Straight vs angled v-bars

[gunmender]

Adding my 3 old pennys worth, I was told that the adjustable bars allowed the weight distribution to be more accuratly set? however this is best done if you can achieve the repeatability of the shot time after time.

All to do with bow static balance and the reaction once the release has occurred, the drop off/forwards could be jiggled with to achieve the best results.

May be totaly wrong though!! :christmas

[Rik]

Originally Posted by gunmender

Adding my 3 old pennys worth, I was told that the adjustable bars allowed the weight distribution to be more accuratly set? however this is best done if you can achieve the repeatability of the shot time after time.

All to do with bow static balance and the reaction once the release has occurred, the drop off/forwards could be jiggled with to achieve the best results.

May be totaly wrong though!! :christmas

Um. How accurately do you need to set the balance? As an illustration, I recently took off the (angled) v-bar I'd been using for several years, and re-distributed the weights to the front of the long-rod (still using the extender). Net result was that the Centre of Mass moved forward by about an inch/inch and a half. That's a *tiny* change, given the extremity of the alteration to the stabiliser setup. I *can* feel a difference in the bow reaction, but it's nowhere near as dramatic as I would have expected. Tweaking the angle on v-bars just isn't in that league...

As for adjustable v-bars: I wouldn't use one again (my last angled one was fixed) after having
(a) a bolt break and one twin drop off
(b) one twin "adjust" itself in the middle of a competition
You just don't need those sorts of distraction.

[gunmender]

Maybe another urban myth that needs sorting out then?

I agree the KISS principle for equipment though.

[joetapley]

Only difference I can see is that with a flat V bar assembly the rods are shorter and hence stiffer. Might be a factor if you have a lot of weight on the twins.

Lowering the bow centre of mass does make for a 'more forgiving ' setup but I would have thought that the effect of the V bar angle on this would be minimal.