Some bows just need that weight out front to even be shootable. Case-in-point: I have a carbon fiber bow in the shop that I set up. It's an awesome goat hunting bow since it only weighs 3 lbs rigged, but when I shot it all that changed. The top limb of the bow kicks back so hard that the rest cuts into the top of my hand when shot without a stabilizer. It took a 10", 16 oz. stabilizer to tame that rascal. Now the benefit of the light weight short bow is gone. Poor engineering on that one. (Before I get harshed out for having poor form that is causing the problem let me clarify that I've been shooting all kinds of bows for over 20 years and I shot this thing with all kinds of grip styles with the same effect. It's the only bow I've come across that does this to this extreme.)