What is everyone using out there? Is there any advantages or disadvantages to either? what's your take?

its prefrence i myself shoot a damascus glove because its thin and i can fill the string better.

I shoot a leather tab I cut from scrap leather I picked up from a local leather supply! Works great and got about 7 tabs from one piece of $5.00 leather! Its nothing fancy but works well for me!

I like the kant-pinch tab with the calf hair.  It just feels like a smoother release.

American Leathers Big Shot Glove  


Bill

I shoot a glove because I can feel what's going on. With a tab, even though the release is cleaner I just feel like I'm controlling it.

I tried a lot of tabs and gloves. My favorite and go-to is a Neet calf hair. Gives me a good feel of the string and smooth release.

Like said it is personal preference,I like a Bateman cordovan tab.Been shooting the same tab for the last four years,it was $10.

I use both glove and tab.

Tab. Cavalier Elite. Modified. (Cut back and get rid of some of the metal).

Big Shot glove for me smooth crisp release and they last forever.

Black Widow 3-under cordovan tab.

Ditto on the Black Widow 3 under cordovan Tab.

I've only been shooting Trad for three years this year and all has been done with a Damascus Glove.  

I shot my friends tab last fall and hated it.

Josh

MG-Outdoor Provi Glove, made in Germany.
Expensive, but nearly indestructible and a really fast and smooth Nylon release.

I shoot a glove.When i try a tab,the string hits my nose.{ouch}

I generally use a 3R Dura-glove.  When it's cold outside I wear my warm gloves and use a homemade tab modeled after the Dura.

Bushytail, I am getting the same results. I feel that when I use a tab that the string gets pushed closer to my face upon release, although I have always heard that tabs are a cleaner release. I would like to use a tab if I can figure out how to shoot it right. Maybe some guys have an opinion on what I am doing wrong. Or maybe I just quit messin around and stay with a glove. Is there that much performance difference?

when your hitting your nose, the tab is too long, trim it a little at a time, and save the nose.
only this year, here on tradgang , did someone tell me this secret, and it really does work.

I use a tab because;

1.  They are cheap and easy
2.  I won't give up being able to rotate the tab to the back of my hand, out of the way for the 300 other things I use my right hand for.