HH bug got me ... Part One!

[Ben Maher]

Maybe for the Shooters forum or off topic but as we are on the here , there is a BIG difference between leaning the body into a shot and leaning the head forward to meet the anchor... there is a bunch of Hill pics showing him NOT overtly leaning forward ...

I don't buy the 'upright is target form' argument ... I swing draw and if i need to lean into a shot it is done from the waist , that way everything stays aligned and lets me , albeit unconsciously, still use my back muscles.

Steve, that bow sounds gorgeous !

[Ben Maher]

More imortantly...my bows got shipped today !

Robin Hood #13 will be making his Australian debut here on Tradgang at some stage over the coming weeks. To ensure he isn't lonely, he is bringing a friend with similiar specs ... T/D Mr Rhino ...
As a welcoming committee , there are a bunch of newly fletched douglas fir, tapered cedars and 2016's waiting their arrival ...

First stop on the Aussie tour will be my favourite stumping/roving mountain ...
Question is ... do i make myself one of Mudd's hats ?


Stay Tuned

[Raging Water]

My Robin Hood Dual Shelf Bow.

1st picture is Righty and 2nd is Lefty. Oh, the Hat was made by Roy "Mudd" Williams. I am officially one of his Merry Men.

Matt "Little John Raging Water" Hamilton

   

[longbowben]

Nice form, how is the lefty shooting going?

[Raging Water]

I only shot 3 arrows lefty today and 6 righty. No time, man, no time.

I really hope to get some serious left handed practice in this weekend.

Interesting comment. Shooting lefty really makes me think about form and focus.

I think it is really going to help my right side the most.

Matt

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Oooh, Ben, you lucky fellow! I'm looking forward to seeing the photos! And yes, I think you do need a hat!

[leatherneck]

Originally posted by Ben Maher:
[QB] More imortantly...my bows got shipped today !

You lucky dog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leatherneck]

Just looked back on a pic from earlier in the year and I lean a little in my shots. My back elbow could stand to be a touch lower but I'm bending at the waste. I would also have to take into consideration that I'm just drawing for a photo and not a shot so I'm kinda looking at the ground. I dont know,seems to work for me.Critique?

 

[Tommy D]

I got the HH bug a few years ago, finally ordered a 70" Wesley Special back in Dec. of '07.

I shot it "ok" but I shoot my selfbow better, so it has spent the last 2+ years hanging on the bow rack.

Nice bows, just never quite got the hang of 'em.

[stik&string]

I am officially asking permission to blame you guys when my wife questions what is in the "big box" that will arrive in a few weeks.          

[Wannabe1]

Ya, I'm thinking they may need to start a forum for the "Wives of Hill Fans". That way they have a place to console each other and plot against us!   :D

[Molson]

Originally posted by leatherneck:
Just looked back on a pic from earlier in the year and I lean a little in my shots. My back elbow could stand to be a touch lower but I'm bending at the waste. I would also have to take into consideration that I'm just drawing for a photo and not a shot so I'm kinda looking at the ground. I dont know,seems to work for me.Critique?

   

I never had problems shooting, and then for some dumb reason, I started worrying about my elbow being a little high to the point I gave myself a nice case of TP. As long as it's not up and out, and you're pulling with back tension, don't worry about it.  It might just be the way you shoot do to your body.

I will offer this Critique....  If you're killing things and you're happy, just shoot the bow!    

[SpankyNeal]

Howards form was terrible according to others...nuff said!

Hill form is doing all the same wrong things that Hill did and reducing down to match the individuals size and strength.  That quartering, goose necking, stick the butt out thing is not part of the form.  Actually Hill said that Swineheart was a better size for shooting longbows than he was. Hill perhaps reduced his draw some intentionally, sometimes he even drew less than 27", unintentionally.  As stated, Hill thought a 27" arrow was the best length arrow. Good thing his bow forgave him, for all that bad form.  Those bad form things did seem to work, for him and me.

[Rob DiStefano]

it's been said oodles of times before and worth re-iterating - as long as you can consistently hit what yer aiming at, yer shooting form is just fine, whatever it is.

[Kapellmeister]

This bug is really contagious!   :eek:

(I just ordered an in-stock 68" Half Breed 55#@28" backset / yew on back & belly / bamboo core lams / walnut riser w/ laced elk hide)    :rolleyes:

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Kapellmeister:
This bug is really contagious!    :eek:  

(I just ordered an in-stock 68" Half Breed 55#@28" backset / yew on back & belly / bamboo core lams / walnut riser w/ laced elk hide)     :rolleyes:  

oooooooo, dat sounds nice!

[Wannabe1]

Pics when it arrives please!   :D    

[Orion]

Rob D. "it's been said oodles of times before and worth re-iterating - as long as you can consistently hit what yer aiming at, yer shooting form is just fine, whatever it is."

Rob:  That's the point I was trying to make. When I commented on leaning in, I was thinking more a slight tilt of the head than the body, but advice is the same regardless.  If it works, don't worry about it.

[tradlongbow]

kapellmeister-

We need pics when it arrives?

Darren