How to practice?

[TroyH]

I've been practicing a lot with my aluminum arrows, BUT I'm making some cane arrows for a truly traditional experience.
I am making two kinds, one with a trade type point that I have made myself, and a couple of others with stone points.
My question is, how can I practice with these points on these arrows?
I use a bag target for my aluminums'.
I could shoot the trade type points into something, but I don't really want to shoot the stone points into anything until harvest time.
Any ideas?

[artvin]

Go to Home Depot or Lowes and get some of that foam that comes in a spray can  Get a five gallown bucket and put plastic (dry cleaning bag or garbage bag) inside the bucket and full it with the foam...it probably will take only two cans of the stuff.  The foam will expand and fill the bucket.  Pull it out of the plastic wrap and wahla....instant target that will not screw up a broadhead.  The depth of the five gallon bucket should give you enough to stop the arrows.

You can always put a dowel in the end of the can arrows that will fit a standard field point for tuning the arrows.

Art

[Jim now in Kentucky]

How about a cardboard box full of fairly dense sawdust?

[Pat B]

You want something that won't put too much back pressure on the head when pulling it out. I have a large rubberized foam target I got from a guy that sells them around the South East at archery shoots. I shoot every hunting arrow into this block to be sure the arrow flies well. Cardboard, hay bales and plastic grocery bags would dislodge your point trying to get it out. You could push them through, I guess. I've heard of a sand pile or old sofa cushions  being used for stone head practice butts.
   Pat