Ethafoam target
Question:
I’m thinking of making a target from Ethafoam: I wonder if there’s anyone out there who’s done that. The idea is to make a pack about 8 inches thick from piled strips. If the center gets worn out the idea is to move those strips to the edge. I’m not sure though 8 inches of Ethafoam 400 will stop a carbon at 250 fps.. Any comments? With regards, Peter de Jong
Response:
We’ve never tried ethafoam cut into strips but the solid butts work pretty well at stopping even carbons, Arrows are difficult to pull out and in the rain the water acts as a lubricant and the arrows pass through. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I’m thinking of making a target from Ethafoam: I wonder if there’s > anyone out there who’s done that. > The idea is to make a pack about 8 inches thick from piled strips. If > the center gets worn out the idea is to move those strips to the edge. > I’m not sure though 8 inches of Ethafoam 400 will stop a carbon at 250 > fps.. > Any comments? > With regards, > Peter de Jong
Response:
I might be wrong, but I believe that the excellent American Whitetail target butts are made by taking a VERY long strip of ethafoam, and winding in an axle and then slicing it crossways in 8 to 12 inch thick disks up to 52 inches in diameter. The arrows are actually going to burrow in between the layers as a result of design. We bought one last year and it works quite nicely. their URL is on the TSAA website – http://www.texasarchery.org, under archer links… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > We’ve never tried ethafoam cut into strips but the solid butts work pretty > well at stopping even carbons, Arrows are difficult to pull out and in the > rain the water acts as a lubricant and the arrows pass through. > I’m thinking of making a target from Ethafoam: I wonder if there’s > anyone out there who’s done that. > The idea is to make a pack about 8 inches thick from piled strips. If > the center gets worn out the idea is to move those strips to the edge. > I’m not sure though 8 inches of Ethafoam 400 will stop a carbon at 250 > fps.. > Any comments? > With regards, > Peter de Jong
