I agree with Randy Ulmer. If a stabilizer is not 12 inches long, don't even waste your time. I use a 12" stabilizer with a bracket to offset the stabiizer off the left hand side of the bow. My bow is perfectly balanced in my hand, without holding it. Putting a 3" stabilizer on a bow in my opinion is silly. Just do what many archers do and just don't use one, if you are not going to get a long one. Just my thoughts.