25 thoughts on “DIY, Homemade Archery Target for backyard”
Willewitte
Awesome! I’m going to build myself one of these real soon. I’ll probably
have to stuff the clothes in real tight, seeing that I shoot a custom 83
pound Turbohawk at 28.5 ” with a 500grain Realtree Easton St Axis which
does 280 fps. 3D animals rock back-and-forth when I shoot them…
@Willewitte That’s amazing! 83lbs! Must be something else to shoot. Email
me if you need more indepth info on building the target. I’d like to see
how yours turns out. Thanks for watching.
I use straw bales stacked in front of an old shed for my backdrop. few
panels of 10 sheet thick cardboard taped together and nailed to the barn in
between the bales in case an arrow goes through the cracks. I haven’t lost
a tip yet since I started using the cardboard.
Hi – great job and I want to make one myself. I get that the sides (and
back?) are a wooden box. But I don’t know how you made the front. You
mention the foam, but what is behind the foam to keep the packed cloth and
junk from pushing out? Foam is soft, so there must be some structure to the
front. Thanks for explaining.
ima try it but idk if it will hold up im shootin the bowtech assassin at
27″ with 65pound and its shootin 315fps its freakin ridiculous how fast the
new bows are you almost have to buy an 80$ so your arrows dont rip through
them.
Only a single 2″ foam sheet? that’s +5cm isn’t that easy to go through?
also at 83lbs i think that’s a bit too much power for a 2″ foam 5-6 sheets
are enough?
Awesome! I’m going to build myself one of these real soon. I’ll probably
have to stuff the clothes in real tight, seeing that I shoot a custom 83
pound Turbohawk at 28.5 ” with a 500grain Realtree Easton St Axis which
does 280 fps. 3D animals rock back-and-forth when I shoot them…
@Willewitte That’s amazing! 83lbs! Must be something else to shoot. Email
me if you need more indepth info on building the target. I’d like to see
how yours turns out. Thanks for watching.
Awesome!
Is that a pile of dung on the right?
You think the foam alone would work if you just stacked about 5 pieces
together?
@jarodel81 i’m was thinking kinna the same thing, but more pieces than
that, maybe 8 or more, gonna try it and see
I take anything that will go into my recycling bin and i just dump it into
a rice bag…
I use straw bales stacked in front of an old shed for my backdrop. few
panels of 10 sheet thick cardboard taped together and nailed to the barn in
between the bales in case an arrow goes through the cracks. I haven’t lost
a tip yet since I started using the cardboard.
83 POUNDS?!?!?!?!? I CAN BARELY PULL BACK 30! I HAVE A 25 POUND BOW! OMG!
If you are shooting targets, why the hell are you using bodkin tips?
Hi – great job and I want to make one myself. I get that the sides (and
back?) are a wooden box. But I don’t know how you made the front. You
mention the foam, but what is behind the foam to keep the packed cloth and
junk from pushing out? Foam is soft, so there must be some structure to the
front. Thanks for explaining.
Is it possible for an archery target to include just old clothing and leave
the foam out? Or is the foam necessary?
Damn, son. I wouldn’t want to pull those arrows out of 3d targets all the
time.
ima try it but idk if it will hold up im shootin the bowtech assassin at
27″ with 65pound and its shootin 315fps its freakin ridiculous how fast the
new bows are you almost have to buy an 80$ so your arrows dont rip through
them.
wow really haha not for hunting i presume lol. i just got a 175 pound
horton crossbow ( bone collector ) im like freakin pop eye haha
They’re referring to a compound. It’s not actually 83 lbs to draw it.
thanks for the vid, gonna try this
try crossbows they are mostly going from 130 pounds 😉
Only a single 2″ foam sheet? that’s +5cm isn’t that easy to go through?
also at 83lbs i think that’s a bit too much power for a 2″ foam 5-6 sheets
are enough?
i have a 70 lb bow. work hard and you can do it to. takes the muscles
between your shoulder blades.
How often do you have to replace the vinyl foam and cloths and rags ?
But… I dont have 8 sacks of cloth laying around.. :(
Nice set up. Where did you purchase the vinyl?
Best DIY target iv’e seen so far!! Well thought of.
good idea,