After many yrs of shooting with gloves im going to try a good quality tab. Seems it doesnt take long before a glove is grooved so bad that a good release is near impossible. Id like to hear from the tab shooters out there, on their choice of tabs.
Thanks Paul
Black Widow
Moleman,
I have been a confirmed tab shooter for many years. Until last year my favorite tab was a Can't Pinch Calf Hair tab. Then I found the Black and Red tabs sold by Black Widow - best by far. I have three, two cut to fit my fingers and shooting style and one in the package yet. Not that I need another one because the first one is still quite serviceable after more than a year of shooting thousands of shots.
I'm currently using the Cavalier Ultra Lite and Elite tabs. Best tabs I've used yet IMHO.
Bateman Cordovan... 3under for me...
Jonathan
Toelke Tab. Give Dan a call.
EFA tabs
I shoot a Bateman cordovan or a Saunders plastic Nam or Pac tab. The Bateman is my #1; still as slick as day one and impossible to groove. The Saunders is bulletproof and great for bowfishing or in the rain, but it is plastic.
Eichler tab. Have tried black widow and toelke, eichler is it for me.
Bateman cordovan split for me
Cordovan from 3 Rivers. Been shooting with a tab for almost 30 years.
What I like about a tab is no break in time, just grab a new one and a few arrows it's set to go.
Currently in transition myself...I've gone from a Dura-Glove to a BW 3 under...
I was starting to have finger pain when I shot, that has now disappeared with the BW Tab...couldn't be happier.
Ken
QuoteOriginally posted by wapiti:
Toelke Tab. Give Dan a call.
X100
I shot with a calf hair tab for many years and decided to try a Dura glove. A nerve in my middle finger started bothering me after several months of shooting, so I switched to a cordovan tab from 3Rivers. Problem solved. I'm sure there are numerous good tabs available, but a good cordovan tab is the ticket for me.
There are many good tabs on the market. A tab made from cordovan seems to be the best. I shoot much better with a tab than a glove.
Bateman, the original cordovan tab, there is no other, split for me. You won't regret the switch, I did it about a year ago after shooting a glove since 1957, and never looked back.
Good luck.
I've been shooting a glove for more than 50 years. Dabbled with tabs over the years, but never could find one I liked. Just didn't feel comfortable. Couple of friends got me to try a Black Widow tab about a month ago. First tab I've ever been able to shoot. Don't know if I'll give up the glove completely, but for me, for now, its a BW calf hair tab -- split finger.
Bateman cordovan split for me too.
Bateman cordovan and hair tab. They are bombproof and broken in in an hour.
Eichler tab for me
I really like the Saunders Fab Tab. Don't even need any of the padding layers. Slick and lasts until you lose it. (or the dog chews it up!)
Anything hard and slick that you don't have so much invested in that you mind taking a pair of scissors to is perfect.
Alaskan Bowhunting Cordovan works best for me...
I'm liking the Eichler tab. I've never tried the BW tabs.
Mole...I don't know about Tabs...but I do know that if you are grooving a glove quickly....you got the wrong glove. They are NOT all created equal.
Bateman-- they have a number of different styles, all Cordovan leather.
black widow 3 under