Post by: Bijoukid on August 31, 2023, 09:24:46 PM
Post by: GCook on August 31, 2023, 09:46:26 PM
I haven't committed to the change over yet. I'm still capable with a glove so convincing myself is difficult.
Post by: Pine on August 31, 2023, 10:28:19 PM
Post by: Wudstix on August 31, 2023, 10:37:58 PM
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Post by: varmint101 on September 01, 2023, 08:07:08 AM
Post by: Terry Green on September 01, 2023, 02:19:36 PM
Post by: Sam McMichael on September 03, 2023, 05:59:57 PM
Post by: Wudstix on September 03, 2023, 11:45:07 PM
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Post by: Steelhead on September 04, 2023, 03:09:49 AM
Whenever I switched from one to the other it felt awkward for a spell.It felt different.Maybe you just use it for quite awhile and see what happens.Dont give up too quick.I do trim mine shorter typically so my finger tips are not covered by the tab.The srtring wont hit them when you release.It allows you to feel your anchor more precisely.Like your canine tooth or whatever.
Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on September 04, 2023, 09:18:00 AM
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Post by: Michpatriot on September 05, 2023, 12:01:52 PM
Post by: Bijoukid on September 21, 2023, 07:11:53 PM
I have no idea how many Animals I have killed when I forgot my Glove. Gloves and tabs are for Finger protection not release aids.
Clearly they are release aids, otherwise you'd see gloves on Olympic archers, and i would have no problem switching from a glove to a tab if they were just finger protection
Post by: Orion on September 22, 2023, 11:18:30 AM
Post by: Terry Green on September 24, 2023, 04:25:26 PM
I have no idea how many Animals I have killed when I forgot my Glove. Gloves and tabs are for Finger protection not release aids.
Clearly they are release aids, otherwise you'd see gloves on Olympic archers, and i would have no problem switching from a glove to a tab if they were just finger protection
No, they were not designed as release aids, you are wrong, 100% finger protection and nerve damage prevention. The release has to do with the archer not a certain mythical cut of leather. HH shot with a glove, and who beat him in 176 tournaments?
Again, I have killed over a 1/2 a dozen animals when I couldn't find my glove.
Post by: smokin joe on September 24, 2023, 04:42:58 PM
I would consider trying the tab as an experiment that shows the glove is better for me.
After all, the point of shooting is to put the arrow where you want it to go.
Post by: Bamboozle on September 24, 2023, 04:57:48 PM
Thank God Ron Laclair cleared that up years ago here. I know the snap shooting thread debunking that its target panic by Ron is on shooters forum.
Howard Hill was also a snap shooter that shot with a glove, but he certainly didn't have target panic and no one beat him. I also have to chuckle at the Olympic remarks. Now how many Olympic shooters won 176 tournaments in a row with a release aid tab? :biglaugh:
Post by: Bobby Sikes on September 24, 2023, 05:30:56 PM
Post by: Terry Green on September 25, 2023, 07:33:04 AM
I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but those claim that gloves and tabs are released AIDS are the same type of people that claim Snap shooting is target panic.Amen, amen and amen.
Thank God Ron Laclair cleared that up years ago here. I know the snap shooting thread debunking that its target panic by Ron is on shooters forum.
Howard Hill was also a snap shooter that shot with a glove, but he certainly didn't have target panic and no one beat him. I also have to chuckle at the Olympic remarks. Now how many Olympic shooters won 176 tournaments in a row with a release aid tab? :biglaugh:
Post by: Skates 2 on September 25, 2023, 07:40:12 AM
Oh wait he was shooting with a tab. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Post by: Sam Spade on September 25, 2023, 08:49:59 AM
Does anyone have any tips for trying to learn to shoot a tab. Im going from a glove to a tab because it should be a cleaner release, but my arrows are all over the place, mostly left, just barely hitting the target and quite a few miss the target completely. If i switch back to my glove while practicing l, theyre all straight down the middle, thanks
If your arrows are all over the place, that's you, it's not a piece of leather as mentioned earlier. You have a mind game going on it's not glove or tab it's your psyche.
Post by: Mike Malvaini on September 25, 2023, 01:08:11 PM
Does anyone have any tips for trying to learn to shoot a tab. Im going from a glove to a tab because it should be a cleaner release, but my arrows are all over the place, mostly left, just barely hitting the target and quite a few miss the target completely. If i switch back to my glove while practicing l, theyre all straight down the middle, thanks
If your arrows are all over the place, that's you, it's not a piece of leather as mentioned earlier. You have a mind game going on it's not glove or tab it's your psyche.
What he said ^^^^^
Post by: Mike Malvaini on September 25, 2023, 01:09:33 PM
TTT
Post by: Terry Green on September 25, 2023, 03:17:40 PM
OMG..... I'm an outcast!! :biglaugh:
Post by: Terry Green on September 25, 2023, 04:13:30 PM
I can't and won't cater to the world.
Post by: smokin joe on September 25, 2023, 04:47:28 PM
That being said, I fully support tinkering and experimenting with options and finding out first-hand what works for YOU. That's how I settled on using a glove. So, go ahead and experiment, Bijoukid, and learn what works for you. First-hand experience is a great teacher.
Post by: Hill Style on September 30, 2023, 01:29:59 PM
A glove or tab is alot slicker than the skin on fingers, even when you’ve built up calluses. So I’d say a glove or tab is an aid in a cleaner string release.
Im also one of the ones that just can’t get used to a tab. I’ve tried about every type out there. But I also don’t worry any about it as the glove works just fine. The only reason I ever tried a tab was the common belief that a tab is more accurate. I don’t agree. IMO a tab can be better but it’s not guaranteed.
Post by: Maclean on September 30, 2023, 01:39:52 PM
Post by: Rob DiStefano on September 30, 2023, 08:07:18 PM
All that matters is what both feels and works best for each of us. Won't know until you give each a GOOD try, not just one or a few shooting sessions.
The reason I prefer a tab is because I can make them out of very thin leather (the tongue of a shoe is a good source that's usually already "broken in") that has the right amount of compromise of stiffness yet yield a good feel of the string.
I'll add - a tab feels as close to using fingers only on the string, less of a cumbersome, restricted feeling, for me, not you.
My old workhorse tab, thousands and thousands of arrows launched, still just as good as when I made it 30 or so years ago ....
For a split finger shooter, it's the middle finger that carries most of the string tension load, some on the pointer finger, and little to none on the ring finger.
In any event, if the glove/tab don't fit then just acquit. :laughing: :campfire: