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Wow I haven't seen corrugated boxes used for a target in years. I used them for quite a while but did not use the straps like you did. I used allthread with nuts on top and bottom to apply pressure. Very durable as well as tuff.

 

We had just moved and I had a ton of boxes.

 

Nice job! Nice to have one inside so you grab a stick and fling it from time to time......

 

Yup.... That will work! What are the blue "vertical" strapping for?

Tom

 

That's just masking tape. No compression, just tuning references.

 

Compressed carpet layers works well. A bit heavy though. A small one for indoors would work very well.

Anyone using home-made ethafoam bales?

 

Erik,

Don't miss. You have electrical conduit and a receptacle next to that target.

 

Erik

Me thinks you have it bad.

Matt

 

Matt.... I think you are right.... Having a target right outside your back door so you can just slide open the patio door and fling a few and a range from 3 yards out to 55 marked in your back yard constitutes a problem also.... Oh wait that's my yard. Now if I had the property like you or Gary... I'd have a full field range built.

 

Thanks for your response erik... Another question please,,,,, Do the arrows pull easily from the cardboard.... And what weight bow are you shooting into it?? Thanks.


Tom

 

Thanks for your response erik... Another question please,,,,, Do the arrows pull easily from the cardboard.... And what weight bow are you shooting into it?? Thanks.

Tom

Really easy.

Usually 43 pounds. I have used it with as much as 50.

 

Does storing your laptop & Ipad under the bale help with tournament pressure?

 

Thats a great idea, I bet it helps to relieve work pressures also.

 

So does this...

 

Ahem...

 

What is on the other side of that wall? I had a similar setup. I put up a full sheet of particle board to stop any wild fliers. I never had one but I felt better about it. I did sometimes get a partial pass through and the board made a certain stop of them. - lbg

 

Behind the wall is the crawl space under the living room.

Right behind the cardboard are a few layers of the high density foam stress relief floor cushioning stuff. Once in a while I will catch a seam in the cardboard and get a partial pass through.

 

It looks like once you figure out where your arrows are grouping, you can use the straps to move the target so that the arrows land in the middle.

 

OK, good, never mind. - lbg