Shooting at leaves

[RIng]

Hi I use judos in the deep leaf cover of the north east . I use rubber blunts for tree shots or when the leaves are not deep . I shoot 125gr. now , when I shoot heavier wood I raped copper wire around the judo .

[ChiefStingingArrow]

I am really liking the Hammer head

[Slickhead]

Nerf type balls work well
Can often get them at a dollar store
Arrows dont glance off them like a whiffle ball.

For those dead eye guys ping pong balls are good.
Even come in glow in the dark!

[Bob Baur]

Originally posted by The-Talon:
Why has no one mentioned flu flus?  

I'm with you. I always carry a flu flu with a 145gr Hammer blunt glued on.

I just tried the Hammers this year (was using Judos) & they are the cats meow! Hit the grass at an oblique angle & the arrow stops in less than a foot. Judo's never did as well!

Leaves are an excellent target! As good a target as you will find. Couple months ago I saw a YouTube vid of some German guy that did some roving on a course he had setup. Some of the targets were foam blocks he had dangling by strings. I thought it such a good idea that I took an old cheapy foam target I had & sawed it into 4 small blocks (don't do this inside, you will find your wife's sense of humor isn't what you thought it was)& hung then by some twine from trees in my stumping area. They are great fun targets as well but you gotta hit them pretty close to center or else your arrow zips on through the corners.

[SELFBOW19953]

90-95% of my practice is on leaves.  I can wander through the yard or the woods and have plenty of targets.  Also shoot at leaves on bushes.  I break some arrows (they're wood, so not that expensive) shooting between trees that are too close together-really makes you concentrate on the target, not what's in front of it.

[Bladepeek]

I was sitting in my pop-up blind which I used in years past with my recurve. I cracked the tip overlay on my recurve and haven't had a chance to replace it, so I took my 61" Holm Osprey with me last night. It looked like I had about 2" clearance at each limb tip, so I thought I'd shoot a field tip and make sure I could get an arrow out without hitting the limb tips. I shot a field tip at a really bright green leaf at about 12 yards. Guess what totally disappeared. I pulled out an arrow with a judo tip and proceeded to drill that leaf. After dark, I pulled the arrow with the judo tip and looked for 1/2 hour for the arrow with the field tip. I may find it someday, as I know right where it went in, but I sure couldn't dredge it out of the leaves last night.

Judo tips for me!

[gringol]

I recently picked up some G5 small game heads (sgh).  They seem like the best of both worlds, stop in the grass, but have enough punch to bring down small game.

[Bowhunter4life]

Originally posted by tracker12:
Reverse the direction of the arrrow and put the nock end up.

That's what I do with the VPA heads too... Works great!

[Shakes.602]

Another Vote for Good Old Judos!! I havent found a Head Yet that I cannot Lose to the Dreaded Grass Monster in one way or another! Havent lost a Judo Pointed Arrow Yet!!

[Pine]

Judo points or rubber blunts .

[NYArrow]

I bought 2 judo points 3 yrs ago and still have them both...however they do like to hide under leaves and tall grass. Generally speaking they stick! However if you pick a precarious spot with a thick background be prepared to hunt for it!

[Duncan]

I shot leaves yesterday with a rubber blunt over a steel blunt. Try hitting a leaf that is hanging from a spider web and swinging in the wind.