HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[Sam McMichael]

Pavan, I understand what you mean. I know ASL, FOC, EFOC, and POC mean, but not many of the other acronyms listed. Thank God I know what longbow, wood arrow, spine, and broadhead weight mean. With that modicum of knowledge, I have been able to shoot well tuned equipment for quite a long time. Maybe I am simplistic or perhaps merely a simpleton, but I don't feel a need to get so deep into today's jargon to enjoy archery.

afl-australian football league, foc-?, efoc-??, ilf-Indiana library federation, nba-no bacon allowed, alf- Alf, mork- Mork, paa- penguin alcoholics anonymous, pbs- Public Broadcasting System, wtf- Wild Turkey federation (honest, just keeping with the season), omg-old men groan, amo-?, poc-potatoes onion and cheese.
I did not want this to get even more confusicating.  That's a real word.

[centaur]

New Morning Star that will be my bear hunting companion in a couple of days....

[Ray Lyon]

Good luck Pat.  That's a beauty.

[ron w]

Could you find a better background for the photo next time...........     LOL, just beautiful!!

[JDBerry]

Great photo Pat, GOOD LUCK.  ..OE

[Green]

Best of luck with the Bears Pat.  Great picture composition too!

[ron w]

Went to Baltimore shoot this past weekend, and in the process spent to much time in the Northern Mist booth. So now I'm on the list for a unique dual shelf Whisper. Steve said 6 months maybe less.....so now we wait.   :cool:

[ScouterMike]

Yea Ron I know how you feel, Steve had some nice bows at Baltimore and hanging around the Northern Mist booth put me back on Steve's list for a Whisper also. I am guessing we are not the only lucky longbow nuts to get bit by the NM bug at Baltimore...

[ron w]

 Glad I'm not alone........

[Brianlocal3]

Wonderful pic Pat GOOD LUCK!!

And you guys waiting on your new NM...... Well just hang in there , I like to sing songs to pass the time

One day, not so long ago, I realized that my new bow was 12 years old. I sometimes wish that I wanted a new bow. I have backed out of buying two this year. I go out and shoot my favorite right hand and left hand bow and decide nothing is going to top this and the desire is gone, so then I build more arrows. One day I will figure out that I have enough arrows.  What is a good number of arrows to have on hand?  I have about 200 with broadheads and about 60 with target points. I may be running low on target arrows.

[mike g]

ASL....
   The part I don't understand is the Semi part, How long dose it have to be to not be Semi..

[David Mitchell]

Mike, it doesn't have to do with length but more with the cross sectional shape of the limbs.  The term "American semi-longbow" came about to distinguish them from the English longbows which are not only typically long but have the thick D shaped belly--not flat limbs like the ASL bows. Some referred to the ASL as a "flatbow" due to the limbs being flat in cross section.

The language in archery can be confusing.  Now the term "D shaped bow" generally is used to refer to the over-all look of longbows that have no reflex showing when strung but look like the letter D.  In older times a D bow had a thicker limb that in cross section looked like the letter D--flat on the back and round on the belly.  Now the term "flat bow" is used to refer to a "longbow" that has wider and generally thinner limbs than the ASLs--more similar to a recurve limb.  I hope I am making myself clear.  Everyone does not use the language in the same way these days    :confused:    .......Dave

[Bluegoose]

Good luck Pat. Fantastic photograph!

Way back when the recurve bow that the string did not lay on the recurve was the cheap beginner's recurve. Now the recurve bow where the string does not quite lay on the limb is the fancy hybrid longbow, no matter how short it is.  Some think that a longbow can never be too short and some think one can never be too long.  My wife bought me new laces for for my ankle high canvas hunting boots.  They would be just the right length for a pair of knee high snake boots.  Now when I tie my shoes, I now know what a long bow looks like when it is too long. It is one thing when I step on my laces, it is something else when my wife keeps stepping on my laces.  I still wonder how flat is too flat to be called a longbow, that should be then called a long flat bow or a short flat bow. The Hill style Stotler, may not be an ASL, but one can still shoot it like an ASL.  Use, appearance, or function, the lines get fuzzier with time.

[two4hooking]

Originally posted by Trad Longbow Joe:
I just got back my Schulz longbow after Nate Steen refinished the longbow. Nate did an outstanding job and replaced the leather grip and arrow plate.  I was wondering how many ASL shooters do not have any material on the arrow plate area? I heard Howard didn't use anything and was just wondering.

I don't feel the need for anything.

[Ray Lyon]

JD Berry Northstar (reverse handle/string follow) and some of Ron LaClair/Paul Jalon-Elite Arrows Autumn Legend cedar arrows with the Hill style feather cut.  Nothing like a Hill style bow and cedar arrows to warm the soul.      

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[ron w]

Nice one Ray........

[Brianlocal3]

That's a wonderful pic!!