Author Topic: how many switched to a Hill style bow exculsivly??? (Read 769 times)

adkmountainken · « **on:** July 31, 2011, 04:42:00 PM »

picked up my Northern Mist Shelton and i'm blow away by how smooth it is at #55 pounds! i am a "D" bow man at heart but got caught up in the reflex/deflex craze and auctually shoot them pretty good. however i now know there is no turning back and i'm ready to make the switch to "D" bow for good! got a HillShrew on order and want to pick up a nice HH. i'll give it a couple days but am pretty sure i'm going to unload evrything else!

Gordon Jabben · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2011, 04:53:00 PM »

Good for you! I love the look of the "D" bows and I'm a big fan of Howard Hill but I just don't shoot them as well as the reflex/deflex bows. I'll pick up my "D" bow about once a month and shoot it until I get disapointed in my shooting and then it's back to my 21st Century bow. I feel like the Howard Hill narrow style grip is giving me a lot of trouble.

buckeye_hunter · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2011, 04:55:00 PM »

3,995 people roughly. I'm just guessing from the Howard Hill thread!

bulldog18 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2011, 05:04:00 PM »

I'm pretty much in the same boat. I have two r/d bows, my martin savannah and howard hill badger. But I shoot my howard hill robin hood or bamabow more than anything else.

stik&string · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2011, 05:13:00 PM »

I unloaded everything else as soon as I shot my first D-style, now I have 2 HHs and am on the list for the ShrewHill as well.

xbmedic · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2011, 06:03:00 PM »

I shot my first D style, a Jerry Hill, years and years ago. I got a Martin ML-10 and loved it, so I bought a HH Big Five, then built 2 more of my own. I sold my Quinn Stingray and my mild R/D longbow, a Howatt Bushmaster. I love my D bows because, to me, they are the most fun to shoot.

Night Wing · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2011, 06:08:00 PM »

If you want to get some idea how many people shoot a "D" style longbow exclusively, make a poll and compare it with how many people shoot hybrid longbows and recurves exclusively. Should be an interesting poll if you decide to do it.

Lamey · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2011, 06:11:00 PM »

i like them all, just depends on my mood. no need to not enjoy all the designs available to us.

steadman · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2011, 06:31:00 PM »

That would be me, although I consider my Mohawk a d shape, although not a Hill style. So I guess I'm just a longbow guy. Sold the schafer last week, no curves here, not that I'm against them by any means.

Huntschool · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2011, 06:41:00 PM »

I think I will stay with my RD Long Bows. They feel good to me and I shoot them pretty fair. I can't say I do not like the Mowhawk type long bows and I have not shot a Hill style in way years but that doesnt mean I dont like em. Fact is at some point I want to own one just to play with.

Oh, yea, I still shoot my recurves also....

Old guy being confused I guess... LOL.. Have fun with what ya shoot

Benny Nganabbarru · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2011, 06:50:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Lamey:
i like them all, just depends on my mood. no need to not enjoy all the designs available to us.

x2

Rob DiStefano · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2011, 07:06:00 PM »

yeah man, i love my "D" bow, a mohawk. :D

don't confuse hill style longbows with mild r/d longbows, 'cause both brace to that classic "D" limb shape. aside from the braced look, they're totally diff'rent animals.

TNstickn · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2011, 07:18:00 PM »

What's a shrewhill?

Kinda thought that.

Rob, ya never know, t could happen.

Cyclic-Rivers · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2011, 07:20:00 PM »

For me, It's the Flavor of the week.

Ken, you better hold onto Froggy. You owe it to yourself.

Rob DiStefano · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2011, 08:46:00 PM »

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Originally posted by TNstickn:
What's a shrewhill?

that's a new hill style longbow to be offered by ron "shrew" laclair. check out the last 4 or 5 pages of the "hh bug got me" thread.

swampthing · « **Reply #15 on:** July 31, 2011, 09:05:00 PM »

All I shoot over this way. 65# and no "hold-over" till about 60 or so yards with 16 strand dacron.
Great hunting weaponry.
Once you get it, you got it.

Frenchymanny · « **Reply #16 on:** July 31, 2011, 09:16:00 PM »

Ken bro, you shoot it very well!!!
You need matched arras now:)

F-Manny

AdamH · « **Reply #17 on:** July 31, 2011, 09:25:00 PM »

Nothing wrong with making things Harder & More Traditional Ken, I had a feeling you'd like the string follow design ... {he he} ...

Ken Babicky · « **Reply #18 on:** July 31, 2011, 09:43:00 PM »

I have two hills and a mix of rd and recurve bows I am strictly using my hills and the others are collecting dust. It's a shame too because there are some darn nice bows hanging on the rack and most cost me more money than either of the hills. I am seriously considering selling the others and just keeping the Big5 and Wesley Special.

straitera · « **Reply #19 on:** July 31, 2011, 11:28:00 PM »

Welcome Hillbro! E-mail pix of your Shrewill. Gotta know there's some big LaClair love in that one.


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