I'm using helium sticks and I install my ameristep platform 18" above my top stick, but I'm having a hard time getting them in the best orientation, it seems that the buckle leaves a gap and I can't seem to find the best place to put the buckle.
I use 5 steps. If you are a righty, you want to try to get the buckle somewhere between 1-3 o'clock on the tree so that is where the larger "gap" will be. This is more of a dead spot where I will either lean around the tree to my left to shoot or turn my body around counterclockwise to shot back to my right.