HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[Hoosierarcher88]

Which one is that tw

[Wannabe1]

Which one is that tw

It's one a kind gentleman decided he could part with, but I suspect with some reservations , and it will be here as soon as my payment arrives in the mail to him. I'll give full specs once it is here. Oh yeah, it is a HH.

[pavan]

I remember when I had only one longbow, a 72@28 Schulz Hunter.  That lasted for about 6 years, an old friend reminded me what he called that bow, 'blood thirsty'.  I now have a more than that on three long racks.  The two on the out side are the ones with no dust on them.  One shoots my lighter spined arrows and one shoots my heavier spined arrows.   I also remember when I had 24 longbows, only one was not dusty, my 64@26&1/4 Schulz Legend.  Getting old and injured sucks, I would have shot that bow forever.

[limbshaker]

Wow, after 3 days im finally finished reading through this entire thread. Lots of very useful info and many great looking bows. From what i see i am a bit of an oddball as most shoot split finger with a glove while i shoot 3 under with a tab and middle finger anchor. Ive tried the split with glove and just could never get use to it. 3 under with a tab just feels natural to me and i can gap or shoot split vision with ease. To each their own as with most things i guess.

I shot the same way as you for several years. Always felt natural, and split always felt weird and hurt my top finger. But one day during a frustratingly pitiful shooting session, I decided to just have some fun and goof off. I picked up my longbow, grabbed it tight, grabbed the string split fingered, raised the bow and ripped a few arrows without even aiming.

To my surprise they went a lot closer to where I was aiming than I would have expected. And this was at 20 yards. After a weeks worth of practice, I was shooting better than I ever had, and having more fun. Been shooting this way for quite a while now.

It's always best to shoot whats comfortable for you, even if it seems odd or unconventional.

But sometimes, and especially during a slump, it's great to just throw it all out the window and try something new. Even if for no other reason to remind you of why you do this in the first place.....to have fun. The only way you are ever doing it wrong, is if you aren't enjoying yourself!

 

[Hoosierarcher88]

Id say what im doing is working for me lol. Just woke up a little bit ago and decided to step onto the back porch and fire off a couple shots. This is shot #1 and shot #2 at about 18 yards. Ive been trying the single shot practice method to help prepare for hunting season. Once every few hours that im awake and its actually daylight out i step out to a random place in the back yard and fire a single shot. Sometimes ill stand, sometimes i kneel and every now and then ill throw in a seated shot just to get use to making 1 shot count for when deer season comes in.

[limbshaker]

Id say what im doing is working for me lol. Just woke up a little bit ago and decided to step onto the back porch and fire off a couple shots. This is shot #1 and shot #2 at about 18 yards. Ive been trying the single shot practice method to help prepare for hunting season. Once every few hours that im awake and its actually daylight out i step out to a random place in the back yard and fire a single shot. Sometimes ill stand, sometimes i kneel and every now and then ill throw in a seated shot just to get use to making 1 shot count for when deer season comes in.

Id say you got it down pat! Don't change a thing that works for you. I was just sharing a funny story on how things came around for me. Not trying to convert anybody to anything

I have noticed that the ASLs seem to be more forgiving for me to shoot in funky positions than recurves or other longbows. I like em for that for sure.

You're ready for deer season I'd say! I'll be looking for a kill pic 

[Hoosierarcher88]

Last year i hunted with the great northern shadow that i had and while i loved that bow, shooting in weird positions really seemed to take a bunch of practice. This shelton it is much easier for me to just shoot without much worry about how im contorted, the shots just go where i want them. Squirrel season here starts in a week so ill be doing my deer scouting and quest for bushy tails very shortly

[Wannabe1]

Ah yes, the ever elusive tree rat! Look forward to the monster trophies and stories!

[Hoosierarcher88]

first shot of the day from seated on a bucket at 22 yards and final 2 shots before going back inside from kneeling at 17 yards. Im still patiently awaiting my new arrows to come in from rose city. Will be here monday. Now me and my wife are getting ready to load up in my little tracker to go gas up a couple towns away (10 mile drive for 30 cent cheaper gas lol) and head out to collect reeds and other natural supplies for me to make a quiver from

[pavan]

Hoosy, you keep shooting at your arrows like that, you are going to need more arrows sooner than later.  It may be time to back up a little.

[Hoosierarcher88]

I can back up to a touch over 30 in the yard but have been practicing at distances more like what ill he shooting at for hunting. Just not very comfortable shooting at a deer 30 yards out with a longbow

[WESTBROOK]

Hoosier....practicing at 30 yds will really help your 20 & under shots...not kidding. I routinely shoot from 40-45 in the yard, you get to where your hitting from out there and the 20 & under are pretty easy. And I have no intention of shooting at a deer beyond 20ish.

[Hoosierarcher88]

Very good point westbrook. I use to do the same with my wheelbows to prepare for fita style shoots. Practice at 90 and 60 seems like a chip shot. I need to gwt out and do some stumping so i can stretch out a bit more

[pavan]

When first shooting long shots after a spell of not shooting long shots, I need to slow things down.  I may not hold per se, but my release needs to be more aim based than rhythm based.  The rhythm will pick up as experience and practice at the longer ranges continues. I commonly work from point on in.  Depending on which bow and which arrow, that will be 52 to 58 yards for me with my current stuff.  Yes, there is a bit of Hill style secondary imaging going on to work with point on shooting, but it does become an automatic impulse in short order.

[Overspined]

Oops

[Hoosierarcher88]

Hmmm i set out to gather materials to weave a back quiver out of but our wonderful dnr decided to spray the marsh i was going to harvest them from and all reeds/cattails that were accessible without a boat are gone. May just have to order a chunk of leather and go that route. For those of you that hunt with a back quiver how do the broadheads do as far as rattling around or damage to the quiver/dulling of the heads

[pavan]

A properly made and broken in Hill style quiver is not loud, nor does it dull up two blade heads.  When broken in, they are flat to the back.  A wide three blade head can be a problem for them, I don't like three blade heads so it is not an issue for me.  I sometimes hunt with aluminum arrows, if I am dancing around enough to make my arrows rattle, I am not hunting, I am dancing.  Normal walking moving around and shooting it is not an issue.  The last two hard leather quivers I bought from HHA came quite round.  The guys I gave them too, got them to flatten out very nicely with some NEETS Oil, heat and wearing them snug until they broke in.  You can also get the flexible quiver from HHA, not much break in required at all.  A good Hill style quiver is much more than just a tube to toss arrows into, it becomes a functional part of the hunt.

[Hoosierarcher88]

I was going to ask if the hill style quivers flattened out. From the pictures id seen they looked like they did instead of hold the round shape. So if my thinking is right then something more flexible like bickskin should make a good quiver

[Wannabe1]

She's here and she's a real beauty! Not a scratch on her that I could see. 66", 50#@28" w/slight string follow. I don't think she pulls 50#! The gentleman I got her from said he scaled her at 44# and it feels like it. Meet "Sandy"! I really like the T/D feature too!

[Orion]