Switched to tab about 1980. Seemed I was always needing glove off for somthing and had heard of release benefits with tab. Tried a few and settled on one(maybe same) as LCB describes. When put on it just felt good. Couple years later get a cordovan from Screaming Eagle (Brunner) and he was right, smooth, slick, no curl. I realy like it. For cold, I cut the 3 fingers tips off the jersy glove.
Steve