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It was Senior Championship day on Sunday, with nineteen archers competing in five different categories over the course of the day. The competition was based upon a WA 18 round, with everyone except the Barebow archers shooting on a triple face target. The competition was run on strict time rules – 2 minutes allowed for … Continue reading Senior Archery Championships 2019

The Hub, Onchan provided the venue for the Isle of Man Indoor Junior Championships on Sunday. There were several trophies up for grabs – overall boy’s and girl’s champion (awarded to the highest scores respectively) and sub categories according to age group. The Championships are based on a Portsmouth round with all ages and bow … Continue reading Junior Indoor Championships 2019

The Club’s archers were in action both on and off the island at the weekend. A group of eight braved the treacherous seas to travel to the annual Wigan and Orrell shoot; while an even dozen made their way around the debris strewn roads of Man to reach Onchan. In both cases the round of … Continue reading Club Report 27th January 2019

A few of the usual faces were missing on Sunday but sixteen archers turned up to pit their wits against the triple face targets that challenged them at Onchan. The Seniors were confronted with the Vegas – three faces scoring from 10 down to 6 arranged in a triangle, while the Juniors took on a … Continue reading Club Report 20th January 2019

Twelve archers turned out on Sunday to take on each other and the rather challenging lighting conditions at Onchan. The lights in the hall, heavily caged to protect them from footballs and basket balls might be adequate for such sports, but when an archer is attempting to hit a Gold with a 2cm diameter, from … Continue reading Club Report 13th January 2019

There was a decent turnout at Onchan on Sunday for the first shoot of the New Year. The round of the day was a Portsmouth shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League, with a total of fourteen archers taking part. The largest field of the day was in the Gents Recurve division. With Dave … Continue reading Club Report 6th January 2019

Eleven archers made it over the debris strewn roads to Onchan on Sunday. The round of the day was a WA 18 three spot, although the Juniors and Barebow archers had the option of shooting the larger single face. The round was shot as part of the Club’s handicap league. The atmosphere was tomblike in … Continue reading Club Report 16th December 2018