Tab.....or Glove??

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

I tried a glove for a brief period of time 20 or so years ago, but never really liked them. The primary reason I use a tab is the same thing Two Arrows mentioned: I can feel my anchor better.

Just because you shoout 3-under doesn't mean you have to use a 3-under tab. As a matter of fact, I really dislike 3-under tabs, especially for hunting. A plastic finger separator lets me hold the tab in place even when my fingers aren't on the string.

[bear2paw]

WOW, I can't believe nobody here doesn't shoot bare fingers.

[JEFF B]

i use a martin deer glove nice and soft and ya can feel the string real good. and sometimes i even shoot bare fingers. i have tried tabs but i allways misplace them so i stick with the glove at least i know where it is.    

[Joe J]

I just use a release.... just kidding sorry couldn't resist.  I started with a glove, and switched to a tab. I use the cheapest tab I can get.  I've lost 'em, broke 'em, shot 'em out, ran through the clothes dryer you name it.  That way I don't feel out of money when they're trashed.  I've tried gloves and bare fingers and just don't like the feel anymore.  I even shelled out 15 bucks for a nice pretty looking tab with all kinds of bells and whistles and broke that too.  Can't seem to brake my bow though and that's what counts.  So cheapo tab for me off the shelf at the local W-mart for 13 years, and I'm only 26 so who knows what I'll use down the road.

[akdd]

Started with a tab and have stuck with it.

[freefeet]

Don't like tabs, i bought a Big Shot glove instead, love it!

[waknstak IL]

Bigshot glove and 3 under for me.

[Ybuck]

Cavalier tab here.

[NCMountainBoy]

Over the years I have tried both tab and glove.  I shoot split finger and for whatever reason could never totally get used to using the tab.  Even the best fitting soft tabs didn't feel consistent from shot to shot, and I was getting some finger pinch.  So, I think I have finally decided to stick with the glove.  At least my shots feel more consistent from one to the next, and that says a lot for helping build and maintain my shooting confidence.

[The Ghost]

So far when shooting fingers in the begining when I started with wheel bows (before using a release) and now that I'm shooting Traditional I feel with a finger release there is nothing smoother than a calf hair tab, JMHO.

[Son of Texas]

Cavalier tab.

[champ38]

Big Shot for the last year and love it.

[Rooselk]

I use a Super Archery Mitt. I guess that's somewhere between a tab and a glove.

[wallflower]

I'm not sure about anyone else, but i'll use a tab for tournaments, and a glove for hunting. only reason i switch is so i don't drop it outta the stand, it's warmer, and covers scent.  opposite for tourneys. tabs allow more air flow, fingers dont sweat as much, and i do seem to get a cleaner and more reliable release. but that's just my 2 cents worth.

[Ben Maher]

some times use a glove, often use a tab(widow calf hair,widow cordovan,batemans...seem to have them all), at least have a couple of tabs with me when hunting but mostly use bare fingers...except when its really cold.

[ozy clint]

i make my own tabs out of wallaby hide i tanned myself with wattle bark. i don't think i'll ever run out.

[Bill Turner]

Brinkman Cordivan Tab with finger separator. Sold by 3 Rivers without the Brinkman name. Can't wear them out. No grooving in the finger area. Have never used a glove that did not groove to the point of negatively affecting the release and I've tried a lot of gloves over the last 38 years.

[Battle_shaft]

I did'nt like any of the tabs or gloves I tried. I ended up getting a mechanix glove and glueing a strip of leather over the fingers. I experimented a bit with differrent strips but now it's perfect.

And about 20.00 too.

[J-dog]

Super archery mitt, been using the same one for over ten years! LOL - cant seem to wear it out.

J

[acolobowhunter]

I have used a glove for 35 yrs. now.  Several years ago, my glove was about wore out, so I took it to a leather shop ( he made saddles, etc) and asked if he could make me a couple.  It was a challange but he did it.  He used my old glove for a pattern.  I like a thick - slick leather because of the 70 #'s I shoot.  Try your local leather maker, maybe he can help you out.  
I tried a tab, but when I really needed it, it was always in the wrong position to use.