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Tab, glove or other

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jsh909

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Just curious on what everyone uses.

I currently use a glove. Have used tabs as well. I am using the glove now because my groups are better. I am going to be changing up my arrow set up for next season, so once I start dialing it in I will shoot with both the glove and a tab and whatever combination of release method and arrow weight works the best is what I will use.
 
Was given a loaner bow and a glove. In the back of my mind I wanted a tab because all the cool trad guys were using a tab. This rocked on for a few months, when I got my own bow I thought I would upgrade to a cool tab.
Well, I can't seem to get use to the tab so I reverted back to the glove. I probably didn't give it enough time but I like the feel of the well worn in glove.
 
jsh909 said:
Just curious on what everyone uses.

I currently use a glove. Have used tabs as well. I am using the glove now because my groups are better. I am going to be changing up my arrow set up for next season, so once I start dialing it in I will shoot with both the glove and a tab and whatever combination of release method and arrow weight works the best is what I will use.
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Just to piggyback off your question, is there an advantage of using one over the other for hunting situations?
Thanks
 
I just got into traditional last year and have figured out that this subject is a worm hole. I've tried several tabs and half a dozen or so gloves. I have one tab that I like and I just got a glove Friday that I think I will like. It's a Bearpaw deer skin glove and it fits great right now. I'm wondering if it is gonna stretch out over time though.

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jsh909 said:
What do you make yours out of?
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I’ve been making tabs from assorted types of leather. I’ve tried different thickness, stiffness, layers - both sown and separate.

As for the question about advantages:

I like that a tab doesn’t prevent me from using my hand or fingers for doing other things. Shooting arrows is something that accounts for such a minuscule amount of time. You don’t have to remove the tab from your hand, so it’s always there and ready.

The climate where I hunt often requires some means of keeping your hands warm. The tab doesn’t impede any number of hand warming techniques.
 
Cordovan leather tab.
I bought a 12×12" piece from ebay. I just cut it with scissors, poke 2 tiny holes in it and tread small diameter shock cord and use a tiny zip tie on the shock cord to form the finger loop. The cord is adjustable so it will fit over bare fingers or thick gloves.
I used to cut a finger hole thru the tab itself but that uses slightly more leather. Horween Cordovan leather is precious stuff. It's the best leather. I like to maximize how many tabs that I can cut from a piece of leather. The zip tie/shock cord is the way to go.
 
Allegheny Tom said:
Cordovan leather tab.
I bought a 12×12" piece from ebay. I just cut it with scissors, poke 2 tiny holes in it and tread small diameter shock cord and use a tiny zip tie on the shock cord to form the finger loop. The cord is adjustable so it will fit over bare fingers or thick gloves.
I used to cut a finger hole thru the tab itself but that uses slightly more leather. Horween Cordovan leather is precious stuff. It's the best leather. I like to maximize how many tabs that I can cut from a piece of leather. The zip tie/shock cord is the way to go.
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I like the zip tie idea. The same thing can be achieved with some type of slip knot / friction hitch - such as a Blake’s - on a finger loop made of paracord.
 
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So the main advantage to a tab, in theory is that it makes a repeatable release easier. And all fingers release the string simultaneously and the string slips off the tab. Where as with a glove your fingers can release at different times, roll the string, etc...
 
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Jammintree said:
I’ve been making tabs from assorted types of leather. I’ve tried different thickness, stiffness, layers - both sown and separate.

As for the question about advantages:

I like that a tab doesn’t prevent me from using my hand or fingers for doing other things. Shooting arrows is something that accounts for such a minuscule amount of time. You don’t have to remove the tab from your hand, so it’s always there and ready.

The climate where I hunt often requires some means of keeping your hands warm. The tab doesn’t impede any number of hand warming techniques.
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Thank you, I make mine out of whatever I have laying around. I typically use things that are as thin as I can find with a soft backing. And use a Paracord loop for my finger

I am going to try some cordovan leather. Thanks for the suggestion guys
 
Edit: I didn't realize one of my waterfowl loads was in the picture

Disclaimer:
Ignore the waterfowl load data on the cardboard below.

It's a load that I developed and has never been professionally tested. I hold no responsibility for anyone that tries it. Again it's untested, load at your own risk.
 

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jsh909 said:
@Just_Hangin_N_GA
So the main advantage to a tab, in theory is that it makes a repeatable release easier. And all fingers release the string simultaneously and the string slips off the tab. Where as with a glove your fingers can release at different times, roll the string, etc...
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I think it is more of personal preference. I tried both and shot better with a tab. I like this one, I remove the rubber spacer.
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Cordovan Leather Shooting Tab

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Glove all day for split. Tabs are for people that shoot 3 under and aim too much.

Joking aside, I enjoy the glove the most. I like the way it shoots, the feel, and the fact that it is seemingly quieter. I shot a tab perfectly fine but I did not enjoy the sound nor the feel. It feels like a release to me. I want my traditional archery to feel more natural, instinctual even. If you’re shooting three under it makes a little more sense to use a tab, but for split I’ll stick with a glove. I like a thicker glove the best, especially shooting 50+ lbs. This is the one that I like the best, I bought several to have for years to come. The first one is nice and broke in and I have thousands of shots on it.

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Berlin Style Deerskin Archery Shooting Glove

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gcr0003 said:
Glove all day for split. Tabs are for people that shoot 3 under and aim too much.
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Not necessarily.

I'm not a traditional guy and I may be an oddball, but I started shooting a compound back in 87' with fingers, still do, probably always will. Not a purist either. I've just always been one who felt a bow and arrow was designed to be shot with fingers. If i need a trigger, I may as well be using a gun or crossbow. And a release always seemed like something with high potential to either lose or once in a tree realize it got left behind in the truck or at home.

Started using a glove early, then went to a tab. I draw one over two under, drop the lower of the two for release. Been using a calf hide size large Neet tab (hair on string side) for years. I cut and restitch to modify it to allow me to drop the third finger. It and a spare hang silently from my Mathews quiver bracket. Lightweight and near impossible to lose. Small enough for me to wear with a Glomitt as someone else mentioned which has always made for warmer shooting hand than an archers gloved hand.
 
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