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Reality Check Regarding Hunting Stabilizer Length

Crow Terminator said:
You don't see them in Vegas with JUST long stabilizers stuck in the front of their bow...they ALL have back V bar weights added in addition to the longer bars. Those V bars aren't there just to look pretty. They are there for a reason. Just sticking a long stabilizer on the end of the front of the bow ain't all there is to it bud. Each bow is gonna require some experimenting to find the right ratio balance to it. Thus why there's different weights for all of them and different lengths.

If you really want to push the envelope on accuracy...get rid of that short A-A and low brace height MR6 and buy an Apex 8. It's a tad long at 42.25" A-A and an 8" brace height, oh and a bit heavy at around 5 pounds naked...but hey, hair splitting accuracy is what you're after. I don't see any Vegas winners shooting bows under 34" A-A there either :)
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Yatzee! This is the post I was waiting on.
 
Crow Terminator said:
You don't see them in Vegas with JUST long stabilizers stuck in the front of their bow...they ALL have back V bar weights added in addition to the longer bars. Those V bars aren't there just to look pretty. They are there for a reason. Just sticking a long stabilizer on the end of the front of the bow ain't all there is to it bud. Each bow is gonna require some experimenting to find the right ratio balance to it. Thus why there's different weights for all of them and different lengths.

If you really want to push the envelope on accuracy...get rid of that short A-A and low brace height MR6 and buy an Apex 8. It's a tad long at 42.25" A-A and an 8" brace height, oh and a bit heavy at around 5 pounds naked...but hey, hair splitting accuracy is what you're after. I don't see any Vegas winners shooting bows under 34" A-A there either :)
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Spot on CT! Most archers, especially the Pro's, that shoot 3D use a series of weights forward, backward and/or sideways to achieve a balance in the bow, and that is exactly what most try to achieve�balance. Very few just use a weight-forward stabilizer. A balanced bow, along with a properly draw-length fitted bow will result in less "float" of the pin over the target, which will net higher accuracy.

It is very hard to compare the accuracy and the tools used to achieve that accuracy of pro tourney shooters like Chance and Levi to us, because it is not apples to apples�they are using long A-A, high brace heights, low draw weight, heavier equipment and absolute spot on draw length, all of which dramatically helps them decrease the "float", compared to us that us low brace heights, high draw weight, short A-A, light equipment and draw lengths that sometimes are questionable at best.

Bottom line, if your comfortable shooting with a 40lbs. dumbbell attached two feet in front of your bow or a 4oz. piece of rubber, then by all means go with what is the most comfortable to you and what gives you the most confidence. :)
 
Exactly what I've been trying to say!

Although my 30 yd groups could use some snugging up...guess it's my little stabilizer that caused so wide of a gap :)

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I know they use side bars and V bars.

The purpose of the original post was to point out that a nocked arrow sticks out much further from the riser vs a stabilizer. For hunters that have thought about using longer stabilizers for hunting but were reluctant due to room, their nocked arrow would get in the way first.
 
UTGrad said:
I know they use side bars and V bars.

The purpose of the original post was to point out that a nocked arrow sticks out much further from the riser vs a stabilizer. For hunters that have thought about using longer stabilizers for hunting but were reluctant due to room, their nocked arrow would get in the way first.
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. But not at full draw when it matters as several of us pointed out . ;) Think about the tree limbs , stand rail , etc. that may come into contact when aiming downward .
 
UTGrad said:
Ok...I surrender. You guys win lol

Seems like I'm usually alone in a lot of these debates.
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hahah, I understand what you are saying and for some it will make perfect sense.

I just cant use one over 8" personally due to the added length at full draw. Can it improve accuracy to use a longer stab? sure if set up correctly.
 

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