Platform Tab - help

[TimGriff6]

I've looked through an old post & can't find answers to this question.
To get to 80 yards and be able to sight on the target, I have lowered my anchor point by about a centimetre. This has two benefits in that the sight is now higher for each distance and I am also getting about another inch of draw. But the problem is that to do it I have raised the platform on the tab so that the gap between the finger spacer and the platform is much bigger than the width of my index finger and the tab seems to be unstable in this configuration. As a result, I am losing consistency.

Is it ok to have the platform set high above the index finger?

Is a more expensive tab more stable? (I have an old JvD leather anchor tab and have looked at Angel, Cavalier & Spigarelli)

How does the small/medium/large get measured? (If you have a platform tab that you know the size of, could you measure the height & width & post it? - it costs too much in time & petrol to visit my nearest store for something so cheap!)

Thanks

[Tarkwin]

If the platform is unstable when raised to this extent, could you not set it back to its original location and then pad the top of the spacer with epoxy putty, car body filler or similar?

T.

[SLOWHAND]

Dont think that raising the platform so high is a good idea, although for clout shooting I use an old tab with a piece of wood an inch thick screwed on to the top of the platform, this works quite well.
You dont tell us what type of arrows you use and what your draw weight is. if you are pulling over 32lb or so you shouldn't have any problems reaching 80yds with ACC's or better.

[TimGriff6]

My actual draw weight before I started changing things was 34 lbs & I am using Platinum XX75's which will get to 80 yds and if they go in the right direction will stick inthe boss. It started with not being able to set the sight low enough (it's a cartel 2000 or something similar) and having to aim at a point in the trees just above the target but that's difficult to do right, especially with a short setting on the sight. I thought that moving the anchor a bit lower would help (moving my eye higher would also have worked but that's a bit extreme http://www.archery-interchange.com/f...s/cheerful.gif
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The added benefit of extra draw length was something I didn't expect but which seems like a good thing and I would like to keep it if I can.
The platform is actually only about 8mm above my index finger and I could fill the gap with something - I'm not sure it would help.

[Little Miss Purple]

I have heard of people putting a block on top of the platform, this is more common with people with short faces too! Is it an option to lower the nocking point a little too??

[qt1440]

Rather than making the gap between spacer and platform too wide for your hand try fixing something to the top of the platform to make it thicker. I used to do this reasonably effectively with a lump of hard rubber when 90 metres was a lil but far to reach!
Re how do they measure tabe sizes, there is no set guide as some of the Korean makes are much smaller compared to, for example an A&F or Cav tab.
One last comment is that I know very few people who actually shoot a tab from straight off the shelf without modifying it to suit.
Hope this helps

[TimGriff6]

Thanks for your help. I screwed a wooden block onto the top, closed up the finger spacing and last night shot a few dozen arrows. It all seems much better now. You've saved me a few quid!!

[Murray]

When using a tab with an enlarged platform, you have to be extra careful with developing consistent hand alignment as it's easier to let it "float". If you make sure you keep the hand vertical, close to the neck, and add an extra reference if you can (pinkie on throat is a common one), that should help with consistency.

[cliveanne]

Intersting thread: I seem to recall that the longbow archer of yesteryear used wedges of wood for distance, ie. Oak for 80yds Ash for 120yds etc. (As an example) these wedges would be placed between the teeth, lowering the "Jawline". Possibly just a story, but I like the idea.

[wingate_52]

Adding a spacer to the ledge is a short term solution. Will you just use it for long distance, indoor, everything? Learn to shoot what you have in the way it is intended. Work your way up a pound or 2 on the limbs. Make sure the arrows are matched to each other and the bow.The points are the right weight, the fletchings are small not medium.A faster string did it for me, as having a clicker, esp for the longer distances.