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Arrow Flight
« on: May 02, 2014, 08:54:23 AM »
I have a buddy that sighted in his bow at around 400 feet in Nevada when he came back to Washington he is shooting high.  So the question is does altitude affect arrow flight?
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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2014, 09:03:41 AM »
I dont see that affecting arrow flight that much maybe like 1/2" depending on how high up he is now. I shoot at 1000 ft and have gone up to 6k and really noticed no diffferance that was worth playing with my sight. If its more then 1/2" Id look toward something moving in transit being the cause of the arrow hitting higher :tup:

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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2014, 09:13:36 AM »
i wold guess the bow got banged around in transit a little and the sight might be off.

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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2014, 09:16:29 AM »
Less gravity up here.
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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2014, 09:42:45 AM »
Temperature, altitude, humidity swings of significant proportions will affect POI. 

Did you mean 4000ft or 400ft ???????  If it was 4k and now hes at sea level on Whidbey, could be noticeable difference. 

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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2014, 10:12:39 AM »
4000 oops :dunno:! And yea on whidbey!
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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2014, 10:22:46 AM »
I think if anything it would be the other way around.  He would shoot low here.

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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2014, 10:24:21 AM »
I think if anything it would be the other way around.  He would shoot low here.

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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2014, 10:26:13 AM »
He should check his timing. Heat and humidity will move strings around if they're not a premium string material.

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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2014, 11:08:27 AM »
Zero change from sea level to 7000' at our deer camp.
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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2014, 11:40:00 AM »
Huh?  So many mixed comments!   :dunno:
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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2014, 11:50:37 AM »
Everyones got their own idea......how high is he shooting ????  If its only high and nothing else, check nock point, rest, peep..............and sight.

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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2014, 12:28:03 PM »
No, altitude will not affect it to any great degree.  Check string/cable stretch, or as mentioned a bump to the sight. 

I have hunted up to 10k feet and never noticed a difference, even when I sighted in at 800 feet above sea level.
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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2014, 12:34:57 PM »
I think if anything it would be the other way around.  He would shoot low here.

Prolly had his bow upside down....shooting 400-500 yards aswell  :chuckle:

Jokes aside no it's not the altitudes fault,altitude does affect everything but it's gona be a incredibly  small amount in typical archery ranges

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Re: Arrow Flight
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2014, 12:45:28 PM »
It's a bowtech that about sums it up.

 


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