SaddleUpPartner!
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I have a Mathews SQ2 compound bow with an old stabilizer that falling apart and leaks this weird gooey rubber when it gets warm. What kind of stabilizer should I get? I don’t need anything too long or expensive.
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Picking a stabilizer
- Thread starter SaddleUpPartner!
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I'm sure this topic is going to get into all these fancy front/back stabs and why they are the ultimate,
I've used an adjustable weight 12in trophy ridge stab on my hunting bow and found it perfectly adequate. The 12in is still going to be shorter than an arrow in your bow, when undrawn. It's not in the way because when you position you accommodate for the arrow sticking out the front anyways. It gets the weight far enough out to give good stability to your bow.
The shorter stabs with a lot of the fancy rubber parts are usually more of a dampener than a stabilizer.
Edited: Pic of what I had
I've used an adjustable weight 12in trophy ridge stab on my hunting bow and found it perfectly adequate. The 12in is still going to be shorter than an arrow in your bow, when undrawn. It's not in the way because when you position you accommodate for the arrow sticking out the front anyways. It gets the weight far enough out to give good stability to your bow.
The shorter stabs with a lot of the fancy rubber parts are usually more of a dampener than a stabilizer.
Edited: Pic of what I had
Art_Vandelay
Active Member
I am about to buy a 10” cutter stabilizer after a lot of looking around
Try shooting without 1
What's the paper say? Or just accuracy down range? Take it off and see how you sling em. I hear all the cool kids are doing it. (Not me. I have torque problem)
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SQ2, right on! Shot 2 nice bucks with my backup Legacy over the last few years.
Unless you know you need one, save your money.
I was partial to Bee Stinger, but never found one extremely advantageous for hunting. The landscape has probably changed on what's "cutting edge", but you probably won't see marked improvement without having the answers to what @krub6b has asked.
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My new compound bow came with a small stabilizer weight to balance the bow. I’ve not found it to change the feel or stability. As a a trad bow shooter I’m used to being the source of stability. With my compound I really don’t want to learn to rely on any more gadgets than I’ve already got.
Jimdude
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My bows are both top heavy and want to fall forward without a stab on so I went with a bee stinger counter slide which I have very little of out front which feels better to me. A regular stab makes my pin dip down constantly. I had an obsession turmoil RZ (I should have kept) that sat dead level in the hand and shot great with no stab at all. Shoot without one and let your bow tell you what it needs.