Arrows - Going to throw out my back...

pkeeler · Feb 28, 2007

So, I got my first bow and I've been trying to practice to pass the State education course. However, I don't think my back is going to make it. Nothing to do with the bow, it is pulling the arrows out of the target. I have a standard foam target and field tips. Arrows just go so deep that they are a bitch to pull out.

Any tips? Can you spray the shafts with cooking oil or use a tool to get a better grip on the shaft? Just trying to get a hold of the arrow without crushing the fletching is annoying.

Any help would be appreciated. Oh, any secrets in finding a wayward arrow that went into the forest leaf litter? [cry]

Guest · Feb 28, 2007

Oh, any secrets in finding a wayward arrow that went into the forest leaf litter?

Don't miss the target[rofl]

bobbyson1a · Feb 28, 2007

Get a arrow puller. You can pick it up at any archery shop.

shipmate bill · Feb 28, 2007

shoot a bail of hay, it doesn't last as long but they're a lot easier to get out. If you still wanna shoot your target, if you grab the shaft with a piece of rubber, you can get a really good grip and pull them right out.

rugman · Feb 28, 2007

do like i do tell the wife to get them, /has i drink a beer[hihi]

chris n · Feb 28, 2007

i flip the foam blocks so the arrows are straight up and put my foot on it...arrows come straight out and its a better grip for me[up]

randolphray · Feb 28, 2007

Buried them that deep that your Crushing the fletching

The deer are in trouble now[up]

kmtpr · Feb 28, 2007

do like i do tell the wife to get them, /has i drink a beer

[hihi]

BowhunterNJ · Feb 28, 2007

rub ivory soap up and down the shaft before shooting...should pull out much easier.

Stronski · Feb 28, 2007

Putting your foot on the foam target is a good idea. Using one of those rubber squares, you know the kind that you use to unscrew the top of a pickle jar.
(I don't need one. Maybe you guys use it.)

That's give you a good grip on the arrow shaft.

If you're shooting at a standing target like a deer this is what I do:

Straddle the arrow shaft so you're sort of sitting side-saddle on the deer and so it looks like you may have just missed getting shot in your twizzler and coinpurse. You can get two hands on the arrow shaft and use good leverage to pull the arrow out.

Easier that way than having to pull the deer off the stakes.

It's all in the hips.

DBuck · Feb 28, 2007

Get a bottle of those kids blowing bubbles,Dip the arrow in to the bottom of the bottle and gently shake it off.It makes the arrow a lot easier to pull out.

pkeeler · Feb 28, 2007

Thanks for the quick replies. I have a whisker basket rest, so I'm hesitant to put anything goopy on the arrow that would brush off onto the rest. I do flip the target and put both feet on it. I just don't bend like I use to and this is where my back is being used to much. The rubber gripper would probably do the trick as the carbon arrows are tough to get a good grip on. [up]

gobblergetter · Feb 28, 2007

You might want to try useing car wax on the front half of the shafts.
Works for me.

Stronski · Feb 28, 2007

If you use the side-saddle technique I wrote of...just be careful when pulling out broadheads...you don't want a self-administerd vasectomy.

Bowtech Hunter · Feb 28, 2007

Arrow pullers help out greatly. Also, they make a product which is called the lube tube. It's basically a tube with 2 rubber caps on it. It comes with a bottle of oil that you inject into the tube. Basically before you shoot, you insert the arrow into the tube. That will help out greatly. When I first started shooting 3-D and was shooting at the Delta and Mckenzie targets, I always had problems with arrows being a pain to get out. Even to the point where I was losing inserts in the targets. I bought the arrow puller and the lube tube and never had a problem. Of course, you really don't need to worry about either of them if your shooting at the new Rinehart targets. Even a good target like the Block has pretty easy arrow removal.

wicked rack · Feb 28, 2007

rub ivory soap up and down the shaft before shooting

ive been using that method for years...just not on my arrows!

beef · Feb 28, 2007

get a bag target cheap and no effort to pull out

huntfishNJ · Feb 28, 2007

rub ivory soap up and down the shaft before shooting...should pull out much easier.

I fully expected this to be W-RuffLou's suggestion!

lives in trees · Feb 28, 2007

Everyone has great suggestions...

For starters they make seveal products to help those arrows come out. One is a tube called i believe slick stick which ya dip the arrow in. You can also use a little baby oil wiped on or some armorall tire spray on teh first 8" or so of the arrow.

After that an arrow puller especially for shooting any form of 3d target is the best $7 you can spend.

If the foam blocks are really a problem then i will go ahead and suggest the more expensive but guarantedd remedy to your troubles. Its a bag target by MORRELL...Called the "OUTDOOR RANGE" It has several spots to shoot at so it lasts longer and a toddler can easily pull the arrows 1 handed with this target. Its 36" by 36" last i checked so it also provides a fairly large backstop to keep those "errant" arrows outta the woods, or the neighbors yard or landscaper (insert Tdaly story here).

Hope that helps ya.

Dsaint004 · Feb 28, 2007

Go to Dick's and pick up one of their foam layered block target, its like the Block but much cheaper. I love the one I have. Save $$$

Arrows - Going to throw out my back...

pkeeler

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