gloves or finger tab.

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otis.drum · #1 Post by **otis.drum** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:55 pm

finger tabs or gloves...?

i'm just wondering who uses finger tabs and who uses gloves for trad bowhunting and why.

or if you use something different or nothing at all.

as i need to get some....

clinton miller · #2 Post by **clinton miller** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:03 pm

i prefer a tab. i like to feel my fingers on my face at anchor. i cut my own out of kangaroo hide. any leather about 3mm thick will be fine. cheap too. obviously the rough flesh side goes to your fingers. smooth side to the string.

pdccr · #3 Post by **pdccr** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:07 pm

I had a tab but then moved to glove, i found the glove more comfortable, nothing major just a personal preference. It might be best to try them both to see which one you like.

Benny Nganabbarru · #4 Post by **Benny Nganabbarru** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:34 pm

Tab. It's a personal preference thing.

jape · #5 Post by **jape** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:40 pm

I don't use anything but i am only shooting 45# a dozen or so at a time. I have a tab and don't get on with it so would use gloves if I had to.

Coach · #6 Post by **Coach** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:44 pm

Tab for me ,, I used to use a glove for years , then thought I would try a tab . Cut one of my wife's shoes up and made a great Tab

I feel I shoot better with it and wouldnt go back to a glove . Much easier to feel the arrow when nocking it ,, and no where near as sweaty as the glove . Try both and see what suits you

Benny Nganabbarru · #7 Post by **Benny Nganabbarru** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:48 pm

Shhh, Tony!

Hilly · #8 Post by **Hilly** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:55 pm

well for me neither i have tryed both & cant get used to either one what works great for me is medical tape around the tips of my fingers

. so at the end of the day it is what work for you the best

longbow steve · #9 Post by **longbow steve** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:11 pm

Tab for me, but it is important to have one that fits well and is secure.
Steve

otis.drum · #10 Post by **otis.drum** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:20 pm

thanks guys thats excellent.

i have been making both from old riggers gloves a and found gloves more comfortable, but perhaps not as accurate. probably because of the location of the seem at the ends of the fingers. i'm not sure. i will try an old pair of work boots.

i have found i can't as yet get the right design or shape with the tabs to get a good fit and comfortable. i will perservere.

i was hoping most of you said tabs, as a glove would be very hot up here, though being a victorian in the cape i don't know it would matter much. i could wear a bikini and still sweat my ring off... no i haven't tried that.

Coach · #11 Post by **Coach** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:32 pm

i could wear a bikini and still sweat my ring off

Now there is an image I cant get out of my head ! Thanx a lot

My bet is .. that you tried it

otis.drum · #12 Post by **otis.drum** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:11 pm

arh, you caught me

longbow steve · #13 Post by **longbow steve** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:12 pm

Hi Otis, try a Black widow tab, they take a bit of shooting in though.
Steve

otis.drum · #14 Post by **otis.drum** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:14 pm

thanks steve,

i'll be honest though, and say maybe, as i like making things and using things i make. but if i do not succeed i will go the widow.

clinton miller · #15 Post by **clinton miller** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:12 am

yeah riggers gloves won't give a clean release because of the seams on the ends of the fingers. you'll see the difference in design when you see a shooting glove.

Mick Smith · #16 Post by **Mick Smith** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:17 am

I started off using a cheap tab many years ago when I was just a kid and then when I had some money, I decided to try using a glove, like I'd seen all the 'experts' in the archery magazines using. I used a variety of gloves for many years and then for an experiment, I thought I give using a tab another try. I actually found the tab much more convenient to use. It gives me a better feel of the arrow, as I can feel the nock between my fingers. A tab gives me a better feel of my anchor point when I'm at full draw, as there's no leather between your skin. A tab is much more convenient to wear if you're doing anything that requires the use of your fingers, like tying your shoe lace for example. Tabs are much cooler to wear on hot days. Generally good tabs are cheaper than good gloves and being smaller and lighter, it's easier and more convenient to carry one or two spares. I usually tie a spare tab to my quiver.

I prefer tabs without the finger spacers. I quite often make my own tabs. Usually I like to use the thick hide from a kangaroo's tail. The short stiff fur against the string makes for a smooth release and they last for ages.

Mick

otis.drum · #17 Post by **otis.drum** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:39 am

mick i'd love to see a pic of your home made releases. or anyone elses for that matter.

clinton miller · #18 Post by **clinton miller** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:30 am

doesn't get any simplier.

this side to string

the back. i actually glued another piece on the back just yesterday to thicken it up a bit. comfortable, clean release and the price is right. and it's something else you can hunt with knowing you made it.

#19 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:28 pm

I too think it is personal choice but I prefer a deer skin glove. They last a long time, don't groove and are thin enough that you can still feel the string etc through them.

Clinton, do you use a metal nocking point on your string?

Jeff

longbowinfected · #20 Post by **longbowinfected** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:09 pm

Target, clout, field for AA comp, I use a TAB

For trad speedshooting I am practicising with deerskin gloves and backquiver.

CONFESSION
I now use a plastic Saunders tab.....does not wear out, very smooth/silky and works when wet and does not fall off the finger, get too tight nor need adjustment. I added a hard thick leather ridge. It comes as a composite kit that you can add extra layers. It is reversible. With the spacer and smooth one single skin I have stopped getting any hard calouses at all.
It took a while getting used to it as it felt too thin at 49# but boy you can really feel the release but not get hung up being conscious of the release which is disastrous.....of all aspects the release has to be totaly sub-conscious in nature IMO.

Kevin

clinton miller · #21 Post by **clinton miller** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:38 am

stickbowhunter- yep. that's what that groove is from.

#22 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:45 pm

stickbowhunter- yep. that's what that groove is from.

Thanks, that's what I thought it was from and why I asked.

I gave them away many years ago and just use dental floss; much better IMO.

Jeff

excelpoint · #23 Post by **excelpoint** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:50 pm

I prefer a glove, mainly use a Damascus glove from 3 Rivers. Very thin with plenty of feel.

Dennis La Varenne · #24 Post by **Dennis La Varenne** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:34 pm

Otis,

As you can see, it is pretty much of a personal choice. There aren't any hard and fast rules so long as your choice gives you a clean loose.

My first choice is for bare fingers which I can use quite well on bows into the 60lbs range (when I used to be able to draw them), and after that, a Damascus style glove because they are very thin but very durable with good feel and THEY DON"T GROOVE.

Anything from Kangaroo skin is excellent in all the above respects if you can get it.

Dennis La Varenne

Gringa Bows · #25 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:47 pm

i use a glove never tried a tab.........Rod

otis.drum · #26 Post by **otis.drum** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:53 pm

might need to grow some calluses

clinton miller · #27 Post by **clinton miller** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:16 am

you get them anyway

otis.drum · #28 Post by **otis.drum** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:03 pm

hey clinton,
do you just use quik grip/tazan grip to stick leather to leather. thats what i have been using with good results but i'm out. will have to get some tomor after i catch some fish.

#29 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:05 pm

Otis,

I find contact cement about the best.

Jeff

otis.drum · #30 Post by **otis.drum** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:08 pm

great thanks jeff.
thats about the same stuff anyway isn't it.

i'll get some from weipa mitre11 tomorrow (the 11 represents the increased prices we pay up here)

Ozbow

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