Sick of shooting the block so I found some alternatives in the yard.

[SDMay]

I went out to shoot this afternoon and flung a few at the block. It was fun but just wasn’t doing it today. I looked around and found two old dog toy balls, a tennis ball and a softball. I shoot at 20 paces usually so I dropped them at four different spots on my walk back.

The goal was to shoot at one “target” and when I hit it move to the next. Arrow had to stick in and not just brush them. I never hit all four in one round and usually had to send all four arrows I had at one targets but it was a hoot. Hardest was the tennis ball that was only 5 paces out as I had to lean differently to keep my string from off my chest. Brushed it three times and got it with the fourth.

What I found was that even though I wasn’t hitting them all the time I was within an inch or four which made me happy. Best shooting was between 10 and 12 paces which seems to be my sweet spot.

Now I am looking forward to the bush drying up a bit more so I can go roving. Never been and it looks like it will be fun.

Oh and one reminder. It is hard to get an arrow out of a soft ball when it had stuck in an inch and a half or so.

[acedoc]

Nice, I found out that tennis balls don't last all too long. Found another product on Amazon designed for cricket which withstands field points very well.
Have fun

[Butch Speer]

Used to shoot at tennis balls til one time I hit the very top of the ball. It's amazing how far an arrow will fly from the bounce.

[Maddog20/20]

I’ll go out and shoot cactus from time to time because I just can’t throw another arrow at the same targets day after day.  You’ve got to break it up and the different sizes, distances and just different scenarios will make you a MUCH better archer.


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[goingoldskool]

Used to shoot at tennis balls til one time I hit the very top of the ball. It's amazing how far an arrow will fly from the bounce.

I use ace blunts and when you hit a tennis ball square,  not only does the arrow take off, but so does the ball! !!!

[Maddog20/20]

Used to shoot at tennis balls til one time I hit the very top of the ball. It's amazing how far an arrow will fly from the bounce.

I use ace blunts and when you hit a tennis ball square,  not only does the arrow take off, but so does the ball! !!!

Now THAT sounds like a good time!


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[A Lex]

I love chasing a tennis ball with blunts. Do a fair bit of this actually. Up and down hill, semi hidden in the bush, short range long range and everything in between. Fantastic practice. A 20 fl oz plastic drink bottle half full of sand or water is great too.

Best
Lex

[SDMay]

I'm having a hard time finding blunts or judos.  I have some other small game type heads that are coming in the next day or so and am excited about trying those.  I have been thinking of getting some expanding foam and filling up milk jugs to see if I can use them as broad head targets.

[Woodpuppy]

Just don’t shoot coconuts with judo points - it crushes the spring fingers back into the shaft. Not end-of-life for an aluminum arrow, but I bet a carbon shaft wouldn’t survive!

[fnshtr]

I love shooting at odd or interesting targets! I hate paper (maybe because it doesn’t lie).

This is one of my favorites.

[varmint101]

Hmm I wonder about suspended yoga blocks being fun targets.


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[Soonerlongbow]

Horse apples are a favorite of mine.

[Tajue17]

https://www.gophersport.com/sports/softball/rubber-softballs?item=4434&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping%20-%20Gopher&utm_term=4586818916020685&utm_content=..Sports


these take a beating,,,,,drill a hole thru them, tie rope through them and hang from branches too.