by Jackson | Apr 7, 2014 | Archery Accessories
You can have a lot more fun when you get to add some variety to your shooting targets. When I started shooting at my house, I had The Block to shoot at. That was great and I was very happy and only shooting for a short time every couple of days. The excitement of shooting for the same diamond most times wore off after a couple of months and even shooting at the deer vitals on the other side was helpful, but it wasn’t enough.
Printable targets
Then I found printable targets
I wasn’t too sure about the idea of printable targets when I first heard of them, but I thought I’d take a look anyways. I’ve always been a bit skeptical so it’s just my nature. So I took a look and ever since then, I’ve actually been pretty sold on them. I need variety in what I shoot and that’s part of the reason I love 3D shooting courses. You can’t always have your own 3d shooting course so having different targets to shoot at comes in right after that.
40 Pack Animal Printable Targets
I like hunting and I needed to practice, but all I had was a block target and my backyard. These printable targets where just the ticket for getting to feel like I was hunting and being able to practice at the same time. You get 10 game animal hunting targets that are each on one page. Then, you get the same 10 animal targets that are blown up images and can be printed off on multiple pages. It’s a great way to practice on a different shooting target while having fun. Priced at $3, you’ll be paying a few pennies per target after the first printing.
How about shooting zombies?
The other cool thing about printable targets is that you don’t have to just shoot a circle or a deer. You can get creative and have a lot more things to shoot. Take zombies for instance. With the zombie craze going on, you might as well practice shooting zombies. You’ll have a lot of fun shooting at them instead of a circle or square.
20 Pack Zombie Shooting Targets
These zombies are a lot of fun to shoot. You get to shoot them on single pages or you can print off the large image on multiple pages to make them more life-like. Priced at $3, they’re a great deal of fun since you can print them off for years to come.
Buy the 70 Pack Animal and Zombie Target Combo for only $5
So, my thoughts on printable targets is that they are very useful when you need variety, get bored easily, or need cheap targets. There’s really nothing that fits that bill besides these.
by Jackson | Mar 10, 2014 | Archery Education
Backyard archery is any kind of shooting that you do at home. Most people shoot in their backyard so that’s why I call it backyard archery. Shooting in your backyard can be awesome. It will be as much fun as you want it to be. Let me share some tips to make your backyard archery range the best it can be.
Shoot down on the target
Most people have a flat backyard. The number one thing that will make your shooting experience better no matter where you are or what you do is to shoot down. Missing the target means you can lose your arrow and it can go really far if you don’t have a proper backstop. A fence is not a proper backstop. If you can elevate yourself as little as 1 or 2 feet, your arrows will bury in the ground faster and that means a lot less time looking, damaged arrows, and damaged fences.
Shoot with a buddy
Shooting with a friend is always more fun. You can hang out, play shooting games, and more. Sometimes it can take a while to find someone to shoot with near you, but over time I found a few people who liked to hang out and shooting at home was easier than loading stuff into the car and driving to the archery range.
Make a game of skill
Archery is a sport of accuracy, which is why it also pairs with darts. Any kind of dart game that you know of can be transferred to archery. You might not have a dart board, but you do have a target and if you print off some numbers or put some playing cards on the target, then you have a game. It can be more fun and feel less like your practicing sometimes.
Shoot from different positions
Most people spend all year shooting from a standing position, then when they go hunting, they shoot from a sitting position. You want to be sure and practice the way you will be shooting. If you’re at a competition and you shoot from standing, then practice that. If, however, you’re going to be bow hunting from a tree stand, then you really want to practice shooting from an elevated sitting position. If you want to stalk game, then practice shooting from a kneeling position and through bushes or tree branches if you can.
You only get one shot
In both a competition and hunting, you only get one shot (normally). If you only give yourself one shot to hit your target before shooting from a different spot, you’ll recreate some of the importance and training to help you shoot better.
After you take your shot, go retrieve your arrow and walk to a different spot. Somewhere that’s at least a few feet different from your last shot. You not only get a little more variety, but you also train for the fact that you don’t ever have the same shot setup
I hope that these tips will help you to have more fun in the backyard. It’s convenient so most people spend some time shooting, but they run out of ideas and don’t know what to do and that normally means that you quit shooting. We don’t want that, nope, you need to have fun so I help this helps you have more fun shooting your bow.
