Angles

[Scattergun2570]

How does it work? Shooting uphill means hold higher? downhill means hold lower? Wait,I confused myself..help

[Pheonixarcher]

Gravity only pulls across the horizontal distance, not the straight line distance. Generally, you would aim lower for both angles.  Upward angles can be much harder to judge the horizontal distance on.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Bend at the waist.  Aim as you normally would.

[ChuckC]

Not only that, remember that your point of aim also changes.  Don't aim for that 10 ring on the 3D target, you aim to put the arrow thru the goodies, and that aim point changes as you rotate from broadside to any other angle.

ChuckC

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Good point Chuck.

[McDave]

Charlie's advice is good:  always bend to maintain the "T" between your arms and torso.  However, it is a shot you need to practice, particularly if you are shooting down at a sharp angle from a tree stand, like 45 degrees or more, because different people have to make different adjustments, and you will feel much more confident if you already know you can make the shot.

[JamesKerr]

Originally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
Bend at the waist.  Aim as you normally would.

Spot on advice.

[Pete McMiller]

Yes, bend at the waist to maintain your form but remember that the deciding factor is what the distance of the target is in the 'horizontal' -  gravity is only a straight down vector.  

For example, if your target is 40 yds away downhill but is standing next to a tree that rises to your level and the tree is 10 yds from you - aim as you would for a 10 yd. target.  Obviously you won't always have a tree next to your target to gauge from or, if the target is uphill you will have to estimate.  This visualization technique never fails.