Im new to trad but I shot a wheel bow for years with a glove.Im shooting a old glove now.What do some of you use glove or tab and what brand and why.Wondering if I should switch.Thanks Alvin
I use a big shot glove. Quality is great, very durable and once you get it broke in there's none better. Nice smooth release too!
JMHO, Jason
I use a Cordovan tab & I really like it. It's there when I'm ready to shoot & not in the way if I'm doing something besides shooting.
Frank
I use a Cordovan tab & I really like it. It's there when I'm ready to shoot & not in the way if I'm doing something besides shooting.
Frank
I use both. Tab in warmer weather, glove with another glove pulled over it (with the shooting fingers cut off) in colder weather. If it is really cold I keep the tab inside a wool shooting mitten ready to come out through the finger slot. I get better groups when target shooting with the tab.
Use to shoot glove until.this year...for me the black widow split finger tab is perfect..i seem to get a smoother release..
I like tabs. I have tried cordovan tabs and wasn't wild about them. Believe it or not my favorite is the cheap tabs made by Neet Archery all leather with a rubber finger separator. This tab just feels right to me.
I always shot a glove, I tried a few tabs but didn't like them. Bought a Fred Eichler tab to try this year and absolutely love it. My hand sweats a lot in a glove and I feel like it holds scent. The tab is less expensive and less sweat. Also quieter to put on and take off!
Many proponents on both sides.
Giving both tabs and gloves a fair shot may reveal your personal preference and then you may find yourself liking both.
my thoughts are; tab for shorter bows and gloves for the longer bows,
with a glove you have leather between your fingers wich causes more pinch, so use a tab for shorter bows to elimanate the pinch. i dont like gloves with seems on the sides of the finger stalls , it just adds to the discomfort.
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my thoughts are; tab for shorter bows and gloves for the longer bows,
with a glove you have leather between your fingers wich causes more pinch, so use a tab for shorter bows to elimanate the pinch. i dont like gloves with seems on the sides of the finger stalls , it just adds to the discomfort.
I have to agree here. I have been shooting a cordovan tab for several years with my Kanati and Orion, but it just wasn't thick enough with my Mahaska. So I bought a Big Shot Elk glove that I've been breaking in with my new-to-me Shelton. So far, I like it. I also think it will be better during cold weather.
Lots of good replies.Thanks for all the post so far.I think I will try a tab after this and probably a new glove too.Just gotta figure out witch ones.I got to thinking my old glove is over 20 years old.
Like I said in my earlier post I have tried a lot of the other tabs out there, but for me the best one was those that are not really high quallity but they work best for me. So try all gloves and tabs if you can just cause something is better for everyone else it may not be for you.
Lately I've been using Black Widow tabs with an added nock spacer.
i use a SAM tab...i've used one for years, and it works great for me.
Big shot glove.Very tough, yet smooth.
Started out with a glove in 1964, but switched over to a tab in 1965.
My tab of choice is a Bateman split finger cordovan tab with a rubber finger spacer.
I am getting back into trad archery after a long absence. I have been shooting daily and have tested several gloves and tabs (from the cheap ones up to the ones costing $30-40). Believe it or not, but a cheap tab ($12 or so I think) is the clear winner for me. It is cordovan and has the plastic separator, but I removed it. I would advise trying several out, and something will emerge as the right choice for you. I inwardly want one of these latest and greatest to outperform the cheap one, but the cheap tab wins every time. I think it is by Neet
I used a glove for years, but switch to a a tab a year or so ago, and I like it better! To each is own.
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Many proponents on both sides.
Giving both tabs and gloves a fair shot may reveal your personal preference and then you may find yourself liking both.
X 2 ..at least
I use a tab.
EW Bateman cordovan with spacer and leather finger loop.
It lasts a long time and I can flip it out of the way/ take it off with minimal fuss.
Also flipping it out of the way helps me get my fingers nestled right into a chemical warmer in cold weather.
I switch between the two. Right now I am using a Black Widow tab. For hunting I like a tab, because I can keep it on my finger when putting my climbing stand. I have fear of not being as ready as possible.
The most important thing is to shoot what you have confidence in.
I tried out both before I finally settled on the Big Shot Glove by American Leathers. The only tab I really liked was the Fred Eichler tab that Three Rivers sells, I get just as clean a release with the glove though and find it to be more comfortable. Everybody is different though, go with what works for you
Bateman cordovan tab here
Tried a Dura-Glove this year and really like it compared to a all leather glove. I tried a tab a couple years ago but just didn't care for it :dunno:
Steve
Really tried tabs, but decided they were not for me. Finger stall type glove has worked just fine for a few decades.
Danny
i just doesn't matter what you use, or don't use, for string finger protection.
even more so, it doesn't matter what anyone uses.
and no matter what anyone sez works best for them, only you will know what works best for .... you. so borrow and try out as many different kinda string finger protectors as possible and use what works best for .... you. :wavey:
Love the Dura Glove, just switched from a tab 2 months ago when I changed to three under. Have great confidence with the glove.
Man,I am graitful for all the replies.I going to look around and probably go to Cowtown Bowmens Trad Shoot in Ft Worth in February and Stalk around and meet some trad shooters.This stuff is so much fun and addicting.Thanks Alvin
I use a tab. Partly because they were easier to learn to make for myself, mostly because it's so easy to rotate the tab around to the back of your hand and pull arrows, climb to your treestand, etc.
Mine are home cut out of the thinnest, stiffest leather I can find.
E.W.Bateman 3 under cordovan tab like the smooth release I get...PR
I use a glove with cordovan finger stalls, i have found the cordovan leather to be the least effected by wet werather. Ive tried a tab a few times just did not like them, granted i most likely did not give it enough time but it always felt like i was trying to hold something in my hand as opposed to the glove feeling like part of my hand, JMO
What Rob said.
I have a whole box of tabs and gloves. Almost 30 years shooting wheels, I never shot a release. I like cordovan. And I really like just about everything Bateman makes. I switched to a Bateman tab this spring but I cut the middle layer of leather off. I understand they now make a single layer of cardovan. But I am now shooting the Neet Traditional Glove. I need to try the Bateman. If you try the NEET just remember that the fingers are very large. I normally wear XL in gloves but the XL NEET was way too big and the L is almost too big. The NEET is very adjustable and 100% leather. The fingers are leather with cordovan tips sewn on.
I shot a glove for years and gradually foune my fingers going numb. If I used a glove thick enough to stop the numbness I lost control. Now I have been using a Cavalier cordovam tab for a couple of years and it works great. A little awkward at first but very durable and gives a consistent release.
Chuck