Stabilizers
- Thread starter twp1224
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I will be honest. I am not a great shooter, I shoot well, but not great. For me I don't see a significant incarease in accuracy using one on my new bow (i did see accuracy increase on my old bow). So I don't use one. It makes my bow lighter for the pack in and out. On my old bow I used the little doinker
snortwheeze
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RobinHood
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http://www.limbsaver.com/store/product.php?productid=16182
Simple and effective. Nothing to break or go wrong and works like a charm.
Simple and effective. Nothing to break or go wrong and works like a charm.
Thats the one I have on my bow currently. There are a lot of guys that swear a good stabilizer increases accuracy dramatically. B-Stingers, Doinkers, etc. I was just wondering if this was more for target shooting or if hunters were using them too.
IL Hntr
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I'm using a B-Stinger 8.5" Sport Hunter. I love that stabilizer and shoot a Doinker on my backup bow. I really like my B Stinger and have noticed better accuracy with that set up.
Elkcrazedfrk
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A good stabilizer will help to steadyyour pin on the target which in turn helps with accuracy. There are some good stabs out there. I also feel there are a lot of stabs out there help with dampening but have no effect in stabilizing your bow. Since i put a good quality stab on my bow, my groups have really tightned up out past 40 yards. They are worth the extra eight in my book. I use a K-tech 5". Here is a pic.
Idabow
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I use a B-stinger 12" pro hunter with the 8 oz weight in the Idaho backcountry. I shoot a carbon matrix so its still lighter than my old Katera XL with a 12 doinker. I like to use as much stabilizer as reasonable and hank the weight out in the end. Rubber doesnt to much in a stabilizer. A longer stabilizer will steady your shot , especially at ranges longer than 20 yards. But what it really comes down to is shoot what your comfortable with and trust. Now is the time to try experimenting with your gear during the 3D season not a week before the season. A goos proshop should let you put a stabilizer on your bow and let you try before you buy. Thats one advantage to a good local bow shop.
RUTTIN
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I shoot the Limbsaver windjammer. I really like the offset weight to balance my bow, with a quiver full of arrows it would tend to tip to the right a little, now with the offset weight it sits in my hand through the whole shot.
Nice looking setup.
A good stabilizer will help to steadyyour pin on the target which in turn helps with accuracy. There are some good stabs out there. I also feel there are a lot of stabs out there help with dampening but have no effect in stabilizing your bow. Since i put a good quality stab on my bow, my groups have really tightned up out past 40 yards. They are worth the extra eight in my book. I use a K-tech 5". Here is a pic.
SDbowhunter
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how does that Element shoot, I have a '10 model maxxis and think my next bow should be the element. I would have got a matrix but i wasn't sold on the axle length, since I'm not a super tall guy anyway
*******
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I like the sims modular stabilizer. Comes as three pieces you can screw together to get the right balance and vibration control. No moving parts, no set screws, nothing to go wrong.
jameson hawn
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the shakedown on stabilizers
My old Hoyt Alphamax was right at home with Fuse gear (6" stabilizer for hunting, 10" for 3-D shooting), but they seemed to lack the weight toward the end that feels just right. Regardless, they're still a nice addition to any bow.
I shoot the same setup on my Limbsaver Proton and it is perfect. Just the right amount of weight out front (7.64 ounces), it eats bow vibration, and it's short enough (5.4" w/o the "enhancer") to not snag on everything in the woods.
My old Hoyt Alphamax was right at home with Fuse gear (6" stabilizer for hunting, 10" for 3-D shooting), but they seemed to lack the weight toward the end that feels just right. Regardless, they're still a nice addition to any bow.
Stabilizers matter more with older bows with a lot of forward recoil. Paralell limbs recoil up and down and shoot dead in the hand, so it's a lot easier to properly hold the bow (you're not worrying about dropping the bow or getting slammed in the back of the hand by the overdraw when you release). There's less torque on the bow when your bow hand is in proper position and relaxed. That being said, I put a small sims stabilizer on my Maxxis 31 just to help balance the bow in my hand. The stabilizer will mute small errors you have in your grip form, but it is not necessary on newer bows when your shooting form is perfect.
YellowDog
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B-stinger here. Accuracy has improved greatly with shoots over 30yds. Got to the point last year shooting with it that I was cutting vanes at 50yds with my slick tricks. When I take it off my pins dance all over the place. I will take all the help I can get! I have seen a huge improvement in my groups when I took off my limbsaver and put on the B-stinger.