Here is the bow holder that use. It can be a little wobbly with a heavy bow on it but I haven’t had any problems with this setup. To try and fix the wobble I am going to add a 45° angled piece of 1” x .25” extrusion from the conduit hanger up to the vertical square extrusion. The wobble comes from moving around on the treestand platform.
I removed the uncomfortable little seat that was on all my chain-on treestands and use the Summit Tree Seat. I secure the seat to the tree with a ratcheted tie-down strap. I find this to be much more comfortable. The bow holder that I am showing you holds the bow handle at the same height as the armrest built into the Summit seat so there is very little arm movement when I reach for my bow. The bow holder can also be adjusted so that it will hold the bow at whatever angle you prefer.
When removing the bow from the bow holder I have to rock the bow back first and then pull it out. If I just slide the bow out, there is a chance that the bow sliding across the rubber will make a squeaking noise.
I haven’t had any problems with the arrow falling off the shelf because I cant the bow a little bit while it is in the bow holder.
The HME bow holder can be purchased for $12 at Dick’s or Cabela’s. The conduit hanger and the aluminum extrusion can be purchased at Home Depot. If you build a bow holder support for each treestand, then you will only need one of the HME bow holders.
Hope this helps.