Gloves or Pad

[Brohawk]

I started with a glove.  Now I use a calf hair tab.  It's a smooth, slick release.  When I started with the tab I noticed my shooting improved.

[Swinestalker]

Always used a glove but will soon give a tab a try. If I shoot better, I'll stick with it.

[Stumpkiller]

I get a better release with a tab so that's what I use.  Partly due to a crooked & twisted index finger and being able to use a spacer pad between the fingers with a tab.  My right index finger is right-helical from an old injurty & arthritus.  I shoot split finger and the spacer keeps me from pinching, and with a lot of shooting from getting a blood-blister beside the nail as I did with Damascus gloves.  I did pretty well with the tougher finger-stall style.

I keep a spare in a coat or pants pocket and also in my day pack.  Never lost one, but years ago left it home so since I always have a spare

[reddogge]

Used to shoot a tab in the old days but now shoot a glove. Tried a tab a couple of nights ago but the anchor didn't feel right so I went back to the old reliable glove.

[bucksbuouy]

I noticed that they use tabs in the olympics. I use a glove but will be trying a tab.

[Fortun81]

The olymic bows are genearlly much lower weight too though, and they shoot a different style. Just sayin... I know lots of guys that shoot higher poundage hunting bows with tabs. It's all preference.

[Dave Bulla]

Here's my thoughts on the subject from an older thread.  Kinda long and opinionated but might help ya out.

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=083028#000000

[kpete]

I shot a glove for 37 years.  Tried a tab once in the 80's and hated it.  Last year I was having trouble getting good arrow flight with a bamboo/osage bow.  Picked up a tab-calf hair- with a spacer.  Worked great.  I like the gloves because it seems easier to get on the string in a hurry, but I am learning with the tab.  I also picked up a scrap of hair-on calf skin at a leather shop and cut 4 back-ups in a short time.
My release is better with the tabs.
Enjoy the process and you'll find what works for you.

[GRINCH]

I've shot with a glove forever tried the tab just didn't work for me.

[David Mitchell]

I cannot stand a glove--I anchor on a tooth and all I can feel with a glove is a big ol' wad of leather in my mouth with no feel for the string or my anchor at all.  I like a tab and since they are so much less expensive than gloves you can buy several to try different ones and always have a couple in your pack if you do drop and lose one--which I have never done.

[Zradix]

Tab
I use a non elastic type.
Just a leather loop in back.
Lets me swing it around out of the way when I want to.

[LKH]

I spend quite a bit of time crawling in the final stages and tabs just don't work for me.