been shooting a three finger under glove for two years now but my dad bought me a tab for christmas this year and thought i would try it. first two shots i shot almost two feet high from ten steps. the next twenty shots i got my bearings and was stacking them.it really felt good (surprisingly) who else uses tabs and are there any hints on using one other than the draw back and letter' rip!! ? graybark
aim at the bullseye is about all i got. i shoot bare.
what kind of glove did you use?
-hov
Are you still shooting three fingers under with the tab? Switching styles may account for the difference on point of impact. If you are still shooting 3 under, I have never seen that much difference in tab/glove in my experience. I like gloves from a hunting standpoint, but always felt that I shot better with a tab. Good luck
When I USED to Shoot Wheelie Bows, I shot Fingers with a 3-under Tab, and did relatively well. :thumbsup:
When Shooting Stick Bows, I use a Glove with Cordovan Leather Tips, 3 Under. Havent Tried a Tab with my LongBows......Yet. :goldtooth: :archer2:
I think the tab allows a cleaner release, however I shoot a glove becuase its more comfortable.
the closer you get to bare fingers, the better the string will feel and the better the release. my tabs are thin, chromed latigo leather.
I've shot both glove and tab. For the last 47 years, I've been shooting a tab; one over, two under.
I switched from a glove to a tab this year and have never shot better! It did take some getting used to.
The first time I shot with a tab it was like someone else was shooting because I've never shot so well.This year I will be using a tab.
I love the Bateman Tabs for split finger, it is just the right amout of protection but still have very little between you & the string.
I trim mine to fit just past my finger grooves, no need in having all that extra leather to floop around on ya.
Like the Bateman tab for three under.
Like the Cavalier for three under
Like the thin Neet calf hair glove for three under.
Might be obvious that I shoot three under.
I'm an old goat, so I don't do nuttin' what don't suite me ..
I shoot both a glove and tab, together. I like a tab that is about 3/32" thick, which is thicker than most retail tabs.
At first I shot 5 tabs stacked because of my arthritic fingers, but my index finger got the old calouse build up...got tired of biting off the calouse.
So, I went to a glove, but the thin leather didn't give my old arthritic joints enough relief.
So, I added a tab to the glove, and now my index finger doesn't get a calouse, and the tab levels out the pressures so my finger joints don't feel so bad.
In extreme cold weather, I find a good cold weather glove and tab works well...or as well as can be expected.
Recently, a club member put me onto the American Leather Big Shot Glove. I tried it and it definitely isn't anything like any glove you've shot. Very stiff, good on the finger joints. It is worth checking out ...
http://www.americanleathers.com/cart/cart.php?target=product&product_id=256&category_id=60
i shoot tabs and when they get wet fingers. and you do get a better release with them.
im im going to give a tab a try. i also shoot 3 under. tried split but i cant get use to it or shoot good like that.
I just started using a tab.Took me awhile to get use to it,but it was worth it.
I use the thinnest tabs I can get away with.
glove for me feels natural,with a tab i feel diconnected somewhat to the string if that makes sense!
with the glove i just grab the string and shoot!
I don't know why but everytime I try a tab, I shoot left?? Does anyone else experience that.
I have shot with a glove all my life and I tried a tab once and I did not like it. It may not have had the right size or I may not have been using it right I could not feel my anchor very well. I will stick with my glove for now if a tab works for you go with it and injoy yourself. Widow
Switched to three under a year or two ago and shot a glove. I switched to a tab because I like being able to use my fingers. I still shoot three under and use thin tabs.
there is a reason all the olympic shooters shoot them. you ABSOLUTELY get a better release with them. ive shot tab for close to ten years now. i could never go back to a glove.
I have always shot split finger. I used a glove for the first fifteen years just because that is what I started out with. A tab didn't feel right when I tried it at first, although I could shoot with it.
I switched to a tab a few years ago and now shoot well with it. I have one that was custom made for me that is thicker and shaped to my hand. Hated getting blisters on my fingers from shooting.
The main reason I decided to switch was I got tired of having to figure our how to use a shooting glove and a cold weather glove at the same time. I didn't like having to use one shooting glove in warm weather and then a larger one to fit over a wool glove liner in the cold weather. With a tab I can wear it on my hand or wear it over a cold weather glove just by adjusting the loop that goes over my finger.
Like others have said, just use the one that works best for you. It really doesn't matter what you use as long as it works and you shoot well and true.
Have used most brands of gloves (and modified gloves) because in AZ I sweat and it eats the leather, tried several tabs and then found my Cavalier and that is the one.
I shoot a tab now, but for many years prior used a glove.
Shot whatever best fits you.
Earl
Shoot a three-under tab. Like it because I can get my bare finger tip anchored into my anchor point. With a glove I just couldn't get the right "feel" of my anchor.
Like "Easyup" sweat works on my gloves and they don't last for me. I use tabs now that I cut out of Cordovan leather. Can't wear them out-just lose them. Wear them over gloves in cold weather
I started with a glove and shot that way for a long time. When I got done with a ten year wheelie bow stint :rolleyes: I started shooting tab (split finger) and have had good luck with it for some time now. As a bonus it fits under the finger cover on my glommit when it is really cold and my hand stays warmer. Glommits don't agree with the glove at all, at least the one I was using.
started with glove but now I go with tab, it gives you a cleaner release, especially the cordovan ones.