Now that would be funny.

Personally, I really don't care how MH uses his 11.5" Doinker. That's his business and I don't wanna know about it.

Seriously, I had an 11" carbon rod stabilizer for hunting several years ago and I did not like it. I do use a longer stabilizer in the 11"-12" range for 3d, but for hunting I like to keep them 7" and under. The reason for this is I found that I was bumping things in my stand with the longer stabilizer.

For the distances I will shoot for hunting I can hold steady enough to smash the 10 ring on the deer, so it hasn't been a problem.

I've never noticed the 10 ring on a live buck before. I'll have to look closer this year.

Seriously, I've been considering going to a bigger stabilizer to help me hold a little more steady, but I'm not conviced that it'll help considering the fact that it would add more weight. This is one area where I have no experience at all.

Yes, a longer stabilizer will help you hold steady. That's why the target guys have those 30" monstrosities on their bows. When I'm in a stand, I'm all about hunting, so if it could hurt my hunt I try to minimize it, becasue I don't need anymore help screwing things up. I do that well enough on my own.

You can only see the 10 ring on PA deer. It's a genetic thing the game commission came up with to help us Pennsyltuckians shoot straighter.

I got a good laugh out of that.
I may have to consider a longer stabilizer then. Hunting out of my Viper SS, I have to get the bow above or outside the rail, so I don't see a problem with a longer stabilizer except for walking in. Next time I go to a shop, I'll see if he'll let me try one.

A 3" Doinker ain't bad, as long as you've got a 12" extension for it. [8D]

I also have an 11.5 inch doinker (a blessing and a curse).It has been up and down(that doesn't sound very good)100's of trees.I have never had a problem with it getting in the way.It would seem if your alley way up in to a tree is that narrow you are going to have more problems than just being concerned about your stabilizer.

Mine probably hasnt been up and down as many trees as yours has but it still gets the job done [8D]

Mike, I've got a 5" doinker and it seems to get the job done

Actually they do have a 10 ring but only the Texas hunters can hit it.