I know there are a hundred different ways to design a pell, this is mine
The upside to this pell is its not too hard on the joints because it’s not fully secured, so when you hit it the pell moves, which is handy to work on targeting with. While I like it, its lacking in several ways and I was interested to know what other people are using and what they felt the advantages and disadvantages where.
The test of character is not ‘hanging in’ when you expect a light at the end of the tunnel, but performance of duty, and persistence of example when you know no light is coming.
~Vice Admiral James Stockdale
The rope is on the top half (torso/head) while the carpet is on the bottom half (legs). I did this so that I could feel the difference between torso shots and leg shots. It's helped me a bit with my angles.
My outdoor pell:
A pvc pipe that is buried 4 feet into the ground. Then a 10 foot iron plumbing pipe slides into it. That way I can pull the pell out if I need the space for something else. My backyard is VERY small. The top five feet of the pipe is covered in about 6-8 pool noodles, with an upside down metal salad bowl that fits on the top for the "head". All this is covered in a canvas cover.
My indoor pell:
A martial arts bag with a water filled base. A jeep tire rests on the base and I adjust the bag all the way up.
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This then goes into another 5gallon bucket that is set in the ground. This does make for about an 18 inch difference between inside and outside use, but I have two colors of tape marking target areas.
I can use this outside in good weather or move it inside my garage for bad weather (not winter - too cold even still - no heat)
I have a lid that goes on the bucket that is buried. I drilled a couple of 1 inch holes in the buried bucket for drainage.
I noticed that the pell has some give when I hit it. Not a lot, but there is lateral movement.
Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. Churchill, 1941
I use a tire that's been filled with concrete. Sticking up from the center of the concrete is a 12" by 1/2" metal rod... over that is placed a 4x4 tapped to fit over the steel rod. The 4x4 is then wrapped in carpet.
Makes a very sturdy pell with the bonus of being moveable.
