Stabilizers

[BT]

I see alot of people who have put items on thier bows without the understanding of what that item is for.

Therefore,most of the items are incorrect for thier needs

For instance,The term Stabilizer... the vast majority use this item as a sound dampening devise alone.

A stabilizer insert is put in the riser where they need to be in order to balance the bow,not to add shock absorbers.
(if you can add a shock absorber at the same time then great!)

The next time you are in a good shop , take a look at diffrent bows of the top shelf names.

Some bows have one insert forward and others will have one insert fore and aft and some bows will have more than two stabilizer inserts.

These inserts are there for the shooter to add counterweights (where needed) to balance that bow to the wants of the shooter.

My personal bow I have set at a 3 second fall to 30 degrees.

Too much or to little weight can have a detrimental effect to the performance of a bow and haphazard attachments are always a negitive.

A better way of reducing bow shock and reverb would be to use attachments (that take the place of exsisting bolts and pins) which are designed to act as absorbers.
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[mahly]

NOTE: A stabilizer will often (if not usually) at speed to your bow. The additional mass keeps the bow from moving back as much (this is a slight change, but does add to arrow speed) and keeps the bow level during the shot (without a stabilizer, 99% of bows will rock upward significantly on the shot...use a video camera to see how much YOURS moves).
The longer that stabilizer (and the farther forward the weight is placed) the less weight you need to stabilize the bow on the shot.
MY personal preference is closer to 90 degrees in about 2 seconds (everyone is different)

[BT]

You have a firm grasp of the concept!

You wouldn't happen to shoot the open class by chance?

[mahly]

I used to....now I simplified everything. I only own 1 bow. I use the same set-up for spots/3-D/ and hunting (MIGHT go back to a lighter arrow for the 3-D though...the bow will remain the same)
I shoot 4 pins with a very light scope (2x) and a stabilizer short enough for hunting, but long/heavy enough to control the bow.
Admittedly, I am an archer first, and a hunter second (some would use that as a basis for insult on other boards LOL) but with no proper archery ranges left in the county, I have to drive WAY too much to shoot league. I'll do some 3-D tournies but most of my shooting these days is just for fun (sometimes don't even write scores down...just count Xs and if I drop one into the 4...oh well, it won't ruin my day anymore LOL)
I HAVE been shooting indoor leagues since 1984, but never really bothered with the whole tournament tour thing.

[BT]

Cool !

Look forward to your input here as discussions come up involving the mechanics of the bow and form.

[vonottoexperience]

It's funny you mentioned the stabilizer and it's function. I put one on my Old Glory because I thought it was the thing to do, hell all bow have them right? Well it just didnt just feel right; so I took it off. Man the bow balances so much better and is lighter to boot I put it on my back-up bow{HCA High Calibur} This bow needs the wieght and feels better with it on

[mahly]

The more "reflex" geometry in a riser, the less wieght a stabilizer needs to be to balance properly, a more DEFLEX riser will need a lot more stabilizer weight. (Reflex being that the handle is behind the limb pivots, deflex is in front of limb pivots)

[vonottoexperience]

I was just testing a Stinger for use with my recurve. It flew very well and Im going to use it this season. I had had trouble with fix blade broadheads in my compound {they all flew high left}. So I take the Old Glory out for another go with the Stinger, and low and behold it's shooting right where Im looking, judt like my field points! Now the only thing I have changed was to remove the Stabilizer;nothing else. I have to go to work so I dont have time to put the stabilizer back on to see if this in fact made the diff. but could this be could a 7oz. stabilizer make this much a diff? I hope so now I dont have to retune