Arrow catchers

[subfan]

Is the block worth getting for backyard shooting? Any recommendations?

[Mr.Redneck]

For the money, the bag targets are pretty decent. I've shot a couple of the blocks, but am too cheap to buy one myself. Plus the bags are pretty easy to remove the arrow from. Just my , but the blocks are pretty durable, I just this past year threw out a bag target that I'd had for nearly 5yrs. though, so they aren't bad!!!

[subfan]

Cool... Thanks for the info.

[BDB]

For field points a bag target is great and you can make your own for next to nothing. A couple of burlap bags and some plastic pallet wrapping and you have a target.

BH's, well that's another issue.

[Gyopo]

I don't like The Block for broadheads.
I saw the ads, made the call and ordered The Block.
First time out w/broadheads, it looked like a crow stepped on a landmine.

I have a Morrells 6 shooter now and I am pleased w/it.
Stops BHs and holds together. A Block of the same size will be around $120.
The 6 Shooter was a bit under $40 at the local shop.
The 6 Shooter is a big target so it requires space.

For Fieldtips only, the bag targets seem nice.

[TagSoup]

I have a Morrels Yellow Jacket for broadheads and it works great. (I do not use mechanicals).
$45.00 from the local archery shop

['Ike' @ HM]

I've got the 'new' block, also had the old one.....They've worked for me!

I shoot mostly field/target points into them and broadhead as the season gets near.......

['Ike']

Ooopps! The new one is the 4X4!

[BuckeyeTradArcher]

Whatever you choose, I'd stay away from "The Black Hole". Both fieldpoints and broadheads pull out so much material from that thing, that you'll be shooting right through it in a month. Another hunter I know had the same problem with his Black Hole. If you set it on a down slope a chunck of that material will come out when you pull the arrow out.

For the backyard w/fieldpoints, I have a bag. I just restuff it with the junk paper or old t shirts or whatever, and recover it.

[steelhead88]

I purchased two tightly woven bails of straw (2.5'h x 4.0'w), stacked them on top of one another, added several more tightely wound strings to the top and bottom of each bail, cut two squares of carpet to fit over the front of the bails, nailed the carpet to the bails, put weight on top of everything (pushing down on the bails and squeezing them even tighter). I've shot 300+ arrows with a 70lb bow and 5575 goldtips with fieldpoints at 10-25 yards. My arrows are going in 4"-6" and the target is showing no sign of wear.

At least for fieldpoints, this is a cheap do-it-yourselfer.

Total cost= $18.00
Labor = 45 minutes

Scott

[Gyopo]

Another DIY arrow stop is boogyboards.
I found 1/2 a board in a trash pile, and it works great for filedtips when
the bales at the range get worn out.
I thought about finding a rental place and asking if they had any they were going to trash.
Better than landfill.