Knawbone ...
this is just my opinion so take it for whhat its worth
I love a Myrtle riser , and my Miller has one that is just stunning . It may just be me but I believe that if you are using the lighter core woods , ie:  'bo and yew , a physically light myrtle riser works really well ...and it gives them , as Nate Steen says so well , a wand like quality ......

But I have also found that yew can vary in weight a fair bit so I'd ask Craig for his input

but
If you are going the heavier core lams , eg osage , I prefer a heavier riser wood as it alleviates some of the recoil IMO.

QuoteOriginally posted by Ric O'Shay:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by Ben Maher:
Danny is just showing off ...

Ben -
You, my friend, have a very keen grasp of the obvious!

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Danny,

Where's "my" Half Breed???

I really like the graceful lines of the hoehandle..........

You can't go wrong with a myrtle riser.
I have 3 Hill style bows with beautiful myrtle risers. Bamboo,yew and bamboo/yew limb lams. All three are great shooters.I can't tell if there's much difference in cast/smoothness.

My favorite look for a Hill style bow is light bamboo and a very dark riser wood.The dark woods usually add a hair more mass weight to the bow than the myrtle,but not enough to really be noticable to me when I'm shooting.If hold them in hand and compare,I can tell,but I'm thinking of other things during the shot.

How's "Blackwood" treating ya?

From the ones you listed I'd take the half-breed for shooting qualities. I've shot several aweful pretty cheetahs but I prefer the Half-Breed that Kestimator is looking for. Tom-Tom was one of the best shooters I've had.

Gosh,the blackwood shoots great,I shoot it better than soom of my bows if not all. Will be taking it to the Hill hog hunt, see you there.

My only one is the Big 5. It's so quiet & forgiving it makes me look better than I really am!
Frank

Ben thanks, Wand quality, I like that.

Knawbone. This Butch on Mudd's computer. From my understanding, Juniper is a lot like eastern red cedar. Most of it has knots. I know my Cheetah does. Sure is a good looking as well as a good shooter.

Mud, yea I'v herd alot of good things about the Cheetah.How well do you think a myrtle riser would work with a cheetah. Is juniper light enough.

I have a Big5 and a Halfbred. Both are SF profiles and both have boo cores and cocobola risers. I went without tip overlays on the halfbreed. I would say the Halfbreed shoots noticably better. Love the yew look.

Knabone, the "Panther" was one of Mr. Ekins  stock bows, im sure building another is just a phone call way, there great folks to work with. To be honest, i was a little apprehensive about purchasing the Panther having never experienced Cedar limbs before, WOW! was i surprised with my first shot, the Cedar is quite the performer.
Having very little mass weight took a little getting used to though.
Sorry to say, but this one will never hit the classifieds, after buying only used bows for yrs., this was my first, new out of the box bow and im gonna do my best to wear it out.  

I'm not picky so ill take any donations!  
Worth a try

I like both of my Wesley Specials a lot, but following an injury that has not quite completely healed, my Cheetah has really worked well. I would say it is equal to my Wesley.

Wish I still had a good pic of it but I had a Cheetah with Yew cores and Coco riser.  It was a beauty.

I bought it here on the classifieds but it was just too short for my draw, plan on getting another just like it in correct length...the juniper is hard to beat

Good luck, Eric

I think my dad has one of those... possibly the exact one you are mentioning if I remember right. Probably in the top 3 bows I've ever seen. SOOO pretty. His handle is toxophilite pastor

Anyone own or shoot the HHA bighorn ? I'm interested in your thiughts

Picked up the Centennial when it was offered.
Sent it back and had Mr. Ekin take a few #'s off and this bow came back as one of my best longbow shooters. I crowned the shelf with a piece of leather, slipped a rubber grip on and shoot brested ceders and am amazed how nice the flight and cast are.....
Mr O'Shay, that is a very nice looking set up you have. Beautiful arrows!!!!!!        

That is gorgeous

khardrunner----that's the one!

Eric