HH bug got me ... Part One!

[mikebiz]

Hey Nick I see you were out with White Mountain this morning.  If it's too light for you send it back my way with some new shoulders and I'll shoot her for you  :D   Glad you are loving it.  Nice shot on that Pileated Woodpecker hole.  Funny, I shoot the same fletching combo that you do.  That bow has quite a unique design and the aged Bocote riser is gorgeous.  Enjoy it!  

I too miss Capt. Dick and his participation here.  I was lucky enough to buy one of his longbows for my girlfriend a year ago and she loves it.  Dick is a really great man.  I think he's out there in Seattle working on dulcimers, which are apparently his new fascination.  He's one heck of a unique guy.  

As for Howard's shooting method it appears that he focused on the target "spot", but still maintained a faint view of the arrow point in relation to the "spot".  This is what allowed him to adjust for the second, and in his world, the third shot, if he missed the mark.  

So many mysteries still surrounding this man.  Truly a legend among legends.

[Goshawkin]

Hey Mike,Not complaining,she's just perfect! I'd love to have another heavier to go with her though. I love the design,style and wood on this bow.Shoots right where you point her and very quiet.Grip is my favorite out of all of my bows. It's going to be a toss up for turkey season,"YewBet" or this one.

I got those arrows in trade from Brianlocal on here.
Yep the Pileateds make some nice targets(the holes,not the birds!  :eek: ) You know the tree will be just punky enough not to break your arrow.

[Goshawkin]

North side of oak trees provide some nice targets too.
 
I was aiming at the green one,not the dark mark I hit  :(

[mikebiz]

You know that "Yew Bet" will make a perfect blind bow.  If you're in the blind use her.  If your just on the ground with your back up against a tree use the "White Mt."  Can you harvest more than one bird in CT during turkey season?  Here in NJ turkeys are by lottery permit only and it's one bird per permit.

[Goshawkin]

Mike, I usually make a quick natural blind,but my daughter is coming with me this year so I need a pop up blind. She's practicing calling already.

I hunt private land here,so I can take 3 bearded birds.Might have to break out "BamYew" too. State land limit is 2.

I take a couple kids every year for the 2 youth turkey days the state offers. They are the 2 saturdays before opening day.The kids have to be 12-16.I have a blast every year with them. It's funny to watch how excited/nervous the kids get when a gobbler is coming in.I can't wait for my daughter to turn 12.She wants to take her gobbler with a longbow.  

[Nate Steen .]

Goshawkin....were you shooting instinctively at that knot, or split vision?....          

[Goshawkin]

After that other discussion I'm not sure now!!!!
  :confused:              

 I missed so I'll go with instinctive
         

[ZaneD]

Well I managed to make it out for a short hunt this evening, here in VA we have an "antlerless only" season that runs until march. Had some light snow on the ground from last night. I saw lots of tracks in the snow, including some coyote tracks, but no deer were sighted this evening. It was still fun to get out, here's a poor quality pic taken from my makeshift pit blind, featuring my 68" Big Five, it's 55# at 29", cocobola riser, tempered bamboo, antler tips, and buffalo hide covered dished grip. And naturally, it's a lefty. The arrow is a cedar, also from HH archery.

Glad to see this thread is still going, its one of the main reasons I ordered a Hill longbow, I'm normally a recurve or heavy R/D bow shooter.

 

[Brianlocal3]

Im glad those woodies are getting the use they deserve nick.  As far as the other topic I was wondering if that was you there.  I went back to 3U and Gap all the way now so I'm out of the discussion.

[Brianlocal3]

Im thinking of getting a Howard Hiill glove.  Do any of you shoot them? if so do you shoot the standard or the deluxe.  Thanks

[tradlongbow]

Originally posted by Brianlocal3:
Im thinking of getting a Howard Hiill glove.  Do any of you shoot them? if so do you shoot the standard or the deluxe.  Thanks

I like the one that Bateman makes better, It's made of cordovan, and I find that the finger stalls fit much better. Bateman has a website you can check out.

[Brianlocal3]

darren,
I was looking at those but I use a pretty deep hook and am worried about the strings getting behind the stalls.

[BCWV]

I made this quiver a few weeks back and just finished building a bow to go with it.

 

 It's 66", 49@26, bacote riser, actionboo cores, brown glass on the back and white on the belly.

 

 

 

 It's my second bow and my first glass bow. It shoots very well and has very little hand shock. I just finished it up today and had to post a couple pics.
 Brad

[Brianlocal3]

Great job on the builds!!

[Nate Steen .]

Brian,  check out the American Leathers Crossover also

I've tried them all, used the Hill glove for years, tried/have the Bateman, but the Crossover trumps them in my opinion

[Brazos]

I have a Hill Deluxe Glove.  I don't care for it.  Well made.  Just way too thick and clumsy for my taste.

[Brazos]

It seems so easy now.  I bought my first trad bow, a Wesley Special,  about a dozen years ago.  I shot it some but never mastered it and went back to a compound.  I sold off my compound late last spring and dedicated myself to my longbow since.  I have had good days and bad.  I have followed paths along the way that kept my frustrated for weeks.  I feel like now I have found my stride.  I have been on the right path for weeks now.  I pick the bow up and in one fluid motion let it rip.  Almost every shot is a winner and it seems so easy, without much thought.  The key now is I am sure of myself and know what it feels like.  I love my Hill bow.  I post this for the new guys.  If you are like me you are solo with no help.  You read all sorts of stuff on forums like this.  You try different things.  You have a few good shots and start down a fruitless path.  Just keep with it and one day it will click.

[Pat B.]

Nice post Craig..

It took a while for me to "get" Hill bows but they are my favorite bows to shoot by far.. And I seem to shoot 'em pretty fair too !

[Goshawkin]

Brian,Yep,they're getting a work out.The ash are holding up great.Let's just say the rocks have an early lead on the cedars   :rolleyes:      :D

[Nala]

Are there any of you that have a Hill style from 7 Lakes Longbows?  What about one that you finished from one of his "blanks?"  I've been thinking of trying one of those and would like to see and hear more.

Anyone?

Thanks.

LOVE this thread too.

Nalajr