Tree stand distance formula question

[Special T]

Where some people get messed up, like me,  has more to do with the angle of the wound channel in a deer than where you strike the target.

[yajsab]

No need to have headache over this.  I shoot up to 40 yards without any calculations.

[D-Rock425]

People really ovethink this stuff.  Most of the time the yardage difference is so minimal most of us won't know the different.  When it really starts to come into effect is really step up or down at longer ranges.  Id say 40 plus yards.  Up or down is the same you always subtrac yards NEVER add yards up or down.  If you have time to play with a range finder that does the math for you most of the time it is only like a yard or 2 you take off.  Most bows these days if you're a yard or two off animal is still going to die.

[D-Rock425]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypk6nWGVE4E&feature=youtube_gdata_player. This may help some people.

[Smossy]

People really ovethink this stuff.  Most of the time the yardage difference is so minimal most of us won't know the different.  When it really starts to come into effect is really step up or down at longer ranges.  Id say 40 plus yards.  Up or down is the same you always subtrac yards NEVER add yards up or down.  If you have time to play with a range finder that does the math for you most of the time it is only like a yard or 2 you take off.  Most bows these days if you're a yard or two off animal is still going to die.

So what your saying, is aim slightly lower when it comes to elevated shots?

[Bob33]

People really ovethink this stuff.  Most of the time the yardage difference is so minimal most of us won't know the different.  When it really starts to come into effect is really step up or down at longer ranges.  Id say 40 plus yards.  Up or down is the same you always subtrac yards NEVER add yards up or down.  If you have time to play with a range finder that does the math for you most of the time it is only like a yard or 2 you take off.  Most bows these days if you're a yard or two off animal is still going to die.

So what your saying, is aim slightly lower when it comes to elevated shots?

That's not what he said. He said "don't overthink this stuff" and the "yardage difference is so minimal most of us won't know the difference". In other words, aim as if you were on level ground. Unless the distance is extreme and the angle very steep, trying to compute the horizontal distance versus straight line distance is wasted time and effort.  When people start talking about "aiming lower" or "your shots will be higher" it's much too easy to get confused. In his original example of a 15 foot high stand, the difference would be approximately one foot at 40 yards: aim as if the animal were at 39 2/3 yards, not 40 yards.

[Smossy]

People really ovethink this stuff.  Most of the time the yardage difference is so minimal most of us won't know the different.  When it really starts to come into effect is really step up or down at longer ranges.  Id say 40 plus yards.  Up or down is the same you always subtrac yards NEVER add yards up or down.  If you have time to play with a range finder that does the math for you most of the time it is only like a yard or 2 you take off.  Most bows these days if you're a yard or two off animal is still going to die.

So what your saying, is aim slightly lower when it comes to elevated shots?

That's not what he said. He said "don't overthink this stuff" and the "yardage difference is so minimal most of us won't know the difference". In other words, aim as if you were on level ground. Unless the distance is extreme and the angle very steep, trying to compute the horizontal distance versus straight line distance is wasted time and effort.  When people start talking about "aiming lower" or "your shots will be higher" it's much too easy to get confused. In his original example of a 15 foot high stand, the difference would be approximately one foot at 40 yards: aim as if the animal were at 39 2/3 yards, not 40 yards.

So nothing, lol I did some shooting from my girls 2nd story window one day, about 20 feet. down to the coyote target. Almost seemed like my arrows were faster because they were ripping almost completely through my 3d target.