Shooting traditional from elevated stand

[Mclineman]

What considerations need to be taken when shooting from an elevated position. I'm fairly new to traditional and have been shooting fairly well on the ground. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[Steelhead]

Bend at the waist and practice from something higher if you can.

Most archers will shoot high when they shoot from a treestand.

The shot angle can be better if your not really high in the tree.

[GCook]

What he said. 
Maintain your T form.

[Bowhunter57]

* I'll second the "Bend at the Waist" to keep your upper body the same, for good/consistent form.
* Practice from an elevated position, to know where you're hitting at extreme close range. Especially, straight down....or just don't take that shot.
* Keep an eye on where your limbs are located, during the shot. It's easy to get distracted during the shot at an animal and one of your limbs hits a branch or a part of your stand.
* Stay sharp with your shooting. I take a Judo point and always take a shot at a leaf, to see how close or if I can hit it. It's always a good confidence builder!

[Sam McMichael]

I face a little bit sideways and lean forward a bit to help my lower limb clear the stand. I shoot sitting down and carry a 68" longbow. ALWAYS make sure your safety harness is in good condition. It is not particularly difficult, but you do need to practice it a bit before doing it. I only have ladder stands.

[BAK]

One other consideration, recognize if your right handed, you can only shoot well to the left.  Place your stands accordingly.

[Todd Cook]

Set up a stand and find out is the only way you'll know how it affects you. People should shoot out of stands a LOT if they're going to hunt that way.

[Orion]

Aim low.  Your perspective changes when shooting from above.  On the level, if you aim mid body, you pretty much center the lungs.  From above, because you can see most, if not all, of the off side of the critter's back, and less of its underside, if you aim middle part of the body that you can see, you'll hit high.  I'm convinced that this is the main reason folks hit high when shooting from above, moreso than not bending at the waist.  Bending at the waist does keep you from shortening your draw a bit, but at the relatively close shots we take (20 yards and in) a slightly shorter draw really doesn't make a notable difference. Aiming too high is the culprit. 

[toddster]

All the above, also may add:
"Aim for the exit hole", all of us know to pick a spot.  But, consider the angle from a stand shot, if steep and aim at normal spot only get one lung.  But plan on exit adjust, get you heart and both lungs.

[Josh H]

Great advice in this thread.

I second Orion--from an elevated stand, aim low.

Also, once the deer is hit and runs off, take a compass bearing at the place you last saw it. Do whatever you can to take a mental note of its last location because once you get down on the ground, things might look different than from up in the tree.

Good luck!
Josh

[Terry Green]

No need to aim any different,  LEARN TO SHOOT.

No need to stand on 1 leg and whistle Dixie while getting a hair cut.... gezzzz.

Hokey pokey baloney.... learn to shoot and leave the band aids for when you are actually bleeding.

[Skates 2]

Here are all your answers....

https://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=109531.0

Best of luck. 

[BAK]

   I like Terry's reply.  If you are wise enough to practice the way you hunt you shouldn't have to do any special calculations.  One of the reasons I shoot off my back deck frequently.