How to Make Golf Tube Arrows

Golf tube arrows that can be fired from a crossbow or archery bow are inexpensive to construct. A golf tube costs about $1 as of September 2011, and the entire construction will cost between $2 and $3. The advantages of using golf tube arrows include their easy construction and the low level of destruction they cause. A golf tube arrow that bends when used can be bent back into shape and any dents massaged out of the plastic material before reuse.

Things You'll Need

  • Golf tube
  • Strapping tape
  • Sandpaper
  • 1.5-inch washer
  • Scissors
  • Camping pad foam
  • Glue
  • Face foam
  • Flights
  • Knife
  • Tape measure
  • Saw
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Instructions

    • 1

      Buy golf tubes from a sports equipment store. Turn the golf tube until you see the ½-inch plastic ring on one end. Cut a piece of strapping tape and attach a 1.5-inch washer to the plastic ring with the tape. Roughly scuff the visible side of the strapping tape with a piece of sandpaper.

    • 2

      Unroll a piece of camping mat foam on a flat surface and wrap it tightly around the golf tube. Cut the foam with a knife. Cut another piece of foam; it will be the second layer. Apply glue to the foam and the outside of the golf tube. Attach the foam to the exterior of the golf tube.

    • 3

      Measure the diameter of the gold tube and foam wrapped around it. Cut out two foam disks to the size of the measured diameter. Glue the disks to the end of the golf tube with the attached washer.

    • 4

      Measure the golf tube arrow from the base with the attached foam disks. Cut the tube with a saw to the desired size plus one inch to be used for cutting the nock in the arrow. When a 20-inch arrow is required the tube should be cut to 21 inches for the inclusion of the nock, which is the piece of the arrow placed onto the bowstring for firing.

    • 5

      Cut the nock in the plastic at the open end of the arrow. The cuts of the nock should be almost V-shaped, but should not meet in a point. A flat piece of plastic should remain when the nock is cut ¾-inch deep.

    • 6

      Cover the sharp edges where the nock was cut with foam. Glue flights to the end of the golf tube arrow with the nock to ensure the arrow flies straight.