It's exactly what I was looking for, I live in a college and don't have access to my own workshop neither corn sacks and believe me, I don't have clothes or blankets I don't use, so I cardboard is my most accessible material. This guy's a genius, THANK YOU!!!
I stack phone books inside a box. Make sure you don't shoot directly into the cover, but instead into the pages between the covers. Tie them with string really tight like bails of hay.
so...i ordered my own bow and arrow set through Amazon and was wondering how to prepare and set up a target for practice. Thanks for sharing this option, i have everything at home and wouldn't cost me a cent :)
Excellent video! This is a much better solution than all of the "$40 archery target!" videos that also require a thousand dollars of tools and supplies, but get their "$40" figure from how much some plywood and screws costs. I will definitely be giving your design a shot (pun intended) when I get my bow! :)
Thank you! Definitely going to make it I had one I bought only n ruin my arrows, they tips got stock inside, hard to remove or the will bounce out braking the tips, crazy!! I checked for professional targets online and the prices are insane 😭 the cheapest are $250 😱 this means my archery school had spent about $25.000 in targets 😱 omg… that’s the last thing ever pass through my mind, as some targets are up to $565 😦😦 insane!!
It's better if you stack the cardboard inside the box so the arrow goes in between the layers of cardboard instead hitting the broad side of the cardboard.
This is a good idea. I recently used cardboard boxes taped together as part of a backdrop and it works very well. This is a good easy to follow video. Thankyou :-)
I was watching this in hopes of finding a target to build for my 310 fps mission bow this us definately not it when he shot the empty box is probably similar to if I would have shot the target
Ok this works I have a lot of boxes in my garage and plastic bags so I took a chip box it’s rectangular but I took paper and I drew the target in the box and I put lots of plastic bags on it and it worked great
I think this would be a great target but... There is no way that hand-held sling shot is anywhere near the poundage of a 30, 40 or 50 pound bow. The amount of material on the inside of the box might need to be considered. More importantly, this will never hold up for any length of time outside.
This target looks very thin, I would minimum double the layers of cardboard on both sides. Rather I would tend to pack the cardboards in layers from the bottom to the top and press them together with strings. It's more work but it is clearly much safer
I BUILT ONE, MY WALL GOT WRECKED. This is not strong enough to handle a real bow that shoots an arrow at 300 fps. if you add sand or strong foam like horse mat in the middle layer, it can become stronger. Alternatively you can make ballistic gelatin and stuff it in the middle layer, this would make it easier to remove the arrow.
Stuff it with old rags...and I mean STUFF. Tape the box shut and it works. My bow is at 45lbs draw and I shot at 20 yards. Went about 4inches in and stopped
@@oak_corvum I shoot #29 recurve in my backyard at 18 meters or 20 yards. I exercise and work out and that is still plenty for backyard. #75 is good for that one kill shot for big game.
It's not really recommended to shoot into stacked cardboard, but if you want to spend the money on extra tips, then go for it. Keep in mind he's using a slingshot bow(less lbs).. Compound bows have a minimum of 30lbs draw. I'm guessing the slingshot is roughly that or less.
