Most conversations about target compound equipment revolve around specs — bar lengths, stiffness, total mass weight, and numbers. This conversation is about what actually matters when you’re shooting.

2024 Paralympic Champion Jason Tabansky joins Joe and Maddie from RamRods Archery to cover:

How weight distribution affects execution and hold

Front vs back weight tradeoffs on a compound setup

How different bows require different stabilizer set ups

Why balance on paper doesn’t always translate to stability in practice

How experienced archers evaluate equipment changes over time

Why blindly copying other setups rarely works

Jason is an experienced, high-level target compound archer who shoots from a wheelchair, offering a perspective shaped by the need for repeatability, and long-term consistency.

This is not a “best setup” talk. It’s a practical, experience-based discussion about decision-making, not trends.

Chapters:

01:04 – What sensations to look for when tuning your stabilizers
04:26 -- Different stabilizer setups for different bows???
10:21 – Jason's current equipment set up
12:08 -- The danger of copying other people
14:30 – How shooting from a wheel chair affects equipment decisions
17.03 -- Where to start when setting up a new bow

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How does Dutch compound archer Sanne De Laat set up her bow? In this interview, she sits down with Joe and Maddie from RamRods Archery and walks them through her stabilizer lengths, angles, weight stack, and more. Sanne has a unique set up, featuring two side rods and the occasional 3D printed dinosaur at the end of her long rod! If you’re interested in learning more about her training philosophy, mental approach, and her recent mix team gold medal win at the 2025 World Archery Championships, check out our other interviews with Sanne on the RamRods Archery YouTube Channel!

Chapters

0:27 - Intro: Meet Sanne de Laat!

0:57 - What bow feeling does Sanne want when she’s setting up her stabilizers?

2:57 - Sanne’s current compound set up

6:24 - Why does Sanne use TWO side rods?

8:30 - Trying different equipment

9:47 - Sanne’s advice for adjusting stabilizer mass weight

11:45 - Mounting the V-Bar and side rod on the front versus the back of the bow

14:44 - Would Sanne change her set up if there was more space?

16:20 - More stabilizer length options?

18:48 - Microadjusting the weight stack

20:00 - Does Sanne chang her set up from indoor to outdoor season?

22:00 - Sanne’s advice for trying different stabilizer set ups

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Compared to target archery, field archery sounds like a whole new beast. How did Slovenian compound archer Staš Modic get into it and how is it different from target and 3D archery? In this video, he sits down with Josh and Joe from RamRods archery to talk about maintaining good technique and gauging distances. If you’re interested in learning more about his recent Bronze Team Medal at the 2025 World Championship and his compound set up, check out our other interviews with Staš on the RamRods Archery YouTube Channel!

Learn about Archery & Stabilizers here! https://ramrodsarchery.com/pages/ramrods-learning