Stick and String Sunday   
  This week on stick and string Sunday we will be discussing a part of your bow that you may think isn’t worth its weight, your stabilizer.  I’m here to tell you that it is. If you’ve ever watched a 3-d shooting competition then no doubt you’ve noticed the huge stabilizer bars sticking out of so many places on their bows.  They look like porcupines.

    

 Now while this is great for 3-d shooters it’s neither necessary nor practical for the weekend warrior in pursuit of whitetail or turkey.  However a small stabilizer is defiantly a good idea for a couple of reasons: first of all it reduces vibrations making the bow far less forgiving and also much louder.   These days’ people use many kinds of accessories to accomplish this task and sure they work but nothing will give you as good of results as a nice stabilizer.

    

     If you’re just getting into archery my best advice is to watch someone with good form.  One of the things you should notice is that after the shot the bow tilts forward.   The archers that have this effect aren’t specifically due to the stabilizer, the sights and rest also adds to the weight on the front of the bow.   The stabilizer is a big cause for this tilt.  If your bow is balanced you should never feel it tip back into your body instead it should go forward with the top cam pointing to the target. This will also insure that you don’t move to quick after the shot.  Remember these aren’t guns, even today’s bows lob arrows very slow compared to a gun.  Any movement directly following the shot can cause poor arrow flight. Weighting for your top limb to point to the target before resetting is very important.



Well ya'll, I hope this has showed you the importance of a stabilizer in the woods and in competition

Good Shooting and God bless

Ryan