As the title asks, what kind of spacing do you prefer for a ring of bolts?
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Ring of Bolt spacing?
- Thread starter NATHAN
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What? No opinions?
Equidistant around the tree, I guess? I usually run with 5, and don't hunt trees bigger than about basketball size if I can at all help it.
I can generally shoot 360 with just three bolts on most tree. I set a left one, a right one, and one directly below my tether. I spend 99% of my time camped out on the left and right, and use the middle one to assist with positioning for the shot.
I can generally shoot 360 with just three bolts on most tree. I set a left one, a right one, and one directly below my tether. I spend 99% of my time camped out on the left and right, and use the middle one to assist with positioning for the shot.
It’s a very open ended question. On my strap on ros I pretty much space out five steps evenly around the tree. On a presets in the past I did the same and added double bolts where I thought I would spend the most time. This year I’m not drilling for my platform. Last year there were several presets that I would get to my platform and with the leaves off decided I needed to be higher. I wound up carrying my strap on set to every tree anyway.
Thanks, that does address one of my concerns.
Put two on the left and two on the right about 3 - 4 inches apart and you can rest your feet flat on them - very comfortable...- also with the 6 o'clock one for positioning like nutterbuster said.....
Thanks Longbow, i will.
I found an answer, 8-10 inches apart if possible. It allows for a slow, quiet move around the tree. No more hard weight transfers.
Yeah, something in that range I find to be a good starting point, and vary it depending on the tree size/lean/etc.
New preference, 4-6 inches. Just far enough apart that my boots don't get caught.