Broadhead Targets

As an avid bow hunter myself, I like to put as many advantages on my side as possible. Archery is an art folks, an art that requires the utmost precision, accuracy, and form. There are even more items that factor into the perfect shot such as distance and wind. If you want to become a successful bow hunter, then the facts are that you will have to practice. AS with almost any other sport, practicing is a key element to success. Many bow hunters tend to pick their bow up about a month before the season starts, shoot a few arrows, and are then take off to the woods. I feel that almost any person that has participated in this sport has done this at some point in time. Heck, I still do it. However, it doesn’t take a whole lot of missed opportunities for that idealism to change. I missed one giant buck a few years back because of a simple, lack of preparation. I didn’t have my pins set up right and I did not take the time to mark off yardage landmarks. As you can probably guess, it did not take me long to go home, pull out my gear and get with the program. That hunt and that buck are still fresh on my mind even to this day. I suspect that it will stay there for a long time – reminding me to practice and have my stuff together.


One vital aspect of bow hunting that many hunters fail to comply with is practicing a little every day. Some of the professionals, I am speaking of those that shoot for a living, state that they would rather see people shoot just a few times every day than shoot a lot one day a week. It is just as important to train those muscles and have them conditioned before the hunt. With that said, let’s talk about a new innovative product that is out to help with this issue. In the past, many hunters used their field points only to sight their compounds in and for practice. Rarely did people ever use a broadhead just to see where it would place. As it turns out, some broadheads do fly differently than field points. However, there are others like the rage that flies just like a field point. So, it is important to use a target that has a face or surface for broad heads. The block is a good one, and the thirty five dollar buckmaster broad head target works as well – I have one by the way.