HH bug got me ... Part One!

[Wannabe1]

The weather has been exceptionally warm and making it slow going as the deer aren't moving much. I did see a few does though and will be heading back out this Thursday. It is calling for rain and cooler temps so, here's hoping.  

[Shawn Leonard]

Bud B the shelf is on the wrong side, I like the glass! Shawn

[David Mitchell]

Ahhh, Bud, a beautiful LEFT HANDED bow.  The way a bow should be made.    

[Brianlocal3]

Here's a pic of my new JD Berry Northstar and its hunting companions




I haven't poster her here yet so I figured it was time

[Knawbone]

Nice Brian, I bet she shoots sweet!I wonder if she shoots as sweet as my cheetah? HA HA I'm willing to bet it does!  

[Mudd]

[Brianlocal3]

Knawbone,
She is super sweet shooter for sure.  I'm loving it.  
I have shot a few cheetahs , and they were all superbly beautiful and smooth shooters too. Sounds like your cheetah is a winner

[cahaba]

Awesome bow Brian. What woods did you choose?

[Brianlocal3]

It's all yew limbs, brown glass back, clear belly. Myrtle riser encased in African wenge.
I have a thread started that shows the woods closer

[cahaba]

Those yew cores with that brown glass is a beautiful combo.

[Brianlocal3]

Here is my whole Berry Clan



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[Brianlocal3]

And one of my favorite targets ever made



The 1 gallon milk jug.  You throw it out, shoot it, it moves and rolls to a different angle and you shoot again.

Plus I figure when I can keep 9 out of 10 in the jug from 0-25yds I'm doing alright. I like to shoot at them up to 50 yards

[Brianlocal3]

And, if you lose your arrows in the grass or woods it pays to have a couple of these
The nose


And the drive


The lab and the pittie have saved me on more than one occasion

[cahaba]

That's a fine looking stable you got going Brian.

[Green]

Beautiful new addition to your family of JDB bows!

[Muss03]

I was going to post a thread about this, but since you guys were talking about Cheetah's I will throw it in here. I just picked a Cheetah up from another Tradganger. Nice bow but I am getting crazy arrow flight with it. When I release I see a visible tail kick, It is 50@29 and I am drawing about 27.5 I have tried 3555s and Easton aluminum 2019s, with all sorts of tip weights, cut to 30".
I am also shooting three under so I nocked about 1/2 inch above. I have bare shafted with inconsistent results.  It is really driving me crazy here folks, any suggestions? What do you guys find fly well out of your Hills?

[bicster]

I have had the best luck with wood arrows using the spine range of the draw weight of my bow. My HH is 53# at my 26.6" draw length and I am using tail tapered Douglas Fir shafts that were 50-55 spine groups. I have them cut to 28" with 125 grain field points. No matter how much I experiment with different arrow configurations I still wind up building arrows very close to the weight of my draw. Other folks may have a different opinion but I use a couple different methods for tuning and I still have the same results.

[Brianlocal3]

Muso,
I shoot carbons from my Berry's and I too shoot 3U.
I nock "around" 1/2", the vixen likes just shy of 3/4 and the others between 1/2" and 5/8".
At 30" I'm gonna guess you might need around 175gr up front depending on the shelf cut.  

Personally, to get away from guessing I'd suggest a simplified bare shaft tuning.  I follow Byron Fergusons method of tuning, and in the grand scheme of things it may not be the BEST tune you can get but for myself it is. Also it works for Byron so I'm sure it will work just fine for me.  I can TRY to explain it in full detail for you but honestly I suggest picking up his DVD "tuning for extreme accuracy" . I did a review on it a while ago and it have done absolute wonders for me and my confidence.

My 2 cents

[RC]

Got my first homemade straight end bow in the oven right now. Its been raining near every evening so I covered up the floor in the living room and got her cooking in the house. My Wife walks by looking at me out of the side of her eye but all is well. Unwrap time at 9:30 this evening.
Black glass ,4 lams of boo and a bubinga riser. We`ll see....RC

[jsweka]

Hey RC - You better be posting pics over on the Bowyer's Bench as well for all your fellow bowyers to admire too.  Can't wait to see it