I use 10+ but that's me I think longest U can use and maintain shoot ability in the woods

 

10"

 

That would depend on the bow in my opinion . I like the doinker tactical

 

10" front, 8" back DCA stabs for me

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I prefer the 10"

 

10" up front and 8" in the rear (with QD's on both)

 

Ditto

 

I have tried and own b-stinger,dca,stokerized,doinker and more...i just got the doinker tactical and it's far and away the best setup i have,a close 2nd is my Dca set,i sold and traded my b-stinger stabilizers...i would rate them 3rd on my list...........Grizz

 

6" ... Or what ever works for you.

 

I currently have an 8" Trinity Anchor stab (carbon) on my camo Prime Rival that is working very nicely and I hunted most of last season with an 8" Trinity T3 on a Prime Impact. I have never messed with a back stab setup and have been toying with the idea of trying one out since I changed to a thumb trigger release and am shooting longer distances for form work/fun. If you have that type of setup on your hunting bow, please post some pix with a few details about mounting types and setup.......thanks.

 

I use a 10" Bee Stinger. I wouldn't hesitate to go with a 12" stab.

 

Just put the Shrewd 11.5" and 8.5" on with a few ounces of weights. Big improvement over just an 8" with 8 ounces out front. With the wrist strap mount, QD, weights, my front stabilizer is about 14 1/4" from the riser to the tip.

 

i always liked 8 to 10, that is until i went with this 12" ktech. it holds rock steady!

 

There is no right answer, it all depends on your setup. I personally like a 10" front with 8" sidebar for hunting. Make sure you get weights and play with different setups till you find what works for you. I like my bow to sit dead level when I come to anchor without having to manually adjust.

 

The last few seasons I've had a 12" front 10" in back I had a chance to buy an 18" cheap just to try before the season ended. I really like shooting with it and didn't find it to big for carrying to the stand.

 

I use a discount China Alu Stab, 11" long and 10oz
For me, that stab gives e better feel and balance. I could use a longer/heavier stab.. (PSE Freak SP at 33" draw)

At some time, it will be replaced with a 12" carbon front and a 6-8" Carbon rear, just to try it.
Or maybe the Doinker Tactical

I choose to change for a longer stab, because of a test, where there was no real accuracy advantage, between no stab and a 5-6" Stab. But going to an 8-10" stab was showing measurably better accuracy(smaller groups), but according to that test, you really need to shoot 60 yard plus, to get any real advantage.
http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/whitetail-365/2013/07/does-short-stabilizer-really-add-stability

But as they mention in the test, results vary greatly, from shooter to shooter, and bow to bow. For some, even a 5" hunting stab shows great improvements, for others, it doesn't matter much.

 

8 inch

 

Nock an arrow and make sure that your stabilizer does not stick out longer than the arrow and you are good. Use the longest stabilizer that will work for you.

 

Why would this have anything to do with it?

 

Here's a link to an article on setting up archery stabilizers that might help

 

When you are swinging your bow in the woods to get a shot most of the time you are not a full draw. If you can swing your bow with an arrow nocked and not at full draw you can swing your bow with a stabilizer that is shorter than the nocked arrow.

The longer a stabilizer is the more moment of inertia for a given weight on the end.

 

I had a 7in limb saver that was super light. I liked it but recently switched to an 8in fuse carbon torch. It has removable weights. I have 4oz in the end and I like it a ton better than the lightweight limbsaver

 

I dumped the hunting stabilizers years ago. They are useless as far as I'm concerned while hunting. Just a more weight to haul in...and without one, it is just one less thing in the way, more so when you are in a ground blind.

 

This is exactly what most people refer to about having a nocked arrow stick out almost two feet from the front of the riser...why not take advantage of the stabilizer. All personal preference, but I've never sat in a blind during hunting hours without an arrow nocked.

I completely get the long range spot and stalk. But if you're shooting long range, I'd want them on there. With how quick QDs allow you to put it together. I'd consider throwing them on working the last yardage to get into range to take the shot.

Don't think I'd want 18-24" of stabilizer on it if I was constantly crawling through thick stuff, probably go back to the 8".

 

I have a 12" w/ 4 oz. front and a 10" w/ 8 oz. on back.

 

I like the 9 inch trophy ridge static.

 

I've got a 10" Bowfinger and like how it holds but I wouldn't have any worries about going out to 12" out front. Don't think I would want to go any longer than that for hunting


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first, if it's not 12inches or more in length it's not a stabilizer, it's a dampener. the physics says, the resistance to movement (called inertia) goes as the squaring of the length of the rod - so an 8inch long rod will give you a "stabilizing factor" of 64, and a 12inch long rod will give you a "stabilizing factor" of 144, that's 2.25 times as much stabilization for 4 inches longer rod!