HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[Charlie Lamb]

Mike... the guy that got the bow for me said John Shulz made the bow.

[ChiefStingingArrow]

It is amazing what those old Howard Hill bows have done down through the years!

[CDorton]

You guys are slacking...bottom of page 2. Tisk tisk.        :D

There are Hill threads popping up independently.  They must like starting new threads.  I wonder how many gangers by new bows and don't tell anyone.  I bought a Hill leathers bow case and a new Hill back quiver and kept it a secret.  By the way that leather bow case from Hill is nice work.  
The other thread is looking for pics, I have never seen pics or reports about a Hill Cougar.  They should make me one so I can tell everyone about it.
I am playing around with setting up some arrows that will shoot Hill elephant broad heads to shoot a deer with.  Matching head weights, so far the Alaskan tapered graphite shaft seems the likely carrier of my elephant heads.

[Goshawkin]

Rossco, two beauties there. I got a little 7 Lakes last year for my daughter. Mike sure does an awesome job on them!

[akbowbender]

I just picked up a Morningstar, 66" 48@28, light brown back, dark brown belly.

I didn't think to ask about the grip. I just assumed it would be similar to my Misty Dawn which is 1 7/8" deep and is widened to fill my palm. This one is narrow and is 2 1/4" deep. Fits me just fine, though.

I started of with a 6" bh. Was ok, but it bumped it up a bit to see if there would be any improvement. The arrow flight got a bit wobbly, so I dropped it down to 5 7/8". Much better. Nudged the nocking point up a bit and got perfect flight. I think I'm going to have fun with this bow!

Welcome back, Nick!

[Jim Picarelli]

I got a 66" Hill Cheetah, 55@29 and a 66" Dave Johnson, 52@28 this week...both are fantastic shooters. This is the Johnson.
 

[akbowbender]

Dave Johnsons are nimble and quick! Really like mine...

[Brianlocal3]

Here are my new arrows I made up for the Morningstar

[Brianlocal3]

This is still a preliminary design. I may change it up a touch

[slayer1]

Anybody have problem with string slap on a HH?

As in the string hitting the arm guard?  That is normal.

[akbowbender]

Looking good, Brian.

I have a half-dozen Sitka Spruce arrows drying with their last coat of poly.

These ones are for my NM Classic TD. I back-tapered them the old school method you brought up a few days ago. I've compared the tapered and parallel shafts, and I definitely can see a difference in flight. The tapered shafts just fly nicer. Don't know if they just recover quicker, or there is better clearance, but they just work better for me.

[Goshawkin]

Brian, those look really cool! Kind of remind me of the old Pearson arrows.

Thanks Chuck, I usually slack off a bit on shooting once falconry season starts, I had a little medical issue thrown in this year as well,but I've been shooting more and more now and hopefully I'll be ready to go after the gobblers in a couple months.

[mike g]

Slayer1
   I can shoot my HH without string slap, But ya got to pay attention to how ya hold the bow....
   Keep your wrist straight with your Arm.
I do wear one of my Armguards just in case, I lax my grip....

[centaur]

If you stiff arm the bow, prepare to get slapped, but if you have the recommended slight bend in your elbow, I haven't had the problem. I still wear an armguard just in case, but it mainly works as a strop for my knives and broadheads.

[Rossco7002]

My string just "kisses" my arm guard just above the wrist - definitely not a slap.

[Paul_R]

Originally posted by centaur:
If you stiff arm the bow, prepare to get slapped, but if you have the recommended slight bend in your elbow, I haven't had the problem. I still wear an armguard just in case, but it mainly works as a strop for my knives and broadheads.

That's good thinking!    

[akbowbender]

I generally don't use an arm guard when practicing, only when hunting. Switching to Hill style bows and having the slight bend at the elbow haS eliminated the problem I had with pain at the elbow.

There is considerable difference in the string travel distance between fast flight and B50.  If you are using a low brace, it can be the difference between getting tagged by the string or not.