I am not a complete moron, I understand that it is to stabilize but what is the difference between the short, long, metal, rubber etc.. Right now I have a pretty short s coil. Is there an advantage to having a longer one or heavier one?
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they serve basically 2 main purposes. absorb vibration and noise and to balance the bow. think of a tight rope walker. he carries a very long pole to help diffuse his minute movements and remain more stable at the center point. every step he takes, the ends of the pole are wagging pretty good. and if that were being transferred into the wire he was on, it would be impossible for him to stay on it. a longer stab will move more of the hand shake and small movements away from your hand, to the end of the stab, the longer the stab, the more movement it diffuses.
sound is also diffused to the ends of the stab, and if it has or is designed to absorb the vibrations that create sound, your bow will have less noise being projected away from you.
long and light, short and heavy, mid and mid are all a matter of feel, and balance. there are a million different opinions on how to balance a bow, and what it takes to get there. and what may work for me may not work for you. the only real way to see the differences is to put several different ones on your bow and shoot them. so my suggestion is to find a shop with as much selection as possible and look at the differences in the material they are make with, the length they are and how they feel when drawing, holding and shooting. you might have just the perfect one right now, and then again you may find something you like a little better.Comment
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Well typically you don't actally hunt with a stabilizer it is a dampener to to soften hand shock and keep more energy going to the arrow (those are the small rubber ones). A long metal one with changable wieghts used for target shooting is a stablilizer.Comment
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some of us know!Comment
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yeah but you knowed faster and more techincally. BTW I like doinkers. Kind of the best of both worlds for me. Aborbs vibration and has the wieght out front I was looking for.Comment
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Balance... Noise... VibrationComment
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i think i know . . . .
i think they call it a stabilizer because its supposed to stabilize . . . .i'd think if it served any other purpose they'd call it that . . . . . a dampner would be called a dampner.
Stabilizes on all length shots not just longer the stabilizer is made to help stabilize the bow . . . . period. Anything else it does is a bonus.Comment
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I would tend to agree with you but I can't picture the small Scoil doing much stabilizing, seems like it mostly aborbs or dampens vibration.Originally posted by txdukklr View PostComment
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I have one on my Matthews Z-7 cause I was informed it would be beneficial.....vibration,balance, noise issues.... Dang thing cost 70bucks. I still dont see the great benefit but Im sure it helps somehow. Surely something so well hyped and invented by smarter people than me is worth it. Right?Comment
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This is a perfect explanation.Originally posted by bowhuntntxn View Post
Someone copy this and save for the next time this question comes up.Comment
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Geometry of risers have changed since the word stabilizer came about, they used to be just that. Most bows had a deflex design, meaning the handle the most forward point of the bow. All that weight behind the handle required longer, heavier designs to stabilize or balance the overall weight of the bow. Therefore not allowing the bow to kick back upon release. Most modern compounds have a reflex design, in which the riser is cut to where the limb pockets sit in front of the handle. This designs allowed hunters to focus on lighter, noise dampening stabilizers to lessen overall weight. As to which one is right for you, bowhunttxn is right. The design of YOUR bow and how it feels to you is the determining factor in which one is right for you. I shoot an axiom sidekick from fuse bcuz I shoot with my quiver on, personal preference, doesn't mean it's wrong. JmoComment
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