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Title: Cavalier Elite Tabs?
Post by: wapiti3 on August 27, 2007, 06:05:00 PM
Do any of you TradGangers use the Cavalier Elite tab for hunting? All my target friends use them and I wondered if they work well in hunting situations. I like my NEET calfhair tabs, but I modify them by gluing in an extra layer of leather, and the hair wears out quickly.Your thoughts?
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Post by: Deadeye on August 27, 2007, 06:22:00 PM
I use one for hunting and target... It's the only tab Ive used in years
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Post by: Carbon Caster on August 27, 2007, 06:37:00 PM
ME TOO!!!
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Post by: Pete W on August 27, 2007, 07:56:00 PM
Got my first one this year from Git-R-Done.  http://git-r-donearchery.com/  It is the cordovan  and has outlasted every glove I have tried.Last year I wore out 5 gloves.
I like it so much I just got a spare in case I loose the first one. After several months of shooting lots of arrows it is not showing any wear at all and I have yet to get sore fingers.
Title: Re: Cavalier Elite Tabs?
Post by: R.W. on August 27, 2007, 08:30:00 PM
I am using a Cavalier Elite tab, too. Works very well for me.
I am also carrying a Saunders "Fab Tab" in my spares bag in case I lose my primary tab.
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Post by: Curveman on August 27, 2007, 11:20:00 PM
Just got one a couple of weeks ago. Did everyone trim there's and use all the finger spacers etc.?
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Post by: Carbon Caster on August 27, 2007, 11:27:00 PM
I trimmed mine and I know Pete trimmed his as well.  I don't use the space as I shoot 3 under now, but I did for a while when I shot split.
Title: Re: Cavalier Elite Tabs?
Post by: Numitokayo on August 27, 2007, 11:42:00 PM
One only has to observe Brian ( Carbon Caster ) and Pete Ward shoot with the tab to understand how better one can be  :)

These two fine gentlemen are top notch when it comes to launching an arrow....

When I seen that, I also switched to the same tab these guys had....
Title: Re: Cavalier Elite Tabs?
Post by: Rod Jenkins on August 28, 2007, 12:51:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by wapiti3:
Do any of you TradGangers use the Cavalier Elite tab for hunting?  
The Cavalier is also a great hunting tab.....A hint to my Canadian friends though....a thin piece of felt, leather, or moleskin, makes the aluminum plate more comfortable against the face at 0 degrees or COLDER...BRRRRBBBB LOL

Hey Pete!!!
Title: Re: Cavalier Elite Tabs?
Post by: insttech1 on August 28, 2007, 12:28:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/insttech1/S3600011.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/insttech1/S3600013.jpg)

I like mine HEAVILY modified....LOL, but love the darn things!!
Title: Re: Cavalier Elite Tabs?
Post by: Gator1 on August 28, 2007, 12:31:00 PM
So,

These things sound the real deal????

Where is a good place to get one...
Title: Re: Cavalier Elite Tabs?
Post by: wapiti3 on August 28, 2007, 12:42:00 PM
I appreciate the feedback everyone. Which are better, cordovan or calf hair?
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Post by: Carbon Caster on August 28, 2007, 01:36:00 PM
No contest.  The cordovan wears like iron and is slick as frog snot.
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Post by: BobW on August 28, 2007, 01:50:00 PM
just can't seem to get the feel for one.  I try it every now and then and it is so radical from my glove that I just can't shoot it.  I did have to mole-skin the face as i tore up my thumb when I shoot.  Maybe I am doing something wrong.....
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Post by: Carbon Caster on August 28, 2007, 01:58:00 PM
A year ago a tab felt as weird to me as putting on a pair of pants on backwards.  It took me almost 2 months to get to where it felt normal.  Now I can't imagine shooting a glove again.
Title: Re: Cavalier Elite Tabs?
Post by: CJ5 on August 28, 2007, 09:18:00 PM
I had always shot with a glove, and every tab I tried felt weird. I tried several and would shoot with them a bit, and go right back to my glove. The first time I tried the Cav, I liked it immediately. By the end of the session, it felt perfectly natural, so I knew this was the one. The plate makes all the difference for me, so I could probably get used to any with a rigid plate. Anyway, now the glove feels weird....