Made another indoor target for the basement

[Archie]

I asked the IT department at work to save me their packing foam (ethafoam) whenever they receive a shipment of computers.

The other day, I turned this...

 

into this...

 

You might not be able to tell by the picture, but this thing is over 4 feet wide.

[joe ashton]

this is an good example of the kind of idea a traditional bow hunter might come up with while sitting in a tree stand.
WELL DONE.

[Richie]

Great idea  

[Archie]

This really is a great way to make a target.  It has saved me a lot of money, and it's by recycling what otherwise would end up in the landfill.  

Here's a thread I started a while back on the same topic, with how-to pics:

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=114666#000000

[LB_hntr]

Excellent idea!!!

[Easykeeper]

Nice target, good idea...  

[Beau J]

I like it! BeauJ

[mcgroundstalker]

I Like It Too!... But why not just shoot at the computors?  :eek:

... mike ...    ...

[Jayrod]

Great idea on putting waste to good use...GOODJOB wish I had one!

[Mike Vines]

Nice idea.  What kind of life do you get out of it till points poke out the other side?  Also, what weight bow and arrows are you shooting into it?

[Shakes.602]

Thats a Fine Job of Recycling!! Better a Target than Stuffed in a Landfill!! Great Work!!

[Archie]

Mike, they last me a long time.  Of course, that's all relative, depending on how much a guy shoots.  I've been using the same cube now -- the one I made in the how-to on that other thread --for a couple of years, and I've never had an arrow poke all the way through it.  With a cube shape,  I can turn it around and shoot all 6 sides,  and the corners , too.

I'm shooting 740 grain 2419's out of a 65# recurve,  and 545 grain 2018's out of a 45# longbow.  Both arrow setups go in about 8 inches.

No broadheads with these targets though... broadheads tear the foam up bad and fast.

[Hummer3T]

awesome dude!

[frassettor]

Great idea

[Mike Vines]

Originally posted by Archie:
Mike, they last me a long time.  Of course, that's all relative, depending on how much a guy shoots.  I've been using the same cube now -- the one I made in the how-to on that other thread --for a couple of years, and I've never had an arrow poke all the way through it.  With a cube shape,  I can turn it around and shoot all 6 sides,  and the corners , too.

I'm shooting 740 grain 2419's out of a 65# recurve,  and 545 grain 2018's out of a 45# longbow.  Both arrow setups go in about 8 inches.

No broadheads with these targets though... broadheads tear the foam up bad and fast.

Thank you for the good answer.  You obviously have developed a winner.  Now to start saving all the packaging I see get thrown out daily.

[Thumper Dunker]

Great idea.

[Sam McMichael]

GOOD JOB!

[beaunaro]

Great work, Roman!

[kennyb]

Great thinking Roman! Way to be a conservationist!

Kenny    

[don kauss]

That foam looks like it would work well in bow quivers too...?