I am currently shooting the Z7 extreme and am looking at changing from a fuse 4 inch stabilizer to a axiom. They offer a 3 inch and a 5 inch in the one I want. With a 28 inch axle to axle bow what would be the advantages to the longer stabilizer. These bows today balance well already and have little to no hand shock, noise or vibration so what advantages would the 5 or the 3 or vice versa have?
I personally like a little longer stabilizer. I have a 12" octane on my Bowtech and it has never interfered with hunting. Im now using a NAP Apache 8" on the Mathews that features a carbon fiber looking extension that can be unscrewed to take it down to 5" Its very attractive and very affordable right here on BH.C shopping section.
At least from my understanding, the axiom is basically all for eliminating noise and vibrations and doesn't do much for stabilization. I do not own one but I have heard several accounts of this. And the longer stabilizer puts more weight out farther. That is where personal preference comes into play. It's all about what works for you. I have a 10" stokerized on my set up and that is perfect for me. Some have shorter that work for them and some have longer. If your looking for a stabilizer, my recommendation would be to get a stab that you can adjust the weight on. This way you can play around with it to see what you shoot best with.
Generally, a stabilizer thats under 6 inches doesn't do much "stabilizing", its mainly for vibration control. If you need something to help you stabilize your bow then usually the longer the better. You also want to get something that has the majority of the weight out towards the end. This helps to "hold" the bow better. We have sold alot of 6 inch stabilizers to guys that shoot the Z series bows because they dont need alot of weight to balance.
I'm hoping I don't rob this thread with this, but what characteristics in your shooting would bring you to the conclusion that a stabilizer is needed? As to the OP, I have a 4 inch axion and to me it's just too heavy. I'm going to sell it and go to a 2 inch. I want a little more weight but not a lot, and I just like the added anti vibration.
Most hunting stabilizers are too light for me personally. I shoot a bow much better once I get a bit of weight on it. For hunting, I like a stabilizer in 8-10oz range and for shooting paper and 3D I double that usually. Of course this really depends on how much the bow weighs to begin with. My Allegiance is just under 4lbs and considered light. So for me, I needed to give it some weight to shoot it well. My current stabilizer is a Simms Modular. Been using it for 6 years or so and its done a nice job. Though I've been debating on trying some different ones to see if anything balances it better for me. My advice is to go to a shop and try as many as you can before settling on one. You may find the bow feels better and shoots better with something completely opposite of what all of us like.
I have no other reason other than I like the axioms and want to purchase a new one. The web site shows like the 5" is the way to go but that seems like a lot more weight than the 3". I was just wondering if one would make a bigger difference than the other on groups. My fuse does well but I just really like the looks of the axioms.
The axions do look really good. Look up k-tech also. I guess I'm not too much help. I've only had the 4 inch and to me if I'm shooting all day I can barely keep my bow up... And I'm no weakling. I'm going to try the 2 inch here next week.
Use on "IF" you need one for noise/vibration reduction or "IF" it helps you shoot better. Not because the dealer says you need one.
I have the two inch and really like it. It seems to work on my short bow very well. If I wanted to target shoot this bow I would use a longer one for more stability
