What to use for Target?
02-07-2014, 04:34 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 10
What to use for Target?
1st let me say thank you for all your help in my previous post about a great starter bow for my 6 (soon to be 7) year old. After reading your advice and many reviews online, I think I'm going to go with the Barnett Outdoors Lil Banshee Jr. Compound Archery Set.
As for me, I think I'm going to hold off and see how much interest he shows in shooting his bow and arrow before I fork over the money (which seems to be $230+ for a decent quality adult bow) for me one.
We have a nice area (about 30 yards) in our back yard where he will be able to shoot (has woods behind it and houses nowhere close).
What should I set up as a target for him? ie: a small hay bale with a colorful target pinned to it, a large box with a target painted on it, or maybe something like this...http://www.cabelas.com/product/The-B...et/1414295.uts
Here is the bow and arrow set I plan on getting him: http://www.barnettcrossbows.com/prod...nd-archery-set
Other than several more arrows, is there anything else I need to purchase in order to get him started and excited about the sport?
Thank you again for all your help and advice.
TripleB
As for me, I think I'm going to hold off and see how much interest he shows in shooting his bow and arrow before I fork over the money (which seems to be $230+ for a decent quality adult bow) for me one.
We have a nice area (about 30 yards) in our back yard where he will be able to shoot (has woods behind it and houses nowhere close).
What should I set up as a target for him? ie: a small hay bale with a colorful target pinned to it, a large box with a target painted on it, or maybe something like this...http://www.cabelas.com/product/The-B...et/1414295.uts
Here is the bow and arrow set I plan on getting him: http://www.barnettcrossbows.com/prod...nd-archery-set
Other than several more arrows, is there anything else I need to purchase in order to get him started and excited about the sport?
Thank you again for all your help and advice.
TripleB
02-07-2014, 07:45 AM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Garrett County, MD
Posts: 251
agree with bob, for that size bow the arrows would not be traveling fast or have enough kinetic energy to bed an expensive target. I think walmarts price on dense foam targets is around twenty bucks and should last well into summer, depends on how much shooting you do on it.
when u are adjusting the sights start at a close distance. 5-10 yards this will help prevent lost arrows on those first shots while getting sighted in (which can get expensive) once your young shooter is comfortably hitting close to the center move it back to twenty yards.
any info on adjusting sights and sight pins can easily be found on YouTube,
a good tip would be get some bowstring wax, it will help keep the string from fraying I would search for videos on that too. Just keeps your bow nice.
when u are adjusting the sights start at a close distance. 5-10 yards this will help prevent lost arrows on those first shots while getting sighted in (which can get expensive) once your young shooter is comfortably hitting close to the center move it back to twenty yards.
any info on adjusting sights and sight pins can easily be found on YouTube,
a good tip would be get some bowstring wax, it will help keep the string from fraying I would search for videos on that too. Just keeps your bow nice.
02-07-2014, 07:51 AM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Garrett County, MD
Posts: 251
Oh and a release!
Not necessary but makes it easier to get into shooting.
a youth caliper style release aid should do the trick
Just under ten bucks at walmart.
They probably don't have too much bow stuff in stock this late In season.
Site to store? it would be the cheapest route
Not necessary but makes it easier to get into shooting.
a youth caliper style release aid should do the trick
Just under ten bucks at walmart.
They probably don't have too much bow stuff in stock this late In season.
Site to store? it would be the cheapest route
