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The Club gathered this weekend for the 2nd annual Rodger Brown Memorial Shoot. This round is a club special designed specifically in memory of Rodger. Using the club “Jelly” Bows, consisting of 72 arrows split over 50m & 30m, it is one of the rare occasions that every archer attending is in direct competition. While … Continue reading Rodger Brown Memorial Shoot 2023

Slightly later than usual due to Island Games, the Isle of Man Archery Club held their annual Club Championships. Shot in brutally windy conditions, it was to be a day of firsts and lasts. The first ever 50+ contests in the Gents Compound and Recurve, and the last ever appearance of Joy Gough in the … Continue reading IoM Archery Club Championships 2023

As the excitement builds towards the NatWest Island Games in Guernsey, training has intensified for the Archery Team from the Club. With the kind permission of the Trustees, the Squad were allowed to use the Greeba range on Saturday as well as Sunday. Saturday was a 9am start to allow Danny Cowin time to shoot … Continue reading Club Report 24/25th June 2023

The sun continued to shine at Greeba but a tricky, gusting wind was also in the mix on Sunday which kept the archers on their toes. The round of the day was a WA 720 – 72 arrows at a single distance: 70m for Recurve, 50m for Compound. Tradbows also shot 50m but had the … Continue reading Club Report 18th June 2023

A small group of archers took advantage of the three-day weekend to travel across to compete in a couple of tournaments in England.First stop for Aalin George, Barbara Harris and Dave and Rhys Moore was East Bolden on Tyneside where Cleadon Archers were hosting a Double WA 1440. Back-to-back 1440 rounds shot on consecutive days, … Continue reading Club Report 27-29th May 2023

Changeable was the word of the day on Sunday, which encompassed both the weather and the form of some of the archers. Since the majority of the competition at the Island Games will be based on the WA 720, that was the round of the day. The Compounds shot at 50m, the Recurves at 70m. … Continue reading Club Report 14th May 2023

With the 2023 Island Games in Guernsey fast approaching, the Club focused on Team building at the weekend. With the help of a grant from Island Games sponsor Natwest, through their International Sport Development Programme, and money raised through bag packing, the Club was able to afford the services of international coaches Tony Drabble and … Continue reading Coaching Weekend 6/7th May 2023

Clearly unhappy that she had allowed a week to go by without setting a pb or breaking a Club record, junior Erin Hainge was even more focused than ever on Sunday. She was in no mood to allow the damp conditions to affect her. Erin, like everyone else, had turned up in waterproofs in the … Continue reading Club Report April 30th 2023

The Isle of Man Archery Club is pleased to announce the Squad for the Island Games due to be held in Guernsey from the 8th to the 14th July 2023. The squad will consist of teams in each of the two disciplines, together with a Team Manager and an Assistant Team Manager. There will be … Continue reading 2023 Island Games Team Announcement

Predictions for Sunday’s weather were not good, but fortunately the rain blew through on Saturday and settled into reasonably good shooting conditions. The round of the day was supposed to be a Metric I/Ladies WA 1440: 3 dozen arrows at each of four distances - 70, 60, 50 & 30m but for a variety of … Continue reading Club Report 23rd April 2023