Archery Stabilizers Help Improve Your Game

Whether shooting for wild game or competition, the intense vibrational energy caused by the release of the arrow can mean the difference between a hit or a miss. The archery stabilizer was invented to control this by cutting vibration by as much as 75% and drastically reduce noise from your bow.

First introduced by Hoyt Archery in 1961, the archery stabilizer is an add-on to your bow which will help you gain stability during your aim. Such devices typically provide a weighted body offset from the bow with the inertia of the body serving to resist horizontal as well as rotational forces imparted to the bow during arrow release. A good stabilizer will not only help with the balancing of your bow, but will also absorb a great amount of the vibration if you use one that is gel or hydro filled.

Archers also have to contend with recoil. A stabilizer solves this problem by reducing the force of the recoil, since it is designed to absorb the shock and vibration associated with drawing the string. The added bonus of recoil reduction make modern stabilizers a great benefit compared to solid weighted models that were popular many years ago. For FITA sanctioned competitions, an archery stabilizer is allowed in certain events, but is not allowed for more traditional contests.

For game hunters the use of archery stabilizers improved their sport. Because the speed of sound is faster than the arrow, wild games like deer and whitetails can sense the vibrational energy created by the release of the arrow. With archery stabilizers hunters gain a fraction of a second ahead of the game.

Our thanks to James Filosi for this interesting article about Archery Stabilizers.