Howard Hill, Forgive me...

[frankwright]

I have always been a longbow guy ever since I bought a Pearson "Big Ben" longbow back in the middle 1970's.

I just always liked the look and feel of a Hill style longbow and I have owned and hunted with a good many.

I have never had a good recurve but I always liked the looks of a good take down and have lusted over a Bighorn back in the day. I owned an old Browning and I had a big heavy metal risered Black Widow HF-500 but nothing modern.

I tried some friends recurves and could never seem to shoot them well, but the idea to own one was always in the back of my mind.

An experience with a ladder stand and a Double bull blind convinced me to give a shorter bow a try.

I got a pretty good deal on a Zipper recurve, 62" 46@ 28. Riser is Curly Maple,Bubinga and Kings Wood. The Limbs are Elm vaneers.
I fletched up some Vapor Arrows for it and boy does this baby shoot.
I always had a terrible left/right problem when shooting recurves but not with this one. They fly true and hit hard.
Now I am not giving up my HH Cheetah or Wesley but I do plan to give this Zipper some air time too.

 

[dpoole]

that is sho nuf pretty !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jake Allen]

that is sho nuf pretty !!!!!!!!!!

Ain't it though!

 

[Jayin J]

Nice lookin set up there....

 

[Al33]

Glad to see yo enjoying both trad worlds Frank. Handsome recurve for sure and it has to be a pure pleasure to shoot when it is hitting like you said. I also bought a short Rivers Edge re-curve for my turkey hunting from a Double Bull blind. I hope it serves you long and well.

 

[hogdgz]

Nice Bow!!!

 

[Tikki]

I really like the character in that bow!

 

[Dennis]

Nice!

 

[F1Rocket]

Not sure any apologies need to be made for that bow!

 

[BkBigkid]

Sweet looking Bow,
I did just the opposite and started with recurves and now trying some long bows out, the Bamboo hunter is my favorite bow right now.

 

[PAPALAPIN]

Frank

I think Howard would have gladly shot that one himself.

Nice bow. Is it cut past center? Most recurves aren't. If so, that may be why your windage problem better.

 

[Auchumpkee Creek Assassin]

beautiful bow

 

[belle&bows]

Nice bow. Shoot her well.

 

[Bubbaforsure]

Nice...Looking stick....