"Fine-Tune Your Pin Float with Mixed-Weight Materials" By Jeff Raney

May 28, 2025

Fine-Tune Your Pin Float with Mixed-Weight Materials

Most archers are always chasing a better hold, but one area that's often overlooked is how the length of your stabilizer weight stack affects pin float and recovery speed. Many shooters use the same type and weight size on the front and back bars. 

Over the years, I've found that mixing weight materials and stack lengths is one of the most effective ways to improve my hold. I typically run tungsten on the front bar to keep the stack short and dense, and stainless steel on the back for a longer stack. This combination changes not just how much my pin moves but also how fast it moves and recovers.

Controlling that float speed can have a significant impact on timing your shot. We all want the pin to sit perfectly still—but for most of us, that's unrealistic. Instead, focus on dialing in the correct movement for your shot process.

This trick may add a few more X's to your scores.

Jeff Raney