Author: iomarchery

The Sunday of the Indoor season brought round the annual Indoor Championships with archers across all bow types setting their sights on the silverware. The Championship round was the WA 18; single face for Trad, Bare and Longbow, triple face for Compound and Recurve. The junior round would have been a Portsmouth 3 spot but … Continue reading Club Indoor Championships 2023

The last Sunday before the Club Championships meant everyone was trying to get to grips with either a single or triple face WA 18 depending on bow type. The results were by and large disappointing with a number of archers being guilty of trying too hard. A somewhat fatigued Aalin George turned up so late … Continue reading Club Report 19th March 2023

With the Club Championships fast approaching everyone was given the chance to get some practice in on the WA 18 that will be shot on that day. Junior Erin Hainge also elected to shoot a WA 18 though her round for the Championships will be a Portsmouth 3-spot. The morning got off to a stuttering … Continue reading Club Report 12th March 2023

It was Vegas time again for those brave, or possibly, mad enough to attempt it. Eight of the fourteen archers who turned out on Sunday gave it a go. Sarah Kennedy and Barbara Harris faced off in the Ladies Recurve where once again Sarah prevailed in spite of having one more miss than her rival. … Continue reading Club Report 5th March 2023

The main event of the weekend took place off island as seven members of the Club travelled to Preston for the Lancashire Open. The competition acted as a showcase for the breadth and depth of talent the Club has as archers took part in Recurve, Compound and Barebow divisions both male and female, across various … Continue reading Club Report 26th February 2023

Competition gave way to the Annual Coaching Weekend at Onchan. Run over two days, the Club plays host to international coaches Tony Drabble and Clive Jeacock who fly into the island to dispense their invaluable knowledge on both technique and equipment. As well as chance to improve, have bows checked and tweaked, and get advice … Continue reading Club Report 18th & 19th February 2023

It was Portsmouth time again at Onchan on Sunday. A decent number of archers turned up over the course of the day to try their hand and a range of bow styles were on display. Ralf Mitchell elected to use his Black Douglas again, which was mistakenly designated as a Barebow in the previous week’s … Continue reading Club Report 12th February 2023

It was back to the dreaded WA18 3 Spot at Onchan on Sunday. The Records Officer had allowed the Recurves the option of the larger single face but they all elected to shoot the harder triple. That left only the Barebow, Tradbow and Junior Erin Hainge to shoot the ordinary version. There were four men … Continue reading Club Report 5th February 2023

There was another excellent turn out at Onchan on Sunday with eighteen archers lining up to have a go at a Portsmouth. Compounds and Recurves were given the three-spot to shoot while the Barebows and Tradbows stuck to the larger single face target. It was a day of surprises: Danny Cowin arrived before the Records … Continue reading Club Report 29th January 2023

It was standing room only as nineteen archers turned up to tackle a WA 18, with some archers three to a boss. The Compounds had to shoot the smaller three-spot targets, but all the Recurves elected to follow suit. The Barebows, Longbows, and junior Erin Hainge shot the larger single face. Having shot largely unopposed … Continue reading Club Report 22nd January 2023