Archery target and method of using same

Abstract

An archery target includes a cylindrical body having a substantially circular top surface, a substantially circular base surface, and an intermediate section extending between the top surface and base surface. The target can be made by winding at least one layer of a flexible material, such as polyurethane foam, to form the cylindrical body. The target can be positioned such that the top surface faces upward and the base surface faces downward, and the user shoots arrows at the intermediate section. After a substantial number of arrows have been shot into the particular area of the intermediate section facing the user, the target can be rotated to expose a previously unused and unblemished area of the intermediate section of the target for further target practice. The target can be part of a kit that includes instructions for using the target accordingly.

1 . An archery target comprising a cylindrical body comprised of a flexible material, the cylindrical body including a first substantially circular surface, a second substantially circular surface, and an intermediate section extending between the first surface and the second surface for receiving an arrow. 
   
   
       2 . An archery target according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible material comprises an open-celled foam. 
   
   
       3 . An archery target according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible material comprises polyurethane foam. 
   
   
       4 . An archery target according to  claim 1 , wherein the first substantially circular surface comprises a top surface, and the second substantially circular surface comprises a base surface. 
   
   
       5 . An archery target according to  claim 4 , wherein the intermediate section has a length of about eighteen to nineteen inches. 
   
   
       6 . An archery target according to  claim 1 , wherein the target comprises at least one layer of flexible material wound to form the cylindrical body. 
   
   
       7 . An archery target according to  claim 6 , wherein the target is formed by winding the layer of flexible material onto a spool until a roll of material having a desired diameter of the target is obtained. 
   
   
       8 . An archery target according to  claim 7 , further wherein the target is formed by cutting the roll of wound material to obtain a desired length for the intermediate section of the target. 
   
   
       9 . An archery target kit comprising:
 (a) an archery target comprising a cylindrical body comprised of a flexible material, the cylindrical body including a first substantially circular surface, a second substantially circular surface, and an intermediate section extending between the first surface and the second surface; and   (b) instructions that instruct a user to shoot arrows at the intermediate section of the archery target.   
   
   
       10 . An archery target kit according to  claim 9 , wherein the target comprises at least one layer of open-celled foam wound to form the cylindrical body. 
   
   
       11 . An archery target kit according to  claim 9 , wherein the instructions further instruct the user to position the target whereby the first substantially circular surface faces upward and the second substantially circular surface faces downward. 
   
   
       12 . An archery target kit according to  claim 9 , wherein the instructions further instruct the user to position the target whereby the first substantially circular surface is placed on a ground surface. 
   
   
       13 . An archery target kit according to  claim 9 , wherein the instructions further instruct the user to move the archery target to expose a previously unused area of the intermediate section of the target for further target practice after a substantial number of arrows have been shot into an area of the intermediate section facing the user. 
   
   
       14 . An archery target kit according to  claim 9 , wherein the instructions further instruct the user to shoot arrows at a first area of the intermediate section of the archery target facing the user. 
   
   
       15 . An archery target kit according to  claim 14 , wherein the instructions further instruct the user to rotate the archery target to expose a previously unused second area of the intermediate section of the target for further target practice after a substantial number of arrows have been shot into the first area of the intermediate section. 
   
   
       16 . A method of using an archery target comprising the steps of:
 (a) providing a cylindrical archery target comprising a first substantially circular surface, a second substantially circular surface, and an intermediate section extending between the first surface and the second surface; and   (b) shooting arrows at the intermediate section of the archery target.   
   
   
       17 . A method of using an archery target according to  claim 16 , wherein the archery target comprises at least one layer of polyurethane foam wound to form a cylindrical body. 
   
   
       18 . A method of using an archery target according to  claim 16 , further comprising the step of moving the archery target to expose a previously unused area of the intermediate section of the target for further target practice after a substantial number of arrows have been shot into an area of the intermediate section facing the user. 
   
   
       19 . A method of using an archery target according to  claim 16 , further comprising the step of positioning the target whereby the first substantially circular surface faces upward and the second substantially circular surface faces downward. 
   
   
       20 . A method of using an archery target according to  claim 16 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) positioning the archery target whereby a first area of the intermediate section of the archery target faces the user;   (b) shooting arrows at the first area of the intermediate section; and   (c) rotating the archery target to expose a previously unused second area of the intermediate section after a substantial number of arrows have been shot into the first area.