How to set up stabilizers ?

[Lawrence Croeser]

Gooday.

I am using the Cartel Doosung stabilizer system with V- bars and 10" extensions.

Please help with suggestions on setting up this system.

I did read on the forum some time back, did a search and could not find it.

Regards..................Lawrence

[Archangel]

Uhm, screw them into the riser?

[puddin]

what do you mean by set them up.
you cant really get it wrong. just screw them all together. and change weight if you want to change blance

[Lawrence Croeser]

That is obvious, how does one balance them?

[Bulls On Parade]

for balance on both a vertical and horizontal plane, place the front of the grip on your index finger so that the bow is facing downwards, and see how the bow reacts. it should sit on your finger nicely.

if the central stabiliser kicks fowards (so that the bottom limb tips upwards), add weights to it; if it kicks backwards, subtract weights from it. once balanced, the central stabiliser should be roughly perpendicular with the ground. that's your vertical plane done.

for the horizontal plane, change the weights on the side rods according to which way the bow points when you're balancing it on your finger. add weights to the side rod contralateral to the direction the bow points, or subtract weights from the side rod ipsilateral to the direction the bow points.

if its done correctly, the bow should be roughly parallel with the ground, without pointing to one side.

this will create a kind of neutral effect in how the bow reacts during the shot. where exactly it is you want the centre of mass, however, is solely up to you.

[Sandy Hancock]

I don't think all this static balance stuff amounts to a hill of beans. What really matters is how it reacts during the shot.
I've been tooling around with this quite a bit recently (far more than an archer of my humble ability should:oops: :roll: ) It seems that the greater the total mass of the stabilizer system, the less forward the centre of mass needs to be to get the bow to react neutrally during the release. The problem is you have to be able to hold it.
The best set-up for you will need some experimentation: there is no formula which suits all.

[Gunzer]

Does it require adjustment if the bow flies diagonally rather than just forward then down?

During the shot, the bow is stable but as soon as the arrow clears my bow, the stabilizer begins to point to the right as it flies forward before my sling catches it. It continous to do so and it flings diagonally until I begin to catch it.

I'm left handed btw (Hold the bow with the right hand, draw with the left).

[Archangel]

Could be that the bow's weighted off to one side - of course you get some of that since they're not symmetrical, but it's pretty subtle. More likely you're pushing it that way with your bowhand position.

[Leighton]

Some people like to put an extra weight on their side rod opposite of their sight, some people don't.

If the bow kicks left or right, its most likely your grip.

If the bow jumps up, add more weight, if it jumps down, decrease weight.

Pretty simple instructions, but stabilizers are a personal thing and you need to experiment with yourself.

[Progen]

Uhm, screw them into the riser?


... but stabilizers are a personal thing and you need to experiment with yourself.

:iamwithstupid:

Errr, hope Leighton won't mind me removing the 'with'. :grin: :grin: :grin:

I see a lot of archers simply bung on whatever they've seen someone else using and go work on their shooting. I played a bit with the tuners on my Beiter front rod to get a neutral static tiller setting, then forgot about the rest. That Steve Ellison article can really mess up your mind. :confused:

[Jay.G]

:rofl:

I just used my beiters the way they came and pretty much broke all my PBs.

[hoyt for life 2]

:rofl:

I just used my beiters the way they came and pretty much broke all my PBs.
yer thats what I did.progens just talking out of his a**:)

[Progen]

Well, the bow's MINE, the stabilizer's MINE, I'm the one shooting it and I do like a neutral static tiller so there's that. ;)

I was only pointing out that most folks go more for what they like to see or feel rather than for a theoretically perfect setup.

[faucon]

whats an average length for a stabalizer for someone with a 68 bow and 28 draw. I just want to buy something, test it out, and go from there? 30?
thanks :o

[Jay.G]

poundage probably matters more.

[Leighton]

whats an average length for a stabalizer for someone with a 68 bow and 28 draw. I just want to buy something, test it out, and go from there? 30?
thanks :o

I would say 28"-30" is average with an extender.

[Lawrence Croeser]

What would be the approx stabiliser length ?

Draw weight 50lb

DL 25.25 "

Many thanks...............Lawrence

[Jay.G]

Its quite hard to approx stabilizer length because the length is quite personalized but if anyone on this forum has a similar set-up they can help you but its probably best if you can try some long rods and see how they feel. But a 30' beiter with 3 tuner would probably be good.