Wondering how many shoot Jerry Hill longbows?
From what ive seen, there are those who likem, and those who dont with not much gray area in between,
I happen to fall into the likem crew myself.
I just picked this one up, in a trade from a fine gentleman here on the gang, 70" 70Lb Jerry Hill Grand Slam. Classic style, and a sweet shooter. (http://%20[url=http://images.imagelinky.com/1354997423.JPG%5D%20%5Bimg%5Dhttp://images.imagelinky.com/1354997423.JPG)[/url] [/IMG]
Paul,
SHHHHHH!!! lets not get the J Hill resources drying up. I love them
I like my wildcat deluxe a lot. I am just learning to shoot non-wheeled bows, but this hits where I am looking.
This is my Jerry Hill Stalker deluxe 69" 56@29.5 (myx draw. 2 lams action wood, action wood riser, clear glass, set back, wedge style grip. My only Hill Style bow - love it!
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l501/Berliner065/Drhonecken2011029.jpg)
I had a Jerry Hill Stalker 68" 50# @ 28". One of the nicest Hill style bows I ever had, if it had been just a bit lighter I would still have it. All that I heard that was bad about them was a lie! Mine had a slight dished grip, was a joy to shoot!
I do have an offer for a like-brand-new JH Wildcat 68" 68@29.5. Straight grip. Shot it the other day - wow! Never shot a HH bamboo LB. Would be interesting to hear about the performance differences...
Greetings from Germany
Vincent
Berliner.
That is a Gorgeous gorgeous bow. Ill take it if you don't want it anymore. :)
I have a lonesome dove. I shoot it well, its very quite, it does have a bit of shock but not as much as people advertise. I like mine.
My friend has been using his all season. I also like shooting it. I love the way it feels and shoots.
Brian-
.... and she shoots good too: As I posted on the "Hill thread" a couple of weeks ago: This is about how a Wapiti hunt in Northern Germany looks like ;) . My shot of the day at 40 yards downhill slope. With my Jerry Hill and my Sunset Hill Back quiver (love it!!)
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l501/Berliner065/GermanElkSeason2012.jpg)
More specs on the Stalker:
Riser is 15" long. Limbs at Fadeout 1" wide. Less than 1/2 an inch at nocks. Grip is dished and has a "Racetrack" shape, i.e. very narrow - others call it "Hatchet" or "Wedge-style" as far as I know. Does anybody know when Jerry stopped building bows? 2003??
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l501/Berliner065/Drhonecken2011007.jpg)
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l501/Berliner065/Drhonecken2011008.jpg)
I have a Jerry Hill Elite that I just love to shoot.
Sweet shootimg and sweet bow brrliner
Very nice Berliner! That ole Wildcat has some great character in the wood. Nice job on the pics as well. :thumbsup:
These are nice looking bows, have to give them a shot someday. How come Jerry stopped making them?
I had a nice Jerry Hill deluxe that came with a JH slip on bow case.
It was a pretty bow and it did shoot pretty well but it had a lot of handshock compared to my HH bows.
I ended up selling it.
Well, I guess I'm the oddball here. I had a 68" 70@28 Wildcat ll, if I remember correctly, that was the hurtingest bow I ever shot. I could manage to shoot it about a dozen times before my bowhand went numb. No one else would shoot it more than once. I grew up shooting longbows and shot other Hill style bows while I owned the Wildcat and had no problems. I have 6 or so Hill style bows now and enjoy shooting them. I was never so glad to find a new zip code for a bow!!!
Thanks everyone!
Rossco-
As far as I know Jerry stopped building bows due to some health problems. This has been a topic on the Hill thread as well and there are some of the longtimers (Ron LaClair....)who could give an answer. Hope Jerry is good spirits these days.
:campfire:
The guys who are saying the J hills have more handshock than others are 100% correct. Every J hill I have shot has had more than any other Hill bow it just doesn't bother me, and they shoot good for me.
I had a Wildcat back in 89', it was my first longbow,it pulled 73 lbs. I shot it for a little and I do mean little while,got rid of it because the handshock about dislocated my elbow.Bought a Howard Hill big 5 and fell in love with longbows.Now I build my own Hill style longbows.
I only shot one once years ago. After that you couldn't get me to shoot another one. It had a handle like a 2x4 block and kicked like a mule. It's a shame my opinion was formed on just one bow, as I hope they are not all that way.