Tab vs Glove

[Chain2]

I posted earlier about a glove issue, I have never tried a tab. Pros / Cons ?? Thank you

[Bill Carlsen]

I shot with  a glove for over 50 years. Went to a friends to spend a day stumping and forgot my glove. He loaned me a tab....never used a glove again. Simply get a better release once you get used to it. I use the single layer cordovan Super tab.

[BowHunterGA]

X2 on the single layer cordovan tab. I have always shot a tab. Tried different gloves at various times and just could never get used to them. I have a couple that I use when strength training with my heavier bows simply because it provides a bit more protection for my fingers when holding heavy weights for long periods of time.

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See here:
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[Night Wing]

I've shot both and found I get a cleaner release when shooting with a tab over a glove.

[cbCrow]

Tabs do it for me. I have several different ones,even homemade, and they give me a cleaner release over a glove.

[jbat73]

I have also shot with different gloves and tabs over the years and have settled on a Damascus glove with the very tips cut off. I get a very clean release and can get the tips of my fingers closer to my face for the same anchor each time. It is all in what feels most comfortable to you. Good Luck, J

[David Mitchell]

Like Bill C. I used to use a glove--loved my Berlin glove--until one day a buddy gave me a tab he didn't like.  I tried it and just can't go back to a glove to save me even though I have spent a lot of money trying to find one I can shoot--they just don't do it for me any more.

[Pepper]

I shoot tabs, BW, cordovan, but I found that I prefer the Eichler tab over all.

[Chain2]

When using a glove, Do your fingers contact the arrow nock ? I am looking at tabs and I am trying to figure out how thw arrow fits in. Thank you

[Chain2]

I meant to say when using a tab , Do your fingers touch the nock? Does the tab fold around the arrow?

[elkhunter45]

I like this thread because I'm going to try a tab after 30 years with a glove. I have went down in draw weight and I'm not getting a consistant and clean release with a glove.

[Gary Logsdon]

Simply put, I feel more in control with a tab.  I use a deep hook and always had problems doing that with a glove.

[chopx2]

I get a better release with a tab and like that I can rotate it out of th way so I can grasp something they also last much longer if made of something durable like cordovan.

I think if I shot split and had to do snap shooting I might opt for the glove as I feel like I can get the hand on the string faster than a tab when split.

[Uncle Buck]

I like a tab. I feel I get a cleaner release and since they are so easy to make, I experiment a lot. I have used parts of old corfam shoes, scraps of various leathers and even plastic milk jugs. The milk jugs didnt work so well. been thinking about making one out of duct tape.

[Altiman94]

I use a tab.  Used a glove as a kid, but I find it easier to stash away tabs in places than it would be to hide gloves.  I always seem to hit my treestand with at least one thing missing that I need.

[team fudd]

I shoot three under and cant seem to shoot a tab to save my life.  Shot well with one split but have to use a glove ever since I converted to three under.  Even tried the black widow three under tab and gave them all away.  It is all in what works for you I guess.

[David Yukon]

Tabs, gloves, i shot a glove for years, and last couple years, I switch to a tab and feel like I have a better release with the tab, but don't like the one I have, I'm waiting for some new ones made by Scott(wyoming Leather?) ....

That said, when I see a video like the one at Inflight archery, it make sense to shoot a glove...

[PaddyMac]

I switched to a glove this year after shooting a compound for years with a tab. The trouble I'm having now that I've never had before is in extreme cold weather. I just can't get that NEET trad glove to work with any kind of glove so I keep my string hand in my pocket until something will hold still long enough to let me get situated. So tomorrow morning I'm going to get out my old single layer Bateman cordovan tab.

[gringol]

I've always used a tab.  Gloves just feel a little awkward, although I've never really given them a chance.  Right now I'm using a 3-layer tab, it seems my fingers have gotten more sensitive in my old-age.

[khardrunner]

I always shoot gloves. I even made another tab to try recently but I hate it. I just doesn't feel right at all to me.