Nice idea. You could pre-cut a round hole in a fresh cardboard backer to start off. That would standardize your target a little bit. Also if you use a shorter tether string the ball will oscillate for a shorter time before being shooter ready again. I'd duct tape the string to the backer and just leave a few inches free.
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I stapled to the wooden target hanger, I've found that a short string gets torn off while a long string will swing before reaching the tear-off point.
I was replicating a steel target (from an LA area range, of all places!) that had a different color plate hanging behind a large steel circle's bullseye. It made an audible and visibly different impact when you scored a bullseye.
For a cobbled-together rig, I think it was a winner, I might look into putting together a more standard one next time, I have about a dozen tennis balls in the trunk waiting for surgery, perhaps three balls on a board? Maybe I'll bulk one way up for an easier target, or hang two in one slot.
I was replicating a steel target (from an LA area range, of all places!) that had a different color plate hanging behind a large steel circle's bullseye. It made an audible and visibly different impact when you scored a bullseye.
For a cobbled-together rig, I think it was a winner, I might look into putting together a more standard one next time, I have about a dozen tennis balls in the trunk waiting for surgery, perhaps three balls on a board? Maybe I'll bulk one way up for an easier target, or hang two in one slot.