A Shot From The Past

[joe skipp]

I'll guess a Howard Gamemaster....

[Tony Sanders]

I think you have me there Charlie. I was thinking a Shakespere, or Ben Pearson bow. I don't know about the sight.

 Tony

[Charlie Lamb]

I let it ride a while.

[centaur]

I seem to remember that he sold Jack Howard bows, but I don't think that the one in the pic is a Gamemaster.
Anybody remember where the Bow Hut was?

[Tony Sanders]

I think the Bow Hut started out in Pasadena California.

 Tony

[joe skipp]

Mammoth Lakes....

[Charlie Lamb]

Mammoth Lakes and the bow is a Gamemaster (the original 66" model).

I think it was in Pasadena in the early days. California has always been a hot bed of archery and bowhunting.

[Tony Sanders]

Thanks Charlie.

[joe skipp]

I was guessing either a Tice & Watts or Howard but the bow length and the deep hooks favored Jack's bow.

[Tony Sanders]

Another trivia. Who was the great Bowhunter, that Doug Kittredge and he had mutual respect for each other's knowledge and abilities , but they did not agree on what was the best bow design in their day?

 Tony

[joe skipp]

Dougherty...Doug and Tom Jennings put a book out on How to build bows until Tom started making them with wheels. Doug was good friends with Harold Groves but Harold wasn't about to change the Spitfire.

I know Jack Howard wouldn't bend...so I'll stay with Jim Dougherty since Jim worked for Pearson and designed the Maurader T/D.

[Tony Sanders]

Hey Joe, you mentioned some great guys, but its neither one of them. I'll let this ride and see if anyone comes up with the name of the Bowhunter. I will then post a pic of them. Thanks.

 Tony

[Charlie Lamb]

That would have been Howard Hill, Tony. There dual articles printed in "Bow and Arrow" magazine one by each.
If I remember right Doug's piece was a "fresh" article while Howards was comprised of previously printed stuff.

[TOEJAMMER]

That is a Jack Howard Gamemaster.  I have a few brochures from Doug with this and other photos that show the Gamemaster that he always shot.  He used it to bag what, at the time, was the record elk It was in Arizona.  I and I am sure others bought lots of stuff from him back in the day.

[Ray Lyon]

Originally posted by A.S.:
AARGH...I remember it too!      

Guess that puts me in the "old guy" club as well.

Me too.

[Gordon Jabben]

The article that Charlie speaks of "longbow vs recurve" was also in the Archer's Digest.  Don't know the year but the one with Jim Dougherty on the cover.  It is the article that gave me this Hill style bow disease.

[Tony Sanders]

Hey Charlie Lamb you hit the nail on the head. It was the great Howard Hill. Thanks.

 Tony

[TOEJAMMER]

Just looked at it and Gordon is correct. It is the 1971 copyright edition edited by Jack Lewis.

[joe skipp]

This is a great thread. In a few days I'm going to start a Trivia Thread...should bring back some more great memories.

[Sean B]

This truly is a great thread. Being a history buff, I love to learn about the history of what I'm into, even though I do remember much of this!!   I'm still a kid!!!