Question about a Jerry Hill longbow

[rh44mag]

I am fairly new to the trad world and have only owned recurves.  I know nothing about long bows. That being said, I have a gent offering a Jerry Hill wildcat deluxe longbow on trade for a recurve I have for sale.  I have searched the web and I cannot find any info on Jerry Hill longbows.  What can anybody tell me about them?  Any input is greatly appreciated.

[rh44mag]

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[ChuckC]

My thoughts, after owning one.  It was not my best bow, but it was a decent bow.  The price was right too.  It shot well enough.  I thought it had a bit of shock, but not so bad.  Heavier arrows may have corrected much of that as well.

Guess it depends on what recurve you are trading it for.

ChuckC

[George D. Stout]

Jerry is Howard Hill's nephew and makes his bows on Hill's design.  It is basically a slightly reflexed bow, with no deflex off the riser, so it will not be quite as smooth on the draw as a modern deflex/reflex.   They are good shooting bows, but you may find the handle section needs working to suit you.  That was the only thing I didn't care for.

[LBR]

Jerry is Howard's grand-nephew--used to put on a big shoot near Wilsonville, AL.  Pretty much a giant novelty course, most being moving targets--lots of fun.

Anyhow......based on the ones I've shot, I don't care to shoot another--way too much handshock for me.  He built bows for several years, but as far as I know he's been out of it for several years now.

Chad

[longbowman]

I owned one and while it shot OK it came apart on me after two months of shooting and I never got a single response form Jerry Hill archery concerning a replacement or repair.  Not very impressive compared to the bowyers on this site.

[waknstak IL]

I had one for my fist trad bow.  I thought it was decent for what I paid for it. I sold it because I didn't like the grip. It seemed to like heavy arrows, Maybe due to the design??

[BillJ]

I have one also - got it from the classifieds here and the price was good.  Mine shoots fine, and I don't notice handshock, but then I don't have much to compare it to.

There have been several threads on TG about Jerry Hill bows and this is the first to mention Jerry Hill archery as being a company that might still be around.  Does anybody know how to contact them?

BillJ

[Keefer]

I had one and traded to a guy in Pa. It was 55# . I did notice handshock but I did like the bow.I didn't get a fair trade from that guy cause I let a very nice belt quiver go with it made from bison.I hope your trade isn't with a guy from the Meadville PA. area and if so beware!

[Keefer]

rh44mag, I just saw the email you sent and just responded back to you with more details that you asked for. Keefers