October Mountain Tradition Shooting Tab

Traditional archery puts nothing between you and the string but your fingers. Protect them, or they will change your shot.

A sore hand starts to flinch, and a flinch shows up downrange.

Leather Where It Counts: The tab is cut from 6 oz. hide with a leather palm plate. It puts real material between your fingers and the string.

Fit Made by You: The tab is trim to fit. You cut it to your hand, so nothing extra hangs past your fingers at anchor.

On the String: You hook the string, draw to the corner of your mouth, and let go. The leather takes the pressure, and your fingers just open.

Stays Put: A leather finger lace holds the tab on your hand. It is there when you reach for the string, shot after shot.

The Traditional Way: Leather and lace are what this kind of shooting has always used. The tab looks like it belongs next to a recurve or a longbow.

If you shoot with your fingers, treat them like part of the bow.