HH bug got me ... Part One!

**DONOTDELETE** · May 04, 2011, 07:09:00 PM

been flying arrows since the Doc gave Me to OK to let loose.. I'm really liking My Jerry Hill, Deluxe Stalker

tradlongbow · May 04, 2011, 09:22:00 PM

Pete-

Post a pic of your new Big 5, I would like to see it.

Darren

stik&string · May 04, 2011, 10:33:00 PM

Pete since this thread started My collection went from no hills to having nothing but hills, selling or trading 7 bows to buy three hills and I couldn't be happier

MT Longbow · May 05, 2011, 12:10:00 AM

Not to be anti social but how bout we ask the moderator(kind and gentle like)if we could have our own little corner of the website just for Hill Shooters??

Is that a bad Idea?

Patrick

May 05, 2011, 01:01:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by MT Longbow:
Not to be anti social but how bout we ask the moderator(kind and gentle like)if we could have our own little corner of the website just for Hill Shooters??

Is that a bad Idea?

Patrick

Patrick, it is not a bad idea. Actually the idea was kicked around here, in this thread a couple miles back.

There were pros and cons to the issue (some technical) and the end result was to leave it here....but that was a long time ago.

Maybe Rob will chime in and give his reassessment but, to me, nothing much has changed since then.

For me, it is still the best and first (sometimes the only) place to vist, especially when I don't have a lot of time to play.

David Mitchell · May 05, 2011, 06:59:00 AM

I think having it here makes it easier and quicker for "other" guys who may not be into Hill bows to check out what all the activity is about. Maybe get a few more converts that way.

ChrisM · May 05, 2011, 07:55:00 AM

I'm back on track. Got derailed 'cause all of a sudden my arrows flew horribly and the bow was getting shockie. Even went as far as picking up my recurve and regretting getting a Hill. Well last night at about 10 pm I was watching impossible shots and it was the one with byron shooting a robin hood arrow. I replayed it in slow motion and noticed that my bow hand compared to his was too much into the grip. I went outside and adjusted the grip and bang perfect flight and dead on. I shot under the security light.

Mudd · May 05, 2011, 09:14:00 AM

I'd say we are doing just fine right where we are.

My two cents worth...lol

God bless,Mudd

Rob DiStefano · May 05, 2011, 09:20:00 AM

consider this thread the "forum" for hill style, american flat longbows. and it's always in the face of all of trad gang.

D Sheffey · May 05, 2011, 09:50:00 AM

Well if there was a forum just for Hill bows I might not have bought one. It was reading through all these posts that got me bit by the bug.

Mudd, the bow hasn't arrived yet but maybe today.

Oh and I think I sold my BW this morning so maybe the wife will get off me for buying the Hill.

tradlongbow · May 05, 2011, 11:00:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
consider this thread the "forum" for hill style, american flat longbows. and it's always in the face of all of trad gang.

I agree 100% with Rob, this thread needs to stay on the PowWow where it is seen by everyone. If it is moved to another location, it may be lost and forgotten. If I have a little time to be on the computer, I go straight to this thread. I really enjoy reading and learning about Hill's adventures and shooting the Hill straight limbed bow. I also enjoy my collection of books/videos from Hill, Schultz, Ekin, and Wesley.

Darren

tg2nd · May 05, 2011, 12:03:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by tradlongbow:

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
consider this thread the "forum" for hill style, american flat longbows. and it's always in the face of all of trad gang.
I agree 100% with Rob, this thread needs to stay on the PowWow where it is seen by everyone. If it is moved to another location, it may be lost and forgotten. If I have a little time to be on the computer, I go straight to this thread. I really enjoy reading and learning about Hill's adventures and shooting the Hill straight limbed bow. I also enjoy my collection of books/videos from Hill, Schultz, Ekin, and Wesley.

Darren [/b]

x2

Buckhorn47 · May 05, 2011, 12:06:00 PM

X3

canopyboy · May 05, 2011, 12:20:00 PM

X4.

I figured something out last night that might be old hat for some of y'all. But I shoot three under and I notice how dramatically I could affect the arrow flight by how I distributed the pressure across my fingers. I had too much weight on the ring finger it appears. It never seemed to be as big of a deal with my recurve, but I feel like I've been fighting uphill to get consistently good flight off my Hill since the bug bit. It's these little ah-hah moments that keep me at it though.

58WINTERS · May 05, 2011, 04:33:00 PM

I've been watching this thread since the first post as I have a 68 WS 52@27. 30 years ago I tried a HH deluxe glove and gave it to a friend after a couple of weeks, couldn't make the transition from a tab I was using then. The glove just felt too bulky. I decided to try one again a couple months ago and determined I would give it an honest try. It took quite a while for the stalls to form to my fingers and they were very tight at first but they eventually formed to my fingers. I used Lexol leather treatment after every shooting session and continued to work my fingers deeper into the stalls. During this process the glove still felt bulky and the stalls would get loose but I kept working with them and they took on the shape of each finger. Eventually the inserts developed a bend where the string layed against the stalls and the 1st two stalls began to develop a hook shape but the area forward of the string was straight and no string groove developed.
Observations:
I've found I no longer care for feeling the string. One less sensation in the shooting process. It's the push on the bow and when the the glove hit's anchor it's time.
This glove gives a clean release there is no string groove to overcome.
The bend in the stall insert provides repeatable string placement similar to the plate on a Cavalier tab.
When I need to use my fingers the stalls slip off and dangle by the wrist strap.
There are as many different types of finger protection as there are archers and I have invested alot of $ and made few of my own over the years.
This glove works well if you work with it until it conforms to you.
Pass the popcorn.

petertschantz · May 05, 2011, 05:33:00 PM

ok, some pics of my Big-5, sorry for the quality had to use the phone. I have to batteries for the camera...

Riser

Upper Limb:

Lower Limb:

Rik · May 05, 2011, 05:47:00 PM

Aw heck, those photos are making me wax poetic:

You know you own a great bow,
If it is narrow and deep-cored.
Because we all know,
That's where great energy is stored.

(Alright, alright, stop throwing the tomatoes—at least I am not showing you another photo of a spray-painted Howard Hill bow.)

David Mitchell · May 05, 2011, 07:41:00 PM

Anybody have a Hill with the vera wood riser? Might you also have a picture??

Rick Butler · May 05, 2011, 07:51:00 PM

That's nice Pete

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bulldog18 · May 05, 2011, 08:57:00 PM

David,
Here are pictures of verawood riser.