I've been using the SP Steady Sticks for over 4 years now. After getting "busted" while bringing my gun to my shoulder when hunting while sitting on the ground, I started using a simple forked branch to hold my gun in the "ready position" when sitting while hunting. I found that finding the correct length stick for different setups was difficult and finally bought a pair of the Stoney Point Steady Sticks. I found that they were very stable and could be easily adjusted for various heights by just changing the distance the legs were apart. The last couple of years my arthritis no longer allows me to sit on the ground itself and I have to use a camo folding chair in my ground blind. The steady stix allow me to keep the gun pointed in the general direction I expect to see deer approach in and I can quickly aim and fire very accurately. The stix allow me to use my binoculars or range finder without putting my gun down and this keeps my movement to a minimum. They collapse for carrying very quickly and can be carried in either their belt carrier, my backpack, or in my folding chair bag (along with the ground blind). With the gun resting on the steady stix I can either rest the butt of the gun on the arm of the chair or actually have it wedged against my shoulder so all I have to do is drop my head to the stock, aim and fire. Even if I have to turn right or left to fire, the gun barrel is still above the edge of the ground blind and I don't have to worry about snagging it on the blind or branches while raising it to my shoulder.
Stoney Point now makes them in two lengths so you can use the taller version while still hunting or stalking. There are a couple of web sites in my favorites that have instructions for making your own out of tomato stakes, wooden dowels, or pvc pipe. I will try to find them and post the hyperlinks to them later using the "edit" feature.... so check back in the next few days for them.
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