BEST DIY ARCHERY TARGET EVER! 

Perfect! Now I can practice hunting cupcakes in the wild!

Instructions unclear, got in car, ended up in China.

Love it!! Funny this starts off to be all British and ends up in “Hagebaumarkt” greetings from Hessen :)

I love straightforward DIY projects that save a ton of money and can be reused for years to come. Best of all, you didn't call it a "life hack." Thank you for sharing!

Bonus Tip: Get used Pallet Wrap, which most places will just throw away. Those large big box stores like Home Depot (Bunnings in Oz), particularly where they might sell large bags of potting mix off a pallet. Those pallets have to be wrapped well due to unstable bags (unlike boxes that might have a light wrap), so if you enquire what day they get most of their deliveries they can put some aside for you. The benefit here is that it is the one type of plastic, so is consistent and is free.

Fantastic idea, I'm setting up a walk thru range in my woods on a beer budget. problem solved

Aaah du bist aus Deutschland 👍

my only concern is the angle of the arrows when penetrate , angles are random due to the material inside you cannot see the parallelism of them , so in case of long range shooting , can it be an issue ? I mean : it can be nice to check the balistics of arrow in long distance in case of layers of carpet , I guess the problem is solved ( but MUCH heavier target )

Great video! I was wondering how to go about building my first target that wouldn't ruin my arrows. As soon as you said pallet wrapping, well, I work in a factory where we throw that stuff away, so I knew I could get all that I needed for free. Plus I used the wood pallet to build a box frame 700mm × 700mm × 200mm. For the front and back faces I also used a huge bulk bag from work that we also throw away. It's made of the same fibrous plastic material as tarps. I put it all together the same as yours, and it stops arrows perfectly. I was worried about pass throughs and ruining my fletchings, but the arrows stop about 3 inches in. That's using a 40lb recurve at 15 to 20 meters. I have the bonus of having dual face, now that I know the arrows don't pass through. So when one face is worn out, I'll just spin it around and use the other side. Top target!!

thank you very much, I've been looking for a good way to make an easy and durable target. This will do the trick

I've seen several DIY target ideas and I have to say this is the best one! Thank you and I look forward to future DIY vids.

Thanks for sharing this with us. I made one and it works great! Cheers from Utah, USA

Brilliant! I've been stockpiling plastic bags, bubble wrap, plastic packaging, etc, and some cardboard boxes, but this seems like it would be simpler and have better longevity. I might try it with a large rectangular Rubbermaid container. When not in use, I could probably squeeze the lid on and set it upright to keep it dry.

Great vid, if you go to large garden centre/ nursery,ask them for 90ltr large plant pot, you can normally pick one up for free.

That's brilliant Kev! Thank you. The only downside is that it makes me feel like a fool. I spent 1200 kronor on a target this year. That's about 120 euro I think, I'm going to save a lot of money in the future thanks to this video. I've been trying all sorts of things to do my own target, and I must admit that I just got tired of it, so I bought one instead. This one looks like an easy way to do for myself. So again, thank you Kev! Greetings from Sweden

Why not just put a weave of builders string? Or Netting? That way the arrow will never 'pierce' the cover, but just go through it into the stoppage? :3

It appears you and my ex wife have perfected the muffintop. Nice video. Thank you

We used to stuff onion bags or burlap sacks with grocery bags. It worked surprisingly well to stop arrows, especially if it was suspended. The lightweight targets would stop the arrows, even if you missed the thickest center part, by rolling with the shots.

Tipp: if you use old clothes, cut off/out all plastic and metal pieces! Great video, kev!

Great video & idea - I would also think any old worn tarp, (blue Wal-Mart type) would also work well.... Now all I have to do is build a bow like Kramer Ammons....

Hi,do you think is possible to use this target with a 24 # recurve bow?

Fantastic idea, I think I shall make one and mount it on a stand. I can't believe that I have only just found your great content....Bloody RU-vid keeps recommending me content like for example..."how to dye your hamster pink", "how to build a nuclear reactor at home using shoe boxes" or some droid forcing a pound of sausages up his nose....anything bar what I am bloody interested in lol.

Without using any wood or woodworking tools, I like this build very much!

Excellent. Just in the process of building a home range and these targets will be ideal. My local archery store wanted 147 Euros for a target!

Great ideal plus on the cheap for those that don't want to drop a lot of cash. Seen a lot of DIY on targets for Archery and most get into a lot of work or required power tools. Not to mention a long list of materials to buy that can really increase the cost to manufactured models seen in stores or in online shops. I think a few who have posted below have missed the point. Clearly this is just a ideal where one can modify to fit his or her needs. Anyways, great ideal @Robin Hood Archery!

I've been using shade cloth tied with cable ties and full of fertilizer bags ( with the stitching and double layers cut off, that is important or you'll have masses of trouble getting your arrows out)

Can you use sand instead of plastic ? Just wondering.

Thanks Kevin, I have a few of the sack targets, and will be going to the local Baumarkt to get a 90l wanne :-D Oh I subbed you too, now off to check your other videos out.

i can get around a big palm sized group at my best often twice as large spread but not better than that at 18 meter or 20 yards i shoot with both eyes open without aiming/using the point tip for reference. At around 15 yards and in ward i can hit palm sized nearly everytime and at 10-12 yards i can nearly robin hood my arrows. Now i have only shoot 4 times. But i want to start off right learn good habits and dont learn bad stuff. I am shooting tre under with a tab. Using a black sheep nova recurve bow only thing i could afford with skylon frontier carbon arrows. How do i get good and most important consistent everytime because out of 6 arrows maybe one or two are like maybe 10 inches of where i aim sometimes when i get a little tired.

Where did you get all the plastic? You didn't say... And would this stop a crossbow at point blank range?

I don’t know if I have bright enough shoes to complete this project.

Nice idea, I made my target out of an old suitcase filled with expanding foam and wrapped the whole thing in parcel tape, works a treat.

The best place I have found to get a ton of plastic is from Mattress warehouses. All the new mattresses are wrapped in it and they literally just throw it all away. I was quick and just dumpster dived but I’m sure they would have given it away if I asked.

I like this target idea better than having to build a box but I'll have to see if I can find a tub like that here in the U.S...probably. I'll have to admit, I had to go look up what "Hessian" is. I thought a Hessian was someone from the German State of Hesse, silly me. Of note, it is boat launching season here in the area surrounding the Chesapeake Bay where we live and that means lots of used plastic shrink wrap. People winterize their boats here using shrink wrap coverings, terrible from a plastics in the landfill point of view but I think it will work great to stuff a target. Thank you for the video and idea!

Thanks mate. Greta idea for me being in LatinAmerica. Been if we have the US near, comercial targets sold there are cheap but not the shipping. Will work on mine. Thanks.

Looks like a big cupcake. Great video

Good idea thanks for showing us, getting the bucket from the builders yard ,you will likely get all the plastic packing as well. as theres normally reams of the stuff been packed into bins ,they would give you it gladly , Greetings from Wales .

In my opinion way to much work and added expense of a bucket and tape. For decades (I'm 75 years old) all I've done for an equivalent home made target is to stuff a burlap or nylon feed bag with plastic and tie off the top with some string. An old shot up bag can sometimes just be stuffed into a new bag. Yeah, if you like round targets your looks better. It looks like you've already got one leaning against your bench.

Plastic filling melts onto bolts on impact, iv layered close woven fabric, broken with layers of denim just remember to stuff jump up and down and stuff again, mine stops a 9mm round at 50 yards

How or where can i get that much old unused plastic (not sarcasm) actually want to make this but don't have that much plastic

Great useful tip. Going to save me a few bucks. Thank you. Happy Holidays,

You said, you spent 6-7€ but the guy in the store said 12,45€? How does this work???😲😂 But nice video!

Not quite sure what is *THAT* on 01:53 ? Are those plastic bags or something? What thickness /material they are made of?

Does work , I shoot a 400fps crossbow into my target, I was able to save on material due to my skills, I now shoot into a thimble full of pants at 50 yrds

$5 dollars? More like fifty for the bucket. One other way to go, is to fill it with sand, then wet it. Then tip it up. Makes a great broadhead target. Yes it is strenuous to tip, and you have to keep rocking it back and forth. But you end up with two finger removal of broadhead arrows.

Great video. Ive been looking at making my own target for honey shooting and this has given me a new idea! I wonder if a big plant pot would also work?

I use cardboard boxes cut and stack them tight and use was red plastic of all kind.

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what draw weight do you think this would be good for?

I've made a similar target, mine is an oblong frame made of scrap 12mm ply roughly 90cm x 60cm x 30cm with chicken wire stapled to the front and back faces and stuffed with pallet plastic before stapling squares of builder bag over the wire. Lasts for ages and enough to easily stop a 40lb recurve/ 125lb crossbow. The last one was made with scrap from the work skip and cost nothing but time!

Brilliant Kev. I'm gonna have to make one of these just for the he'll of it.

Went to buy the bucket and found a cart loaded with all that plastic wrap debris. Loaded it into the car and away I went! But..no round buckets.

A bag of compressed rags that garages/ mechanics use works great.

Now the question is where do I get so much plastic as a filling? 😁

Have you tried shooting broadheads in the target? If yes how easily can you remove them from the target? I don’t typically shoot broadheads at targets except to check/compare arrow trajectory vs field points taking it from practice to whitetail deer hunting.

Ерунда, этот упаковочный материал оставляет следы от трения на стреле. Вечная мишень, это обычная коробка и строительная пакля, обмотанные стрейч пленкой, вот и все))

Why not just put the new wrapping on over the old one? You're just adding layers, and making the target more and more durable as you go. That's what I do.

This video made me subscribe.. Excellent idea.. Thank you so much I will definitely be using this!

I use plastic shopping bags stuffed into some kind of cloth or 'tarp' bag.

Jute Sack. Blessings from Germany.

or for about £7 buy a big 3/12 ft tall bubble wrap roll. stand it up and shoot=perfect.

I built a marmot target that falls backwards when hit 😁

Brilliant idea. I sent this video to everyone at my club and a couple of people have made one already. I'll be making mine very soon. Great idea.

Very good Sir, great idea and I really enjoyed it. I'm going to try it. Have a great day

Greetings from the US. Great video and I plan on making this exact target. thank you

i did one with the same idea but used a large reusable shopping bags its like tarp material stuff its works

Great target idea, thanks!

Danke für diesen wunderbar günstigen Tipp...hab sogar alles dafür zuhause rumliegen. ❤🎯

Old sailcloth, or an old canvas tarpaulin wold be good I think?

I was about to waste a stupid amount of money here in Norway to get a decent target because my first attempt of making a DIY one was a disaster (I used small branches from bushes in my garden to fill it). I never thought of using plastic and it seems perfect for the wet weather and wet grass I use to have around! Thank you!!!

wtf is this sorcery.. was just in the garden with my dog, saw my builders bucket laying around in the corner and thought... this might work well as a target. Came back inside, opened youtube and got your video as recommendation.

Thanks for that, plain and simple 🎉🎉🎉

So will regular plastic grocery bags work for this? I think I have more than enough to at least make a smaller version of this target (like the size of the burlap sack)

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing this: Simple, cheap, easy to build and durable target 👍 You get a thumbs up from Denmark

awesome idea

I like the German version best, “You two suck”

Great idea Kev. Thank you for putting this on here. I like using different parts of my targets as it helps make them last longer and can be fun. I use stick on smilies I get from the pound shop. You get two sizes and six colours. I put six of each colour on the target scattered around and try to get all of one colour, two into one then two singles then back to first. This is not only fun it also helps with making adjustments like you would if you missed a 3D or center of a target. Also making my homemade boss longer. I have just one question on what was the plastic you used to fill the target. Thanks again for sharing this

Or you could just stuff a cardboard box.

Great idea! What are you stuffing it with though? Is it bubble wrap or shrink wrap? I'll be building this tomorrow me thinks

What a great idea!! Thanks man. Gonna do this Saturday. North east Colorado

Nice video, thanks. I'm definitely going to try this

How about making 2 holes in the bottom and when half full run a cheap ratchet strap around the filler to compress it then fill all the way and repeat. Put the face cover on and pull the strap out of the bottom? Going to give it a go for my crossbow!!

I don’t understand what is inside the target.. 😅

You have restarted my archery feelings. All I have to do is re-Fletch the arrows and exercise the bow and find a suitable container. Thanks so much.

Fantastic idea new supporter and a big thumbs up 👍

What a good idea.... Im building one!

sehr gutes Video, super Anleitung. genau danach habe ich gesucht. vielen Dank :)

Funny coincidence. I'm looking for inspiration on how to build my own Target and find this video of my Hometown Toom in AK. "Hui Wäller" by the way ; )

You've got a cow? Why do you need to make a target?

Could this be filled with styrofoam?

bags are cheap pick it up and start shooting

I'll go and buy a real target that last for years

Great targets ,thanks for the video

Smart tip and good video mate

Really nice idea with the bucket, sir! :D How heavy is this when finished?

Yep, made these for years with plastic shopping bags. Have made a PVC frame/box 3’ x 3’ x 1.5’ with legs out of hardware store PVC plumbing parts covered with burlap and stuffed with bags. The only issue is if you shoot tight groups. Each arrow compresses the material and each successive arrow goes a little deeper until they start to punch holes out thru the back. They work well But even with plastic you want to put a rain cover/roof over them as they will collect water and get heavy and nasty...

Great! I’ll definitely build one. Looking forward to more DIYs

Hmm, very cool idea!

That tub is like $ 35 in Canada

What does he use for the filling