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Post by Tooln on Oct 3, 2018 13:16:14 GMT -6
When practice or sighting in my bow or X bow I have spots on my block and bag target that aren't what they use to be. Because so many arrows/bolts have hit in the same spot they have become weak. Instead of stopping the arrow or bolt within 3-6" they are now penetrating up to the fletchings or complete pass through. What I did to rejuvenate these is buy a can of spray foam insulation. I bought the stuff advertised to have more density than others. Stick the hose in several different areas of the bag or block and give it a shot. Let sit for a few day and tada damn near like new at a fraction of the cost. Didn't have to be a JPS to come up with this one either. Try it, worked for me.
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Post by biglakebass on Oct 3, 2018 14:56:40 GMT -6
Nice
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Post by wiscwhip on Oct 3, 2018 20:12:02 GMT -6
Honestly, the best target I've ever used was a burlap sack with a roll of fiberglass insulation inside. Cheap and easy to make. Stops arrows within 6" and you can pull them out with 2 fingers. My old man showed me how to make these back in the early 80's. You can restuff them as needed.
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Post by Tooln on Oct 3, 2018 22:29:59 GMT -6
Honestly, the best target I've ever used was a burlap sack with a roll of fiberglass insulation inside. Cheap and easy to make. Stops arrows within 6" and you can pull them out with 2 fingers. My old man showed me how to make these back in the early 80's. You can restuff them as needed. Burlap sacks are getting harder and harder to find. |
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Post by wiscwhip on Oct 4, 2018 5:35:51 GMT -6
Honestly, the best target I've ever used was a burlap sack with a roll of fiberglass insulation inside. Cheap and easy to make. Stops arrows within 6" and you can pull them out with 2 fingers. My old man showed me how to make these back in the early 80's. You can restuff them as needed. Burlap sacks are getting harder and harder to find. You can also just use the burlap fabric to wrap it in and make your own "bag", you just have to "stitch" the ends shut, but you have to do that with the burlap sack on the open end anyway. I still see that stuff for sale in many places. |
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Post by Catscratch on Oct 4, 2018 6:10:00 GMT -6
I had never heard of the fiberglass insulation thing. I have a block target that is still going strong but I might try the insulation thing just for giggles and to have another target to set out. Also should use the spray foam in the bulls eye of my block... I'm shooting all around it trying to save fletching.
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Post by wiscwhip on Oct 4, 2018 10:18:38 GMT -6
I had never heard of the fiberglass insulation thing. I have a block target that is still going strong but I might try the insulation thing just for giggles and to have another target to set out. Also should use the spray foam in the bulls eye of my block... I'm shooting all around it trying to save fletching. I'm telling you guys, you will be amazed at how this stops arrows when the fiberglass batting is kept tightly packed inside the burlap. When my old man first showed me this, I told him he was full of shit, no way my compound wouldn't shoot right on through that target. First shot from 10 yards stopped about 4" or 5" inches into the burlap, then he laughed at me and told me to pull it out, but be careful and get a good grip on it before I tried to remove the arrow, as I was used to pulling them out of that damn expandable foam. He laughed even harder when I gave a huge pull and about went on my ass from overcompensating, it literally could have been removed with 2 fingers. He thought about selling them for a while, but it never came to fruition. Of course, keep in mind that you can only use target points with this, obviously the broadheads kind of do a number on the burlap. |
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