Bowtech balance

DoninVa · 12-18-2002, 07:07 PM

I have only shot 2 Bowtech bows, the 2002 patriot and the 2002 Mighty Mite,so my experance is very limited. I bought the Mighty Mite and like the bow very much. It is very fast and manageable for such a short bow.The one thing I have noticed with both Bowtechs is the balance of the bows is different from anything I have ever shot,and that is a lot. It seems that anything you install on the bow makes a big difference in the balance.I put the Sims modular stablizer on, which weights 7.5 ozs. on my wife's postal scale, and it made the bow feel heavy and balance foward. I put an old dove tail sight on till I can decide what I want to buy and it made the bow feel top heavy.Am I just getting old and feble or has anyone else experienced this. I am a little leary of buying a sight and stablizer before trying them because of this. Does anyone have any suggestions for the Mighty Mite on a stablizer and sight. Thanks, Don

pdq 5oh · 12-19-2002, 03:08 AM

Don, as I'm sure you've noticed, I'm a fan of the Mighty Mite. I have a 7 1/2" (10 oz) Vibracheck Isolator on mine. The sight is an Impact Cosmic lite. The sight is very compact and light. I also have limb savers and whiskers installed. Maybe I don't pay enough attention, but the bow feels very neutral to me, and it remains so at the shot. It holds well and is a pleasure to shoot.

Phil.
"Could you guys be quiet, my dad's trying to shoot."<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>

ijimmy · 12-19-2002, 07:37 AM

When I owned a patriot I had a simms enhancer 2000 in the rear stabelizer hole wiyh nothing in front it balanced very well with that setup .

We all have different oppinions , if we did'nt the world would be a BORING place

Stealth_Force · 12-20-2002, 12:18 AM

Those bows (the patriot especially) have quite a bit of forward bias to start with compared to most other bows. Also, shorter bows ARE more sensative to putting larger sights on.
You may want to try a very light sight as pdq 5oh suggested, and a rearware facing stabilizer in addition to the normal one to help find YOUR balance for the bow.

DoninVa · 12-20-2002, 07:26 PM

Hey pdq 5oh, The bow balances pretty well with a small stablizer but it seems to feel heavy in my hand. This may be due to the Parker feather mag I have been shooting being very light.

Stelth_Force, I had thought about the back stablizer but unfortunely the mighty mite doesn't have a hole for a back stablizer. It does have a threaded hole on the lower part of the riser that I could put some type of weight but it would face to the side of the bow.

racks7 · 01-15-2003, 07:51 AM

What kind of quiver do you guys use on the Mighty Mite?

pdq 5oh · 01-15-2003, 10:09 AM

racks7, I have a Bohning Lynx on mine.

Phil.
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walks with a gimp · 01-15-2003, 10:43 AM

DoninVa, have you tried shooting without the grip? It really changes the feel of the bow and will give you a small amount more brace height. Racks7, I have the Satelite 4 arrow 2 piece quivers on both mine and my Wife's bows. They are very light and the camo matches the bow. I wish BowTech made a 4 or 5 arrow 2 piece<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>.