Author: iomarchery

Driving bands of rain meant that the morning session was cancelled but a few hardy souls, to quote the Club Chairman, decided they would shoot in the afternoon no matter what. In the end nine archers turned up to a dank, soggy but, mercifully, still afternoon, including the Chairman who changed his mind about staying … Continue reading Club Report 16th April 2023

Conditions were brutal at Greeba on Sunday. A biting east wind played havoc both on the shooting line and at the target face. Those who had not layered up against the cold regretted it. The rest wondered just how many layers they could add before they couldn’t shoot. The Recurves, as usual, had the worst … Continue reading Club Report 9th April 2023

Archery GB, the sport’s governing body, made sweeping changes to the Outdoor setup ahead of this season. It threw away the old handicap system and the rigid age/distance rules for adults that went with them. It also wiped out every archer’s established handicap, meaning everyone had to start again from scratch. Since the Outdoor season … Continue reading Club Report 2nd April 2023

Archery GB (our governing body in the UK), have recently overhauled a rarely mentioned area of the sport – Classifications & Handicaps. These are only used during the outdoor season. As someone who enjoys torturing myself with data and having used the old classification system for some time, I was kindly asked by the Club … Continue reading Classification & Handicap Updates

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