Gamestalker wrote:I kinda agree with you, but it goes back to how you practice. I used to practice shooting down & have actually killed deer with a bow & arrow from the sitting position. I'm not saying that I prefer that position to shoot though.... just that it can be done with practice.CARiD wrote:Looks very convenient but I don't think it's handy to shoot from the bow in a "sit down", I think a shooter would automatically stand up before making a shot.
Before I started using a climber so much on public ground, I use to use my homemade hang ons exclusively. My climber forces me to stand, but with my hang ons I cant remember but one time, that I ever stood to shoot. Of course, this is from a tree stand, but I can say the same ground hunting. I've killed quite a good amount of deer sitting, but as Al pointed out, I practiced it a lot. But from all that practice, I've learned that as long as you hold the upper body form, really there should be no difference in shooting seated or standing if executed properly. If a particular seat allows for the back and shoulders to come in line it will work fine. In the same way, many guys practice hours on end from an elevated stand, and I use to as well. Over the years though, I realized with it too, its all the same and no shooting adjustment is needed IF form is adhered too. If you always keep everything in line on the upper body, you can bend at the waist, either in a tree stand or sitting position, and expect excellent results. However I do NOT say that practicing from those positions isnt needed, because there are a couple factors that play into it. First, its a mental thing. If you aren't fully confident you can get it done from said position, I could almost guarantee a miss. Only practice brings you to realize, that if form is held, there really is no difference, and then confidence soars. Second, we must practice from said positions in order to be able to hold up our form, and exactly what it feels like. Once you do "got it", it is no more difficult to hold form then what standing and shooting from ground level is. Once again, it all goes back to having developed repeatable form, and putting it into practice, no matter our position.
Some would have me hung for saying so. I take my share of deer from tree stands. I have not practiced a single arrow from a tree stand in pushing 20 years, but spend hours and hours in practicing form standing on level ground. Form is everything.