ACCESSORIES
The bow hunter must have a few accessories when he takesto the field. He must wear something on his fingers to protectthem from the force or weight of the bow string. There aremany devices designed for this purpose but, from a practicalstandpoint, they have all been weeded out but two, the shoot-ing glove and the tab.
The tab is the most simple, the least expensive and, per-haps, the best finger protector ever designed. Fig. 25A showsa target tab. It is made from cordovan leather with two holesto receive the first and third finger; the second finger is onthe top side of the tab. It has a slot on the lower side throughwhich the arrow nock passes; this places the tab between thestring and the fingers. Fig. 25B is a hunting tab. The firstfinger is passed through the hole and the second and thirdfingers pass through the oval opening. This is usually madefrom a heavier grade of cordovan leather. While the tab givesprotection to the balls of the fingers, it does not protect theinside of the fingers from "squeeze" against the arrow. Somepeople have trouble at this point by reason of the skin's beingcaught between the finger nails and the nock. I have no nailon my forefinger which renders me immune from this trouble.
