I know that their are Hill shooters that use alternate arrow material. Would you like to share what you are using?
I use 1816 xx75's, cut 27", with either 3 or 4 fletch LW 4" parabolic helical. Bow is a 60" Tembo T/D, 49#@27".(My draw legnth is really about 26 1/2".)
Couldn't ask for better arrow flight. I also shoot cedars and sitka spruce but honestly prefer the aluminum.
Three Hill bows 69" 45#, 50# 55# all will shoot 2016 aluminum. I also shoot wood but mostly aluminum.
Mike Lee
I shoot Carbon Express Heritage 350's from my Hill. And I love 'em.
-Hillbilly
Had some #7 Micro-flite fiberglass shafts and some other no-name fiberglass shafts of about the same spine lying around so tried them out of my 50# Hill. Fly like darts. I shoot mostly wood though.
On my Hills I uued 7/16 diameter maple tapered 11/32 and barrelled to 3/8. Also used 2440 alluminum arrows. Marlon
I was thinking of getting a HH in 45# range. I use 1916 with 145gr fp and 4 fletch 4" and I get excellant arrow flight right now with my Bob Lee Stick that is 45@ 28" and 62" lenght. I already know that with the straight or dished grip my D/L in decrease 1." I was just wondering if I might have to go to a 2016 Mike Lee was doing. I know with wood I would defantly go heaver. I wasnt sure with Alum.
My Big Five (Just passable) is 68" and 49# @ 29" and I use 2016 legacys cut to 29" w/125 up front.
Try your 1916's with a lighter point(125 gr) on the hill's at around 45#. If your arrows are cut 28 or 29", that should work just fine.
Orion,
I also have #6 and #7 micro-flite's. I wasn't really happy with the arrow flite of either with 125gr up front. Shafts are cut 28 1/4". What legnth were yours?
I shoot wood, but in the back yard I will shoot some carbons that do fly like darts. I haven't found any material that doesn't fly good from my Hills.
Quint: I draw 28 inches and the shafts are cut to 29 inches behind the point. I am shooting 125 grain glue on points. Glue in adaptors I think are about 38 grains.
I have 3 Hill bows, one 50#, one 46# and one 45#. I shoot the same AD Tradlites in all of them. They fly perfect.
62" HH Badger 55#@28". Shooting Gold Tip 5575's cut to 29.5" with 200gr. broadheads/field ponts.
Howard Hill Big 5 60@27-- 29" heritage 150's with 100gr brass insert, 130gr zwickey delta or 130 gr STOS Broadhead with a 100grain steel point insert, 3 X 5.5 EV howler fletch. arrow weighs 710grains total and hits like a battering ram.
woods it would be 28" 55-57's w/ 125grain point.
60@27 the bow is 62 in long shoot 2020 28.8 bop w/ 190 point i draw 27.5 shoot like a dart 650gr going about 165 or 170
I"m shooting aluminums out of mine at the moment but have been flirting w/ the notion of buying some Griz Sticks for it.
I shoot light Hills, 35#@25".... Use 1616 Eastons, 50 grain nibs, plus a 10 gr. add in. 27". This set up actually seems to work well in a variety of bows that are plus or minus 3# from 35. I do have a 38# flatbow I just finished that has no shelf or cut out that they just proved to not work in. Just today i tried the same arrow, but switched from a 5" helical to a 4" straight fletch, which improved the flight in that bow tremendously. I think the arrow was being over stabilized a bit. Something to thik about if you go to light poundage and light arrows.
I have a HH Redman and Sirocco, they are 50# at 27", 62" long. I have shot alot of cedar out of them they favor a little heavier wood spine. I went to X7 2014's just to eliminate any errors I might make from making my woodeis, they fly great. Thinking of trying some 150 carbon express will let you know how they are?
Prefer wood, but 2018's perform very well with 150 grains up front off my Wesley and my Ted Kramer built Big Five. 54 and 52 lbs my @30" draw respectively.
I have two Hills
My Halfbreed 66" 45@28 loves 1816's
My Wesley Special 66" 55@28 eats up 1916's
HOLY CRAP!! is this even legal!??! I don't think this is legal. ol' Howard is gotta be rollin over in his grave! :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
Big Five and Wesley here, 48# and 54#. Much prefer using wood on these bows (they go together like ham & eggs) but aluminums do work well.
What's a carbon? :saywhat: :)
Now I'm shooting sweet new GrizzlyStiks and they fly great. I like them much better than the aluminum shafts I had been using.