HH bug got me ... Part One!

[tradlongbow]

Originally posted by Blaino:
I have been shooting my 70" Wesley braced at 6.25" but decided to drop it to 5.75"
Anybody else shoot their Hills braced that low?

I shoot my Sunset Hill at 5.75" too. Nate recommended a low BH.

[Bud B.]

Do you guys find more wrist slap with lower brace? And I have had the brace set so low I've actually hit my thumb where it joins the wrist.

Comments??

[Blaino]

I haven't noticed any extra slap but I was really just wanting to weaken my shafts a little bit since they had been hitting left by a few inches. Then I noticed the bow felt more "calm" not that it wasn't before. More like better to best.

[Rossco7002]

I'm running my Miller's and Schulz at 5.5 - works perfectly and gives a little extra power stroke to my stubby draw....

[dad]

My Tembo is 66'is 6.25 fistmal.

[Goshawkin]

I shoot my bows with brace heights in the 5's also. 66" bows are between 5-1/2"-5-7/8"
I shoot my 64" bow at 5-3/8"
Arm guards aren't just for the "Hill" look.  

[Brianlocal3]

I must be the odd ball. I shoot mine 6 3/4" or so, lower doesn't feel right

[Green]

Thanks Brian....I was starting to feel outta place at 6 3/4".

[typical2]

A buddy wanted me to make his wife a bow.  Made a texas ebony and juniper Hill style with a stingray wrap.  It is 62" and 24@25.

   

   


   

[SportHunter]

Great looking bow typical2, did you make that or your buddy?

[typical2]

Sorry i had some typos there.  I made this for a buddy's wife.

[Overspined]

Originally posted by Brianlocal3:
I must be the odd ball. I shoot mine 6 3/4" or so, lower doesn't feel right

Agreed, 6 1/4" to 6 1/2"  for me.  Lower gives me bad arrow flight and I've monkeyed with it a lot.

[Austin Brown]

Originally posted by Overspined:
 

Originally posted by Brianlocal3:
I must be the odd ball. I shoot mine 6 3/4" or so, lower doesn't feel right

Agreed, 6 1/4" to 6 1/2"  for me.  Lower gives me bad arrow flight and I've monkeyed with it a lot. [/b]

Me too I guess, I shoot a 68" and 6 3/8" is where I stay.

[MikeM]

I shoot 70" and use 6.5"

[Goshawkin]

typical2, That's a beauty! Very nice work. I wish I could do that.  

[Green]

Beautiful bow Typical....that Ray grip and Texas Ebony riser are stunning.

[Brianlocal3]

AWSOME bow typical!!

[canopyboy]

Originally posted by Bud B.:
Do you guys find more wrist slap with lower brace? And I have had the brace set so low I've actually hit my thumb where it joins the wrist.

Comments??

A fistmele for me is just over 6, maybe 6-1/8".  It seems to shoot well for me there and it's easy to check.  I've tried going lower in order to get a quiet bow with no string silencers, but I could never get it quiet enough and the wrist slap started to get annoying at 5.5" or so.  It was right at the wrist bone, and after a day of shooting it hurt even with the armguard.  Not unbearable, but I didn't see the point.  That said, my two Hills don't seem to shoot as nicely when I go much above the fistmele.

I supposed this is all relative depending on the type of grip you have.  Shallow locator to deep and narrow straight grip would change the brace height measurement without changing the distance from the limbs to the string.  Right?

[toddster]

When I get a new bow or make a new flemish twist string for one.  The first thing I do is shoot it about 100 arrow's good and close.  Then I will set the brace height and nock set.  I do find thanks to Mr. Steen advice, that the brace height below 5" on his bows are awesome.  No real wrist slap to me.  I did it on my Hill's and noticed a little wrist slap, then back up to just over 6" and it stopped and quiet.  One other big factor I have noticed back when first shooting Hill method, is that a heavy arrow makes a big differance for the positive side.  IMO.

[Ben Maher]

Toddster ... you have the brace under 5" ?
Wow I would have thought that is uber uber low .