I have always shot off my back deck.... its about 8 foot up and our side yard runs downhill. I realize though that you may not have an elevated back deck though ha. I have in the past went to a friends hows who had younger siblings and shot off their play equipment,,if you have kids you could invest in a something like this and kill two birds with one stone. I have also shot off the roof of houses, not a big fan if the house has shingled roofing....