I've got my site on my bow dialed in for target shooting. Shooting the bowfishing arrow, I assumed that since I am only shooting in the 30 ft range, that there wouldn't be a significant vertical drop from having the line attached. Yet after accounting for light refraction I'm pretty constantly hitting low.
The wind had blown a couple large leaves floating on the surface of the pool so I decided to target them. Sited them right on the pin and it hit 3 or more inches low. 🤔
Gravity says that the weigh of the arrow won't make it fall any faster. So is it the line dragging behind it pulling it down more?
I'm thinking the reel is below the arrows path so any drag should pull the back end down and make the arrow fly up more. It going lower was a bit of a surprise.
Anyone have any tips on how to adjust my aim to account for this?
In the end, it seems after taking into account light refraction at distance and depth, needing to add another variable will make it a crap shoot. I guess that's were experience takes over.
- Keith
The wind had blown a couple large leaves floating on the surface of the pool so I decided to target them. Sited them right on the pin and it hit 3 or more inches low. 🤔
Gravity says that the weigh of the arrow won't make it fall any faster. So is it the line dragging behind it pulling it down more?
I'm thinking the reel is below the arrows path so any drag should pull the back end down and make the arrow fly up more. It going lower was a bit of a surprise.
Anyone have any tips on how to adjust my aim to account for this?
In the end, it seems after taking into account light refraction at distance and depth, needing to add another variable will make it a crap shoot. I guess that's were experience takes over.
- Keith
