decided to try a tab again, so i got two different ones for Christmas.
when i'm shooting them, i get string slap either on my nose, or on my lip.
what gives? this doesn't happen when i shoot my glove. are the tabs too long, too short?
You need to trim them down a bit so that doesn't happen. I just read a chapter in Tony Camera's book, SHOOTING THE STICKBOW, where he addressed that issue. Apparantly it is something most guys who shoot tabs do. Trim it slowly. just a little at a time and you will eventually solve your problem.
I've got mine trimmed where it lays between the finger tips and first knuckle. It looks like the string would hit your fingers, it doesn't....O.L.
If it's leather,you can put babby powder on it and after 100 or so shots you will see a line at the end where the string lifts off.Trim to the far edge of the line and you've got a custom fit.
I trim my tabs off just short of my finger tips. Works for me.
Yep I used to slap the crap outta myself until I posted the very same question here! Trim it down and you'll be spared a slappin.
QuoteOriginally posted by R H Clark:
If it's leather,you can put babby powder on it and after 100 or so shots you will see a line at the end where the string lifts off.Trim to the far edge of the line and you've got a custom fit.
Never tried that, thanks. :archer:
good ideas, thanks for the input... i'll have to give the baby powder a try and see where the string is coming off the tab at.
should i cut 1/8" at a time off, or is this too much?
Geeezzzzz...FINALLY..you guys are great!
I tore up my nose and lip pretty bad on the brass nock, and did everything to figure out what I was doing wrong in my form or release. I didn't realize that it could be the tab!!!!
Come to think of it now, I switched tabs and it happens less so now all I have to do is to trim back a bit to save face! hahahahahahaha
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