HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

June 15, 2015, 09:49:00 PM

Mudd, my cheapest guitar is worth about $5000 and my better guitars are more by a good margin. No one touches my guitars. I wish it was as easy to play guitar as it is to shoot a Morningstar.

GregD · June 16, 2015, 09:16:00 AM

Pavan, you never said if you have owned any dual shelf bows and what you thought of them

June 16, 2015, 12:20:00 PM

I took the heat off of my bow buying itch, I ordered a Kangaroo shooting glove.

jeffg · June 17, 2015, 05:51:00 PM

I had my Wesley Special out today 50#@27" with my Sure woods 525 gr with a 125 head 10.3 GPP. I thought I would experiment with strings. First was a B50 through the Crony 155-156. Next was a FF Rhino string same arrows they clocked in @ 157-160.
I don't know the formula for KE but I doubt if 3-4fps makes much difference. The B50 was a little quieter with a light thump. The was a little less thumb but a little noisier with the Rhino. The Rhino I use are top shelf strings and would probably out last a B50
$15.00 verses $25.00 the choice what is 3-4fps and a little less thump worth. The jury is still out for me.

WESTBROOK · June 17, 2015, 07:21:00 PM

$25 will get a 2 spools of B50 and a couple spools of serving and your good to go for a good many years.

Funny thing...I used to be the biggest Dacron string hater...Buuuutt all I had actually tried was the "newer & better B55". I got a Shulz Tembo a little while ago and Nate put a B50 on it...the thing shot like a dream...no thump, no vibration and deathly silent and no real perceptable performance difference.

I'm at the age where I like things simple, don't have time to mess around with unnecessary stuff like padding loops..double serving..string silencers...I'll take 16 strands of B50, serve it & shoot it.

So I guess I'm just a B55 hater now..

jeffg · June 17, 2015, 07:38:00 PM

I lean more toward B50 after this test. what is 3-4 FPs.

WESTBROOK · June 17, 2015, 07:43:00 PM

...Same conclusion I came to...

two4hooking · June 18, 2015, 09:29:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by WESTBROOK:

I'm at the age where I like things simple, don't have time to mess around with unnecessary stuff like padding loops..double serving..string silencers...I'll take 16 strands of B50, serve it & shoot it.

My thoughts exactly! Keep it simple and effective.

June 18, 2015, 01:56:00 PM

There are some longbows that shoot nice with B50s and some that don't. When they don't, is when I wonder what is wrong with them. I quit making my own strings when I hurt my fingers and one funky thumb joint started acting up. I like to twist the loop sections as tight as I can and that beats up my hands more than I like. I will say that Chad's strings are a little bit better than my three ply B50s, which are a little bit better than run of the mill two ply B50s. A friend bought an older longbow, it was fairly harsh and begged me to make a string for him. It took some of the harshness out of the bow. Then later he said it was too stiff and wanted me to sell it for him. The obvious thing to do was to get out the wood files and sand paper. Eight slimmer and trimmer pounds later, the bow shot like a Schulz and still liked B50 strings.

June 19, 2015, 05:42:00 PM

Those American Leathers kangaroo gloves are really good. All of the needed padding without the bulk, my new favorite.

Ray Lyon · June 19, 2015, 06:16:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by pavan:
Those American Leathers kangaroo gloves are really good. All of the needed padding without the bulk, my new favorite.

X2 and I feel the kangaroo is almost as slick as cordovan

GregD · June 20, 2015, 06:49:00 PM

I didn't see a Kangaroo glove on their website. Are they special order?

Caboo · June 20, 2015, 07:01:00 PM

Look under Trad Gang sponsors for American Leathers.

M60gunner · June 20, 2015, 07:04:00 PM

You should call them. Glove not on site. I really like mine as well, no stretch in our super high temps right now.

bulldog18 · June 20, 2015, 08:20:00 PM

Great glove. Have had mine for about 3-4 years now. My kangaroo has shown little wear or stretch. Pricey but worth every bit of it.

June 21, 2015, 04:09:00 AM

I didn't know that the kangaroo gloves were out that long. I must not have been paying attention.

bulldog18 · June 21, 2015, 02:19:00 PM

John had a customer from Australia send him some kangaroo leather and had some crossovers made. He then listed some of the extras in the classifieds. I had a big shot glove and loved it. So I took the plunge and bought the kangaroo crossover. Couldn't be happier with it. Just glad to see John making them available now.

snakebit40 · June 21, 2015, 04:09:00 PM

I just wanted to thank you guys for helping me with my brace height/string issue. I ordered a new SBD and the BH is now at 6 1/4 which that bow loves. Pulls smoother and shoots very hard. My Weasley Special is quickly becoming my go to bow.

June 24, 2015, 11:37:00 PM

Okay, I've got this itch. Dual shelf Hill, how much does the lack of center shot effect the arrow spine and the shot alignment? If I would have nabbed that accidental righty Morningstar, I probably would not have this itch. Being able to shoot identically both left and right handed is becoming a twin bow curse.

Blaino · June 25, 2015, 08:51:00 AM

I've been working on the rhythm of my shot lately. I stumbled onto this guy and feel like he has good form and a nice fluid rhythm to his shot....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqBVP1OxcQk