Stabilizer question

[effblue]

On my pse nova I have a short stabilizer. Is it supposed to balance the bow when shooting, my now is top heavy when I shoot. Was wounding if I needed a longer one to balance it out.

[kcall]

Stabilizer question

I'd get a longer one

[effblue]

Stabilizer question

R they supposed to balance the bow? Or just make it quieter

[Cole14bowhunting]

Stabilizer question

Some stabilizers quiet them and some balance it out.

[dbHunterNY]

many of today's bow have little to no vibration. you kind of want it to do both if need be; balance it out and cut down vibration. it's really whatever makes you shoot better and feels better, but most people want it to roll foward slowly after the shot. my PSE is a little top heavy, but i don't care. it holds nice and solid when i'm at full draw. there's nothing saying you need a stabilizer. keep in mind the more weight, the farther out front from the riser, the slower and less your pin will float. However, the more you do that it might roll foward harder than you like or feel uncomfortable.

this is just me, but i usually have my bows set to have a certain amount of foward weight or ballast if you will. when i hang my bow from the top cam or wheel an imaginary vertical line from that point will line up pretty close to the deepest curve of the grip, where you put the crotch of your bow hand (between your index finger and thumb).

[Leo]

A lot of target shooters like the bow to tip forward after the shot. They use a wrist sling and open handed grip and just let the sling catch the bow after the shot.

For hunting, balanced and no tipping forward is much preferred. Letting the bow tip forward after a hunting shot usually isn't a good idea.

[effblue]

Stabilizer question

Thank guys for the info. Db so if I hang my pse nova from the top wheel and have an imaginary line from the wheel. That line should touch where the top of the grip is? I'm planning on hunting for deer for the first time this year and am just trying to go as prepared as possible.

[dbHunterNY]

yea that's how i have mine setup. that's without the quiver, because i usually take it off once setup in a treestand or on the ground. it's really a subjective thing based on what YOU think feels more comfortable. try it out and see how you like it. keep in mind some stabilizers are one piece and others (usually more expensive) you can add weight to out front. the thing is many of your bows now are based on a reflex riser design with generally lower brace heights. the bows weight is more foward then and even without a stabilizer it will want to tip foward slightly. i assume you have a wrist sling and if you don't then get one. i hunt out of treestands on occasion and it helps not to drop the bow. you don't want to grab the bow during the shot, until your arrow hits the target more or less.