Why didnt I think of this before?

[Turkhunter]

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.

[fmscan]

Damn good idea, just form over months should be huge!

[monkeyball]

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

[Slimpikins]

I used to love shooting birthday candles in the dark. Well, shoot AT candles. To hit them was a rare occurrence.

[ChuckC]

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

[SCS]

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

[KentuckyTJ]

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.

[KentuckyTJ]

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!

[D. Key]

Just don't light candles close to the hay bale.  You might have more light and warmth than you were looking for.    

[SELFBOW19953]

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.

[iohkus]

X2 SELFBOW19953

[KSdan]

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).

[joe ashton]

 I shoot hay bails. Never thought to get round ones

[cahaba]

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.

[Michael Arnette]

I always just rig up a simple lighting system. Works great for me and doesn't usually take much

[Krex1010]

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.