Bare Shaft tuning my recurve

[Pettit877]

I just recently decided to try a tab instead of a glove that i normally shoot.  as i'm bare shaft tuning my arrows i'm getting different results from a tab and from my glove, is this normal? i assume not and that its probably a poor form issue on my part any suggestions would be great thank you

Eric

[Lechwe]

I bet you are showing weaker? I switched from glove to tab and my release is much cleaner. Seems I actually picked up a little speed. can't really prove it but sure seems that way.

[Pettit877]

You got it! guess ill have to just pick one and stay with it, do you prefer the glove or the tab?

[see]

i switched different tabs and it made a difference.how you are holding and releasing the string makes a difference.I am sure going fron glove to tab would be a big diff.

[Medley]

Recently was bareshafting/tuning a new bow. I was switching to tabs at the same time. Big mistake. Caused me lots of tuning headaches.

I would see big differences between different tabs!

So I had to stop tuning for a few days, and focus on what tab I wanted to stick with, then tune.

This was not a form issue. For instance, there is a big difference in a cordovan tab verses a superleather.

[JamesKerr]

I also notice that different tabs make me release differently. I really like the Eichler tab and shoot good with it. The only problem is I get blisters where the nock rides in between my fingers. I have found that my cheap old super leather NEET archery tab works just as good protects my fingers better.

[AkDan]

makes me wonder, I was tinkering with a bow recently, might remember the post....I didnt think of this but I was swapping from tab back to glove.  Originally started with a glove and 10ish years or so went to a tab. Recently started shooting a glove again in the last year or so now.  Makes me wonder if this wasnt a big factor in my problem....gonna have to tinker some more now lol.

[ishoot4thrills]

Hmmm.....never new of it to change my tune but definitely changed my point of impact when switching from glove to tab to glove.

Now I use Black Widow tabs exclusively. Tried a Bateman once and it changed my point of impact so I traded it for another BW.