The quest for increased accuracy with your compound bow is a long one and can involve many different approaches. Of course, the best way to improve is to practice, but there are also some bow accessories that you can use to assist you in that improvement process. A bow stabilizer is a way in which your accuracy can be improved.
Bow stabilizers perform a few vital tasks that beginner and intermediate shooters are going to find useful. The first is to stabilize the bow and give it some balancing weight. The second is to reduce the amount of vibration that is passed through the frame of the bow and onto the hand holding it. By using a bow stabilizer the bow will be less likely to move around improving the chances of shooting consistently.
Hand shock is what happens to the shooter when the bowstring is released. It comes from the enormous amount of unused energy that is generated that is not directed at the arrow. This energy escapes from the bow down the only thing attached to the frame of the bow, namely your hand. The bow stabilizer gives that energy wave somewhere else to go and the way in which the stabilizer is constructed dampens the vibration considerably.
A stealthy bow is an important attribute for the hunter. No hunter wants his or her presence revealed by the loud report of a noisy shot. The bow stabilizer can muffle the sound of the bow to maintain that stealth factor.
Added weight is an important part played by the bow stabilizer. Bow manufacturers are making their bows as light as they possibly can and while this is good for the hunters who have to carry them for long periods of time it can cause problems with control as the bow bucks from side to side through the force of the shot. The bow stabilizer provides enough weight to keep the bow better aligned through the shooting process.
As a compound bow shooter you can get by without using a bow stabilizer but there is no doubt that you will get quite a lot of benefit from using one.