RE: finger release
Don't know what happened, but I haven't been able to get back on the forums since that last post I made.
Tabs are intentionally made oversized so you can trim them to custom fit you and your preferences. I like to cut mine back to where the material of the tab only extends about 3/8" past where the string lays. Having the very tips of my fingers exposed allows me to be really consistent with my anchor and it gets rid of all that extra stuff that can go flapping around, making noise, dragging on the string and slapping your face.
Some folks cut their tabs even shorter than I do, some leave a little more meat on 'em.