Shooting tabs

Mclineman · October 14, 2019, 05:23:29 PM

Hey guys, I'm a new at traditional. I'm shooting a longbow I had custom made. 45# 28" draw. Right now I'm shooting a three finger glove by Neet. I would like some advice on a shooting tab.

Etter · October 14, 2019, 06:05:32 PM

Neet calf hair

Caddo · October 14, 2019, 06:40:38 PM

Bateman Cordovan

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Wudstix · October 14, 2019, 06:52:25 PM

Bateman is also good.

Bisch · October 14, 2019, 06:53:49 PM

Tabs are like most everything else in this game. There's a million of them, and it's just personal preference as to which is best. I am a hunter, and I like the old style Saunders Pak-Tab. Bateman, Black Widow, Jenkins, Yost, they all make great tabs. You just need to try a few different ones and see which you prefer.

Bisch

Homebru · October 14, 2019, 07:17:34 PM

Quote from: Bisch on October 14, 2019, 06:53:49 PM
Tabs are like most everything else in this game. There's a million of them, and it's just personal preference as to which is best. I am a hunter, and I like the old style Saunders Pak-Tab. Bateman, Black Widow, Jenkins, Yost, they all make great tabs. You just need to try a few different ones and see which you prefer.

Bisch

What Bisch said. Except, I LOVE my Eagle's Flight Archery tab.
homebru

Sam McMichael · October 14, 2019, 08:40:18 PM

I agree with Bisch. Try a bunch and see what you like. My preference is calf hair.

Etter · October 14, 2019, 09:03:44 PM

Yep. My preference is a super beat up, thin as can be, calf hair tab with the spacer removed. I like to feel the string

maxpetros · October 14, 2019, 09:33:30 PM

I've tried a bunch and keep coming back to the Bateman cordovan tabs. They hold up super well and the more you shoot them the slicker they get. They're also priced right at about 15 a piece. I've easily got 5 thousand shots on the one I'm currently shooting and it's still going strong.

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Howitser · October 14, 2019, 10:08:39 PM

2 cents.... Kant-Pinch hair

mj seratt · October 14, 2019, 11:37:11 PM

Another in agreement with Bisch. I prefer the Saunders Pak-Tab to any other, and I've tried a bunch.

Murray

JD Page · October 15, 2019, 04:50:33 AM

Don't beat around the bush trying every tab out there, get the best straight away and save yourself the time and money..Look up Rick Barbee Death Adder tabs...

Yooper-traveler · October 15, 2019, 09:06:52 AM

Quote from: JD Page on October 15, 2019, 04:50:33 AM
Don't beat around the bush trying every tab out there, get the best straight away and save yourself the time and money..Look up Rick Barbee Death Adder tabs...

Like Bisch said, try out some and go from there. Just like bows, you need several back ups in your arsenal.

However, Rick makes a nice tab, very nice. I should point out it's not a cordovan face, it's ballistic nylon and needs to be "treated" periodically with coconut oil.

That said, it's what my son and I both use....... My Safari Tuff is a great back up....

acedoc · October 16, 2019, 02:05:32 AM

Toelke tab for me. I found the calf hair to wear off very soon - the toelke sheep wool tab is comfortable and hard wearing

wissler · October 16, 2019, 09:03:28 AM

Been trying to get a Rick Barbee Death adder tab. His site says he's not taking orders. Still.

Yooper-traveler · October 16, 2019, 09:14:23 AM

Quote from: wissler on October 16, 2019, 09:03:28 AM
Been trying to get a Rick Barbee Death adder tab. His site says he's not taking orders. Still.

Hunting season!

Wudstix · October 16, 2019, 10:53:42 AM

Barbee tab is worth the wait.

swampwalker · October 16, 2019, 11:08:32 AM

Barbee is definitely worth the wait. I tried almost every tab out there. First time, wow!

JD Page · October 16, 2019, 12:29:41 PM

Definitely! Not a better tab out there...

Silent footed · October 18, 2019, 05:14:01 AM

I cut two forms from buffalo leather and sew them together with a horizontal line of stitches across the back (forward of the circle my middle finger fits through, along with a single stitch at the back of this ring).

I wouldn't mind a recommendation for a new tab myself though. I keep shooting my nocks off with this one.