Things You'll Need:
- 1 store-bought bow
- 4 inch length of pool noodle
- 5 inch length of 1 inch diameter PVC pipe
- 3 inch wide by 4 inch long piece of soft foam rubber
- 1 inch length of pool noodle
- duct tape
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Step 1
Start making a boffing arrow. Insert the PVC pipe into the hollow part of the pool noodle. It should stick out one inch at one end and be even with the other end. The end with the protruding pipe is the nock end of the arrow. The other end will connect to the arrowhead.
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Step 2
Attach the soft foam to the point end of the boffing arrow using duct tape. Cover all of the foam areas of the arrow with duct tape. Duct tape helps make boffing weapons more durable while colored duct tape makes the weaponry look more interesting.
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Step 3
Cut a groove along the diameter of the one inch length of pool noodle that is about 1/4 inch deep. Make it about 1/8 inch wide. Use duct tape to secure this piece so that it fits tightly over the protruding piece of PVC pipe. Cover the seam between this piece of foam and the shaft of the boffing arrow with more duct tape. This groove will allow you to nock the arrow against the bow's string so that it will shoot.
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Step 4
Fletch the arrow by making duct tape feathers on three sides of the boffer. You may find that a few trials will help you to locate where the fletching should be to make the arrow fly in the most aerodynamic way. The fletching is mostly for show, though, since the boffing arrow is too bulky to go really fast.
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Step 5
Purchase a small bow. Amt Gard rules allow you to cover the bow with duct tape or self-stick contact paper if you prefer. The rules limit your bow choices to only those bows that draw thirty pounds or less. When you aim an arrow at another fighter, you must not hit them anywhere above the shoulder. You are also not allowed to use your bow for any other reasons except to shoot boffing arrows at one of the contests.
