HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[adkmountainken]

another look

[katman]

Anyone know current wait time for JD Berry build?

[MnFn]

Just catching up on this thread.  I love that Northern Mist green.

[Gordon Jabben]

Love the NM with green glass.   

[two4hooking]

Anyone know what kind of string does Steve put on his Northern Mists?

[Horsehide]

D97

[Tim Reese]

Your new NM looks great!! Enjoy that beauty, I'm Torn between brown and green glass for my next bow!!!! I love both colors on ASL's.

[Steve Clandinin]

Wow, Ken that is one nice looking bow ,love the green glass,yes Steve sure makes a nice bow,all the best with her.

[Ray Lyon]

Wondering what market value of Shultz Natural'Grandpa' and David Miller glass backed bamboo. Both are left handed, mid 50's poundage.  A well known name is wondering what market value is. Not selling.

[Mike Mecredy]

Here's mine a string follow, 64", 47# @ 28", Bolivian rose, Osage orange, and a bunch of stripes in the riser, it's a  Maddog Follower Extreme.  (I finally made myself one. ) [attachment=1]

[Tradcat]

Nothing like shooting an ASL bow. Give us your feedback Mike...what do you think mad dog ?

[katman]

Love that green glass, good looking riser.
Loving my follower extreme.

[Sam McMichael]

I just saw where two4hooking was asking the kind of string that came on Northern Mist bows. I have 2 Shelton bows, and both came with D-97 strings.

[Mike Mecredy]

Tradcat, I shoot H.Hill styled bows better than any of the other longbow designs I make.  I make two other longbow designs, and a hybrid, and with those I have good days and bad days, but with the Hill styled design, I have mostly good days.   Particularly on the Follower Extreme longbow.  Whilst designing the follower extreme, I played around with different taper rate on the lams, and riser lengths : overall length ratios, and come up with what I perceive as a bit of a sweet spot, good performance and minimal handshock.  But it doesn't matter who made them, or if they are a tad sluggish, and have a bit of a thump on release, I just shoot ASLs, any of them, more consistently.   

[two4hooking]

Thanks for the info on D97 all.

[Tradcat]

Thanks for the input Mike. Is the "thump" you feel due to the bow being a string follow design or would it still be there on a backset Hill design too? Thanks

[Mike Mecredy]

Tradcat, I've never tried shooting a H Hill bow with a backset profle, but me, being convinced the "Thump" is due to the thickness of the limbs, and their high mass, I would think that with some backset, I could get the same draw weight with a thinner limb and reduce the thump.  I'll have to give it a try when I get the chance.  I don't really mind a little thump, as long as I don't feel it up my entire arm. 

[Tradcat]

Sounds like you got an experiment coming up soon Mike 👍

[evgb127]

Wondering what market value of Shultz Natural'Grandpa' and David Miller glass backed bamboo. Both are left handed, mid 50's poundage.  A well known name is wondering what market value is. Not selling.

Hi Ray, I recently saw two right handed Schulz naturals in the low 60's poundage range sell in less than a week for $600. Given that the bows are left handed, there may not be as much demand, but I would guess that the market value would be about the same.  The fact that the bows are owned by a well known name may also help. 

[Orion]

My experience with shooting back set vs string follow ASLs is that the "thump"/hand shock is more pronounced with the backset bow.