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Title: Tab or glove poll.
Post by: VTer on January 25, 2011, 08:15:00 PM
Do you prefer a tab or glove?
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Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on January 25, 2011, 08:22:00 PM
I do Great with just bare fingers I practice with tab, glove and bare fingers. This way I'm always covered...
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Post by: Zeus on January 25, 2011, 08:32:00 PM
Hi Greg,
 Just voted. are you just killing time , until the state of union address.
  John
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Post by: Hank H. on January 25, 2011, 08:46:00 PM
Thinnest gloves I can use....currently use Damascus gloves.
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Post by: Schafer on January 25, 2011, 08:48:00 PM
Im tryin out the tab at this time.
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Post by: cyred4d on January 25, 2011, 08:49:00 PM
Used to use a glove, switched to a tab and won't go back to the glove.
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Post by: champ38 on January 25, 2011, 08:53:00 PM
Big Shot glove for me.
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Post by: beauhunter on January 25, 2011, 08:56:00 PM
I've found that I shoot the best with no tab or glove.
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Post by: scedvm on January 25, 2011, 09:08:00 PM
Got used to a glove and a tab or barefingers just feels strange to me....Shawn
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Post by: JrsyBowHunter on January 25, 2011, 09:11:00 PM
i shoot a black widow tab, never felt comfortable with a glove
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Post by: ks_jon on January 25, 2011, 09:12:00 PM
Tab ftw.
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Post by: katman on January 25, 2011, 09:14:00 PM
tab
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Post by: sawtoothscream on January 25, 2011, 09:17:00 PM
used a glove for ever but just recieved my black widdow leather tab a few days ago and i shoot alot better with it.   so im sticking to tabs know
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Post by: canopyboy on January 25, 2011, 09:41:00 PM
love my bw tab.  I'm not sure about you bare finger types like mystic.  I'm good for one or two shots and then I cry like a girl.  Makes practicing barefinger a bit tough with all my buddies laughing at me.
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Post by: ishoot4thrills on January 25, 2011, 09:44:00 PM
Black Widow tab for me. They last forever.
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Post by: youngarcher1 on January 25, 2011, 09:52:00 PM
I like my glove for my longbow and a tab for my recurve, it's personal preference
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Post by: Cocklebur on January 25, 2011, 10:02:00 PM
I keep trying tabs but prefer a cordovan glove.
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Post by: Night Wing on January 25, 2011, 10:15:00 PM
A Bateman split finger cordovan tab for me. Gives me a cleaner release than a glove.
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Post by: limbolt on January 25, 2011, 10:20:00 PM
I shot with a glove for years,then tried a tab and never looked back.I get a cleaner release and it's easy to flip out of the way when I need to.
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Post by: Tommy D on January 25, 2011, 10:26:00 PM
Started with a glove, but didn't really like it.

I switched to a tab about 15 years ago, and have been using one ever since.

The last 6-7 years, I've been using a homemade tab. I took a SAM tab apart for a pattern, and made a couple out of Cordovan.

If they ever wear out, I'll make another, no glove for me.
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Post by: raghorns on January 25, 2011, 11:33:00 PM
Tried a bw tab, actually got a cleaner release, but I hit my nose and smack my lip when I release...probably just me!
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Post by: Cal bow on January 25, 2011, 11:35:00 PM
Big shot glove, best I have found
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Post by: rdoggsilva on January 25, 2011, 11:54:00 PM
Started out in 1971 with a glove and just never changed, just like I am still using a Astro II I got in the 70's, saw no need to change. But just bought a new bow so maybe will give a tab a chance.  :bigsmyl:
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Post by: Buckwheaties on January 26, 2011, 12:14:00 AM
Tab for me. Used a cordovan single layer for years but have switched to a Fred Eichler (3R) tab and really like it better. Smooth release, good protection, and can feel the string good.
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Post by: iawoody2 on January 26, 2011, 12:32:00 AM
I have and do use both, but prefer the tab, I feel a cleaner release.
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Post by: on January 26, 2011, 12:43:00 AM
I just voted and it is exactly 50-50. I guess it is really all just personal preference.

Bisch
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Post by: TWarrows on January 26, 2011, 12:48:00 AM
tab now, but shot a glove for 15 years..
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Post by: Hoyt on January 26, 2011, 01:19:00 AM
I tried a glove back in the 50's and went with tab in the 60's. Made my own for a long time, but am going to try a Fred Eichler and see how I like it.
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Post by: Ben Maher on January 26, 2011, 01:31:00 AM
Mystic said ...
   
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I do Great with just bare fingers I practice with tab, glove and bare fingers. This way I'm always covered..
 
Me too...though I nearly always hunt bare fingered, I sometimes use a tab , very occasionally a glove .
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Post by: Drakho on January 26, 2011, 02:05:00 AM
Gloves for me... I've tried tabs but I just feel better with a glove (I shoot split fingers).
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Post by: Hopewell Tom on January 26, 2011, 06:13:00 AM
Always used a glove, Big Shot and Damascus in use now, but just got the new 3R catalog and like the look of the Fred Eichler tab. One on order soon for a try out.
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Post by: damascusdave on January 26, 2011, 10:11:00 AM
Basically tab for targets, but glove for hunting.

In general I want cordovan on both my tabs and the finger tips of my glove.

I shoot pretty much two under and I make my tabs by turning over an opposite hand Cavalier Elite and modifying it.

DDave
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Post by: Tommy D on January 26, 2011, 11:35:00 AM
Whichever you prefer, make sure you have a spare...............right Bisch?javascript:void(0)
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Post by: Tommy D on January 26, 2011, 11:36:00 AM
Whichever you prefer, make sure you have a spare...............right Bisch?
   :p
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Post by: trick00 on January 26, 2011, 11:43:00 AM
tab... I can make 1 in about 2 minutes
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Post by: 3Under on January 26, 2011, 11:57:00 AM
Start with a glove switched to a homemade Cordovan single layer tab.
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Post by: FerretWYO on January 26, 2011, 12:03:00 PM
It is totally personal choice here. I shot a glove for a long time. For a reason that is not really applicable I switched to a tab. Cant seem to go back now and I have tried a few times.
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Post by: bulldog18 on January 26, 2011, 12:42:00 PM
Used to use a tab. Now I use a glove and prefer it over a tab.
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Post by: VTer on January 26, 2011, 02:15:00 PM
Wow. I would've bet a lot of money that gloves would be at least 80%. I'm very surprised.
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Post by: bornagainbowhunter on January 26, 2011, 02:24:00 PM
I jsut viewed the poll after voting, its 67/67.  Tied right down the middle....
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Post by: doowop on January 26, 2011, 03:07:00 PM
Black Widow palm tab. Been using them for years. As a matter of fact, I have never seen anyone else use one. Weird, uh?
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Post by: Kevin Winkler on January 26, 2011, 03:18:00 PM
I've tried both, but have pretty much stayed with a glove. I just received a new Black Widow Stick-Tite glove last week. I have only shot it a few sessions, but I really like the long finger stalls and the design.
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Post by: Eugene Slagle on January 26, 2011, 03:20:00 PM
I use a basic Bateman tab, has worked for me for years but I may give a Black Widow a try soon.
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Post by: gpa fishin on January 26, 2011, 03:26:00 PM
big shot glove here
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Post by: schlaggerman on January 26, 2011, 05:24:00 PM
Tab for me. I started out shooting a glove but after I discovered the Saunders Fab Tab I've never looked back. Much slicker and cleaner release with a tab for me.
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Post by: tradlongbow on January 26, 2011, 06:48:00 PM
Tab
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Post by: Covey on January 26, 2011, 08:24:00 PM
I've tryed both! I ended up going with the american leathers glove. Been shooting it a couple years and wouldn't have anything else. Jason
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Post by: BWD on January 26, 2011, 11:37:00 PM
Bateman cordovan tab.
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Post by: drphoto on January 27, 2011, 11:14:00 AM
Tab, cut at home from 2 mm leather, I couldn't cope bare fingers anymore
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Post by: lablover on January 27, 2011, 12:35:00 PM
Alaskan bowhunter cordovan super tab for me.
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Post by: klight on January 27, 2011, 01:13:00 PM
No glove, No tab, Bare fingers here.
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Post by: Buckhorn3380 on January 27, 2011, 02:30:00 PM
very thin glove here!!
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Post by: BobCo 1965 on January 27, 2011, 03:48:00 PM
Tabs for me.
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Post by: tradshooter on January 27, 2011, 03:53:00 PM
Black Widow Split Finger Leather Tab for me. I always carry a well used spare with me when I am in the field. They are tough and durable.
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Post by: daveycrockett on January 27, 2011, 06:19:00 PM
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Originally posted by champ38:
Big Shot glove for me.
Me too   :bigsmyl:      :archer: