Uphill Target Shooting

[Whino83]

I am wanting to move the location I shoot in my backyard but I’d be shooting uphill at a fairly good angle. The only flat spot in my yard I can only get 20 yards. If I shoot up the hill I can get 30-35 or so. Part of me says if I’m aiming for a bullseye it won’t matter. And then the other part of me starts thinking of gravity and blah blah......so instead of me guessing I figured maybe someone could tell me what they’ve experienced.

[McDave]

I think you need to keep the 20 yard target, and get another one for 35 yards.  That way, you'll get experience with different distances and different elevations.  They say that you should experience no difference at different elevations so long as you maintain the magic T, which is the angle between your torso and bow arms.  You maintain this T by bending and tilting at the waist.  For me, there still are some differences, and I definitely need practice at different elevations, particularly shooting down.  If nothing else, it definitely affects my mind, and I have to get used to seeing things a little differently.

[Whino83]

I wish I had a way to measure the degree of angle I’m talking about. If I had to guess it’s maybe 30 -35 degree’s.

[Roy from Pa]

I have found that shooting down I need to aim 2 to 3 inches lower and shooting up I need to aim about 2 to 3 inches higher.

[fnshtr]

I have found that shooting down I need to aim 2 to 3 inches lower and shooting up I need to aim about 2 to 3 inches higher.

Yep... what Roy said.

[pavan]

When i shoot up hill steep enough and far enough to predict that it will make me breathe harder to get my arrow,  I hold the bow more vertical.  When i shoot down a hill with a longer shot, I lay the bow over more.  Doing this would make my secondary/instinctive sighting relative to a level shot about the same.  How to calculate that when sky busting geese and shooting almost straight up, I'd say, aim at the one you don't want to hit and you may get the one you want to hit.

[Don Stokes]

I once set up a range in my back yard using hay bales with paper plates stuck to them. I had uphill and downhill shots, but not that steep, so I really didn't have to compensate in aiming, just in keeping my form right. The one that gave me fits was the one just over a hump that required me to almost skim the ground with the arrow to get to the target. It messed my mind up badly!