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Can someone answer these simple questions...If I am shooting "up hill" at say...40 yards. Where do I place the 40 yard pin?If I am shooting "down hill at say...40 yards. Where do I place the 40 yard pin?
My biggest mistake has been not shooting when I get a chance, because I wanted to get just a little closer. Lost lots of animals to this
Quote from: GameHunter1959 on July 22, 2015, 02:27:11 AMCan someone answer these simple questions...If I am shooting "up hill" at say...40 yards. Where do I place the 40 yard pin?If I am shooting "down hill at say...40 yards. Where do I place the 40 yard pin?You are going to aim low in both those situations. How low depends on the angle of the shot.
Quote from: D-Rock425 on July 21, 2015, 08:30:43 AMQuote from: Miles on July 21, 2015, 05:17:25 AMSplitting the pins due to being unsure about the distance to the target. Don't do it, you'll miss every time (I did anyway). Now I just pick a distance, pick ONE pin and let the arrow fly. It's a much more effective way to kill a deer. so what do you do it you have a deer at 45 yds? Me being a somewhat competitive shooter at 3-D shoots split pins all the time.I usually step back 5 yards and use my 50 yd pin.Not really, but I guess I should have explained it better. When I was younger and starting out bow hunting I would say "it looks like somewhere between 30 and 40". Problem being if it was 30 and I split the pins, but my 30 was at the bottom of the chest I would usually shoot under... Or if it was closer to 40 and my 40 pin was on the back...over the back the arrow would go.I had better luck picking one pin and focusing on a specific hair/spot while aiming high or low on the target (with that specific pin). For example, if I thought the target was 25yards away, I would FOCUS on my 20 yard pin and then pick a small spot on the top 1/3rd of the kill zone. I rarely miss a deer since I stopped splitting pins. For me it just helped me to focus on a smaller point and it improved my shots. Maybe it made me commit to a specific yardage rather than a range? Either way I do not split pins, even when target shooting.
Quote from: Miles on July 21, 2015, 05:17:25 AMSplitting the pins due to being unsure about the distance to the target. Don't do it, you'll miss every time (I did anyway). Now I just pick a distance, pick ONE pin and let the arrow fly. It's a much more effective way to kill a deer. so what do you do it you have a deer at 45 yds? Me being a somewhat competitive shooter at 3-D shoots split pins all the time.
Splitting the pins due to being unsure about the distance to the target. Don't do it, you'll miss every time (I did anyway). Now I just pick a distance, pick ONE pin and let the arrow fly. It's a much more effective way to kill a deer.
Quote from: Miles on July 21, 2015, 04:08:13 PMQuote from: D-Rock425 on July 21, 2015, 08:30:43 AMQuote from: Miles on July 21, 2015, 05:17:25 AMSplitting the pins due to being unsure about the distance to the target. Don't do it, you'll miss every time (I did anyway). Now I just pick a distance, pick ONE pin and let the arrow fly. It's a much more effective way to kill a deer. so what do you do it you have a deer at 45 yds? Me being a somewhat competitive shooter at 3-D shoots split pins all the time.I usually step back 5 yards and use my 50 yd pin.Not really, but I guess I should have explained it better. When I was younger and starting out bow hunting I would say "it looks like somewhere between 30 and 40". Problem being if it was 30 and I split the pins, but my 30 was at the bottom of the chest I would usually shoot under... Or if it was closer to 40 and my 40 pin was on the back...over the back the arrow would go.I had better luck picking one pin and focusing on a specific hair/spot while aiming high or low on the target (with that specific pin). For example, if I thought the target was 25yards away, I would FOCUS on my 20 yard pin and then pick a small spot on the top 1/3rd of the kill zone. I rarely miss a deer since I stopped splitting pins. For me it just helped me to focus on a smaller point and it improved my shots. Maybe it made me commit to a specific yardage rather than a range? Either way I do not split pins, even when target shooting.Maybe it is because you cant figure out where the pins go. Your sight is upside down! Lol Sent from my SM-G860P using Tapatalk
Quote from: huntingaddiction on July 23, 2015, 06:35:10 AMQuote from: Miles on July 21, 2015, 04:08:13 PMQuote from: D-Rock425 on July 21, 2015, 08:30:43 AMQuote from: Miles on July 21, 2015, 05:17:25 AMSplitting the pins due to being unsure about the distance to the target. Don't do it, you'll miss every time (I did anyway). Now I just pick a distance, pick ONE pin and let the arrow fly. It's a much more effective way to kill a deer. so what do you do it you have a deer at 45 yds? Me being a somewhat competitive shooter at 3-D shoots split pins all the time.I usually step back 5 yards and use my 50 yd pin.Not really, but I guess I should have explained it better. When I was younger and starting out bow hunting I would say "it looks like somewhere between 30 and 40". Problem being if it was 30 and I split the pins, but my 30 was at the bottom of the chest I would usually shoot under... Or if it was closer to 40 and my 40 pin was on the back...over the back the arrow would go.I had better luck picking one pin and focusing on a specific hair/spot while aiming high or low on the target (with that specific pin). For example, if I thought the target was 25yards away, I would FOCUS on my 20 yard pin and then pick a small spot on the top 1/3rd of the kill zone. I rarely miss a deer since I stopped splitting pins. For me it just helped me to focus on a smaller point and it improved my shots. Maybe it made me commit to a specific yardage rather than a range? Either way I do not split pins, even when target shooting.Maybe it is because you cant figure out where the pins go. Your sight is upside down! Lol Sent from my SM-G860P using TapatalkLol, ok so i did write my thoughts down backwards. Good catch.
Lots since i began bowhunting, but biggest was taking iffy shot because your afraid you wont get better one. I would much rather watch animal walk away than make poor shot.
