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With a cycle race causing a rolling road closure on the TT circuit and keen not to lose yet another Sunday’s shooting, the Records Officer pulled the WA 900 round out of the bag. This is a three-quarter day shoot comprising of 30 arrows shot at each of three distances – 60, 50 and 40m, … Continue reading Club Report 24th July 2022

It was the Juniors’ turn to take centre stage on Sunday as they competed in their Club Championships. The children shot Short Metric rounds appropriate to their age group and for the second week running the weather was kind. With the age groups being the way they were, there was no direct competition, each of … Continue reading Isle of Man Archery Club Junior Championships 2022

For the first time this season, Greeba was treated to some decent weather, and it coincided with the Senior Club Championships. The Compound and Recurve archers battled it out over the entire day in WA 1440, whilst the Barebow archers tackled a single distance WA 122-50 to decide their fate. The warm, calm conditions seemed … Continue reading Isle of Man Archery Club Senior Championships 2022

Club members were in action at home and abroad over the weekend. Nathan Kinrade travelled to Lilleshall to take part in the Junior National Championships. Nathan was shooting in the u18’s category for the first time having gone up an age group. The competition is run over two days: a full metric round on the … Continue reading Club Report 3rd July 2022

The changes to TT practice meant that the IoM Archery Club lost an extra Sunday of competition and so the handful of archers who turned up at Greeba at the weekend were shooting for the first time in three weeks, and it showed. On top of a lack of practice the weather continued to be … Continue reading Club Report 12th June 2022

The weather was predicted to be windy but bright on Sunday, but it turned out to be calm and damp. A heavy mist rolled in and out at the far end of the field, the 90m boss all but disappearing at times. The lack of wind which made shooting easier, was counterbalanced by the swarms … Continue reading Club Report 22nd May 2022

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