Which Hill and Why?

[Rossco7002]

I like straight, never tried the others. I've heard some people reporting difficulty getting a consistent grip but that has not been my experience. As you get familiar with the bow it just becomes second nature.

2 weeks after receiving my first Hill bow I shot my pb 300 round with it. I attributed this to the fact that it is very forgiving of shooter error so I didn't get as many 'fliers'.

[Knawbone]

I tend to agree Rossco, What is pb 300?

[Rossco7002]

Sorry - personal best on the indoor 300 round.

[Knawbone]

No problem Rossco, I wish I had somewhere to shoot. There is nothing around here,{other than my back yard}-nor any trad shooters that I know of.......big bummer!

[Rossco7002]

I hear ya. My wife insists on living in the burbs but I can shoot 13 yards in the basement and have a range nearby. Can't wait til the summer, just bought a cottage with 1.5 acres to use this summer.

[Knawbone]

Sounds great Rossco, Hows the fishing, any walleye, northerns, lake trout? With a bow of course!

[Overspined]

Yew and boo. I have a half breed and a Redman. Love em both all boo is great too

[Blackhawk]

I decided a couple months ago and got a 68" Tembo with string follow...and love it!

[Knawbone]

What is the advantage of the string follow Blackhawk.Something about more accurate at shorter distances?

[Knawbone]

Overspined, Ya I really like the looks of the yew,plus it's such a traditional longbow wood.Iwould imagine the boo in the halfbreed would make for a little more of a responsive bow. Just my thoughts.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Knawbone, it has three lams of bamboo enclosed within veneers of bocote, as well as a bocote riser.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Some say that string-follow is slightly more forgiving, hence more accurate, at the cost of a little speed. Personally, I can't pick the difference. I have one string-follow Hill, and I reckon in future I'll stick to the straights, not because I don't like string-follow, but just because I'm too insensitive to appreciate the difference.

[Knawbone]

BK.Thanks for chiming back in,that Wapiti must be one pretty bow.

[RC]

Ben do feel any difference in the "feel" of the stringfollow  bow at the shot.RC

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Not really, RC. But then, I don't have a fair scientific test, either. My string-follow is 60#, and my others are 50# and 75#. But none of them thump me bad at all. They're all kittens.

[Red Tailed Hawk]

Tembo, String Follow, carmelized boo.  

3 Lams of boo = Less glue joints.

I think with higher # bows you might want the extra lams.

[ChrisM]

Hawk what are the advantages of less glue lines?

[Knawbone]

Hawk,how much poundage are you talking? Would they make any of the other models in 3 lam.Perhaps a stupid question, just had to ask.

[Red Tailed Hawk]

To me, more "Lams" feel stiffer. It takes more glue to construct a 5 lam bow vs a 3 lam bow. Glue is not wood or grass "bamboo" and does not like to bend.

I think if you are pulling more weight you might want the extra lams just because you are pulling more weight for support.

Just my opinion.

I know all these questions could be better answered by Craig at Howard Hill!!!

[WESTBROOK]

I agree with RTHawk, glue adds weight to the limb but does nothing to help the performance.

Knawbone, good question, dont know if Craig would  build his other woods(yew, osage..) in a 3 lam or not. Would good thing to ask him, why or why not...

I dont own aHoward Hill bow, but I have it down to 3 choices . A Tembo, Redman or a Cheetah.

Eric