November 13th this year was the 101st birthday of Howard Hill, who passed away in 1975. Instead of being run-of-the-mouth, thought I'd list a few videos of the master himself, pictures being worth a thousand words:
Yeah, the old films can be a bit corny and some people might not like the hunting of animals, but them's the facts Jack, take 'em or leave 'em. _________________ "For I have drawn Judah taut and applied [My hand] to Ephraim as to a bow." Zech. 9:13
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Posts: 2445 No Commercial Interest Location: Willcox, Arizona, USA
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject:
There must be something special in a Howard Hill bow. Not the physical aspects we all know and love about American Flatbows/longbows, but a more spiritual thing, a romance maybe…
I was out bouncing cottontails last Tuesday, putting my Big Five’s new string through its paces (thank you Craig at http://www.howardhillarchery.com/ ), and a nice way to spend Howard’s 101st birthday. The neighbor’s niece and nephew were outside between homeschooling periods, and they spotted me wandering about. It wasn’t long before the questions were coming fast, and I’d explained as many of the facets of archery and the advantages of a Hill bow as I knew they could understand.
The kids, being way too small to draw it, were nevertheless entranced by the reach and accuracy of the Five as I showed its abilities on a few leftover pumpkins in their yard. They were clamoring for more, pummeling their uncle for bows for themselves. Before I got him in more trouble, I ran and got a copy of Errol Flynn’s Robin Hood and told them to borrow it for a couple of days (I have both DVD and VHS copies).
This morning my neighbor rang the gate bell, a bit of a surprise since I hardly ever heard from him. He gave me a check for the video, explaining that the children had given up on Shrek, Princess Bride and others of their movie favorites, and were rerunning Robin Hood at every opportunity. He also asked me about getting bows for them and himself since, even though he disliked hunting, he and his wife had seen how archery could be a good influence on the family as both a sport and as a teacher of history. We went inside and I ran through some catalogs and books he could access through the web and the library, and that’s when it hit me.
There must be something special about a Howard Hill bow…
Posts: 153 Commercial Coach Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject:
segolden
Always have plans to own a Howard Hill Bow feel it's a living piece of the man and the legend will live on through his bow.
I have a top 5 list of bows that I would like to own, some I have already.
Howard hill longbow (on my list)
21st century longbow (have one of Milts but would like an old orig)
Bear custom Kodiak (damm I Sold it...biggest mistake ever)
Saluki (I have two a Turk and Ibex and want more)
J D berry longbow (great bowyer and beatifull perfoming bows, want one)
I have more on my wish list but these are the top five.
Posts: 2445 No Commercial Interest Location: Willcox, Arizona, USA
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:51 pm Post subject:
Steve, your taste is as substantial as your talent, and not unexpectedly. Wish I had the income to justify another bow, but the wife's comes first. You're going to have to move fast to acquire a Hill soon, however. Craig's order-to-delivery time is going up steadily due to recent demand, though it's still about eight weeks or so. Not bad compared to most of the custom bowyers, but heaven knows what it'll be in six months to a year. Methinks my generation has discovered another link to its past besides classic rock and Viet Nam.
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Steve, your taste is as substantial as your talent, and not unexpectedly. 
Wish I had the income to justify another bow, but the wife's comes first. You're going to have to move fast to acquire a Hill soon, however. Craig's order-to-delivery time is going up steadily due to recent demand, though it's still about eight weeks or so. Not bad compared to most of the custom bowyers, but heaven knows what it'll be in six months to a year. Methinks my generation has discovered another link to its past besides classic rock and Viet Nam. 
