Post by williethewelder on Mar 17, 2007 10:53:35 GMT -4
I think you should let your sight tell you what you need.
If while aiming, your sight tends to droop and swing out of the middle in wide sweeping strokes, I would say that your stabilizer tip weight is too heavy. That "wandy" feel in the front of your bow can cause you to quickly drop a point unexpectedly.
If your sight gives you tight whippy movements and darts about the gold, rarely settling on the dot, I would say that your stabilizer is light on the end.
You are looking for a nice balance between the two. You sight will rarely, if ever, sit still. You are hoping to see a nice, light, slow float that gives you plenty of time to shoot with your normal and relaxed shot timing.
Another thing to consider is DYNAMIC BALANCE.
The balance between your holding weight and your overall mass weight of your bow can dramatically contribute to your overall steadiness. Again, the same rules apply, if the bow is fast and jerky, the bow is too light. If it is slow and sweeping widely, the bow is too heavy.
This is something that you can’t just adjust and try it and then change it again. You will have to make a change and shoot it for days being conscientious of your aiming patterns. Once you find the right feel and balance, it will be something that you will almost never change again. For instance, my stabilizer config and weight has not changed in years.
DRAW LENGTH can also affect steadiness.
The rules are also pretty straight forward here as well. A short ended draw produces a tight frisky hold that is prone to quick and sometimes big misses. You may get a higher X count, but if you are not 100% on you could drop a point if you are not on top of your game every second. This is a good condition for FITA Indoors. Xs are everything in this game and you can afford the occasional big nine.
Setting the draw a little long ended can produce a slower float that is very safe and stable, but your groups are slightly larger because of the larger range of motion. Your bow balance can play a big role in keeping your range of motion down. You will get more 10s in this condition and it will help you out in NFAA indoors and Vegas. Super Xs are ignored initially in the game and 10s are what you need. You haven’t got a chance in Vegas if you have an 899 with 89x, but if you have a 900, you are cooking with gas and on your way to the shoot off.
Hope this helps