A stabilizer is one of those things that can be helpful but isn't an absolute requirement. Whether or not you choose to use one is, obviously, a personal preference issue.

Whether you need one for balance depends on the bow. Do you like the way it hangs in your hand at the shot? You don't need to mess with the balance then.

Or does itrock backwards and the top camtries to poke you in the forehead every shot? Then you'll want a stabilizer with just enough weight to change the balance point to make it either hang still or rock slightly forward at the shot.

There isn't any scientific formula to plug into a computer and have it spit out the exact stabilizer you need. The fit of every human/bow is unique. The feel you get for a bow is unique. Your preference for how a bow should feel is unique.

Choosingthe right stabilizer for you and your bow is like finding a pearl in a hog pen. Sometimes you've got to dig through quite a bit of slop to find it.I wish it were easier than that, but it ain't.