HH bug got me ... Part One!

[Steve Clandinin]

Spanky ,those bows look incredible.In all honesty what differance do you notice over hill bows,not to cut anyone down,just curious.Thanks

[Mudd]

My new Half Breed arrived this morning.

The wind is blowing about 20 to 30 mph but I still just had to shoot it outside.

Here's me drawing it for the very 1st time.

 

Here are the rest of the pictures I took.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

You can see by my 1st six arrows that we are going to get along just fine.

Thanks for looking!

God bless,Mudd

[SpankyNeal]

Steve, in all honesty it boils down to personal fit and design. All of mine were made specifically for me, except for "Quiet Places" and Nate is giving it a facelift so it will, and so they simply work better. We've mentioned this before, and I'm sticking to my guns...perfect fit does matter with this style bow! You never see them on the classifieds because once they get in the hands of the person they were made for, they never leave. The couple of folks I know that didn't love them got them used. Why didn't they like them? Because they weren't built for them!

I don't know of a bad Hill bow being made by anyone out there - I have owned and actually "like" them all, but I "love" these. Nate specializes in string follow bows and his designs and construction techniques are different than the others, and simply work better for me. If you need heart surgery, you go to a heart surgeon, and not a general practitioner. Same here...if you want a reflex or straight profile Hill bow with exotic risers, various core materials, pretty veneers, and tip overlays, then Craig or Steve are the guys you need to be talking to, if you want a split bamboo like Howard's original bows, then David is your man, but if string follows are your passion then you need to talk to Nate!

[Steve Clandinin]

Mudd,Do I ever like that bow ! It must be the Yew !LOL

[SpankyNeal]

Congrats on the HB Roy...looks like ya'll see eye-to-eye my friend - enjoy!  

More Yew 4 Yew!
Dandy bow Mr Mudd!      

[Mudd]

I will continue to drive these Cadillacs and Rolls Royces until I can get a Maserati...lol

God bless,Mudd

PS: I picked that up from a reliable source....lol

[Steve Clandinin]

Spanky,Thanks ever so much for the info,it all makes sense,like I said before those are sure nice looking bows,Quality written all over them!

[Wannabe1]

Beautiful bow Roy. Congrats and good shooting.      

[Overspined]

GRIPS...I think we could start a post on HH bows just based on grips.  It is amazing the variety of grip sizes and shapes that everyone decides upon or prefers!

Straight:I love straight, they fit me. Teardrop more specifically, but any straight is my preference.

Dished: I like, but don't shoot them as well as my hand seems to collapse into the grip funny and tends to torque it a touch.  I can shoot them, but just can't seem to get it consistent for the first shot. I would have to shoot a very shallow dish, but still would rather not. I am amazed at how much some bows are dished.  I would like to try one with an extreme dish, or even a standard dish like MUDD's new one and see what happens.

Index:  I WANT to shoot this style in a HH bow, but haven't seen one out there yet.  I would never order one without first shooting someone else's.  I think it would torque my wrist forward funny as it does on non HH bows, as I hold the grip more on the "side", I have wide hands and the knuckle is behind the grip apex, but it looks like I hold the side of the bow.

How have you all come to the preference you have?

[SpankyNeal]

Matt, I found mine by shooting them. The used bows I have bought all had different grips, and sizes, so I found the one I liked - eventually! Once I bought that Schulz bow though, it was all over...that grip was perfect! I can shoot it as well as a pure straight, but it's a little more comfortable in the hand. I have also found the wedge on John's bows to be more repeatable, and more torque free than the racetrack style.

[highnoonhunter]

Man this thread is killing me!

I thought about seeing if the moderators would kill it or pull it, but seeing that Rob is in on it...... probably ain't gonna happen......  

Sure is causing the Preacherman to lust!

[Ray_G]

Bobby,

"Mortify" that lust - just order one!

[highnoonhunter]

I'm trying Ray, I'm trying!

[tg2nd]

Let' see if it goes 'till Howards 111th Birthday (8 months to go)

[Cookus]

That's a sweet looking half breed Mudd!   She throws a nice pattern as well!

[far rider]

Mudd,
Ya did it again, you know that Big 5 I had back in the middle of this thread that I said was a twin to yours......well I have your Half Breed's twin too. Bocote, Yew, over boo. Only difference is the weight and wrap. Great minds I guess!

 

 

She's the best shooter on the rack.

[OP-archer]

Just ordered a Hill-style bow blank from Mike Ballinger at 7-Lakes LB's.  65" 44@28 Ipe riser with a Rosewood stripe, 4 lams of bamboo with black glass.  Shaping the grip and finishing the shelf.  Cost $175.00.  He's adding the overlays to the tip and riser for an additional $50.00.  All I have to do is sand, sand and then sand some more.  Then poly.  Hopefully, I'll be able to post some pics on the progress.  There are only a few left at this price, so, if you're considering ordering a Hill-style bow it's a great bagain with just a little bit of work on my part.

[hvyhitter]

The strain was too much......pulled the trigger on the Halfbreed that WAS in the classifieds. Too close to what I was looking to order so I couldnt pass it up.

[Blueridge]

Mudd and Far Rider those are beauts! FR what kind of grip is that? Just talked with Craig today about the Redman and will probably order it tomorrow. That should be enough for a while!