Average gap

[Jessebeaux]

What's y'all's gaps at:
10 yards
15 yards
20 yards
25 yards

And what's your point on?

Mine is:

8" at 10 yards

13"-15" at 15 yards - 20 yards

8" at 25 yards

Point on at 30... I think haha

[YosemiteSam]

Depends on the bow.  My main hunting bow is 50# with 640 gr arrows:
10 yards: 10"
15 yards: 15"
20 yards: 9"
24 yards Point On

I like it because it's harder to screw up at hunting ranges.

For some of my homemade bows, the PO is about 18 yards with arrows that are about the same weight but shorter.

Shooting some lighter doug fir shafts without any woodie weights off my 45# recurve, the gaps are about double that but with a 35+ yard PO.  They fly beautifully & just seem to float on longer shots.  I took them out to a shoot and played around at the 60 yard target and was practically giddy at the results.  But, sadly, those gaps are just too big for me to manage at those closer distances.  A 10% margin of error on on the gap and distance estimation is just that much more off the mark.

[Caleb Monroe]

You guys are lucky.

10yds- 12"
15 to 25- 17" Not enough variance to matter.
30- 12"
35- 6"
40ish- point on
My set up is a 55lb longbow and a 575 grain arrow

I have tried everything to shrink them but have just learned them and lived with it. I should also note that I have shot the same bow enough that its more gapstinktive. I dont put a ton of emphasis on the actual gap as much as just set it then focus on the spot. Its not so bad on deer just cover the deers ankle joint pull to the clicker and bam backstraps.

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[McDave]

For my 40# 3D bow shooting 310 grain arrows:

10 yds 15”
15 yds 20”
20 yds 25”
25 yds 30”
30 yds 25”
35 yds 20”
40 yds 10”
45 yds point on
50 yds +10”

They really aren’t that precise, but it is convenient for me to think in gaps and distances rounded off to the nearest 5 inches or feet, which is more accurate than I can shoot most of the time anyway.

[Longbowwally]

I have a point on of 25 yards with my current setup. I raised my anchor to just below my eye, shoot full length arrows, and shoot an arrow weight that gives me this point on. At 10 yards my point is just under deers brisket and on all other ranges up to twenty-five yards my point is somewhere on the deers vitals depending on the range. Very deadly on game and also very good for most 3D courses.

[mahantango]

About the same as longbowally, my point on is 22 yes.

[mahantango]

Yards, curse you spell check.

[Jessebeaux]

Thanks guys!

[pavan]

Point on 52 to 62 yards depending on the bow and arrow combination.  I vary the cant of my bow, The top of the back edge of the broadhead ferrule comes just under the chest of a deer from 30 to 45 yards, again that varies a bit depending on the bow and arrow combination, with bow canted more at 30 and more straight up at 45.  I do not attempt to give things in inches, I see it in visual degrees, because under 25 yards my secondary is on the ground and I do not look at the arrow.

[Friend]

10 yards - 1/2" Gap
15 yards - 1/2" Gap
20 yards - 1/4" Gap
25 yards - Point-On

All bows in my stable are set-up this way with the exception of a selfbow.
The stack beyond 25 yards varies.

Note: The 1/4 and 1/2" gaps(windows) are designated by an unchanging personal perception
         The 1/2" gap at 15 yards is spot-on while the 1/2" gap at 10 yards yields an approximate 1" high mark.

[Gordon Jabben]

I never have paid much attention to the gap distance although I think I do see the arrow some times.  After this post, I checked and it's a lot with my point on about 55 yards with my 55/60 pound bows and 540 grain wood arrows.

[MnFn]

I didn't pay any attention to gaps, either.  Just concentrate on the spot and shoot.

I thought.

Then one day I was visiting RMSG, and had the chance to shoot Tom's bow, with his arrows.  I dont know how long they were but a couple inches longer than what I usually shoot.

I shot some good groups but they were all 6" -8" lower than what I was shooting at.  The grip of the bow was not that much different from what I usually shoot, so I think I was seeing the arrow tip in my periphial vision.

Just a guess.