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Title: Why didnt I think of this before?
Post by: Turkhunter on January 06, 2015, 08:09:00 PM: Ok, so during the winter months it is dark when i go to work and dark when i get home. Finding time to practice is really hard. Even when I do find time it may be 2 weeks between sessions. So i recently bought a round bale of hay for 20bucks insted of paying 40 for a small bag or block target. So with the big bale I just went out in the dark and shot 20 or so arrows with my eyes closed during halftime of the basketball game. I can forsee my form and strength improving over the winter instead of declining now.
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Post by: fmscan on January 06, 2015, 08:21:00 PM: Damn good idea, just form over months should be huge!
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Post by: monkeyball on January 06, 2015, 09:12:00 PM: Yea fm, I wish I could see the neighbors faces when they see you out in your jammies shooting your bow and arrow!

P. S. Take a flashlight so you can find your way back.

Good Shooting,
Craig
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Post by: Slimpikins on January 06, 2015, 09:18:00 PM: I used to love shooting birthday candles in the dark. Well, shoot AT candles. To hit them was a rare occurrence.
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Post by: ChuckC on January 06, 2015, 10:51:00 PM: I would do that myself, except it is well below zero here with a few inches of blowing snow. Those bales tend to get damp and freeze quite hard if I recall.

Great idea though if you have the room.
CHuckC
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Post by: SCS on January 07, 2015, 09:04:00 AM: Suppose to be 6 degrees here in PA tomorrow. Don't see me standing outback in the dark shooting. Though if the wife and daughter arent home, I've shot a few arrows thru the house already. It's warm and I don't have to go anywhere to do it:).

Steve
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on January 07, 2015, 09:07:00 AM: I shoot them all the time at the farms I hunt. You have to watch out for the soft spots though. You'll be digging out a hole in your bail trying to find your shaft.

Easier option are judo points. Don't need any target with them.
Title: Re: Why didnt I think of this before?
Post by: KentuckyTJ on January 07, 2015, 09:10:00 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Slimpikins:
I used to love shooting birthday candles in the dark. Well, shoot AT candles. To hit them was a rare occurrence.
Now thats a great idea Slimikins. Gonna do that in the basement soon.

Thanks Brother!
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Post by: D. Key on January 07, 2015, 12:34:00 PM: Just don't light candles close to the hay bale. You might have more light and warmth than you were looking for. :biglaugh:
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Post by: SELFBOW19953 on January 07, 2015, 01:32:00 PM: Cover the round bale with a tarp to keep it dry.

Shoot at the sides of the bale instead of the ends and you're less likely to find soft spots.
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Post by: iohkus on January 07, 2015, 06:53:00 PM: X2 SELFBOW19953
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Post by: KSdan on January 07, 2015, 09:50:00 PM: My mainstay target! I do not even cover it with anything. I like to find those those smaller end-row round bales (maybe 30-42" tall). I keep it up on wood blocks to keep it off the ground. Turn them occasionally- and I can get at least 2 years out of them (some have been longer).
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Post by: joe ashton on January 08, 2015, 12:32:00 AM: :knothead: I shoot hay bails. Never thought to get round ones
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Post by: cahaba on January 08, 2015, 10:50:00 AM: Howard Hill shot blank bales for form his entire shooting career. That's enough reason to do it. I got one delivered by a local farmer and it was wrapped in a type of plastic to help preserve the bale.
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Post by: Michael Arnette on January 08, 2015, 06:02:00 PM: I always just rig up a simple lighting system. Works great for me and doesn't usually take much
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Post by: Krex1010 on January 09, 2015, 09:13:00 AM: I installed a spotlight in my yard so I can shoot at night, I have 2 young kids so finding practice time before they go to bed is tough. So a few times a week I'm out there at 10pm shooting,my sessions are much shorter when it's 5 degrees out like it has been. My neighbors used to think I was nuts, they get used to it.