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Thumb ring versus shooting tab or glove (Mediterranean)

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BrokenArrow:
I am shooting both a thumb ring and Mediterranean style using a shooting tab or glove.
Does any one have a good working knowledge of which one or method can draw a heavier weight?
I can pull more with the Mediterranean style but have just begun learning to use the thumb ring.
I notice many horn bow archers using a shooting tab now to shoot from a standing position,
Also which one would be more accurate?
My understanding is the thumb ring was invented to shoot from horseback so as to keep the arrow shooting off the thumb on the left hand if you are right handed so the arrow would stay on the bow when turning to the left.

mullet:
I found that I had more control when I started using a leather thumb ring, or shooting bare thumb.

Urufu_Shinjiro:
You should be able to pull equally with either method for any weight. Accuracy I don't see as an issue of the release method in so far as one is "more" accurate than the other, it's all about practice etc. As for asian archers shooting more with a three finger release these days, that's really more of the influence of Olympic archery than one being superior to the other. In fact on the smaller horn bows thumb ring can be an advantage if only to avoid string pinch.

Me personally I prefer thumb ring, I tend to get a smoother release and I like the way the arrow is held onto the bow more securely, but that's just me. The one thing I would suggest though is to pick one and stick with it, transitioning back and forth from having the arrow on one side of the bow then on the other is not likely to help your accuracy with either method...

mullet:
I know what works for me and is comfortable and I draw back to about 34-35" with a thumb ring release. I don't like how a solid ring feels on my thumb with a 60# bow.

loon:
If you can get a Turkish or Manchu ring working properly, it should take way less strength to hold the string? Ie the ring gets pushed to the sides of the thumb, if I understand correctly. I haven't, though. Manchu archers pulled ridiculous draw weights, sometimes a little over 200lb (very rare, upper limit. average was more like 120lb or something, similar to English archers).
It's all about practice. The more you use thumb draw, the more your thumb will gain strength etc. I can draw mediterranean bare fingers more easily because of the greater surface area but with a thumb tab or ring I can draw about the same.

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