I practice on the ground. When getting in the stand say 16' up. Is 20yrds on the ground the same at 20yrds in the stand?

Second ? If you were to buy two ladder stands would you buy the same height to help with the shooting distance or does it matter? Thanks

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Although I would NEVER recommend this to anyone else, I get on the roof of my house and shoot down at my McKenzie target. Besides getting your sights set, it would give you a great way to determine your actual point of aim so that the arrow passes through the kill zone. I don't have sights on my bow but I still have to practice the way I'm going to shoot.

If I remember my high school math correctly....

The formula is a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Convert 20 yards into feet = 60 feet
a = 60 feet (distance taken from bottom of stand to target)
b = 16 feet (height from ground to the arrow)
c = unknown

60^2 +16^2 = c^2
3600 + 256 = c^2
3856 = c^2
62.09 feet = c
or
20.69 yards...roughly


As for the choice of hunting stands, I believe, the higher the better when I choose to hunt from a tripod, climber or ladder stand. We often have to adapt to the surrounding enviroment and make it work so that means there is a need for a variety of stands in different heights. I have some that are 8', 12' 16', and and climber that on rare occasions I have put up as high as 20' when I go to hunt in Mississippi. The 8' works really good in the low mesquite brush until you get your first freeze of the year. My most common height I use is my 12' stands in our oaks.