HH bug got me ... Part One!

[stik&string]

Mudd that is another beauty! I think you need to take a "family" picture of your collection to give a budding hill-ohallic something to aspire towards            

[Mudd]

I have been called a lot of things over my 60 plus years but this is a 1st for me... rich!!!!

Now that was about as "rich" as it gets in my book...lol

I will admit to being under some mysterious disease like influence that sounds a lot like "HowardHillitis"....lol

God bless,Mudd

[Steve Clandinin]

Roy,How do you like 66" compared to 68 and 70.I was thinking for my next to go to 68 but after shooting my 66 I think I will just stay with the 66,just love the way it shoots.

[Rob DiStefano]

i wish i could shoot a 66" hill, or even a 68" - for a 29" draw it takes 70" ntn to smooth out the pull for me.

[Steve Clandinin]

By the way ,love that new Bow,and that armgaurd is to kill for ! LOL

[tradlongbow]

Mudd-

Congrats, On the Wesley, love the yew!

Darren

Originally posted by Steve Clandinin:
Roy,How do you like 66" compared to 68 and 70.I was thinking for my next to go to 68 but after shooting my 66 I think I will just stay with the 66,just love the way it shoots.

Hi Steve!
What is your draw length?  I know Roy pulls 27.5" and that is nice for him.  I have the same draw length and, according to Craig, he would recommend either a 66 or 68 depending on if I wanted more smoothness or more performance.  

You can also opt for a 67" which is what I would do.  Maybe Roy has a 68"er for you to play with...

[Mudd]

Originally posted by Steve Clandinin:
By the way ,love that new Bow,and that armgaurd is to kill for ! LOL

That is quite a dandy arm guard isn't it!

A great guy made it for me. I can't thank him enough either as I love it.

I think I'm starting to lean more toward 66"ers but love shooting them all.

God bless, Mudd

PS: Steve, with my funds these days I couldn't afford the shipping but if you want to borrow one and paid to get it there I have a loaner for you.

[Steve Clandinin]

Tony,I draw exactly 27.5,Same as roy.I'm loving this string follow Cheetah at 66,but like Rob said I notice 68 being a little smoother.

Steve, then you are a good candidate for either (or both)  Shoot what feels best to you.  Roy is having a blast with the shorter bows and can shoot 'em straight.

Do you also have a 68?

Looks like Roy has a loaner for you buddy...

[Steve Clandinin]

Tony,I have a 68" chekmate Golden hawk,3 lams of Yew with clear glass with a small amount of backset like old hills.theres a little more handshock but it still shoots great,but I do like the Hill better.I can see the future with another Hill.I really want to Elk hunt this year with a Hill.
Years ago I shot a HH Big Five and it seams completely differant than the Hills of today.I really can't believe the accuracy I was getting yesterday with my Cheetah,I don't normally shoot that good,its like Mudd was in my soul!

[SpankyNeal]

Hey Mudd I used to own that Wesley...I think that is the leather I put on her too! Nice bow and a good shooter...congrats!

You guys don't know what your missing until you have a Hill with a white glass belly, especially with the antique finish that Nate puts on it...simply beautiful! It doesn't get more Hill traditional for glass bows than this!    

 
 
 
 
 
 

[Rik]

Guys, I couldn't stand it for one more day, I had to try to get up into good bear country, despite having 140 percent of normal snowpack. A guy can only sit around twiddling his thumbs for so long.

So, I loaded up the truck, grabbed my take-down Sunset Hill and a quiver of arrows, and of I went.

Ha! That didn't last long. About 40 seconds off the pavement and I hit the first big snow drift. I slipped into four-wheel-drive mode and continued up the mountain.

Well, suffice it to say, about eight or nine snow drifts later I admitted defeat. A guy would need a snowmobile to get into the good bear country right now.

So, I backed up and backed up and backed up down the narrow loggng road until I could find a place to turn the truck around, and then I parked and strung up the longbow for some stump shooting right below snow level. Actually, it was mostly "pine cone shooting," and it was great day to be afield.

-----The pine cones on that mountain are now deathly afraid of Douglas Fir arrows.

 

 

I even managed to capture a photograph of a 78-pound take-down Sunset Hill longbow in it's native habitat:

 

[Rob DiStefano]

love yer attitude and pics, rik!  

[Mudd]

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
love yer attitude and pics, rik!        

X's two Rik!

God bless,Mudd

PS: Spanky so now I know where it's Mojo comes from...lol
I might consider a white bellied bow someday. I never saw one that was to be used for hunting before yours. All I had ever seen that had white glass were as Rob says for target shooting.

[SpankyNeal]

Love the pics Rik...glad to see ya with some leather on your back for a change!        

I had a carbon Tembo and it was one of my favorites! It did feel a couple of pounds heavier than it's stated weight, but still smooth, and had a different sound (still very quiet though), but it was noticeably faster than the Wesley I had at the time that was one pound heavier in weight. It also required an arrow 5 lbs. heavier in spine with the same weight head. The biggest difference though was the non-existent handshock...it honestly felt like an R/D bow! Needless to say I was very impressed.

Mudd, a lot of Howard's bows had white belly glass, and he built many for other people with white as well. As for hunting, if the game is seeing the white belly, your shooting in the wrong direction!  

[Steve Clandinin]

Rik,I thought you were cutting back in weight.Those double doses of wheaties are doing you fine.
Everytime Spanky posts new pics I feel my wallet twitch,Thanks Bud!lol

[Mudd]

Steve I thought I was cutting back in weight also but lately I've been shooting heavier wt bows without any ill effects other than just getting tired faster than with the lighter draw weights.

God bless,Mudd

PS: I don't intend to shoot a heavy wt bow just because I can. I would rather be able to shoot for a longer time...lol

Sometimes I don't even make sense to myself...lol

[Kelly]

Originally posted by Rik:
Guys, I couldn't stand it for one more day, I had to try to get up into good bear country, despite having 140 percent of normal snowpack. A guy can only sit around twiddling his thumbs for so long.

So, I loaded up the truck, grabbed my take-down Sunset Hill and a quiver of arrows, and of I went.

Ha! That didn't last long. About 40 seconds off the pavement and I hit the first big snow drift. I slipped into four-wheel-drive mode and continued up the mountain.

Well, suffice it to say, about eight or nine snow drifts later I admitted defeat. A guy would need a snowmobile to get into the good bear country right now.

So, I backed up and backed up and backed up down the narrow loggng road until I could find a place to turn the truck around, and then I parked and strung up the longbow for some stump shooting right below snow level. Actually, it was mostly "pine cone shooting," and it was great day to be afield.

-----The pine cones on that mountain are now deathly afraid of Douglas Fir arrows.

 

 

I even managed to capture a photograph of a 78-pound take-down Sunset Hill longbow in it's native habitat:

 

Rik; Did you get a new truck? Oh, and who is the guy in the second picture? Know it isn't you because of all the grey hair-you ain't old enough to have grey hair.  

[Benny Nganabbarru]

There's snow in that picture, by the looks of it, and you are in a tee-shirt! You are one tough bloke, Rik! You are the polar opposite of some of the natives here, who, on a 40 degrees Celcius day (well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, I think), wear a jacket and a beanie.