Lets see some of the old Hill bows.

Wesley Special    custom lamboo     takedown Cheetah

I went to the 'Hill company' and went through some bows - trying out each one with a bit of glee. I shot the Cheetah and really fell in love. It is a beautiful wood on the limbs - Scattershot- show us the limbs on the Cheetah...not for Bear; but for the Hill of it  

Classic, just classic!!!  

beautiful, just beautiful - who could not love the timeless beauty of a near straight bent stick?

Here ya go, Brian.          

Thats very nice!!! What is the wood? It looks like my cedar chest......Roy

I would love to see more PLEASE!!!!!!!
Thanks in advance!
God bless,Mudd

The Cheetah has Juniper on the limbs Roy. I believe it is the best looking bow in the line up. The wood is just gorgeous, and the bamboo cores make it a smooth operator. I'll post some pics also when I can get my photobucket deal to work.

Definitely your Cheetah is a looker under the clear glass. I have (4) Hills and love hunting each one.

Been shooting Hill's since early 70's and have a barn full of'em. Mostly 70" Big 5's and Tembo's. At 70 pounds Ole Reliable got too heavy for me a few years ago and I gave it to a good friend who can neither string it nor shoot it. For the past few years this has been my favorite, 70", 60 pound Big 5.

 

 

 

Aside from a few used Hills with all the bells and whistles I've picked up over the years I've never bought a "fancy" one new. Terry sent me a dandy one last year, a compact little 66" 60 pound Wesley. Bow is special because of the inscription and because of the person who did the art work. Thanks again Terry.

How cool is that bow!!!  That Terry's first class      

In that barn you have full of Hill bows if you need to make room I would love to talk about a taken one off your hands 70# or more would do.

QuoteOriginally posted by Guru:
How cool is that bow!!!  That Terry's first class            

Yes it is, and yes he is.

BTW Curt, you are one of many represented on this bow. I generally hunt alone but when packing this bow I always have company.    

 

Here's one I finished this year.  62#@28", 68" long, double shelf, sleeve takedown, large sleeve, fast flight string, Cocobolo handle and tips.

Side
 

Back
 

Belly
 

Upper limb tip
 

Lower limb tip
 

Strung
 

Unstrung
 

For more info:
 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=075437

I thought this was about "old" Hill bows    Kinda hard to tell the old from the new.  I just picked one up this week from the classifieds--a Hill Tembo built by John Schultz around the mid- ninteen sixties.  What a great bow!  Black glass on the back, white belly, myrtle riser.  Oh, I wish I were able to post pictures--maybe someday before long.

QuoteOriginally posted by David MItchell:
I thought this was about "old" Hill bows            

Your right David. Sorry about that, I get turned around easily these days.          

This is the first Hill I bought new about 1973. Think I paid $75 for it. It's a Schulz made Tembo, 70", 60 pounds. No telling how many arrows this thing has flung and it has been refinished a few times. Notice the wider, thinner core limbs than are used on these bows today. Also has a full 1 1/2" backset in limbs. I think the Hills got their (undeserved) reputation for kick from the bows of this time period. Certainly not as sweet as what Craig makes today but I still shoot it a lot.

     

     

     

I've always loved the looks of these bows. That Trad Gang bow is very cool !

Okay guys, I'm going to attept to post pics of my Hills! Fingers crossed!





The last one should be of a custom Wesley Special that Craig built for me in 2008. Claro Walnut riser, Elk hide laced grip, 2 outer laminations of curly maple over 5 bamboo cores, and mammoth ivory tip overlays!