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I just got this last week and finally got to give it a good work out.62" Hill Half Breed,57#@28".Yew on the back and belly and 3 lams of bamboo(normally they have 2 lams of 'boo).It's kinda differant seeing a Hill bow this short,but this is such a sweet shooting and one of the nicest looking Hills I've ever seen.And handshock?Nope-haven't been kicked yet by it:D

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Pretty bow Jim, nice contrast! I was gonna say I thought the Hill bows were typically like 70"?

How do you shoot that style bow with what looks like no grip throat? Is hand placement a little funky?

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NICE.......Hope I can get back to shootin my recurve and longbow....

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That's about as short as I want in a longbow.My other 2 Hills are 64" & 66" and I have 5 other longbows that range from 62"-66".
The grip is slightly dished.It's actually perfect for me.No matter how I grab it,I get perfect hand placement and there's no torquing the riser-the grip is just dead on.My one Hill has a locator grip and that's real nice but I prefer the dished personally--that's just what works for me

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Very nice looking bow Jim! Craig is a terrific Bowyer! :)

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Jim, when did Craig start running the belly lamination down the riser?

Thenewest HH the I have was made in 2004 and it still doesn't have that. Or is it unique to your model?

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Not sure,Bob.This is a 2006 bow as are my 2 Wesleys and they're the same

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That's interesting.

Here is a pic of my 04 Wesley made by Craig, you can see the lamination design differences.

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Ok-here's my 2 Wesley's.The one with the clear glass has a lam coming down over the riser.The black glass has just straight lams down the back of the bow.The clear Wes was made last summer and the black Wes (I emailed the guy I bought it off of)was made a few years ago.

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The clear glass one also has overlays on the riser back--something you don't see too often.

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Nice bow JimPic. I'm getting a recurve soon hopefully.
EnglishHope

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That's cool,English! Remember though-you gotta post pics of it when ya get it;)

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Jim FWIW, here is an e-mail I received from Craig:

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Very interesting-that was something I didn't know.Thanks Bob!

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This isn't my picture, it was taken off the HH Shooters Site, but it is pretty much how I grip a HH style bow, I may hold a bit higher though and I cant around 1 oclock or so. The arrow pretty much just barely touches my index finger while I draw:

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My brother shoots his longbows with that type of grip.It works for him but it's a little awkward for me.I get a little more hand on it and like Bob,I get a higher grip with a 1 o'clock cant.I like that arrow right on top of my hand.

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JimPic, I'm trying to order a recurve this Monday (April 9th.) I'll try to post pictures of it when it's delivered. The recurve I'm ordering it has no shooting shelf, you shoot it off of your knuckle when ya' shoot it. I might buy me some arrows too. I'm not 100% if I'll shoot Carbons or Cedars. I found some nice arrows on the website that I'm gonna order that recurve out of. How does your longbow shoot? I'll tell y'all how the recurve shoots when I get it delivered.
EnglishHope

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The longbows shoot great,EH !!:DRemember,if you're right-handed shooting off the knuckle--make sure you get your arrows with left wing feathers

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I got my recurve today:D! Here's a link to some pictures of it: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/sniper27/?action=view&current=100_0881.jpg
and http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/sniper27/?action=view&current=100_0879.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/sniper27/?action=view&current=100_0874.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/sniper27/?action=view&current=100_0872.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/sniper27/?action=view&current=100_0869.jpg
It feels great, and it looks great. I haven't got to shoot it yet, I haven't got a bowstringer yet. I can't wait until I do get to shoot it. I'll tell y'all how it shoots when I get to shoot it.
EnglishHope

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Cool :)Congrats on the new bow.That has to be painful having a new bow at home and not being able to shoot it right away

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Bringin' this to the top
EnglishHope

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looks like youhave yourself a nice bow

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Bringin' this back up...

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Well,since you did bring it back up.Today I picked up a 60"Black Widow TF V,51#@26" 1pc recurve at the Baltimore trad shoot.I also ordered a 64"Northern Mist Baraga longbow,54#@27".Now I gotta wait 4 months for the longbow

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Black Widow TF V

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thats a damn nice bow

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Very nice Jim!

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Nice bow!!! Did you get it yet? How's it shoot?

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It's a used bow that Ipicked up at the swap meet.The TF is a great shooter-one of the finest shooting bows I ever shot.The Northern Mist longbow I ordered.That should be done in time for hunting season this fall:)