<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Question: Material for DIY target]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">TLDR what's your experience with target building, especially with regards to durable stopping? I've included a list of ideas, that I'd like input on, and perhaps ideas for expansion.</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Background</strong><br />
I'm revisiting the idea of making a full size target. I've attempted it in the past, using foam mats, like yoga mats and foam tiles for toddlers' flooring. I ran out of material and the cost ballooned, so I tried using styrofoam for insulation as a base to glue on the rest... Results were definitely neither inconclusive nor positive.</p>
<p dir="auto">But I'm back! In the meantime foam has just gotten even more expensive, and my archer at home needs a target for shooting an additional 500 arrows a week, for the few days we can't make it to the range.</p>
<p dir="auto">Optimally we'd build a full sized target for 122cm faces, as my archer is shooting either 60 or 70m, depending on the mood.</p>
<p dir="auto">Yoga mats and the like seem unlikely given the price. So I'm hunting for alternatives. And this is where I'd like to pick your brain.</p>
<p dir="auto">I wanted to use straw, but was advised against it at the range. The common perception was that the straws are too abrasive or develope too much heat.</p>
<p dir="auto">So here's my ideas so far, let me know what you think and if you've tried any of my ideas what your conclusions were:</p>
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<li>drop the idea of a full size target at home, and just shoot a bare mat at a couple of meters. I mean my archer still get 4 or 5 training sessions in each week, at full distance, so according to the coach it would be better than not training at home.</li>
<li>various constructions where I fill some compartment with some loose material.
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<li>either in the shape of a bag, maybe made of tyvek. Maybe filled with blankets. That is what this seemed to be made of, when I examined it at the local shop <a href="https://www.hattila.com/en/cubes-and-blocks/6817-era-target-bag.html" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.hattila.com/en/cubes-and-blocks/6817-era-target-bag.html</a> or shopping bags and other light plastic materials as suggested here <a href="https://www.wikihow.com/Make-an-Archery-Target" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.wikihow.com/Make-an-Archery-Target</a></li>
<li>The bag filling material ideas, but in a wooden frame, with tyvek front and back. Maybe several layers of tyvek, so the filling material can be compressed.</li>
<li>Foam mattresses looks like they can be obtained for cheap used. But I don't think that the material can stop an arrow without ripping the spin wings off occasionally.</li>
<li>We have a small, 60x60cm, EVA foam mat. But it's too thin to stop the arrows. This mat could be reinforced with an a additional mat, at this size the price isn't astronomical, and placed in cutout in the center of a 120x120cm soft masonite board. I mean going below 8.5 avg per arrow is a bad end for this archer. So 9/10 of the arrows will be in the foam, and the last will be in the soft wood fiber board.</li>
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<li>Robbing a bank and buying an actual target /s</li>
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<p dir="auto">Edit(s): typo fixes</p>
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