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Losing arrows.

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Pat B:
I've found POC arrows that were under the leaves long enough for feathers to rut off and field points almost rusted through. I bring them in the house and lay them flat to dry.  Because POC is very rot resistant some of these arrows can be reused. Once they are dry I inspect them visually and flex them to be sure there are no hidden surprises. Some have made good practice arrows, some fluflus and some tomato stakes.

Knoll:
I tried the metal detector. Didn't work at all, for me. YRMD.
Made arrow rake as Pat described. Some success with it.
Am getting better at estimating where they ended up. Have had too much experience honing this skill.   ???
Yeah, it's frustrating to lose an arrow. Particularly one that ya made or were gifted.

BowEd:
In the beginning making these bows and arrows and learning how to shoot these bows evaluating the right arrow for a certain bow and just being a plain crazy poor shot with piss poor form I planted many arrows into na na land that I'll never see.Did'nt even try to look for it.They never grow into a tree though....lol which disappointed me some too.
Now for some time now I made back stop too like Pat and Clint.2 layers of carpet.I'm going to put a horse stall rubber pad on there someday too like Clints.A little frost on the pumbkin this morning....lol.

Size is 6' tall by about 8' wide.4 steel posts with a 4" by 4" on top of them with a scrap piece of carpet draped over it.The edges of the carpet are sewed with a glovers needle and artificial sinew so wind cannot affect the carpet any.Otherwise shooting at round bales is about my favorite target.Finding a place that is dead still for wind to not affect the arrow usually determines what target I shoot at.

Morgan:
I probably ought to make a backstop. I usually scatter half a dozen blocks across my yard, put 4 arrows in one and when I pull them, pick another to shoot at and so on. It’s really helped my accuracy at unknown and varying distances. Can’t backstop them shooting that way. :(

Pat B:
Leave your protected target in one place and you move around at different distances and angles. Forget about the distances and let your brain handle that part of it. Just concentrate of the spot, draw, anchor and release.

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