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Other commitments which included off island competitions and a calendar photoshoot, meant that only six archers turned up to shoot on Sunday. Conditions were warm and sunny with no wind to speak of, and even a brief rain shower did not halt the shoot. The round of the day was a WA 720, that is … Continue reading Club Report 16th June 2019

In weather conditions that the TT organizers would have killed for, shooting resumed at Greeba on Sunday. Only eleven archers turned up to enjoy the sunshine and various rounds were shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League. A handicap round allows archers of all ages and bow types to shoot against one another on … Continue reading Club Report 9th June 2019

The Club’s archers were in action at home and abroad again at the weekend. Three of the Club’s elite travelled to England to take part in competitions, while fifteen other club members tackled a WA 720 round under the grey skies of Greeba. Tilly Ashton, accompanied by coach Uncle Dave Berry, travelled to Oxford to … Continue reading Club Report 19th May 2019

The sun came out at Greeba at the weekend and so did a host of Club Members, some of whom were shooting Outdoors for the first time. The round of the day was a WA 1440, three dozen arrows at each of four distances (90/70/50/30m for the Gents & 70/60/50/30 for the Ladies, shot as … Continue reading Club Report 12th May 2019

Conditions at Greeba on Sunday could best be described as challenging. It was sunny for most of the day, but temperatures were low and a gusting north-westerly wind made things difficult for the archers. The round of the day was a Metric I, essentially a Ladies WA 1440 – 36 arrows at each of four … Continue reading Club Report 5th May 2019

It was business as usual at Greeba at the weekend as far as the weather was concerned, with the scorching temperatures of the Sunday before replaced by leaden skies, a chilly breeze and the threat of rain. The conditions certainly seemed to have a dampening effect on most of the archers. The round of the … Continue reading Club Report 28th April 2019

The Club’s archers endured scorching temperatures to compete both at home and away over Easter weekend. A small contingent turned out to shoot a 720 round at Greeba (72 arrows at a single distance – 70m for Recurve, 50m for Compound, with the children shooting distances according to age group) while an even smaller group … Continue reading Club Report 21st April 2019