If my stand is 20ft high how much will this change the shooting distance from a spot that is 20yds from my tree at ground level?
I'm new to the site. This is my first post. If the height is 20ft and the distance from the base of the tree is 20ft. I believe the formula would be A^2+B^2=C^2. 20^2+20^2=800 and the 800^1/2 = 28ft (the hypotenuse).
For 20 ft high, here are the corresponding distances, ranged vs distance you should shoot for.... 20 vs 18.73 30 vs 29.17 40 vs 39.38
Should be, Pythagorean theory is the easiest way to calculate it. Main thing that will change with the higher you go is angle of passage through the deer, too high and too close you'll be shooting single lung or your foot. But at 20' you won't have to worry about that at those distances, you'd have to go much higher.
Good subject to visit before the season opens. The nearly straight Down shots can present problems, as must folks are set up for 20 or 30 yards. There's a great tendency to overshoot in these situations. Low and tight is the ticket.
Ok I will simplify the math into practical sense. Being in the treestand at 20 feet will barely effect your shot distance. However, everyone changes their form when they shoot from elevation and/or see their target a little different due to the change in vantage. Simplified......shoot from elevation if you are going to hunt from elevation and adjust your bow sight accordingly. Practice the way you are going to play.
Yeah thats deffinatly not enough to matter. lol 40 feet up is way up. anyone ever sit that high. I think ive sat at 30 once due to poor cover. Actually scored that day too.
Thats not for 40 ft up, it's 40 yards ranged @ 20 ft up. Your actual horizontal distance would be 39.38
The only mistake is you used 20 feet not 20 yards for the distance (or you needed to convert height to yards whichever you prefer). I chose feet: A= known height in ft, B= known distance in ft, C=unknown hypotenuse in ft. So 20^2+60^2 = C^2, so solve for C and you get C= square root of (20^2 +60^2) ==> C= 63.25 ft or 21.08 yards for the length of the hypotenuse. Sorry that's the engineer coming out of me.
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz+PI= I hate math with letters lol. But as stated you can use the numbers Fitz posted or buy a range finder with angle compensation. Either way, if your form holds it shouldn't make much difference.
It would take a pretty good incline/decline to change it drastically. All of these take into account your tree is perfectly perpendicular to the ground. If using a rangefinder, range the trees at the same height as you and go with that distance or if in a more open area range landmarks before climbing the tree
If it doesnt have angle compensation, then it won't answer the op's question. On flat ground it is basically irrelevant but if you are in hilly country, then the difference can be drastic. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
If you count the hill I was on, I was 60'up once. That was, of course on the low side. I was 20' up the tree and could look straight out at the ground on the other side. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
