My 17 year old son and I do a lot of shooting in the basement on cold winter evenings. Typically after dinner, and the chores are done, the boys and I slip downstairs to tinker, shoot, and build arrows. Obviously simply pounding the bag target gets boring, so we've come up with a cure. Trick shot of the week.
At first we would try to simply bust each others nocks, but decided against that as its hard on arrows. Next, we would put a spot on the target, and shoot 1 shot with our own bow, then switch bows, or go throgh the rack with a bunch of different bows. The idea was to never shoot the same setup twice. Mentally have to remember how each bow shoots, and make the adjustment accordingly.
Next, Alex hung a ping pong ball from a string. We shoot at it, and then if on hits it, the other would have to hit it while its still moving. Fun times for sure, and sideswiping the string with a feather doesnt count.
Our latest is not only fun, it involves finding a new use for an otherwise useless object. We hung a cardboard toilet paper roll tube fro mthe string, and stuffed the ball inside the tube. The object was to shoot through the tube, and knock the ball out. Of course the tube wants to spin slowly back and forth, so timing is as important as accuracy. We have pinned the tube to the bag a few times, but this one has yet to be beat.
Another one is back to the ball on the string, but instead of hitting the ball, you have to hit the string. We razz and trash talk each other, and distractions are the norm.
I have a dartboard painted on cardbaord, so a game of cricket is always great competition as well. So is tic-tac-toe.
We are gonna build some more flu-flu's, and come spring some aerial shooting is on the agenda.
Keepin it fun, and having fun doing this sure keeps the arrows flyin.