Have seen all the recent ads. demonstrating how much more accurate this system is over conventional rangefinders. Is this just BS or what? In my test of shooting from 20ft up and out to 30 yds, I find that the range finder reads the same from either the ground of from the elavated platform. Bow shoots to the same point from both locations. What gives?

I was thinking it was kind of BS too. Maybe beneficial if you have a slower bow with a big arching trajectory, but as flat as bows shoot today I think it's kind of pointless. I've never worried about it in the past and wont now.

I was just wondering how many people were duped into buying new range finders just for the new ARC feature. What really got me thinking was the ad with Waddell. Shows him shooting a hog target "at 40 yards, but shooting like he was 32." For that to happen he had to be damn near 75 feet above the hog, that's one heck of a tall tree. The stands I hunt in are around 15' to the seat, I know easterners get higher but here it's all I need. At 15 feet the target has to be a 10 yards before you get 1 yard of change. If you're at 20 feet you get 21 yards true range at 22 yards LOS and you don't see 2 yards of difference until the target is at 11 yards.

Is there terrain out there where extreme angles are possible? Yes, but for the average archer I don't think the ARC systems are worth going out and buying a new rangefinder. If I didn't already have one I might get the ARC just because, but that be a major factor in which one I would choose.

The entire concept is bs for bowhunters.

The correct yardage is ranged on the horizontal for precise accuracy, regardless of angle down or up. Range the diagonal distance and the shot will hit high every time.

I think the ACR system is great for bowhunters. It is not BS. I may not go out and buy one with ACR if I had one, but if I was in the market, I would diffently get one with ACR. It will make little differance if you always shoot within 20 yards or less. I would not need a rangefinder if I shot inside 20 yards. But keep in mine if you misjudge by 3 yards or more you will miss or wound the animal. I think the ACR is just what I have been waiting for and plan to get a rangefinder with ACR, maybe.