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It was another challenging day weather wise for the archers at Greeba on Sunday. Early morning rain left the ground soggy. The heavy, overcast skies promised more rain and it was simultaneously chilly and airless. The round of the day was a WA 720 – 70m on large faces for the Recurves, 50m on large … Continue reading Club Report 15th May 2022

Another dank Sunday greeted the archers at Greeba. Low temperatures and threatening skies had them struggling to stay warm and several complained that their hands were going numb with cold. The round of the day was a WA 1440 but only four people managed to stay for the entire day and a range of other … Continue reading Club Report May 8th 2022

It looked as though there would be no shooting at all on Sunday as torrential rain saw the cancellation of the morning session. Fortunately, the skies cleared towards lunchtime and a handful of archers gathered for a 1pm start, hoping to conclude a single distance metric round before the next weather front hit. With Rhys … Continue reading Club Report 1st May 2022

The sun turned up at Greeba on Sunday and amazingly so did Danny Cowin. Having somehow escaped the gravitational pull of the Whitestone, Danny’s arrival confounded the Records Officer plans to use his chair in his absence, but everyone else seemed happy to see him. The round of the day was scheduled to be a … Continue reading Club Report 24th April 2022

The Records Officer was confident that things could only get better, and, for some, they did. As a change from the full day’s shoot of a 1440 the archers tackled a WA 720, a single distance round with the distance determined by age/bow type. The weather was an improvement on the previous two Sundays, relatively … Continue reading Club Report April 17th 2022

The beautiful weather over the last few weekends of the Indoor season had everyone longing for the Outdoor season to begin. Naturally the second the Club went Outdoors the weather turned arctic and the day became an experiment in how many layers an archer could wear while still being able to shoot. The round of … Continue reading Club Report April 3rd 2022

It was the Senior’s turn to go for glory at the Indoor Championships on Sunday. The round was a WA 18, with Compound/experienced archers shooting the smaller triple face target and Bare/Trad and inexperienced archers on the larger single face. There was a good turnout with some archers opting to compete twice in different disciplines … Continue reading Isle of Man Archery Club Senior Indoor Champions 2022

Sunday was the first time in three years that the Junior Indoor Championships took place, Covid restrictions having prevented the previous two. Sadly, the field was not large with only three Juniors taking part, a fourth having to pull out at the last moment having tested positive for Covid. The Championships were based on the … Continue reading Club Report 13th March 2022

The Records Officer was feeling charitable on Sunday and scheduled a Three-spot Portsmouth, with Barebow and Trad bow archers on the Single face target. This gave everyone the chance to relax after the tension of the WA 18 Three-spot the week before. Rhys Moore was feeling particularly well following a trip to the chiropractor, and … Continue reading Club Report March 6th 2022

With the Indoor Championships fast approaching, the Records Officer gave everyone a chance to practice on the round they would be shooting then, namely the WA 18 for Seniors and the Portsmouth for the Juniors. There was a good turnout with sixteen archers making the trek to Onchan. It was a three-horse race in the … Continue reading Club Report 27th February 2022