Sunset Hill Longbows and Leather

        Since this blog is dedicated to preserving the style of archery promoted by Howard Hill, it may be interesting to see what type of fletching and nocks he used during his years in the sport.  There are those who say Hill used a certain fletching pofile for his most successful shooting, but evidence shows that he used a variety of fletch profiles quite successfully.  He did however, use a specific arrow nock for the greater part of his career.        First, the fletch.   Based on photos and his movie shorts, it's easy to note that Hill used a parabolic shaped feather for the better part of his shooting years.  Photos going back to the 1940's with Skeet Moore show him with this profile in use.  Prior to those years, it has been said that he preferred a modified shield type feather cut, based on the popular French Curve shape.  He was purported to have tested this fletch profile on arrows shot in a wind tunne...