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Nine archers took the opportunity to compete on Sunday before TT brings a temporary halt toproceedings at Greeba. The Gents with a whole day at their disposal, shot a WA1440 – 36 arrows ateach of four distances 90/70/60 & 50m. Emily O’Hara shot a Metric II – same breakdown overdistances of 60/50/40 & 30m. The … Continue reading Club Report 24th May 2026

The compound squad from the Isle of Man Archery Club travelled to Bowmen of Glen near Leicester for a challenging two-day WA720 & H2H tournament, featuring ranking rounds in the morning followed by head-to-head matchplay in the afternoon. Each morning’s WA720 qualification round determined the seedings for the afternoon eliminations, where archers faced off over … Continue reading Club Report 10th May 2026

With rain predicted for the afternoon, shooting was restricted to the morning session. The majorityof the archers elected to shoot a Long Metric – 90&70m for the Gents, 70&60m for the Ladies.Conditions were not great and the turnout was low. It was a three-way tie between Tom Rogers, Richard Hainge and newcomer Matt Smith in … Continue reading Club Report 17 th May 2026

The weather was changeable at Greeba on Sunday, where eleven archers turned up to tackle a variety of metric rounds. Johnathan Gordon and Richard Hainge faced off in the first WA1440 of the year. This comprises 36 arrows shot at each of four distances 90/70/50 and 30m. It is a true test of stamina and … Continue reading Club Report 3rd May 2026

It was a cold, dank start to the shoot on Sunday, with an icy wind buffeting the shooting line atGreeba. Mercifully, the rain showers predicted for later in the morning never materialised andtowards lunchtime the sun put in an appearance. With an upcoming shoot off island hosted by theBowman of Glen in Leicester on the … Continue reading Club Report 26th April 2026

Numbers were still rather low at Greeba for the second week of the Outdoor season. The round ofthe day was a WA720 – 72 arrows at a distance of 70m for the Recurves and 50m for theCompounds. The sun was shining and it was warm to begin with, but an icy crosswind made itselffelt after … Continue reading Club Report 19th April 2026

This weekend seen 3 archers away at the first of this year’s outdoor competitions. They travelled to Long Mynd archery in Church Stretton, near Shrewsbury for 2-day shoot. Nicknamed the “Blow Away the Cobwebs” shoot, it is a good chance to test your setup and transition from the shorter indoor ranges to the longer outdoor … Continue reading Club Report 12th April 2026

It was back to a Portsmouth round for what should have been the last Indoor round of the season. Thirteen archers turned up over the course of the day and the standard, with the odd exception, was high, with Club Records tumbling and personal best scores being set by several archers. Johnathan Gordon was back … Continue reading Club Report 29th March 2026

Numbers were a little down on Sunday as was to be expected given it was Mothers’ Day. Those who did attend shot a Worcester as part of the Club’s Scratch League. In the Gents Compound division Les Corran, who has been going from strength to strength, put in a personal best score dropping just 5 … Continue reading Club Report 15th March 2026

The round of the day was a Vegas, shot as part of the Club’s Handicap league. There was a good turnout, but a few familiar faces were missing. Rhys Moore claimed to be doing a spot of painting but given the description of his condition on Saturday night he was probably decorating his bathroom and … Continue reading Club Report 8th March 2026