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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of the Hill Style

        Since it's officially 50 years ago that the Bicentennial Flagshot bows were built, please check out the previous Bicentennial blog story on a special bow with some added information.         Happy 4th of July, the 250th anniversary of the founding of the USA!  In honor of those who gave all so that we could enjoy shooting arrows out of longbows, make sure you do shoot some arrows and may each arrow shot bring some added joy to your celebrations.        Some thoughts on the Hill style of shooting and tackle...maybe more of a reminder and some encouragement than anything else.        The Hill style is a complete system of tackle and shooting equipment that was the culmination of Howard Hill's efforts to combine different techniques and tackle available in his day into something that worked for him in getting an arrow into the target or animal under a wide variety of shooting situations. He was a p...

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