Where do you aim and how do you judge the distance here

[Daniel Boone]

Antelope 37yrds but you dont know that (Unknown distance)

Where are you aiming and how do you judge this distance?

[ba3darcher]

I would first sight judge the animal and then try and confirm my estimate by using the ground. If numbers are pretty close within 1 or so will shoot it for what I sight judged, numbers are seriously apart 3-5 yards will try and locate halfway to animal and judge that distance, then double it. I would aim above the 12

[blackriverarcher]

Who went for the 14? I would do pretty much the same thing as ba3darcher.

[tim doll]

Hey D.B. not to change the thread, but have you ever or heard of anyone counting the footsteps of the previous group usually one step is one yard,,, ? just curious. I have not ever shot 3D in a tournament so not familar with protecall...

[jschulz]

If I'm having trouble judging yardage on a certain target, I normally try to break it down by looking at the trees between me & the target. I'll find a tree about 10 yards away from me, then go to the next tree out from that one another 10 yards, and so on.

[Daniel Boone]

Hey D.B. not to change the thread, but have you ever or heard of anyone counting the footsteps of the previous group usually one step is one yard,,, ? just curious. I have not ever shot 3D in a tournament so not familar with protecall...


Dont think it could be done. Im sure someone has tried it.

DB

[chunglee63]

Shoot a fast bow it take alot of the guessing game out of it!

[Daniel Boone]

Shoot a fast bow it take alot of the guessing game out of it!


ASA Rules. 280fps Max

[3drchr]

If I can, I'll look at the shooters pulling arrows at the target. Seems to help if there is ground that i cant see from the stake. Seems to give it some perspective. I'll still try to judge by sight and ground rule, but if its a small or unusual target, seems to help.

[ntypicl11]

What I do is walk out lots of different distances from shoooting area with my block, drop it without counting steps, guess where it is at, and shoot, I do this over and over again. After about a week of daily shooting, your guesstimations should get ALOT better. If ya gots animal targets, do the same, and practice from different areas if possible to get even better, puts you out of comfort zone and gives you more scenarios. Or I will close my eyes and have somebody else drop it, wait till they are clear, open my eyes and give myself about 5 seconds to draw and shoot, to avoid thinking to much, use your subconcious, thinking to much will hurt you, no pun intended.

[norsask elite]

I'm learning to snap judge targets. My first initial guess is usually close. If the target and terrain are giving me troubles, I pull out my pocket powerpole. It's my imaginary telephone pole that's exactly 20yrds long and flip it end for end to the target. That seems to help me alot.

[finchaser4ever]

I'm learning to snap judge targets. My first initial guess is usually close. If the target and terrain are giving me troubles, I pull out my pocket powerpole. It's my imaginary telephone pole that's exactly 20yrds long and flip it end for end to the target. That seems to help me alot.

did you get this from randy ulmner(did I spell his name right) I remember somthing like that from his book. He said he flips a 20 yard pole end over end mentaly. I do this as well.

[kydirtbag]

I break down everything in 20 yard increments since I practice 20 yards so much. I get pretty close. My biggest problem is punching the release. I get so confident that I know the yardage that I just walk up and let it fly. I need to slow down but I'm so impatient.
I would more than likely split my 30 & 40 yard pin and aim just a tad high. I know that this is dumb but I have 3 different arrows in my quiver and I shoot the weight of the arrow that best fits the scenario

[MATexas]

If I'm having trouble judging yardage on a certain target, I normally try to break it down by looking at the trees between me & the target. I'll find a tree about 10 yards away from me, then go to the next tree out from that one another 10 yards, and so on.

+1 on this method.

[dch3k]

depends if I was not shooting first and someone was in the 14...Im aiming at their arrow...:D...otherwise 10 and maybe dropping lucky

[3darcher]

get a realy fast bow and hope to hit foam.

[Bweger]

I just finished the IBEP class and part of the class is range estimation. We had 14 targets at unknown distances. I was right on on 90 percent of the targets. the range on the targets was from 6 to 60 yards. I just find a spot that is 20 yards from me then look from that spot to the target. I estimate the distance from the 20 yard spot to the target then add that together use the pn for that range and so far I have been pretty accurate.

[norsask elite]

did you get this from randy ulmner(did I spell his name right) I remember somthing like that from his book. He said he flips a 20 yard pole end over end mentaly. I do this as well.
No, my Uncle had me do this along time ago, way before I did the 3D thing. I used to just hunt in highschool. That was more than 20 years ago. I've only been 3Ding for about 8 years or so.