Stupid me--stablizer comments/questions

For some odd reason I have forgotten about how much a stablizer can help one balance his/her shots. I bought one and placed it on my bow 4 years ago. It is extremely light. The other day I was having trouble shooting and later found out that it was a loose prong on my drop away rest. But in the middle of the ordeal I began to really inspect my bow. I noticed that when I hold my bow it actually rocks backwards. I have been fighting my bow for 4 years because my stabilizer stinks.

What clued me in on this was that I always shoot much better from elevation. As I was shooting from 15 feet high or so last night I was popping the shoots in like bullets. Then eureeka, it hit me. Pointing my bow downwards helps off-set the incorrect balance in my bow...and I shoot better.

I am now going to be looking for a good stablizer. Anyone have any suggestions on a good stabilizer? I believe a good stabilizer will really help me with my hand torque and form issues, allowing me to relax and shoot without fighting my bow. Thanks for any tips on what type of stablizer I should be looking for and what my bow should feel like in my hands if it is really balanced.

 

Thanks Jeff, I am going to order a stabilizer tonight. I have been seriously floating my pin upwards to off-set the incorrect balance. Once I keyed in on the balance issue I noticed I was setting my pin below the target and rising. I want to just level it out and fire.

 

If your bow is quiet, then an stabilizer that weighs more should do the trick. I have a Carolina archery lore, and since i set the tiller on my bow, it rolls forward real nice, and the stab is too heavy! lol.
If you havnt read the Setting tiller thread on HNI I recommend it, it really helps

 

As Live2Draw stated, check out the thread on setting your Tiller. As far as stabilizers, i'm no help. I use simms for vibration rather than actually stabilizing


http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/technical/221617-how-set-your-bows-tiller.html

 

IMO pointing your bow downward eliminates any effects you get from a stabilizer. I am under the impression that the stabilizer works by putting weight "out front" so that you work against it when holding the vertically. Once you are no longer holding the bow vertically, how does the stabilizer have a stabilizing effect?

 

"IMO pointing your bow downward eliminates any effects you get from a stabilizer"

That is what I was saying..my lack of a proper stabilizer was mitigated by the fact that I was shooting downward. I shot fine from elevation. Shooting from the ground or when I was holding my bow vertically was the problem. That is where the problems are occuring, when I was shooting from ground level.

Call me an idiot but I have no idea what a tiller is used for on my bow! I will read the article when I get home from work. Thanks for the link. It should be an insightful and useful read.

 

The B-stinger would be worth a check.

http://stores.b-stinger.com/StoreFront.bok

Interesting statistics.
http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=798166&highlight=b+stinger

 

Thanks Finch I will check it out.

 

why a stabilizer works

http://stores.b-stinger.com/Page.bok?template=WhyItWorks

They sold me.

 

same here... got mine about 2 wks ago... nice unit... i've been experimenting shooting with and without it... it certainly improved my groupings almost immediately...

 

This is true, But most Bows are Tillered Improperly resulting in a recoil Aka the bow "kicking" back, even if gravity is fighting it for you, its not a desirable trait on your follow through, as you dont always shoot pointing down. A stabalizer Adds weight forward to help your follow through, and helps eliminate any vibration that travels Through your riser. Being as the Screw goes directly to the heart of that source, they can really help quiet your bow up, Kill shock and improve your whole shooting experience.

 

The main idea of a stabilizer is not for vibration control but to steady the aim at full draw and oppose forces that would distrub the shot while the bow is in recoil. That is why the further the weight is from the center of rotation (the grip) and more more rigid its construction, the more effective it becomes.

 

indeed, but on most modern bows, the imbalance is dang near eliminated if the bow is tillered properly, hence leaving the stab for vibration elimination

 

I use the Trophy Ridge Shock Stop. I love this stabilizer. Great weight and not overly long and really helped quiet my bow down even more.