Points Bow
What suggestions/advice do you have for a first time bow perchacer?
The prices are sick, but I got over that part. But I'm still looking for a good target. I need a target that wont let the arrows go through it, but I don't want to mess up the sharp point. What target should I get? I already know what bow I plan on getting, but if you know of a great bow with a great price for a 14-yr old like myself, please do share your knowledge.
I use a 4-inch thick straw butt as my "primary" target butt with tightly-packed cardboard in a cardboard box as my "secondary" target butt. (The "butt" is what the arrow actually sinks into, which stops the arrow...) It is rare that my 600-grain arrows, shot from my 55-lb draw bow, will pass completely through either butt (the arrow has to hit a soft spot, where there is very little material left in the butt to enable a complete pass-through - and 600 grains of weight in the arrow, that's a lot of momentum being stopped). I also have a Block(tm) that I toss out for "un-known distance" practice when I am not out "roving".
I have some burlap bags I plan to stuff with plastic and paper, and hang outside next spring, as well.
As has been said by another, use target points when you practice and you won't have to worry about ruining your good broadheads -- or unduly tearing up the target and butt.
The straw butt and the Block(tm) cost me $40 each -- and the cardboard box and burlap bags were free. I have been using the straw butt, the Block(tm) and the box for over six years (I simply re-stuff and/or repair/replace the box when necessary). The Block(tm) is beginning to look a bit ratty....
As for a bow, get one you happen to like and are able to handle. Don't let someone sell you something that you know you will not enjoy using.
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