Stabilizer length

[Kadelong]

What’s a good length for a bow that is effective but not a pain when hunting thicker areas?

 

[CJ_BG]

Gonna depend on how much weight you want to put on it, but also consider that your arrow will be sticking out further than any hunting stabilizer until you draw back.

My whitetail bow has an 8 on the front and a 6 on the back, my open country bow is 15 front and 8 back.

The 8-12 inch range should do you good for a front bar.

 

[billysmals]

Gonna depend on how much weight you want to put on it, but also consider that your arrow will be sticking out further than any hunting stabilizer until you draw back.

My whitetail bow has an 8 on the front and a 6 on the back, my open country bow is 15 front and 8 back.

The 8-12 inch range should do you good for a front bar.

This is good knowledge. My bow runs a 15 front, 10 back.

As a rule shorter stabilizers need more weight to accomplish the same effect as a longer stabilizer with less weight.

 

[Crowmangler]

I like a 10" front (with weights & QD it's 12" overall from riser) & no back bar.
I think it's a good compromise for length & still agile plus it's a perfect size for me to use as a brace against my arm when carrying strings down

 

[MDpublic]

10 inch front, 8 inch side bar

 

[dtrkyman]

I really like a 15", it is a bit long in the woods but I never really had an issue with it. I have a 12 inch bar on now, but with dampener and weights it is closer to 14" overall.

 

[5MilesBack]

For hunting, lots of times I'll just use a 5" Doinker which is more of a dampener than a stabilizer.

 

[Minimedic]

Depends on how far you're trying to shoot but like others said, as others said, as long as you can tolerate. You can achieve similar leverage with less weight and the longer carbon weighs barely anymore. I run a 15" in front and 10" in back.

 

[Cmb213]

I have always ran just an 8 inch front bar with 3oz, just changed to a 10 inch front bar with 3oz and an 8 inch back bar with 6oz. All I do is whitetail hunt from a treestand, I cant see the 10 inch bar being a problem, and the stability I've gained far outweighs any extra size issues.