Anyone just not able to shoot a tab?

[GCook]

I thought it was a great conversation.

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[pavan]

CORRECTION, I Typed Dr. Schulz, okay so I think about the things John Schulz told me quite often.  It Dr. Scholl's foot powder and it does not have talc.  The talcum powder that we were smothered with as babies was a hydrolyzed magnesium base, some even contained aluminum, which is an even more dangerous neurotoxin.  Powdering the glove works very well, most products these days are a corn starch and zinc base. 

Back to the subject, some like to 'feel' the string.  I have noticed that 'feeling' the string with a fast flight serving has a lot more 'feeling' to it than a B50 string with a B50 serving.  For me a heavy bow and a light tab ends up being a painful scenario after a bunch of shots and starts to effect my shooting.

If you ever want to hear an old woman say really nasty words, go ahead and touch my wife's American Leathers shooting glove with "your fat fingers".

[Tom]

I seem to be opposite from the majority here as have been shooting tabs with occasional forays with gloves. Maybe the gloves were cheap ones but never liked the grooves that formed and found it hard to come off clean. Use my cordovan tabs even in colder weather with thin wool gloves quite well. Don't really care what someone else shoots equipment wise but tabs have worked for me over 50 years. Not a tournament shooter -just a hunter.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Could never get used to gloves.  Tabs for me.  I like to feel the string and with a glove I always felt like it was too far from my face. 

I'm sure I could get used to the glove but just like trying 3 under, i never gave it enough time

[Tedd]

Tabs?  Isn't that how the plague started?
I tried again with a BW tab last summer. I kept trimming it trying to keep it from slapping me. By the time I threw it away I  had fired an arrow over towards the neighbor's place and tore my lips and nose off. Implement of self destruction, same as 3 under and fixed crawl. can't do any of that. It just isn't right.
Tedd

[kennym]

I've tried a tab, and it wasn't me...  Buuut you should try em and see what works best for you.

The buck I shot last week didn't know I left my fave glove in the shop while testing another bow, I had a pair of lined fleece gloves in the truck so a couple shots with a judo to see if I was on and I went hunting...

[pavan]

I knew an archer that always showed with ten or twelve cordovan tabs in his shirt pocket, every one was just a little different, but all the same classic shape.  Try that with ten or twelve shooting gloves.

[The Whittler]

For me with a tab there is no break in time, new tab shoot a couple arrows and I'm good to go. With a glove about the time it started o get broken in it was time foe a new one. Tabs just last longer for me, like almost forever.

[arrow30]

I started with a tab, switched to glove, switched back to a tab, switched back to a glove, im back with a tab.  really makes no difference , when I screw up its my fault. but a tab is easier to get in and out of your pocket when its cold and pushing buttons on a camera.

[Kevin Winkler]

Almost forgot... don't try to save money. A cheap glove or tab won't last and it won't teach you a thing.

I have to agree with Charlie. I struggled for several years with which to use. When I used a tab the string would hit my nose because I was tighter into my face. After trying 8 or 10 different tabs I now just shoot a glove. I found that the Bear Paw glove fits me best.

[Rob DiStefano]

who could care whether you use a glove or a tab???

well, you.

should you take advice as how to protect yer string fingers?  NO.  opinions of others are just that.  there is no fast food way around a lotta things in life and this is one of them.  be brave, buck up friend, and make decisions based on personal fact and not the hearsay of others,

this is yet another subjective choice in life and i just know yer gonna make the right choice, because what ever it is, it'll be the best one you'll ever make for ----- YOU. 

  

[hitman]

I shoot a glove and cut the ends off the fingers, just cannot do the tab.k

[Mike Bolin]

A glove is more comfortable/natural for me...of course I started with a glove, so I am sure that has something to do with it. Since early October I have been shooting a tab, not daily but real close. Went out to do  little stump shooting this past weekend and realized I'd left my tab on the work bench. I keep a spare shooting glove in my truck so I grabbed it and off I went. Shot better than I have since, well, early October.
I am sure that if I had started off shooting a tab back in '84 I would be a dyed in the wool tab shooter. As Terry said, a tab or glove is just protection for the fingers. One of my buddies shot 70#+ selfbows for years with bare fingers. He shoots a homemade tab now that he cuts from scrap leather he gets at the craft store. Just use whatever works the best for you and have fun!

[Rob DiStefano]

here's what we he-man use .... 

  

[deerfly]

switching to a tab was the best thing I ever did. Jeff Massie suggested I try one when I bought one of his longhorn longbows back in 2001 or 2002. Haven't shot with a glove since. I tried my old super glove a couple years ago before giving it away. Felt like I was wearing a catchers mitt.

I still have the cordovan tab I bought from big ed at Alaska Bowhunting supply back then too. They are easy to make from scrap leather. So I a few have spares around if I need them as well.

I can also shoot bare fingers well enough that I don't need it to hunt with a tab. I have either forgot my tab or dropped it once up in a stand and just leave it until I climb down. I've practiced enough without a tab that it doesn't bother me or get in my head if I don't have it.

Can't imagine ever using a glove again.

[TGbow]

I used a glove for 40 yrs but switched to a tab a couple yrs ago.

It was a slow transition for me. I did have a problem at first with the tab slapping my face. I didnt have it trimmed enough.
Nothing wrong with a glove but if you keep slappibg your face with a tab, something just needs to be adjusted...trimming may help. Also, with a tab it allows you to get your hand closer to the face..if you collapse upon release at all...the tab can slap you.

[SL]

I shot a glove starting out and for a lot of years. I eventually went to a tab. The tab was a lot more consistent for me. I just shot better, I couldn't argue the results. It did take a while to get use to the tab. I still have an old glove I shoot once in a while just to see if I feel the same way. I always go back to the tab. Whatever works for you is the correct choice.

[1Arrow1Kill]

Rather like my Fred Eichler cordovan solid tab as it works well for me shooting 3-under.  Here's some of what I like about my tab:

I can quickly and easily turn it around on my middle finger which allows me almost complete use of my right/dominant hand.  Helps when pulling arrows, reaching into my hunting pack, reaching into my pocket, etc.  (Try not to pick my nose  )

Goes quickly and stays well in my jacket pocket when the hunt is over.  Comes out of my pocket and install quickly when needed.

I slide an arrow through the finger opening and then place the arrow with tab into my practice quiver when practice is over for the day.  The tab hangs securely in vision until my next practice session.  My practice quiver goes with me to archery deer camp, so my tab remains with me.

I can wear a light glove on my right hand under my tab when the MI weather turns colder.  I don't find myself needing a glove often, but its comfortable when walking in/out of the woods.

I can write scores better on a 3D course when my tab is rotated.

I do carry a glove as a back-up in my hunting pack.  Shoot it rather well.

Note:  I generally discredit and tune-out folks when they use use words like 'always', 'never', 'best', 'worst' when telling their 'stories'.  There are exceptions to 'always' and 'never' and there are folks/items better and poorer than 'best' and 'worst'.  Those words tend to raise a red flag for me and cause me to question the credibility of the presented information.   

Practice - Practice - Practice - Beer!  Seems to work for me.
 

[GCook]

Practice and beer.  The secret of champions!
I couldn't agree more.

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[1Arrow1Kill]

Not sure the 'practice and beer' will get me to Champion level, but I do enjoy good competition.

Wait, at my age, real sure the 'practice and beer' will NOT get me to Champion level. 

Wait, I'm heading for another beer, so I can better evaluate this maddening idea!