Stabilizers

[Big Country]

So I've been shooting my newer bow for two seasons, coming up on the third, and I bought a new toy for it. Shooting 70 lbs I have noticed some day's I'm a little shaky, some not. I draw the string straight back every time no problem. Buddy said my bow is to light for me and I need a bigger, heavier stabilizer to keep the pin more steady. Went to the pro shop and tried several. Ended up getting a 10 inch Beestinger. Wow did that make a huge difference for me. I am much more confident with my shooting now and am pleased at the performance of my bow. Was wondering if anyone else had run in to this issue? BC

[Jmnhunter]

interesting, i'm thinking i should change mine too; i only have the simms s-coil, it helps dampen the sounds but its prety light. I'm shooting about 61-62lbs i tend to get shaky after a few rounds but working on my muscle memory by shooting everyday. if that stabilizer helped quite a bit, i think i may switch...

how much did that one run you?

[huntnfish]

A heavier bow is always going to be more stable. I've heard stories about some of the top pro shooters having bows weighing around 12 pounds with everything on them. I didn't buy a stabilizer for any vibration dampening. I mainly wanted a little more weight out front to help with some of the shakiness that happens when shooting at a deer. Right now I have one that was built buy a guy I've shot with. Its basically a 12" carbon rod with 4 ounces of weight on the end. I've looked at the B-stingers and probably would have gotten one if I hadn't gotten this one.

On a side note, anyone know whats going on with everything being hyperlinked in posts?

[Dave]

Soooooooooo, the shaking might not be just me I may have to go try some heavier stabilizers.

[musky hunter]

I find a lighter bow is easier for me to hold on target, less gravity to fight. Stabilizers really do help. Mine is a Mathews, and is more of a hunting stabilizer and the greatest function is quieting the bow after the shot. It does dampen vibration, but I probably am not a consistent enough shooter to benefit much in accuracy from it. Target shooters like to have that long thing out there and I can see that really helping to minimize bow rotation from torque on the bow.

So is it the additional weight that helps, or is it resisting torque on the bow at the moment of the shot that is more important? I suspect it's reduction in torque due to the weight of the stabilizer being farther from the center of gravity of the bow. So much for physics, it's working for you.

[Big Country]

I'm a big dude. I could not understand why the pin would move around so much then the shakyness would come. The extra weight totally made the difference. My original set up was a 3 inch Axion that dampened more than stabilized. Glad I made the switch. It was $80 after taxes, around the middle of the road from my understanding. Beestinger's web site stated that yes, it does help reduce hand torque also. I shoot with my bow hand fingers extended but there is still torque from the palm involved. Love my bow even more now. BC

[Jmnhunter]

after reviewing on which stab to pick up, it was hands down the B-stinger as there was not a bad review out there. Picked one up over the weekend, was planning on trying various kinds but they only had one, a 8" sport hunter weighing 7oz, seemed to help at the 20yd distance but the longer distances I could not tell the difference between the 8" and my 4" s-coil. Returned it yesterday and ordered a 10" sport hunter maxx with the adjustable weights, will report back on what i find!

BC, did you end up removing any weights? can you add weight towards the back of the stab?

[walleyeking19]

I just picked up a 6 inch beestinger and love it! It really has helped me tighten up my groups

[Big Country]

My stinger is a 10 inch. The 8 was too lite for me. I actually bought some bigger 5/16th washers at the local hardware store and added as much as I could. The bow is a little heavier and even more steady. Cool cheap trick as the weights on the bees tinger are sold for eight bucks a piece.