Ok, so during the winter months it is dark when i go to work and dark when i get home. Finding time to practice is really hard. Even when I do find time it may be 2 weeks between sessions. So i recently bought a round bale of hay for 20bucks insted of paying 40 for a small bag or block target. So with the big bale I just went out in the dark and shot 20 or so arrows with my eyes closed during halftime of the basketball game. I can forsee my form and strength improving over the winter instead of declining now.
Damn good idea, just form over months should be huge!
Yea fm, I wish I could see the neighbors faces when they see you out in your jammies shooting your bow and arrow!
P. S. Take a flashlight so you can find your way back.
Good Shooting,
Craig
I used to love shooting birthday candles in the dark. Well, shoot AT candles. To hit them was a rare occurrence.
I would do that myself, except it is well below zero here with a few inches of blowing snow. Those bales tend to get damp and freeze quite hard if I recall.
Great idea though if you have the room.
CHuckC
Suppose to be 6 degrees here in PA tomorrow. Don't see me standing outback in the dark shooting. Though if the wife and daughter arent home, I've shot a few arrows thru the house already. It's warm and I don't have to go anywhere to do it:).
Steve
I shoot them all the time at the farms I hunt. You have to watch out for the soft spots though. You'll be digging out a hole in your bail trying to find your shaft.
Easier option are judo points. Don't need any target with them.
QuoteOriginally posted by Slimpikins:
I used to love shooting birthday candles in the dark. Well, shoot AT candles. To hit them was a rare occurrence.
Now thats a great idea Slimikins. Gonna do that in the basement soon.
Thanks Brother!
Just don't light candles close to the hay bale. You might have more light and warmth than you were looking for. :biglaugh:
Cover the round bale with a tarp to keep it dry.
Shoot at the sides of the bale instead of the ends and you're less likely to find soft spots.
X2 SELFBOW19953
My mainstay target! I do not even cover it with anything. I like to find those those smaller end-row round bales (maybe 30-42" tall). I keep it up on wood blocks to keep it off the ground. Turn them occasionally- and I can get at least 2 years out of them (some have been longer).
:knothead: I shoot hay bails. Never thought to get round ones
Howard Hill shot blank bales for form his entire shooting career. That's enough reason to do it. I got one delivered by a local farmer and it was wrapped in a type of plastic to help preserve the bale.
I always just rig up a simple lighting system. Works great for me and doesn't usually take much
I installed a spotlight in my yard so I can shoot at night, I have 2 young kids so finding practice time before they go to bed is tough. So a few times a week I'm out there at 10pm shooting,my sessions are much shorter when it's 5 degrees out like it has been. My neighbors used to think I was nuts, they get used to it.