Whump sez; I have been thinking back when I hunted strictly instinctive , shooting recurves and then compounds using some visualization tech on the arc of the arrow . I could drop an arrow in on a deer at 30yds without a problem but put one under my tree and I would shoot a foot over it. When I started using a point on aiming system----kinda like the one Jim Casto is talking about . I would take 4 shots or 5 and kill 4 0r 5 deer using point on . So in retrospect I am thinking since there is no arrow arc to visualize 10ft from a stand, then your aiming system is in short circuit if you shoot instinctive, especially from a tree stand. Both systems have their problems, for instance --since I anchor under my eye and shoot a heavy arrow I am at a disadvantage on a long shot , out to 35yds. I am aiming at the top of the deers back or just about at the spine to drop in the lung area so if I am off on my distance estimation I can shoot over or under the deer.
So what do you guys think causes that over shooting on a close target shooting instinctive ? Lack of practice shooting close , arrow arc short circuit or just plane excitement .??
Most of the people you talk to shoot over deer at close range and you rarely talk to anyone that sez----I shot under a deer right under my tree stand .