What do you use as a backstop ,practicing
 

I 've tried to find 80 to 100 lb hay bails.It seems all the farmers in my area roll the huge bales now.
Will a thick layer of cardboard work?The soil is so rocky where I shoot that if I miss it ruins my field points.Thanks for any help.

RE: What do you use as a backstop ,practicing
 

Go to a local sporting good shop and buy a bow and arrow target.

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I have the target.I made a stand out of PCV pipe and hung the "Tough Bag" from that.The target is about 2' in width and 2' in height.
I just started practicing from a longer distance now and don't hit the target every single time.

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I have horses so I have lots of round bales. I just took one of the older 6ft round bales and turned it side ways to use as a backstop. Works great. I also have paper targets on a few bales. The arrow only goes in about half way if shooting at the side. If you shoot at the center you could loose the arrow in there lol.
stryker777

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I sponsor an archery club at high school here and get a lot of students who haven't had much or any experience; so a backstop for arrows missing the target is essential. I have set up an old hot tub lid, which catches a lot of errant shots. The bows the kids are using are mostly fairly gentle, so the lid open at full width stops the arrows. Speedier arrows go through but there is a good catchment area behind and they are always found lying on the grass. But if the lid is used at 'folded in half' position, even the fast arrows stop. Works good and the price was right.

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Use the wifes car, I use straw rectangle bales.

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You could hang 2 or 3 pieces of old carpet behind your target. Dont stretch it tight, just let it hang.
I use an old round picknick table. Bout 5' dia I think & hang my homemade bag targets from this. I covered the table with foam insulation about 3" thick with carpet over it.

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No disrespect intended but if you sometimes miss a 2x2 bag you should probably move up a little and get more proficient at closer distances. Be patient and don't be in too big of a hurry to shoot at 40, 60, and 100 yards. It's fun for sure but more fun when you hit what you're aiming at. Start at 20 and go back 5 yards at a time. The farther back you go the more critical everything becomes. Form flaws are accentuated and a bow shooting great at 20 may not be at 40. Have fun.

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Two guys I shoot with don't use anything as a backstop. If you miss, you're probably out an arrow. Another one uses a big piece of plywood...it stops arrows, but isn't the nicest to them. Don't use this unless you shoot carbons for sure.

I personally...shoot in front of my pond bank. I have been known to launch a few over the hill of it, but almost all of them catch it and stop. It's a great backstop.

Hay bales should work, good luck finding one.

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Nothing. Just a target or a deer.

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I have my target in my garage when I shoot(I shoot down my driveway, into my garage)...if I miss, I usually break something (my stuff of the arrow)....I can only add that I tend to really concentrate when I shoot. And as a plus, I never loose an arrow or risk hitting someone, or someone's stuff while shooting(I live in town).

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The ground is my backstop when I plow a muzzy right through the boiler room. ;);););)

Other than that, my shed is my backstop.



Just try not to miss! :D

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Don't use anything.

Fortunately, I live where I can just shoot of the back deck, and not worry about missing the target, which happens from time to time from greater distances in heavy winds. I also am very fortunate in that my black lab loves to watch me shoot, and can retrieve most of my misses.

The Trashcanman

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I have a delta target but doesnt seem to be enough to stop my arrows usually go through up to the fletch, so behind the delta target i put a burlap sack full of tightly packed saw dust, behind that I have a 4'x 4' piece of 1/2" plywood with carpet draped over it incase I miss which doesnt happen to often but alot more then I would like.

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I took a 24'' -24'' box stuffed full of cardboard in layers and if i miss that my shed will stop it and then i get closer . GOOD LUCK!!!

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Here we go.... Go to wal mart and buy a plastic container fill it with an old comforter (or you could use your wife's favorite but don't blame me;)). Put a piece of card board over the front and spray paint a dot over it. Every hundred shots or so change out the card board. It will cost maybe $15 and it will stop hundreds of arrows safely. :eek:If the arrows start to hit the back of the container take out the comforter refold it and put it back. Then your ready for another couple hundred shots. Word of caution Muzzy Broadheads will pass straight through!!! Found this out the hard way. But field points stop quickly and safely. Good luck.

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I'll try to post a picture of mine later tonight when I get home from work. ;)

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I have a target that is about 2x2. I RARELY miss it even at 50 yards in the wind. However, I always make sure that there is a backstop. I use a sheet of plywood. I am not as concerned with damaging an arrow as I am with it hitting something it shouldn't......
Here's how I look at it: If I shot the arrow correctly and it was that far off, I don't care if it is destroyed as it is worthless anyway.

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I use small children and/or the occasional Bald Eagle ... ;)

I have a piece of carpet hanging over the fence behind my 3-D backed with a sheet of 1/4" luan plywood .

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i have a box that is about 30" wide, about 5' tall and about 20" deep. i had it filled with a foam that we use at my work. it's kind of like the insulation foam in a can, but it's an industrial grade, 2 part mix. after trimming off the outer edges that are uneven, i have a 20" deep flat facing that arrows only sink about half way into, for several hundred shots. i keep flipping it around till there's not any good target areas left that will stop an arrow and when it's worn out, i'll dispose of it at work, and have another one made up. oh yeah, just a cheap burlap target with a pic of a buck for something to aim at. it wears out long before my backstop does.

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There is a really deep ditch in the front of our farm that I use