Am I splitting hairs?

[OR Archer]

Secondly, I understand that string angle does not change on uphill and downhill shoots but anchor points do. The sharper the string angle the harder it becomes to maintain proper anchor and form which is directly related to how accurately you shoot your bow.

Anchor points should not change at all uphill or downhill if you are using proper shooting form and technique regardless of the bow. What messes up the shooters anchor on uphill and downhill shots is raising or lowering their bow arms towards the target and then drawing. Instead they should draw the bow level, anchor in, then pivot at the waist to ensure they are properly anchored and that their upper body is in proper alignment.

 

[Zbowman1]

Yes that is proper form but a person can only bend at the waist so fair before you can no longer maintain this form properly. Longer bows(lesser string angles) allow for easier shot execution at these severe angles and also less lateral movement.

OR, I think we could go all day with this, LOL. We both have valid points and this debate has been beat to death. Sorry again for those arrogant remarks.

Zack

 

[Lukem]

Lukem there are only 3 companies in the industry that can actually afford to pay their pro shooters. I'm not talking contingency money but actual contracts with pay and that's PSE, Hoyt, and Mathews. Those shooters who do shoot what those manufactures offer in target bows because they are obligated by contracts. When representing those companies they're going to shoot each manufactures "top of the line" target bow. This is what drives the sales of these bows. So in essence they are shooting what they manufacturer puts in their hands. It's all about the money.

You do know more about this than me, but it doesn't make sense why somebody would give up points just to shoot an "inferior" bow. Forget the getting paid part, people are naturally competitive and are in a competitive sport with competing brands. It'd be one thing if they were all handicapped with the same bow, but they aren't. They could shoot different bows and would choose to shoot what would allow them to do the best.

It's essentially the same argument as the arrow straightness issue (although I'm on the other side... ). You're saying the specs that the pros shoot and demand are just driven by sales and what the companies want to put out and not performance, which is basically what I said on the arrow thread and got hammered

I'm probably misunderstanding something here.

 

[rhendrix]

Unless some miracle happens, I'm probably going to be hunting with the Maxxis 31 in my tree stand in E. TX, wanna get my VT dialed in with my new MBG Ascent single pin, only time will tell. Who knows, if I end up laying the smack down on a nice buck I may just keep it for the good mojo.

 

[tipsntails7]

As long as you stay discipline and practice and keep consistant anchor points at all times you can shoot either just as good, longer ata just makes it easier to maintain these. And 100 yards to meow not hunting range

 

[Sunspot]

To be honest, I never noticed the 2-3" difference ATA hunting from trees or not but do on accuracy and forgiveness. I'd rather cut a limb off the tree.

 

[rhendrix]

Just when I thought all was lost...scored a Maxxis 35 and sold my Maxxis 31 inside of two hours. Gonna go do a happy dance. Three weeks to get up and running with the 35 before I start hunting hard.

 

[Shrek]

Cool !