I recently bought a howatt hunter off of the big auction site and the seller sent the bow with one of those cheap 4", 12oz stabilizers. I set it aside and didn't give it much thought. After I had the bow set up and tuned, I shot it for awhile. Then, on a whim, I put the stabilizer on it and shot some more. WOW!. I have never tried a stabilizer on a recurve because it didn't feel "traditional" enough, like it was cheating. But talk about a stable bow hand. I don't think I would carry the bow around with it on there, but I just might stick it in the fanny pack till I get into the tree or ground blind. But if I post any pictures of a kill, I'll take it off the bow first so you guys don't make fun of me! lol. Would be interested in hearing some thoughts on using one. Thanks - Jeff