HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[meatCKR]

Strike plate not needed on a hill style.  I would however polish that area with some good paste wax like Butchers or Johnson. That will make the draw silent and protect that area.

Steve

[Cavscout9753]

The only reason I use a strike plate is, well two reasons; 1) I like the look of one made from the same material as the grip, and 2) noise. If I bump my arrow into the riser hunting, a wood arrow is silent on it. Probably drawing is quieter too.

[centaur]

Pavan,
"Delicate" and 'Cav Scout' are words not normally used in the same sentence.

[Possumjon]

Hey guys, I've got a hill wesley special with a straight grip. I'd really like to find someone to put a dished grip on it, do any of you know of anyone doing  this type of work/price??

[David Mitchell]

Craig at Howard Hill will do it for you I'm sure.

[mike g]

I second the send it to Craig, You'll probably get it back in two weeks..

[Orion]

Possum:  Really is easy to dish the grip yourself.  Just take the leather grip off and have at it with a rasp and or fairly coarse file, then sand paper. That way, you can try the fit as you go to get exactly what you want. Remember to hold the leather in place as you test fit. A lot of Hills aren't finished under the leather grip so it's your choice as to whether to spray on some finish when you're done with the reshaping.

[Possumjon]

Thanks guys! I was contemplating emailing him but wasn't sure if he would. I'm to worried with it being my primary bow to mess up. I've got smaller hands and think the grips a bit on the large side for me. Changing the grip do you guys think it will change the tune of my arrows?

[MnFn]

I have not looked that much, but it seems a lot, if not most string follow bows are 66-68" long.  Is there a reason for that, or could it be made shorter?

I  had a 68" and the string seemed to bottom out against my torso.  Maybe I was canting too much?

I want to shoot one badly.  Er,  make that really want to shoot one well.  I loved drawing that 54# bow.
Gary

[MnFn]

[Hermon]

MnFn-I have a Berry Northstar that is 62".  They can be made shorter, just not as popular I reckon.

[Ray Lyon]

Hermon,
Sounds like that bow is still treating you well.    

[Hermon]

Originally posted by Ray Lyon:
Hermon,
Sounds like that bow is still treating you well.      

[Orion]

Possum:  There's actually very little difference between a straight and dished grip on a Hill, unless you have him make the dish more pronounced than normal. (Check out the Hill website for examples of each.) A slight dish shouldn't change the draw length, so shouldn't change the tune.

[Cavscout9753]

I have come to find I prefer a dished grip. I'm a do-it-yourself kind of guy, but I admit sometimes (ok, many times) that hasnt worked out for me. For dishing a grip though, its really not that much of a task. The hardest part will be redoing the leather to not end up looking like leatherface's mitten or something, and you can see my solution to that on the previous page of this thread. Still, sending it to Craig at HHA is the safest bet. Going from a straight to a dish is about as easy and doable as it gets. Im just to cheap (more so my wife is too cheap!) to pay shipping for something that easy. While you have the leather off, after you shape it, do yourself (and me when I snag your bow up off the classifieds, haha) a favor and throw a couple coats of poly down before reapplying the leather.

[Possumjon]

Originally posted by Cavscout9753:
I have come to find I prefer a dished grip. I'm a do-it-yourself kind of guy, but I admit sometimes (ok, many times) that hasnt worked out for me. For dishing a grip though, its really not that much of a task. The hardest part will be redoing the leather to not end up looking like leatherface's mitten or something, and you can see my solution to that on the previous page of this thread. Still, sending it to Craig at HHA is the safest bet. Going from a straight to a dish is about as easy and doable as it gets. Im just to cheap (more so my wife is too cheap!) to pay shipping for something that easy. While you have the leather off, after you shape it, do yourself (and me when I snag your bow up off the classifieds, haha) a favor and throw a couple coats of poly down before reapplying the leather.

Haha my bows not going anywhere for a while! I wanna get as good with this as I am with a curve, then maybe we'll talk     needless to say, you've got a while! I think my main problem with the straight grip is consistent hand placement. I'll get it one day though. Craig gave me a price and it's a lot less than I was expecting. I've got some things to consider now

[Overspined]

Dishing a grip is easy. It's probably not sprayed under the wrap so just remove it, use a wood rasp then sand paper, so stop just short of what you want with the rasp. Sand it smooth and get some barge cement and align and trim/then re-glue the grip leather. Just watch the center line so you keep the "peak" or belly of the grip straight.  Your eye will do that easily. I wouldn't rasp on any glass..