HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[MikeNova]

That's very interest g research. Do you think string material Dacron vs fast flight has anything to do with anything?

[two4hooking]

I do. Stretchy dacron vs non stretch. Rubber band lower pitch than piano wire.  I would love to test that theory.

[WESTBROOK]

I could get a 14 strand D97 pretty quiet w/o silencers, but its nothing like B50. get your arrow tuned good and B50 is almost silent.

[Sirius Black]

I have a BCY-X with yarn puffs on my Rhino, and it's very quiet.

[Jack Skinner]

My Heritage arrived from Medical Lake while I was at CTAS last week. I have changed out the FF string for B-50 and started shooting her. Well all the reviews on this bow were spot on. Great manners love the no shelf and fast. Not the greatest person to guess speed as I have been a self bow guy for 15 years but it will take me some time to get my shots down. JD Berry has to be one of the top 3 makers of ASL's and a great guy to deal with and talk with.
Anyway here is my Heritage
 
Brown glass back bamboo cores and white belly with Chechen riser. Slim in profile and perfect handle.
 
68 n to n 58@28

[ron w]

Nice Jack......  

[Ray Lyon]

       

[two4hooking]

Nice!  Love the white glass.

[ron w]

Here's a question......does the white glass yellow over time?? Or is that just the finish? The white glass is classy!!!

[Jack Skinner]

I would bet it is the finish but this is my first white glass bow, so only time will tell. I will be getting my second white glass bow next week. It will have white glass back and belly, it will be my winter hunting bow            

Not a great picture but you can see some of the brown glass and how it and the bamboo and then the Chechen just got together for a good looking hunting bow then the white belly just pops. I don't think I could be happier with a bowyer's work
   
Classy is a perfect term for this bow and may just be her name.
Thanks ron w

[Mud_Slide_Slim]

That's a fine looking bow Jack.  This is definitely a bow that will be put on the short list.  Just a question....is it just the photo or does the grip actually taper in towards the belly of the bow?  If so, how does this feel in drawing and shooting?

Bill-

[Jack Skinner]

Nope Bill its not the photo you are correct. The heritage has a slight bulbous handle. It is slightly thicker at the center of the handle from side to side and tapers down to a 3/4 wide handle and it is slightly thinker in the middle of the handle on the belly side and tapers towards the fades. I have not measured it but it cant be more than 1/8 of an inch taper either way ( I think less). Its funny but the Kramer I have been shooting has the bulbous on the side of the handle but a slight dish on the belly. I thought I would have trouble with the Heritage handle because of that but no the handle just drops right into your palm in the crease as you draw. It is almost like a locater handle and that is perfect for a no shelf bow, so that you keep your hand at the same height as it is your shelf for your arrow.
Hope that made sense.

[Mud_Slide_Slim]

Jack,
That makes perfect sense...thanks for the explanation.  I used to shoot no-shelf bows about 12 years ago, only with a straight grip.  I like the idea of how James designed this grip.  Seems very well thought out.  I was wondering how you guys shooting off the knuckle gripped the bow in a consistent manner that would allow repeated results shot after shot.  I get it now...

Bill-

[Green]

Congrats Jack!  The Heritage is in a class by itself!

[Jack Skinner]

So bitten again by the ASL bug. I had decided when I wanted to buy vs making some bows that I would buy from a known and an unknown. Give all bowyers a chance. I am happy with that decision at this time.

This is a Mike Ballenger NAH (North American Hardwood) longbow in the String Follow Carolina Night model.


He builds them from hardwoods that he personally chooses and saves on shipping. He says they are perfect in everyway just not a pretty as exotics and not nearly as expensive. I chose black walnut for my cores because I had built a nice hickory backed walnut self bow that was quite a performer. The white glass is the only up charge on this bow as black glass is the normal. The handled is hickory and walnut and is wider than my Kramer and just as deep which I requested. It feels great in the hand.

It shot great just like you would expect from an ASL, smooth through the draw with the thump you expect letting you know you have shot an arrow, but no to me hand shock. It drove my heavy arrows with authority and sent the arrows deep into my targets.

15 Yard group under high wind warning
Mike can build you one of those pretty bows for more money if you want, but I am very happy with my NAH and at hundreds less than other. He also has a u-finish option that would make these bows an extreme bargain the way they perform.
So happy with my decision to give lesser known bowyers a chance this is a great bow at a fantastic price.

[daveycrockett]

I been bit! Got a 68" 55@28 green glass back Wesley Special on the way.

[elkhunter45]

I was thinking hard on that bow! Congrats. I just didn't have the funds. I love green glass and thought it would be a perfect companion to my green Kodiak Hunter

[Sam McMichael]

Oh boy, daveycrockett, you have started down the primrose path! I think you will really like the Wesley.

[two4hooking]

I received a couple pictures from a well known bowyer bowyer....  

I cannot begin to express how lucky I feel!  

I'll post pictures when I get them.  

[Ray Lyon]