HuntNorthEast
Well-Known Member
So, curious. How many of you don't run a stabilizer?
Last night (nightly practice this time of year) I was shooting at 40 and noticed I was floating my pin too much. I prefer a bow with a little weight to it because it helps me stabilize. I had added a stabilizer last season (8" I forget the weight) and ran it all last season with no issues but didn't practice as much as I have this season. Upon releasing I was noticing a torque (counter-clockwise) happening. I shoot with a flat, open hand FYI. I thought, wouldn't one of them fancy rear offset stabilizers fix that? So, before I became that guy I wanted to experiment. I took my stabilizer off of the front, secured my wrist strap with a cap screw and went back to shooting. My groups at 40 were a staggering difference (touching shafts) and my 20/30 I had to keep moving so I wasn't splitting arrows... What a difference. Torque gone.
I guess the way the weight was distributed and how my bow sits in my hand the stabilizer was hurting me more than helping me. Now, the bow has a nice forward roll off and my side to side gaps between my arrows on target are virtually gone. I'm just glad I have a bunch of culled arrows that I strictly use for practice (same set up as my hunting arrows just the ones that don't fly as good as my hunting arrows).
Anyone else ever have a similar problem? Everything else is tight, shooting true, and ready to roll. T minus 23 days.
Good luck this fall, again!
Last night (nightly practice this time of year) I was shooting at 40 and noticed I was floating my pin too much. I prefer a bow with a little weight to it because it helps me stabilize. I had added a stabilizer last season (8" I forget the weight) and ran it all last season with no issues but didn't practice as much as I have this season. Upon releasing I was noticing a torque (counter-clockwise) happening. I shoot with a flat, open hand FYI. I thought, wouldn't one of them fancy rear offset stabilizers fix that? So, before I became that guy I wanted to experiment. I took my stabilizer off of the front, secured my wrist strap with a cap screw and went back to shooting. My groups at 40 were a staggering difference (touching shafts) and my 20/30 I had to keep moving so I wasn't splitting arrows... What a difference. Torque gone.
I guess the way the weight was distributed and how my bow sits in my hand the stabilizer was hurting me more than helping me. Now, the bow has a nice forward roll off and my side to side gaps between my arrows on target are virtually gone. I'm just glad I have a bunch of culled arrows that I strictly use for practice (same set up as my hunting arrows just the ones that don't fly as good as my hunting arrows).
Anyone else ever have a similar problem? Everything else is tight, shooting true, and ready to roll. T minus 23 days.
Good luck this fall, again!