Bushnell Cabela's VLR II User Manual
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interviews with high-profile bow hunting experts that multiple bow ballistic groups were not necessary.
Bow-hunters want to know true horizontal distance because that is how they practice shooting, and once
they confidently know that, they can make any necessary adjustments. Giving the bow-hunter anything
else other than horizontal distance creates additional confusion and uncertainty.
Many people mistakenly believe that uphill shots perform differently from downhill shots because of
gravity. However, it is not due to gravity, but more of an aberration of the sighting system used on bows.
The sighting pin on a bow resides several inches above the mechanical axis of the arrow. For example,
when one is aiming 23 degrees up an incline, the arrow is at a different angle.
NOTE:
We simply took the most commonly used features and included them all in a simple to use, one
button operation device. This laser rangefinder always functions in yards unit of measure, BullsEye™
Targeting Mode, and Bow mode.
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