A PANEFUL TARGET
A very good friend of mine, Jack Guelker of Huntsville, Arkansas, recently confessed this illustration: As a young man, Jack had purchased archery equipment and could hardly wait to try it out. Knowing that bales of hay would provide an excellent backdrop for a target, but having none readily available, he chose to use more available facilities. Several sheets of insulation board leaning against an old out-building seemed to provide the perfect substitute. After centering the target over the boards, he stepped off the required distance to practice shooting. He strung the bow, carefully fitted an arrow onto the bowstring, drew the arrow and fired. Although the arrow struck the target, the instantaneous sound of breaking glass was the first indication that the target area might not have been a good choice. In the springtime, however, it had seemed the best place to stack all twenty of the storm windows from the house. The arrow had passed through the target,…
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