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    Bare fingers

    Does anyone shoot this way? I have shot a couple rounds this way and it's not bad. Wondering if your fingers ever get tougher.


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    #2
    I always shoot that way.

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      #3
      If I do that or even use a thin protection over my fingers they start tingling then go numb. So no always use a glove, and one with thick leather.

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        #4
        Tab here. I am not tough enough to not have protection for my fingers!

        Bisch

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          #5
          Yeah I think if I shoot a lot it would be painful. I don't care for my glove so exploring options.


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            #6
            I shot with a glove for a while and quickly ditched it for a tab. I've not tried using only my fingers as they aren't near as tough as they used to be.

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              #7
              Think I am going to pick up a tab and give it a try. Any suggestions on brand or are they the same?


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                #8
                There are a hundred different tabs out there and none are exactly the same. Different strokes for different folks.

                Bisch

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                  #9
                  It's not just a matter of "toughness". You will get a cleaner release off a tab or a glove - leather or Cordura is slicker than flesh.

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                    #10
                    One of my best friends, Tom Nash, shoots a long bow I made for him 20 years ago called Ol' Moose Jaw. He shoots it bare fingered quite well and it is 77#.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by jerp View Post
                      It's not just a matter of "toughness". You will get a cleaner release off a tab or a glove - leather or Cordura is slicker than flesh.
                      Yeah it's easier to let go of the string of you can actually feel the string.

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                        #12
                        Would be
                        good for a guitar picker. Would have callouses on both hands then.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by boleman154 View Post
                          Think I am going to pick up a tab and give it a try. Any suggestions on brand or are they the same?


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                          To be honest I just bought the cheapest calf hair tab that 3Rivers had to offer as I was/am just starting to learn about this stuff. It works better for me than the equally cheap glove that I had.

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