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I am a big fan of FF skinny strings on Hill bows. Far less vib and a little more velocity. Shoot them side by side and you can really tell. My strings are 10 strand 3 bundle. I make them and pad the loops.
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20+ years ago I shot a John Shultz "Cougar". As I remember it had yew under clear glass. Do any of you know if it would have yew or bamboo as a limb core and what the riser wood may have been? 58
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Schultz Cougar was yew limbs under Clear glass; Trophy Hunter was bamboo limbs under brown glass; Simba was 2 bamboo and one yew lam under brown glass. Normal riser wood I think was Myrtle. Ask Sunset Hill. He really knows about it.
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Dragon... i think photo's are in order ....
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I am new to the Howard Hill style bow. I was wondering what you "dyed in the wool" Hill shooters like best. Glass Hill style bows or something like an all wood bow, bamboo backed osage? George
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George ... You'll likely find that many of us are pretty dedicated to the D shaped , thin but deep cored style of longbow , regardless as to its actual make up. However , for most of us , it means a Glassed Hill style bow. Aside from the great info right here in this thread , check Howard Hill Archery ... they are great to deal with , make beautiful bows and are a sponsor here . Tell Craig we sent ya .........
-------------------- " All that is gold does not glitter , not all those who wander are lost " J.R.R TOLKIEN Posts: 2549 | From: australia | Registered: Jan 2005
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I'm gonna put myself in the class of a "dyed in the wool" hill style bow lover.
Hill styles are hill styles whether they are backed with something ie paper(Howard did this), wood, bamboo or glass.
I like them all.. I would own a bunch of all of them if I could afford it..lol
God bless,Mudd
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quote:Originally posted by tree dancer: I am new to the Howard Hill style bow. I was wondering what you "dyed in the wool" Hill shooters like best. Glass Hill style bows or something like an all wood bow, bamboo backed osage? George
you will find that most prefer glass and wood, rather than all laminated wood. this is mostly a matter of durable convenience.
none of these are the true elb (english longbow) which has a "D" cross section shape to the limbs (flat on the back and rounded on the belly), they're all flat, hence their lineage - american flat longbows.
the limb designs can be dead straight, or with some measure of overall back set (reflex), or belly set (string follow). all will brace up to the classic elb "D" limb curve (unlike most hybrid r/d longbows which will brace up with some amount of limb reflex showing - the caveat to this are some of the mild r/d longbows which show snaky limbs when unbraced, and classic "D" shape when braced).
hope this helps - get yerself a hill longbow and join in on the fun!
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I love this post for the Info involved and how its changed my way of thinking ,emersing me to the long bow.The best thing is how its helped newcomers and the willingness of the experienced to help newcomers.Rob,you have a way with words that is second to none and the experience to go with it.A new book authored by yourself could truly be in order as timing is everything.With the renewed interest in Hill bows and I can't remember when the last book was authored or by who showing and explaining the Hill method today.Sign me up for copy No.1.On this site alone it would be a best seller.Just my two cents worth.
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A lot of people try a Hill bow, go about it all wrong, and don't have a good experience.
Getting new interest is great for the American longbow and traditional archery.
It is a lot of fun helping new folks get started and this forum I am guessing has had quite an impact.
How many bought or went back to a Hill style bow to try it for the first time, or to try it again?
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I have a Cheetah on order. This thread is partially to blame for that. What a great help it's been as well! Seems a lot of questions have been answered in here...
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thanx for your very kind words, steve. i'faith, after 50+ years behind the stick 'n' string, some things can be learned and some forgotten. i try to hold on to the gems.
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John Lee is taking orders for a limited edition book on Howard Hill. There are only 100 copies to be printed, its beautiful book has a lot of color pictures of Howards bows.
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