HH bug got me ... Part One!

[David Mitchell]

Roy, I shoot my Whisper a tad over 7" brace height from the back of the grip.

[Rob DiStefano]

i didn't realize the whisper was a reverse riser, which usually indicates a need for more brace height.

[Mudd]

I set mt brace at 6&1/4 and adjusted my nocking point and now my arrows are flying as if on a string.

I love it when a bow just begs to be shot, even when it's a 100 degrees outside...lol

God bless,Mudd

[stabow]

I just shipped one back to Craig it was 70'' Big 5 with a slight dish grip. Having it cut down to 68'' and the grip changed to a straight grip and a redo on the finish and new leather. With the cut down it should increase the draw weight a little......stabow

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by stabow:
I just shipped one back to Craig it was 70'' Big 5 with a slight dish grip. Having it cut down to 68'' and the grip changed to a straight grip and a redo on the finish and new leather. With the cut down it should increase the draw weight a little......stabow

i think it will increase the draw weight a lot, but maybe that's what you want.  if not, i'd check with craig.

[MT Longbow]

how much is alot?

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by MT Longbow:
how much is alot?

5# or more, easily - i think.  but i'd think craig could work that off the limbs ...

[ChrisM]

That's funny I was playing with brace height yesterday.  For some reason in my head I thought that my 68" hill was supposed to be around 6" well I checked captain jacks site and changed my BH to 6 1/2" and dang this bow shoots sweet.  After about 50 shots with broad heads the decisions to shoot and hunt with just my hill is confer Ed to be correct.

[Rob DiStefano]

messing with stick bow brace height and nock location is tres important for well flying arras!

[stabow]

Rob   
It's a little on the light side for me now so 5-6# will be good I ask Craig to leave the weight alone after the cutting it to 68''. That will make it in the high 40tys or low 50tys range......stabow

[dragonheart]

Anywhere from 6" to 6 3/4" is the range for most Hill style bows.  My Kramer is right at 6 1/4".  It depends on the weight and spine of the arrow and most bows have a sweet spot where they just shoot the best.  Start low and move up.

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by dragonheart:
Anywhere from 6" to 6 3/4" is the range for most Hill style bows.  My Kramer is right at 6 1/4".  It depends on the weight and spine of the arrow and most bows have a sweet spot where they just shoot the best.  Start low and move up.

+1, right on the money, i totally agree.

[Overspined]

I shoot 6 1/4" brace on my 66" hills, 6 1/2" on 68" but really I don't find a big difference between them all. I guess I have noticed the lower the better.  The challenge is tuning an arrow, it's length, spine, head wt, etc...AND BH.  its a lot of variables

[MT Longbow]

Originally posted by Overspined:
I shoot 6 1/4" brace on my 66" hills, 6 1/2" on 68" but really I don't find a big difference between them all. I guess I have noticed the lower the better.  The challenge is tuning an arrow, it's length, spine, head wt, etc...AND BH.  its a lot of variables

How is the Robin Hood shooting??

Im shooting my heavier one great, I love it!

[Overspined]

I have one Hill style bow where the nock pt is higher than normal, but shoots great.  It is quite high but again, arrows are like lasers.  Why might this be?

[2treks]

Check the tiller Matt,

[Overspined]

Hi Patrick,

Robin Hood shoots great. I haven't decided how I will use it yet, I think for target shooting. I have been making sure all is a go on my elk bows so I have been shooting it mostly lefty. I am not used to the bigger grip, so I swapped out the elk hide for a thinner leather. I am thinking about target points 125gr and tune it in. I think my preference is a standard backset design, I am not sure I shoot a string follow quite as well. I will know better when it is all dialed in.  Thanks for asking!  I have that Miller split Bamboo LB rocking and it is essentially a string follow once I am shooting it so I am sure the Robin Hood will be a tack driver too.

Hey Chuck, Tiller is perfect...must be operator error.

[xbmedic]

Finally have a picture of one of the Hill style bows I built at full draw. I posted a picture of this bow a few months ago.

 

The bow with the koa riser is almost finished. I will post pictures of it soon.

[xbmedic]

Thanks to the latest issue of TBM, I put a laced leather grip on this bow.

 

I really like how it looks and feels.

[swampthing]

68", straight-limbs, 5.75" Brace Height, superglued floss @+1/4" , nocked above there, 9gpp arrows. No clank, clangs, thunks, and, no string silencers.