ORIGINAL: drewm2
Since syrofoam seems to be standard for a broadhead target, I've been thinking about taking a sheet of it to make a full size olympic style target. Just wondering how that blue styro insulation from Lowe's or Home Depot would work. It seems denser than regular white packing styro, so I imagine it would have more stopping power. Then again, it may be more brittle and crack/break/shatter on impact. Any ideas?
The blue or pink styrofoam works. Of course it's not like you have a Block on your hands or anything, but you can cut a blue styro sheet into squares, layer the squares up, and use duct tape to hold em together. They will chip some, but can take quite a few shots with a bow and arrow removal is a cinch.
I go shoot at a friends house all the time and other than his Glendale buck, we shoot the crap outta the homemade "Block".
It ends up being in a cube and you can kick them and then shoot at them...that way you have to judge the distance off the hoof and all that jazz...
Makes for a cheap fun afternoon of shooting (well, that and judo-points and tennis balls.)