any experience with one of these?i'm waiting for a ups truck..65#@28 69" longbow who has one?
Please have an Orthopedic Surgeon at the ready.
you a recurve man?
I had one and absolutely loved it. Quick, point able, gorgeous. It did have some thump but not horrible!!!
I Had One Years Ago And Liked It. Might Have JarRed You A Bit, I Can't Recall. I Donated It To The Boys And Girls In Iraq Or I Would Still Own And Shoot It.
Chuckc
i'm lookin forward to getting it,65# is something i can shoot all day long,and it'll be good for roving.i always found that if you handle a longbow right ,their isn't any shock,i have over a dozen bows, all hill style, a good heavy arrow and the right b/h and grip is all you need, sure am looking forward to getting it here.
Not really a recurve man, mainly rd longbows. I shot a J. Hill twice. The second shot was to make sure I really did feel what I thought I did on the first shot. Bone jarring as I remember. Hope it works out better for you.
them rd bows are smooth, but there is a different knack to shooting a stringfollow or straight bow,heck ,i can't even shoot a recurve well anymore, they give me shock! funny huh? true though!
just got that bow today, smooth, simple ,accurate,real easy to shoot..only two lambs of maple..workhorse..
Make sure all your teeth are tight your gonna get a bit of shock until you get used to it. Had one a while back couldn't wait to get rid of it.
Only bow I ever owned that I was happy when it broke.
Every shoot was like being whacked in the arm with a pick-axe helve.
Slow, painful, horrendous handshock, grip like a razorblade. Awful. Just awful.
If I could only own one bow and it had to be a Jerry Hill, I'd quit.
hey,black velvet,sounds like you're suffering from dehydration!why don't you visit a moratorium and cheer yourself up! they bow arrived today,spun up a string for it to get the brace height where it belongs,i'll tell you what,this is a good hunting bow, simple ,smooth and accurate,at 65# i can use a two fingered draw and pull about 29 or more,hits where i'm lookin with enough authority,...only two maple lambs,very simply made,but works quite well,might cammo this since it hasn't got the allure of a thousand dollar bow.
i'm sorry black velvet,i meant to direct to robtattoo
With Rob on this one....
My parents always told me. "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"
I once owned one of these bows.
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I talked to jerry hill on the phone when I bought mine directly from him, I'm sure he's a very nice man.
I enjoyed the one I shot. Congrats on the new bow!
Thanks Matty. I am a nice fellow archer. I put a piece of my life into every bow I made and no bow left my hands that I would not have kept for myself. Most archers that complain. Don't know how to shoot a hill style bow properly. My bows were made with the same shape handle as Howard Hills personal. The backset was the same as well, which is where the extra gitty-up comes from, in order to throw a heavy arrow for hunting.most archers that complain hold em either to loose or to tightly or shoot them locked shoulders locked arm and etc. My bows when tuned and matched with properly matched arrows will shoot where your aiming. They are designed to shoot heavy weight arrows, not flimsy lift weight ones. Remember speed isn't everything but accuracy is. The handles are made narrow so that when fully drawn it will keep an archer from griping the handle to tightly. This in itself will allow the bow to align its self with a fully drawn arrow.
I'm trying to complete my new release book titled, Howard Hills True Method of Shooting. There should be some information that will aid an archer who desires to learn his true method. The contents are being taken from his own hand written words on the subject, it will also include my writing on the subject in the second half. Hopefully my own experience, will add additional info that will bring everything in line.
As for as bows are concerned. You can make a bow out of most any type of woods and etc. Its the arrow that has to be right for the bow, or you will never be able to hit what you are aiming at. A bow doesn't have to be beautiful to shoot good. So my advise to others is quit blaming it on the bow,get yourself some properly matched arrows, hold and draw and release the bow correctly and "Shoot the Hill out of it". JERRY HILL........
Some people get it and some don't. I'm one of the guys that do..... And I'd gladly carry one of Jerry's bows hunting!
If Jerry would ever come with another bamboo model, I would jump all over it.
Congrats I hope you enjoy your new bow.
I know where you can probably get another one at a good price.
I'm glad you resurrected this thread Jerry. Many of us are looking forward to the book. Green
I've enjoyed reading your posts around he Jerry.
You should tell us some more stories, more often.
I had a 60@28 Wildcat for some time and liked it. My shoulders got so bad that I couldn't shoot it well anymore, so I opted for a lighter weight bow and went with a R/D design. I know this is an older thread, but congrats on your "new" bow.
Bob
Quotelocked shoulders..... matched with properly matched arrows will shoot where your aiming. Its the arrow that has to be right for the bow, or you will never be able to hit what you are aiming at.JERRY HILL........ [/QB]
Hi Jerry,
We are all waiting in earnest for the book...Hopefully it will be available thorugh amazon or somewhere which accepts paypal.
Anyway, I have quote some of your post above and am interested in what you mean by "locked shoulders." I understand locked elbows, so I am avoiding doing that, however, I don't know how to avoid locking myshoulders. (I bet this is going to sound stupid after I have posted it :) )
Briefly, how would I match my wooden arrows to my bow? I wish to have about 27" arrows including point with 125grn up front (I draw 25.5" amo). I have tried bareshafting and I gave up after breaking 5 shafts.. :)
Cheers
ALex
Alex, forget about the bareshafting. Never worked for me. The best to do is make up a dozen cedars and shoot them. The one's that shoot right for you, keep them together. Those that don't give them to children to enjoy. There is no substitute for shooting the real thing.in the past I have made 100 on one Fletcher, making sure that I had made them as close to one another as possible. Once I shot them, I found out which one's shot the best. Those I shot together.a pretty arrow doesn't make them shoot straight. The ugliest arrow in your quiver, might be your best shooter.treat the ones that don't shoot right as throw-a-ways.JERRY HILL....
Also I meant to add. Be sure you have plenty of fletch on your arrow. For bows 50lbs and up I wouldn't shoot anything less than feathers 6 inches. When you use this size fletch on your arrows, spine becomes less critical. If someone doesn't believe this take three shafts of the same spine and fletch one with four inch, the next with 5 inch and the third with 6 inch, all parabolic shape. See for yourself which one shoots best. If you have plenty of fletch on the rear of the arrow, it will straighten up quicker coming out of the bow and cause spine to be less critical. Don't worry about the speed factor, accuracy is of the most importance.if it is speed your after, shoot a broom straw through a chronograph. I promise your bow will be the fastest it can possibly be.JERRY HILL.....
I have a Jerry Hill, great bow and the grip is perfect for me. For all you folks that don't like them, ship them to me I'll give them a good home. Thanks Jerry for your comments nice to hear from the man who makes the product.
Love my Wildcat Deluxe, 57@28, it's gotta be one of my favorite ASL's under 60#'s.
Jerry, like others I'm stoked to hear about the new book! Please keep us informed when it finally gets out.
I'll definately be interested in Jerry's book...but a video would be even better. :archer: