HH bug got me ... Part One!

[Austin Brown]

Originally posted by Brianlocal3:
Knaw,
Yep, red elm all the way thru. It shoots absolutely fantastic. The reverse handle has a very unique feel and balance to it. She is also surprisingly quick, dead in the and and quiet as a mouse. I was a little hesitant at first getting a reverse handle but it is well well worth it.

Nice looking bow Brian, I'm not sure I could get used to the look of the reverse handle but would love to try one some day.

[Brianlocal3]

Austin,
Next time im in KY visiting family I'll get ahold of you and see if our schedules don't line up!

[Austin Brown]

Originally posted by Brianlocal3:
Austin,
Next time im in KY visiting family I'll get ahold of you and see if our schedules don't line up!

Sounds good Brian.

I picked up a new to me Tim Meigs Hill style from Fletcher on here that I need to take some pics of and post.  It's an old warrior, far from the prettiest, but a real nice shooter.  More than likely going to be my main hunting bow this year.

[3Feathers]

Need some advice for my Hill bow.I switched from a 135gr. Bh to a 165gr.Getting poor arrow flight.Hitting where I look but nock pointing left.Shooting a Wesley 54lb at my 25in draw.Arrows are ash 45/50 spine 28 1/2in.What do I do?????

[Bud B.]

Originally posted by 3Feathers:
Need some advice for my Hill bow.I switched from a 135gr. Bh to a 165gr.Getting poor arrow flight.Hitting where I look but nock pointing left.Shooting a Wesley 54lb at my 25in draw.Arrows are ash 45/50 spine 28 1/2in.What do I do?????

Shed some length if you can (at least 1/4") and also lower brace about 4 twists and see what happens.

[Rossco7002]

Trim back some arrow length (quarter to a half inch should do if you were getting good arrow flight with the 135 gr heads).

[Goshawkin]

Forgot to put this pic in this thread.
Pete George Timberline "BamYew"  Tapered cedar with a 160 Snuffer. Gotta love longbows!
Heading out in the morning with "YewBet" looking for another Tom.
 

[Shinken]

WAY TO GO Nick!

               

Keep the wind in your face!

Shoot straight, Shinken

   

[Brianlocal3]

Great job Nick!!!!

[Goshawkin]

Thanks guys. Those big Snuffers are bad news for turkeys!    
 

[ZaneD]

Head shot with the longbow! Congratulations on a successful hunt, and a great shot!

Zane

[Overspined]

Wow.  Nice bird.  Blind involved?

[toddster]

Headshot on turkey with longbow, wow awesome job.  Was you aiming at the tail feathers, lol, just kidding.  Seriously awesome job, definatley mount that one.

[Knawbone]

3feathers, Just for a comparison, I shoot a 28" ceder arrow with 160 grn heads 55-60 spine out of my 53# @ 26 Wesley. The bow is marked 52#@ 26 and I draw 25 1/2" with this bow. By my scale I'm drawing 53 or 54 lbs. and getting excellent flight with this set up.Maybe it has something to do with my form, but I tend to shoot arrows a little on the stiff side rather than weak. From my experience, I would say your arrow is under spined by 5 to 10 lbs.for a 160 grn head.JM2C

[Knawbone]

Question, What do call it when some one shoots two turkey threw the head?

               answer: A double header!  

What are we going to call Nick if he shoots another Gobbler threw the head?  

               answer:???????

       
        A)    Two Time Nick    
        B)     Double Header Nick            
        C)    Dead Eye Nick                

   Best of luck on your second bird Dead Eye Nick.  

[Rossco7002]

Knawbones arrow setup is very similar to mine. I'm shooting about 57 lbs and use a 27.5 inch 55-60 with 160gr head.

[3Feathers]

Would going from 135gn.to 165rn. make that much differance in spine???I do alot of stump shooting and really don,t see the bad flight.When I tested out some broadheads in a target at 15yds the results were yuck!!!!!!!!Going to try trimming the arrows down to stiffen them up a bit.

[Rossco7002]

If you were just on the edge of being too weak with the 135s a move to 165 would be noticeable for sure. Given that you have a pretty long arrow in relation to your draw there's plenty of room to play around with the length so you'll be fine.

[toddster]

I vote for Two-Time Nick

[Knawbone]

3feathers, I re-checked my arrows and I'm shooting the same as Ross. 27 1/2 to bop with 160 grn head. If I were to go with a 125 grn head, I would have to use a 50- 55 spine arrow at closer to 28" Hope this helps.