Finally got the Northern Mist Classic tuned to perfection and turned into a lean mean hunting machine...
First, I have a confession to make....I put a bowquiver on the bow....I haven't used a bowquiver on my bows in several years.....Shooting the bow had bothered my bow arm elbow some and I was afraid the pain was going to cause me some long term problems. Boy did the bowquiver tame the bow down and make it much more of a pleasure to shoot and solved my sore elbow problem!
Also, I put string silencers on it - catwhiskers to be exact. I shoot three under(I know some of you guys are ready for an exorcism by this point) and the bow had a twang to it I just didn't like. Between the catwhiskers and the bowquiver that bow is super silent now.
I started shooting carbons out of it, and was fairly pleased with how they flew, but thought I could do better. Tried some 29" 2016's with 200 grain points and could not be happier with the arrow flight. Arrow weight of about 550 grains is right on the money for a 49 lb. bow in my book.
I also didn't like the bow slapping my armguard hard enough to make a red spot on my arm so raised the brace height to 7" and that solved that problem.
I know some of you guys are hardcore Howard Hill guys, and there's nothing wrong with that, but I'm more of an admirer of the bow style itself. A simple straight longbow, the ultimate hunting weapon in my book. Even though I admire Howard Hills accomplishments, I'm not into trying to replicate his style, but just like the simplicity of this style of bow.
I've been at the archery/bowhunting game for over 35 years and find this style of bow a pure pleasure to shoot with just a little tweaking on my part, and gives nothing up to other bow styles. You guys 'lurking' on this thread who want to try this style of bow should be pleasantly surprised if you try one and put in a little effort to get it to shoot like you want.
Topic: HH bug got me ... Part One! (Read 138591 times)
