This week, you're going to need a step ladder or a way to get your feet about three or four feet above ground level in reference to target. Also, get a small to medium size rectangular cardboard box.
With hunting season in full swing, we're going to simulate a hard-quartering-away shot on game from a somewhat elevated position. The shot will force you to find the middle of the "kill zone" -- since, animals don't always stand directly broadside and present a 3D kill zone drawing to know where to aim for a "12". I will say that this shot is somewhat inspired by a series of videos about "Center Kill" methodology.
Here's a link to one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8RXpgOdGFc
Specifically, place cardboard box in front of backstop at about a 45-degree angle. Trace a quarter-size spot with a center dot at the top middle near one end of the box. Also, draw a horizontal line across box front side a couple of inches below the top edge of the box. Shoot from 11 yards. The goal is to shoot an arrow from an elevated position and hit the horizontal line at the correct angle "back" to also intersect a point directly below the top-center spot. This should put the arrow in the center of the kill zone. Measure arrow shaft distance from horizontal line, and then lay a long straight-edge on top of box to line up arrow in relation to the top-spot -- draw a line on top of box to show arrow path through the box. Measure distance from that line to the center of the top spot. Shortest total distance from nearest shaft edge to front line added with distance from shaft edge line to center of top spot will win next week's call.
Hopefully, this will be good practice. In that spirit, try it more than once. One "first shot" allowed per day. Best (lowest) one-day total wins.
This is all much simpler to do than to describe.
Good luck, and have fun!
With hunting season in full swing, we're going to simulate a hard-quartering-away shot on game from a somewhat elevated position. The shot will force you to find the middle of the "kill zone" -- since, animals don't always stand directly broadside and present a 3D kill zone drawing to know where to aim for a "12". I will say that this shot is somewhat inspired by a series of videos about "Center Kill" methodology.
Here's a link to one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8RXpgOdGFc
Specifically, place cardboard box in front of backstop at about a 45-degree angle. Trace a quarter-size spot with a center dot at the top middle near one end of the box. Also, draw a horizontal line across box front side a couple of inches below the top edge of the box. Shoot from 11 yards. The goal is to shoot an arrow from an elevated position and hit the horizontal line at the correct angle "back" to also intersect a point directly below the top-center spot. This should put the arrow in the center of the kill zone. Measure arrow shaft distance from horizontal line, and then lay a long straight-edge on top of box to line up arrow in relation to the top-spot -- draw a line on top of box to show arrow path through the box. Measure distance from that line to the center of the top spot. Shortest total distance from nearest shaft edge to front line added with distance from shaft edge line to center of top spot will win next week's call.
Hopefully, this will be good practice. In that spirit, try it more than once. One "first shot" allowed per day. Best (lowest) one-day total wins.
This is all much simpler to do than to describe.
Good luck, and have fun!
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