HHA Bows Chetah vs Redman

Tradcat · March 28, 2014, 10:22:00 AM

Alright...give me your opinion on which you like better and why ( I know the differences in the limb cores )... Thanks

centaur · March 28, 2014, 10:26:00 AM

For me, it is a tossup, but Craig says the Redman is his best performer. I love my Cheetah t/d, and as soon as I finish this sentence I am out the door to shoot it.

JRY309 · March 28, 2014, 12:26:00 PM

I always thought his best performing longbows were the ones with a all bamboo core in a deep core longbow.I love my Half Breed with the yew and bamboo core.I don't think there is that much of a difference with all his different models.I have had a few of his models and haven't been disappointed with any of them,I like Hill bows!

bulldog18 · March 28, 2014, 12:34:00 PM

I had a Redman but sold it to drop poundage. It was a very good shooting bow. I had a hard time deciding what I wanted and it was between yew and juniper. I am having Craig build me a Redhawk which is yew on the back and juniper on the belly with bamboo core. That way I have the best of both.

March 28, 2014, 01:07:00 PM

I have mentioned my Halfbreed from a blank before, I ordered it with an extra lam. If I would have known before I ordered of the perfect four pieces of book matched knot free high quality of that nice dark male yew that Craig was going to use, I would have ordered the extra lam to be yew. I maybe would have gone with all yew, but bamboo is predictable stuff. Not such a fan of action boo.

Sam McMichael · March 28, 2014, 01:44:00 PM

I own 2 Cheetahs and have shot the Redman numerous times. I like both models. Since I already have the Cheetah, my choice would be the Redman. Nothing I have shot has been smoother than the Redman. The only yew bow I own is an English style longbow. Yew is very nice.

lbshooter · March 28, 2014, 01:56:00 PM

I own and shoot several Hills including the Cheeta and the Redman. I find my Cheetah to be one of the smoothest, nicest shooting Hills that I have ever owned. Personal taste, but it is also very easy on the eyes. The yew/Redman is very smooth, but I think the bamboo bows generally have better cast in my experience. I also think the number of lams makes a difference. I have 2,3,4,and 5 lam bamboo Hill bows and the higher lam bows feel smoother and livlier. IMHO

topGUN · March 28, 2014, 02:18:00 PM

I have been thinking about this same thing. I have decided I am going with the Redman with an extra yew lam. Riser will be gaboon ebony with the same tip overlays. I have a 62" Mohawk with juniper limbs and it is very nice, but there is just something about a HH longbow and yew. You cant go wrong with either.

MikeM · March 28, 2014, 02:25:00 PM

I have both and I don't think I could pick one over the other. Both are smooth and as for looks both have their unique appeal. At one time I was going to have Craig make one with Juniper on the back and yew on the belly with three lams of bamboo as a core and call it "red-tail hawk" but I never followed through.

Knawbone · March 28, 2014, 07:00:00 PM

I don't believe Iv' ever shot a Redman to be able to judge the difference from my cheetah. I had Craig add an extra lam of boo and at 65" for my 25 1/2 in draw she shoots fantastic........very impressed with HHA bows.

TxAg · August 20, 2014, 03:55:00 PM

bump

August 20, 2014, 05:19:00 PM

I just finished up a dozen 55-60 Surewoods, 5.5" rightwing with the nock turned 1/8th turn clockwise then the 1/8th turn clockwise with the shaft to reorientate the grain, with 160 Grizzly heads. I took them out and shot them out of all of my longbows, left and right hand. They flew perfect out of all of them with no feather contact to either hand. All of those bows, even the Robertsons, the Cheetah, the yew, the yew/bamboo, the all bamboos, they all felt the same. The only variance was a slight difference in speed from the lighter bows to the heavier bows, 52 to 58 pounds at my 26&1/4 draw. If Craig has some predictable yew on hand, which I am sure he does, he may just get a bit more performance out of it, but if any of the others were to be tweaked just right in the tiller, it would take a more than my eye to see much difference. Handle material may have more to do with how a bow feels than limb material if the specs and tiller is perfect.