sighting in bow

[bowhunterchuck]

I AM HAVING A TOUGH TIME SIGHTING IN THIS YEAR! USING THE IQ 4 PIN AND IT WORKS GREAT ! MY PROBLEM IS THAT I WILL BE HUNTING FROM A GROUND BLIND AND MY SADDLE STANDS ARE OVER 30 FEET. ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. MY BOW IS AN OLDER PARKER AND IS SHOOTING ABOUT 245 FPS ?
MY 10 YARD PIN FROM THE GROUND IS MY 18 YARD FROM 30 FEET UP. IT SURE WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE 20 30 40 50 YARD PINS I COULD SHOOT FROM GROUND AND THE SADDLE.
HELP,
BOWHUNTERCHUCK

 

[Bigburner]

30 feet sounds excessive. Not giving yourself very much vital area. Also make sure you pivot your body from the waist to adjust for your height when you reach your anchor and not raising your back arm to adjust your anchor point do to the extreme angle you need to compensate for hunting from that height. Do you have that problem at 20'? Its really easy Tweek out your form the higher up you go. Just really make an emphasis on bending at the waist. Give it a shot no pun intended.

 

[redsquirrel]

Like bigburner said I would definitely check your form first. Is this your first time shooting out of a saddle? It does take a bit of practice to get used to doing it accurately. You do just pivot at the waist to keep your upper torso the same as if you were standing on the ground shooting. You want to avoid just dropping your front arm down. If you are not sure if that is the problem maybe you could try shooting from an elevated position in a regular stand and see if it shoots the same spot as it does when you are in the saddle. I am probably only shooting 15-20 fps faster than you and I don't have a huge difference from the ground to the saddle. I am usually around 25 foot and I see a difference of 1" under 20 yards and maybe 2" out to 30. I limit myself to 30 yards and under, usually under 25.

If you are already doing all of that let us know and we'll try to figure out what's going on :?

I am glad to hear that you are practicing at your hunting heights! Not enough people do that!

 

[bowhunterchuck]

30 feet is excessive in most cases. I have permission to hunt 10 acres along with 2 ''part time'' hunters and the local deer herd runs around looking up instead of down. LOL. I really appreciate your replies. I bought the IQ bowsight to keep a check on my form and it has helped a lot with my accuracy. At 20 yards on the ground I am dead on. Use the same pin at 20 yards from 20 feet up and I am shooting 2 inches high. 30 feet up and I am 6 inches high. I guess I will have to find a "happy medium". I will try your advice and give it a good shot. This is my first season with a saddle. I only shoot over 30 yds when practicing. You guys may be on to something with form because in my regular stands I am closer at 30 than in the saddle. Will let you know.
Thanks
Bowhunterchuck

 

[dennism]

I'm no expert but if you're hitting high it sounds like you're dropping your arm instead of bending from your waist.

 

[redsquirrel]

30 feet is excessive in most cases. I have permission to hunt 10 acres along with 2 ''part time'' hunters and the local deer herd runs around looking up instead of down. LOL. I really appreciate your replies. I bought the IQ bowsight to keep a check on my form and it has helped a lot with my accuracy. At 20 yards on the ground I am dead on. Use the same pin at 20 yards from 20 feet up and I am shooting 2 inches high. 30 feet up and I am 6 inches high. I guess I will have to find a "happy medium". I will try your advice and give it a good shot. This is my first season with a saddle. I only shoot over 30 yds when practicing. You guys may be on to something with form because in my regular stands I am closer at 30 than in the saddle. Will let you know.
Thanks
Bowhunterchuck

Definitely practice some more out of the saddle and let us know how it goes. Since this is your first year that is probably the cause. I have found that I have trouble maintaing my accuracy at longer distances out of the saddle so I always limit myself to 25-30 max. 2 inches at 20 yards sounds not too bad, and if you are closer at 30 from a regular stand then it is probably your form.

 

[bowhunterchuck]

Thanks for all the responses. It was the form. I just got done sighting in from 35 feet high and then sighted in on the ground. I am now shooting 1-2 inches low at 20 and 30 yds at ground level and was dead on at 20 and 30 yds at 35 feet. It took me over 1 hour to sight in at 35 feet high.....took my time and watched my form. I will definately have to keep practicing ! Thanks !

 

[redsquirrel]

Thanks for all the responses. It was the form. I just got done sighting in from 35 feet high and then sighted in on the ground. I am now shooting 1-2 inches low at 20 and 30 yds at ground level and was dead on at 20 and 30 yds at 35 feet. It took me over 1 hour to sight in at 35 feet high.....took my time and watched my form. I will definately have to keep practicing ! Thanks !

Great to hear! You have all summer so practice, practice practice!

Also keep in mind that the higher you go the sharper the shot angle on the vitals is and the less room for error, so I would recommend shooting at a 3d target.

 

[Sniper4hire]

Also keep in mind that the higher you go the sharper the shot angle on the vitals is and the less room for error, so I would recommend shooting at a 3d target.[/quote]

Good advice for sure.

 

[Huges]

In sighting a bow you use the rule "follow your arrow". If you are shooting high, move the sight up, etc. This is opposite of how you sight most rifles for this reason: On most rifles you are adjusting the rear sight..the direction you move the sight is the direction your hit will move on the target. On a bow you are adjusting the FRONT sight so your hit on the target will move opposite of the direction you move the sight. The other biggest tip would be to acquire consistency. Stand, hold, and release exactly the same for every shot. When most of your shots are in a nice tight group, then start adjusting your sights. Hope this helps clarify.