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Old 01-13-2004 | 08:45 PM
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Default RE: Stabilizer Test?

Jason,
It's been done.........I did testing that was pretty much just a "Blind taste test" of stabilizer effectiveness, by actually shooting them side by side on many different bows, and arrow weights actually BLINDFOLDED over the course of a few weeks........

Saggitarius did the same thing I did.......had a head to head "Shootout" of many popular and not so popular stabilizers.........

Another member.......I forget who??? Did the same thing by testing side by side a bunch of popular stabilizers, except this time he actually DID use a decible meter to measure which one made his bows the quietest.

All 3 of these had one thing in common. Stealth "Hunter" stabilizers came out as best in recoil, vibration and noise reduction even against the SIMS stuff and COMBINATIONS of the SIMS stuff.
There were some that were close........some that were not, but none quite equalled the performance of the Stealth. And don't get me wrong, I've always liked and do like SIMS products , I have purchased 5 different stabilizers with their technology. I still haven't found one that works better than a Stealth.

Now a stabilizer's function is not just as a noise, vibration reduction gizmo so it is vitally important to get one that fits your own personal idea of proper balance. Put the 2 together and you have your ideal stabilizer.

I would love to see an independently done "LABORATORY" test which would leave no personal bias.......Throw all major and popular brands into the ring to be tested in all categories, recoil reduction, noise and vibration. I bet that would be pretty interesting reading.
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