HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[Paul_R]

Is that pig skin Brian?

[Brianlocal3]

Yes it is. Glazed pig skin they called it

[mike g]

To wrap a grip you can also use tennis racket wraps....

[Jacquesbonin]

Well Gang, decided to mix it up today! Shot at Monadnock archers in Jaffrey, N.H.! First half I shot an English longbow, with Bear early  sixties wood with 145 grain heads! This was the first time shooting this bow! I finished the first half with a
138 out of 150! Very pleased with this bow! The second half I couldn't help myself! I choose to shoot "Doc Hill's"  longbow " Old Reliable" hasn't been shot since 1961! Note Doc is Howard Hill's older brother! Everyone thought I was crazy to shoot something they thought should mounted on the wall! Just the same I had to shoot it! I shot a 132 out of 150! Awsome bows! The English is 65"60@25" great performer, had confidence from the word go! Doc's bow is 69"60@30" which at my draw is 48 pounds! Now don't let the light weight throw you! This bow throws an arrow with authority! I will take a deer with it this fall! I just can't help myself! Later Jacques

[JDBerry]

Jacques, Nice shooting! Id hate to be that deer this fall, Sounds like your not going to miss.  ..James

[Jacquesbonin]

James, it is amazing! With either bow, the total confidence  before I shot either bow! I just knew! That is the beauty of the English longbow! The early Hills are made and perform completely different than the models being made as of late! I also have an early Hill called "The Charm" 69"72@28" absolutely smokes an arrow! Thanks James! I really like shooting all the early stuff! As early as I can get them  I have English longbows going as far back as the 1880's many from the 30's, 40's and the fifties! Just aquired one of Nels Grumley's brothers selfbows, circa mid forties! An extreme static tipped Osage! You can see the influence  Nels had on his brothers work! However it is not as refined as Nels work!
Catch you later Jacques

[Green]

Great shooting Jacques.  Always like the way you go about enjoying the splendid equipment you've been able to acquire!

[lbshooter]

Originally posted by Jacquesbonin:
 The second half I couldn't help myself! I choose to shoot "Doc Hill's"  longbow " Old Reliable" hasn't been shot since 1961! Note Doc is Howard Hill's older brother! Everyone thought I was crazy to shoot something they thought should mounted on the wall! Just the same I had to shoot it! I shot a 132 out of 150! Awsome bows! The English is 65"60@25" great performer, had confidence from the word go! Doc's bow is 69"60@30" which at my draw is 48 pounds! Now don't let the light weight throw you! This bow throws an arrow with authority! I will take a deer with it this fall! I just can't help myself! Later Jacques

Great shooting Jacques!  I  agree  about the shooting qualities of the older Hill bows.  The Green Dragon, made in the early 50's pulls around 50# and i find it has the same qualities you have found with Docs bow.  If they are in good shape, I can't see a problem shooting them, particularly in the  lighter draw weights.

[Jacquesbonin]

Thanks Guys! This hunting season is to be done with bow dating to the early fifties! Hopefully many successes! Note the clothing will be the old standbys, alias plaids and muted colors! Hopefully have some good photos! The photos will be done in the antique brown and white to get them to appear to have been in that time period! Later Jacques

[Brianlocal3]

Great shooting Jaques

I went out stumping today with my MorningStarin the 97 degree heat we got here this morning and was having a blast until I inadvertently pick a stump that was home so some very feisty hornets.

So today I learned it is possible to run full bore thru the woods, with a 68" bow , back quiver and Muck boots. I also found out I scream like a three year old , and beg hornets to stop when they are chasing me. Lol

[ScouterMike]

Ya know Brian, Howard Hill would have just stood his ground and picked them hornets off 2 and 3 at a time until he ran out of arrows...

[Brianlocal3]

It crossed my mind for a second, then I realized I'm no Howard and ran!!!! Lol

[Green]

I'll bet you looked a lot like Goofy runnin' through there.  You're lucky somebody didn't shoot you for looking like an armed wildman, lunatic, crazy person on a rampage!      

So.....did you donate your arrow to the hornets?

[Brianlocal3]

Nope, I got it back.
That was my favorite stumper.

[Caboo]

Check out my new post on my new "Argos". It's not a true ASL longbow being a duo-flex but it's real shooter that has the appearance of a ASL when braced.

[Mudd]

Brian if you got away unstung I'd say your either real lucky or real fast...lol

I know I'd have been stung since there aren't many things that I can outrun..lol

Jacques it sure sounds like you've been blessed when it comes to good looking and good shooting bows.

God bless,Mudd

[soap creek]

Got an email from Chuck at Two Tracks yesterday, said he was going to build my Echo this week. I'm pumped! I ordered a 68in. 52lbs@28in. brown glass and light/dark/light colored lams. Chucks a great guy to deal with. Going to be a long week.

[Hermon]

I got my Echo a couple weeks ago.  We are getting along pretty good.  It is my first ASL.  It is surprisingly fast.  In fact it is the fastest bow I own.  I don't chase speed, but it seemed pretty fast so I chronographed it. With the same arrow it is faster than my r/d bows.

[Killdeer]

What, no hornet pics?
That's OK. I got quite a good video in my head from your description. Hornets can sting you several times apiece, and suffer no ill effects from it. I would have been greatly saddened if they had been honeybees, the poor dears.

Killdeer   :p        

Brian, there was what I thought was a mouse living in my soybean seed crate bags that are stacked on the rafters of my garage, my targets that I stuff with silage plastic.  It was pooping on my Outback. I shook those bags a large brown bat flew into my face.  I ran out, it circled my drive and flew at me again.  If I screamed, I couldn't hear it.  But apparently the bat and the neighbor lady could, maybe I have a hearing problem.  Then last night an Indiana bat was circling in my kitchen while I was making tea.  It is obvious that both me and my wife have hearing problems, we could not hear each other's screaming.  At least your screaming like girl is a couple of octaves lower than mine.