yds to 40yds my bow doesn't drop much. A miss for sure but most of my misses are from lack of form when needed or some other outside cause. For steeper angles, such as shooting at a deer standing under your tree, range is immaterial. Proper bend at the waist and other proper form is the key in my mind. I use rangefinders for sure and have a Nikon which i'm happy with but don't really concern myself with angle unless it's very steep. Think about my example above standing in a tree 3-5yds off the ground shooting at a target 40yds away has very little angle so very little affect on the distance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retired Educator, post: 135910, member: 3373"] Perhaps we sometimes overthink ourselves. If you are in a tree stand 12' in the air and are 40 yds from your target, the distance to the base is actually about 40.2 yds. Does .2 yds. (7 inches) really affect your hold at that distance. Perhaps a little closer if said target is 3' off the ground, assuming a deer is about 3 feet at the shoulder. I shoot a bow at 60# and the difference between my 20 yd pin and 40 yd pin is a little over 1/2 ". It's enough that if I use my 20yd pin instead of the 40yd pin I will miss, but not by much. From 20yds to 40yds my bow doesn't drop much. A miss for sure but most of my misses are from lack of form when needed or some other outside cause. For steeper angles, such as shooting at a deer standing under your tree, range is immaterial. Proper bend at the waist and other proper form is the key in my mind. I use rangefinders for sure and have a Nikon which i'm happy with but don't really concern myself with angle unless it's very steep. Think about my example above standing in a tree 3-5yds off the ground shooting at a target 40yds away has very little angle so very little affect on the distance. [/QUOTE]

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