texasota,

my personal preference is a good glove. i’ve tried tabs a couple times, and just didn’t like’em. I shoot three fingers under, instead of split finger, so that makes a bit of difference. most tabs, at least the ones i tried, were designed to shoot split fingers. gloves allow you to keep your fingers tight together.

Michael

My two biggest reasons for shooting 3 fingers under are these:

1) It feels funky to have one finger over top of the nock.
2) 3 fingers under puts the arrow closer to my line of sight before the shot, which I believe helps with accuracy. The closer you can get to a straight line, the less your body compensates and the more accurate you will be.

These are my two biggest things for the style of shooting I chose when I started. If you go with 3 fingers under, keep this in mind…my nock point is set at 5/8″…higher than most split finger nock points. But that could have to do with the arrows I shoot, as well. Good luck.

Michael

Hi Texasota
I think it comes down to what you feel comfortable with, I also use a glove and find that it is more practical to be able to use my hand in the usual way. When it’s cold I use a woollen glove that I have cut the three middle fingers out of.
Happy hunting, Pothunter.

Texasota,
I too use a glove. For me I shoot just as good/bad with either. I just find the glove more convenient. I’ve lost way too many tabs in the woods because I took it off. With a glove, I find no need to take it off while hunting to do simple tasks.

Glove, split finger. I started out this was and never learned to like a tab.

I just switched to an American Leathers Glove
and really like it alot. I used cordovan
tabs for years but now I don’t see myself using
one again.

I have always use a tab and can’t seem to get the correct feel whe I try to use a glove. I’ve had a tab on my middle finger for so long, it feel like an extention of my hand. It depends upon what YOU like and feel comfortable with.