Is it okay to have a weight at the top and bottom of the handle?I don`t have a stabilizer on it just the weights.

3darcher
I have shoot RU for a few years and it does not say anything in rules about weights. RU shooters have run weights on riser for years and also I see them put weights on there arms.So it goes on in Ru and no rules about this. But I can tell you from experience that if you win in this class there our a few crybabieswho mite make a seen about it. I have found in IBO ,that a few make rules has they go to try and advance there agenda. Just ask Dave hawkins about last year at IBO world shoot in TRAD class. He had a paint chip on riser ,they said he was useing for a sight. I seen the chip and it was so high ,you would have had to shoot into theground at your feet to make it work lol. I have shot with Dave for years and he will beat you no matter what you take away from him. Now I here the crybabies want to take away the two nock locaters , this I find real funny because if you know anything of finger shooting the lower nock isnot any different then three fingers under. What I mean by that is with split finger releace you cant put presser on the top finger, it will cause flyers but with three under you have all fingers under and can get away with presser on top finger.Anyway Daveis a fine shot and some cant stand it.I say go for it and let the crybabies cry.
3dchamp

BY ADDING WEIGHTS TO THE TOP OR BOTTOM SOMEONE MIGHT SAY THAT IT'S ANOTHER STABILIZER, IF IT STICKS OUT FROM THE HANDLE. IT WAS DONE TO ME AT THE IBO WORLDS LAST YEAR, I TOOK MY BACK WEIGHT OFF BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BE DQ'ED AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND.


JIM

Thanks for the input, I guess I`ll try it. I have shot ru for a lot of years and you could haveyour bowlooking like you was trying to pick up the local radio stations.BUT, the rules seem to change alot, especially the yardage. I`ve been out of it for a little while and I thought I would come back and try it againso I wanted to find out if anything changed.Thanks again and I`ll see you on the course.

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RECURVE UN-AIDED (RU)

A recurve or long bow with no sighting device. A rest and plunger are all that may reside within the sight window. There will be no markings on the bow or on the bowstring that could be construed as sighting marks. There will not be any type of draw check on the bow or string. There may be only one nocking point on the string. Must be shot with glove, finger tab or bare fingers. The arrow shall be of the same material and in uniform length and weight. There shall be a single stabilizer not in excess of 12 inches from the front of the bow. While shooting the archer shall touch the arrow with the index against the nock using a single anchor point.



A single stabilizer,..............when is a weight not a stabilizer.....?
12 inches from the front of the bow........when are the upper and lower limbs considered the front of the bow.......?
TTTAhummmmm.....



heard there was a bow repainted before alabama?

OMG
You need to rethink what you just said .It does not take a genis to know a stablizer is a stablizer and a weight is a weight . Also were do you see the word weight in stablize, I cant. No where in RU rules does it say anything about weights . So if you wish to take away weight then you have to come up with some way of weighing every ones bow and figureing whats a avg. weight a recurve should weigh. Or you could say in rules no add on weights to bow or riser. But in till the rules say such things then it cant be used againest some one . Like I said in earlyer post ,I see guys in RU running weights on bows for years and no one said crap also on there armsI have seen weight added .but then this 3DI thing came a long andnow if someone cant win they cry.Also if you say a riser can have no weights added ,then the phnolic bob lees would not be in andalso some widows. Phnolic was added to wood risers to give them weight not stablize ,but give them heft.Your limbs and tune is what stablize.Heyhow about all them ruber limb savers they run onlimbs and risers ,I guess you would have to say them our outlawed they stablize dont they. I have heard that black widow is coming out with a riser with metal in itthen what .I think again its just a few crybabies in the Ru and Trad div who cant win and they just want to blame something other then there lack of skills. RU should be a target class and allow string and face walking and long stablizers ,just keep the sights off. You know what I say if you cant run with the big dogs then stay on the porch.
Bill

Geez relax, am I confused? What is a visible, attatchedweight on a Recurve used for?

Bill,

I took your post and ran it through a translation program and after reading the translated version, I determined that I agree with a lot of what you wrote.

The translated version;

OMG
You need to rethink what you just said .It does not take a genius to know a stabilizer is a stabilizer and a weight is a weight . Also were do you see the word weight in stabilize, I can't. No where in RU rules does it say anything about weights . So if you wish to take away weight then you have to come up with some way of weighing every ones bow and figuring whats an avg. weight a re-curve should weigh. Or you could say in rules no add on weights to bow or riser. But until the rules say such things then it can't be used against some one . Like I said in earlier post ,I see guys in RU running weights on bows for years and no one said crap also on there arms I have seen weight added .but then this 3DI thing came a long and now if someone can't win they cry. Also if you say a riser can have no weights added ,then the phenolic bob lee's would not be in and also some widows. Phenolic was added to wood risers to give them weight not stabilize ,but give them heft. Your limbs and tune is what stabilize. Hey how about all them rubber limb savers they run on limbs and risers ,I guess you would have to say them our outlawed they stabilize don't they. I have heard that black widow is coming out with a riser with metal in it then what . I think again its just a few crybabies in the Ru and Trad div who can't win and they just want to blame something other then there lack of skills. RU should be a target class and allow string and face walking and long stabilizers ,just keep the sights off. You know what I say if you can't run with the big dogs then stay on the porch.
Bill

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Good to see you back , I am glad you our still checking up on me . Its nice to know some one out there is looking out for me. About the spell check ,I just dont want to lookandsound to artsee fartsee . Also those fat and sassy fingers you know. I just talked to my bud he is going to make me a riser out ofsteel ,he said it will weigh about 10 pounds. I hope the RU police does not give me a hard time in Cleveland lol. Oh thats right I would have to win once.
Bill

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Stabilizers
Stabilizer are various combinations of rods, weights, and dampers that screw onto your bow to dampen oscillations during release."

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I don’t know, I see weight used a lot with stabilizer
thus the confusion sets in


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