One of the things I love to do when practicing is to try different shots. I get bored with shooting paper targets, dots and 3-D targets over and over. So I will set up different shots to make it more interesting and to increase my focus. Some of my concoctions include old shotgun shells placed vertically on a stick, golf balls, life savers, coins, etc.
To support these targets, I fashioned some target holders, one of the easiest is taking a clothes pin and epoxy it to a fiberglass fishing arrow. You can then push the arrow into the ground in front of your target and use the clothes pin to hold the target. (see picture) This lets me hold a variety of items. When shooting old shotgun shells, I slide one shell over the arrow, and then place another (brass to brass) on top and shoot the shell. When shooting coins or life savers, cards, I simply clamp it with the clothes pin.
Yesterday while doing this I went into my shop looking for a new target and found an old washer, I did not measure the washer, but it is about the size of a 50 cent piece with a 1/2 inch hole.
Standing 10 yards (my eyes are old and I cannot see these small targets beyond that distance) I shot the washer. Eventually after 12 shots with 6 hitting the side of the washer, I was able to send one through the center of the hole.
This type of practice helps my focus, and is a lot more fun than shooting dots, or 3-D all of the time, and I have found that it really helps my ability to shoot game. It causes a lot of repeat-ability and that is key to archery. Repeating the fundamentals over and over and over. Until it is second nature.
Get some junk and try this, it will make your practice a lot more fun.
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