HH bug got me ... Part One!

David Mitchell · May 21, 2012, 05:17:00 PM

Thanks, Rossco, a little closer shot of it.

Trad Longbow Joe · May 21, 2012, 05:34:00 PM

Very nice, thanks for the info and pictures.

Blaino · May 21, 2012, 07:17:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Goshawkin:

QuoteOriginally posted by Joe Heavy Longbow Shooter:
Nice looking bows, what are the weight specs for each? The Blackbear looks like one I use to own, 80# @ 28".
Yep,80#28",I bought it off "Blaino" on here.
The Timberline longbow is 66" 66#@27"
Blackwood is 66" 52#@26" [/b]

Nick
When I saw the pic of your bows I thought right off the bat "hey that looks like my old bow" I guess Joe did the same
thing.
I only had that bow for a few months but I still miss it. Something just doesn't feel right not having a Hill on my rack!

Glad you like it.

May 21, 2012, 07:22:00 PM

Pretty bow there Mr. Mitchell

swampthing · May 21, 2012, 09:11:00 PM

The Backset bow will feel like it has a slightly heavier "lump" in the first part of the draw, it then smoothes out quite nicely as you come up to full draw.
The string follow bow will be almost soft in the first several inches of the draw, and will be 2-3# per inch just like the backset bow out at full draw as well.
Neither one will feel, if properly made, any different as you approach full draw.
Your muscles are strongest when they are contracted, not extended, so the extra weight, at the front of the draw, in a backset bow will not be perceived as smooth as the softer front few inches of draw with a string follow.

cahaba · May 21, 2012, 09:33:00 PM

I have been trying to catch up on our Hill thread and tonight I finally did. During turkey season I didnt even get on the computer except to check emails. Man when turkey season was over the Hill thread had growed over 100 pages! This whole Hill thread has bits of gold and some big nuggets here and there.
I was reading several pages back about shooting with or without a strikeplate. I have been shooting without one for about six months on my Big 5 and it helped my shooting. I just put clear scotch tape on the side where the strikeplate was. It keeps the arrow when drawn quiet and it dont scratch up that part of the riser.

GregD · May 21, 2012, 10:40:00 PM

Danny,

marlon · May 22, 2012, 04:49:00 AM

thanks guys my bow is 70" long. tourquise dymondwood. nice bows keep them coming.

swampthing · May 22, 2012, 08:10:00 AM

Steep fades, and sweet shots. A stringfollow.

Trad Longbow Joe · May 22, 2012, 08:53:00 AM

swampthing, nice looking bow, who made it and what are the specs?

Ric O'Shay · May 22, 2012, 09:02:00 AM

GregD -

Nice looking bow. Thanks for posting the pics.

Ron Roehrick · May 22, 2012, 09:13:00 AM

Jesse I bet your Miller Hawk shoots just as good as it looks that riser is stunning. David Miller really puts out some beautiful longbows that perform as good as they look. Ron.

swampthing · May 22, 2012, 09:17:00 AM

Hey Ron, How is that "long for your draw" Hawk working out? With our shorter draws, 26", was upping the length to 66" any advantage for you?

khardrunner · May 22, 2012, 09:59:00 AM

gregD...specs on that bow?

Ron Roehrick · May 22, 2012, 11:23:00 AM

Jesse I thought the 66" length might make for a little smoother draw with the convex/concave linb design in the Hawk because the limbs are a bit stiffer than the regular Split bamboo he builds but they are both excellent. The Hawk is faster at the same weight draw by 10 to 12 fps but its just an educated guess on my part. Ron.

Goshawkin · May 22, 2012, 12:45:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Joe Heavy Longbow Shooter:
swampthing, nice looking bow, who made it and what are the specs?

X2, that's a beauty

Rossco7002 · May 22, 2012, 02:13:00 PM

Swampthings bow is a Miller. He's always posting photos like that as part of some sort of conspiracy to induce me into spending more money on bows. Lol

Trad Longbow Joe · May 22, 2012, 02:26:00 PM

Does anyone have any Miller Hawk Bow Pictures they can post?

swampthing · May 22, 2012, 03:02:00 PM

Even though the sun was going down in this pic, the classic still had shine.

Ric O'Shay · May 22, 2012, 03:06:00 PM

I'm not one to be spreading any rumors, well, I guess I am too. I was wondering what had happened to my Expedition order, so I called David and asked.
Seems his bamboo order he placed last April (2011) has not yet arrived. He is out of the Moso and Kyoto bamboo which he uses to make the Hawk and Expedition. His supplier says that it is in a cargo container on a ship somewhere in the Pacific. It's a 30 voyage but he doesn't have the date it left port. So, my first week in May delivery has slipped to who knows when. David assures me that mine is at the top of the list when his bamboo "ship comes in".