1st time tab user...I need help.

[skychief]

Bought a tab today and shot about 20 arrows with it today.   My accuracy was fine but I had a problem.   My ring finger took a beating from my string no matter how I adjusted the tab.   My question is....do any particular tabs give greater protection to the ring finger than others?   BTW, I shoot split finger and the tab I used today had calf hair and a spacer.   Any feedback GREATLY appreciated!   Thanks, Skychief.

[Over&Under]

I just switched to a tab and I finally tried  the saunders pak tab.  I has a slick plastic instead of calf hair.  It has different layers you can change out to give it different thickness.  I settled on 3 layers the back is leather, middle is harder plastic, and the front is a slick more bendable plasctic/rubber type material.  Oh and it has a spacer too.

Very slick, great support for fingers, and very comfortable.  Never had a problem with it hurting my fingers like I have with calf hair tabs.

Even though it has 3 layers, you can still feel the string, and it does not feel too  bulky.

just my 2 cents

[Killdeer]

My ring finger will swell and turn white, at the outside edge of the pad, but it's 'cause I torque the string.

Killdeer  

[texbow2]

shoot with a bandaid on your ring finger til it toughens up, i have the same problem if I have not shot in while

[Muskoxman]

Skychief,

I had that same problem, I tried bandaging up but it still hurt and my shooting suffered. I ended up pulling the inner layer out a bit and gluing it in place with tear grease ( canvas and leather glue great for tent repair, or blue jeans) wraps around my ring finger now and works great.

John

[amar911]

John,

What is "tear grease" and where can you get it? I tried Googling it and could not find it anywhere.

Thanks,
Allan

[Muskoxman]

Allan,

It's actually called tear mender, sorry tear grease was the old name.   www.tearmender.com


John

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

Actually the callus on the ring finger typically comes from the elbow too high, which normally is indicative of inadequate back tension.. Try pinching the shoulder blades a bit tighter and getting the elbow down and inline with your bow arm.

[KVTA TANK]

Try to drop your pulling elbow..

[Blake]

I also get a large callous on my ring finger from shooting with a tab.  I started cutting my own from leather a few years ago and modified the shape to fit me.  My tabs now look much different than the standard tab you purchase.  I can also use different thicknesses of leather depending on the time of year and how much shooting I am doing. By the time seasons start I really do not even need a tab.  Try cutting your own and shaping it to your particular shooting style.

[agd68]

I just use a good leather tab with no spacers and have no trobles. I always found the spacers pinched.