Adding weight to bow

[Eddie C]

Hey people,
I was told on the weekend that my setup on my bow is too light and this could be the reason why I cant hold fairly still. I tried someone elses setup and it felt alot heavier but it was easier to hold still enough on the dot. I want to add some weight to my setup and im after some opinions. Where exactly would be the best place to add weight ( eg; to the front, back, use vbars etc )? And is there a rough ideal weight to have your setup as? Or is it just personal preference and should I just try lots of different weights in different places? Obviously ive got know idea what im talking about so I need help please. Any opinions?

[beetle]

Eddie,

Something you may want to consider for your LX are the mathews HD limb pockets. They are quite a bit heavier than the standard pockets and actually do make the bow somewhat smoother to shoot. From memory they add about 1 pound to the bow's weight.

[Eddie C]

Yeah I seen Dan3d at Casino and he has them on his bow. I didnt know they added that much weight though. I might have to try them. Thanks mate.

[New Tricks]

I would suggest not going up in weight but getting a longer rod. From memory you have a very short rod that couldn't be much more than 20 inches? Getting weight as far from the bow as possible helps me hold steadier. Think of a 1 kg weight in your hand. You can get it moving fairly easily. Put that same weight on the end of a looooooong pole and it takes quite a bit of effort to get it moving.

I would suggest a Doinker Quadra flex 30 inch

http://www.radiantwebsolutions.com/doinker/images/QF25_300.jpg

or a 31.5 A Bomb

http://www.radiantwebsolutions.com/doinker/images/BCE18_300.jpg

the quadra flex is very light but you can slide the weights around on it to get a reasonable balance and the A Bomb is heavier but not adjustable.

Come to think of it, get the A Bomb. I had one and it shot very well on a bow of similar weight to yours.

The idiots at Zen sell them. Timmsy will be able to set you on the right path. I am guessing somewhere in the late $200s for the A bomb and a bit more for the Quadra Flex. Dave Barnsdale shoots a quadra flex and his bow all up sight and all is less than 5 pounds and we know how well he shoots.

[Dan3D]

I have the heavy limb pockets on my LX and they do make quite a bit of difference. I still add the V bars and put more weight in the back of my bow than out the front. That's my personal preference and it suits me..

[Eddie C]

Thanks for the advise guys. I bought a back tension release aid and I tried it out but im not sure if ill get into it just yet. I just need some tricks to make me hold abit steadier as it lets me down alot. I group well when I can hold steady but its not nearly enough to make me consistant. I might fidle around with some stableizers as New Tricks recomended. Can you slide those weights on that stableizer all the way back New Tricks?

[Clout Master]

Hay Mate . New Tricks has hit the nail on the head ,why would you consider putting heavy limb pockets on a bow to add weight .{ been there , done that , it does'nt work}
Put the weight into stablization of your bow not mass weight.
Most Mathews Bows will shoot better with enlarged stablization.THINK about it and use any weight that you add for your benifit.PS they will shoot better if you add good back weight.
I have just spent two days with Bob Gentry and Holly Hell has he provin to me the importance of good stabization.!!!!!!

[Shermo]

After shooting my new Apex7 on the weekend with Just a Doinker A-Bomb 27" front rod and two end weights I have changed my stabilizer set up to;

Doinker A-Bomb 27" with 3 D.A.W.G weights out front.
Doinker 8 inch A-Bomb side rod with one weight,
Back Doinker with one heavy weight attached
Brass Harmonic Dampers.

The bow aimed well before, but now it just holds like a rock:D

[Eddie C]

How much does that setup cost roughly Shermo?

[New Tricks]

On the two Mathews bows I have owned I have tried the side bar thing. The only time I had any real success was with a very long side bar and only then with a light weight and parallel to the front bar. I guess for 3D type shooting, the big mass weight bows would be fine as you are shooting all of 30 arrows. For exposed areas and long, multi arrow rounds, remember that once that thing starts moving, it is very hard to stop the heavier it gets.

[Marcus]

I shot an LX last year for a little while and used
1 26" Vibracheck Fat Free with 2 end weights
1 Vibracheck side rod with 3" microflex stabilizer
1 Back Doinker with soft cap
1 brass harmonic dampner in top
1 tungsten dampner in bottom

bow was quite heavy but aimed great. Shot a PB indoor with it and tied my PB 3D round with it.