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Title: Bare Shaft tuning my recurve
Post by: Pettit877 on March 29, 2012, 05:31:00 PM
I just recently decided to try a tab instead of a glove that i normally shoot.  as i'm bare shaft tuning my arrows i'm getting different results from a tab and from my glove, is this normal? i assume not and that its probably a poor form issue on my part any suggestions would be great thank you

Eric
Title: Re: Bare Shaft tuning my recurve
Post by: Lechwe on March 29, 2012, 08:21:00 PM
I bet you are showing weaker? I switched from glove to tab and my release is much cleaner. Seems I actually picked up a little speed. can't really prove it but sure seems that way.
Title: Re: Bare Shaft tuning my recurve
Post by: Pettit877 on March 29, 2012, 08:26:00 PM
You got it! guess ill have to just pick one and stay with it, do you prefer the glove or the tab?
Title: Re: Bare Shaft tuning my recurve
Post by: see on March 29, 2012, 08:26:00 PM
i switched different tabs and it made a difference.how you are holding and releasing the string makes a difference.I am sure going fron glove to tab would be a big diff.
Title: Re: Bare Shaft tuning my recurve
Post by: Medley on March 29, 2012, 11:02:00 PM
Recently was bareshafting/tuning a new bow. I was switching to tabs at the same time. Big mistake. Caused me lots of tuning headaches.

I would see big differences between different tabs!

So I had to stop tuning for a few days, and focus on what tab I wanted to stick with, then tune.

This was not a form issue. For instance, there is a big difference in a cordovan tab verses a superleather.
Title: Re: Bare Shaft tuning my recurve
Post by: JamesKerr on March 29, 2012, 11:43:00 PM
I also notice that different tabs make me release differently. I really like the Eichler tab and shoot good with it. The only problem is I get blisters where the nock rides in between my fingers. I have found that my cheap old super leather NEET archery tab works just as good protects my fingers better.
Title: Re: Bare Shaft tuning my recurve
Post by: AkDan on March 30, 2012, 12:04:00 AM
makes me wonder, I was tinkering with a bow recently, might remember the post....I didnt think of this but I was swapping from tab back to glove.  Originally started with a glove and 10ish years or so went to a tab. Recently started shooting a glove again in the last year or so now.  Makes me wonder if this wasnt a big factor in my problem....gonna have to tinker some more now lol.
Title: Re: Bare Shaft tuning my recurve
Post by: ishoot4thrills on March 30, 2012, 06:38:00 AM
Hmmm.....never new of it to change my tune but definitely changed my point of impact when switching from glove to tab to glove.

Now I use Black Widow tabs exclusively. Tried a Bateman once and it changed my point of impact so I traded it for another BW.