Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: huntertrapper on December 16, 2007, 10:22:25 pm

Title: fingers
Post by: huntertrapper on December 16, 2007, 10:22:25 pm

what would be considered more primtive, a glove or tab?

Title: Re: fingers
Post by: david w. on December 16, 2007, 11:02:28 pm

Unless i will be shooting for very very long lenghts of time I shoot bare fingers.  I heard tabs let for more consistent releases but i dont have have one so when i dont shoot bare finges i use a glove

Title: Re: fingers
Post by: huntertrapper on December 16, 2007, 11:50:54 pm

true for lengths of time ill need a leather covering unless i just step outside to fling a few i will not worry about it

Title: Re: fingers
Post by: Pat B on December 17, 2007, 12:29:50 am

I would think that a tab was the first finger protection used. A small piece of raw hide probably...or maybe a piece of bark.     Pat

Title: Re: fingers
Post by: DanaM on December 17, 2007, 06:06:10 am

I think it depends on the region and type of bow, A NA with a short draw pinch style of grip
wouldn't need any finger protection other than the calluses he earned by everyday living.
Now an archer shoouting a warbow different story completely. We've all seen african or south american
tribal hunters shooting thier bows on Discovery, I don't remember seeing any finger protection.
So my guess is calluses preceded both.

Title: Re: fingers
Post by: gene roberts on December 17, 2007, 08:24:26 pm

I use a glove,cause I can't shoot as good(in my mind)as I could with a glove when I use tabs.