RE: Lets talk hunting stabilizers
I guess I fall on the other side of the fence from the majority. I prefer a little longer stab on my hunting rig. My current hunting setup (Trykon XL) has a 11.5" Doinker Carbon Elite on it.
I have hunted from treestands, blinds, crawled through the brush on my hands and knees, and done plenty of stalking with this setup. My personal feeling is that my stabilizer has never hung up in anything that wouldn't have otherwise caught on something else. When it comes to shooting, having the longer stab provides that extra stabilization for a little bit better accuracy.