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An even dozen archers turned up to try their hand at a Worcester on Sunday. The Worcester is unusual in that it is a black and white target with only five scoring zones- 5 down to 1. Arrows are shot in groups of five (rather then the normal three for Indoor rounds) and the maximum … Continue reading Club Report 23rd January 2022

It was back to the torture of a Vegas round at Onchan on Sunday. The Vegas is the most difficult of all the Indoor rounds as the target comprises three small faces (scoring 10 down to 6 only) arranged in a triangle which must be shot in strict order – left, centre, right. It is … Continue reading Club Report 16th January 2022

The New Year got off to a gentle start at Onchan on Sunday with a Three-spot Portsmouth round. Numbers were a little low with only twelve archers shooting, eleven of whom submitted scoresheets, the twelfth being so disappointed with his performance that he ‘filed’ his scoresheet in the nearest bin. Rhys Moore continued his winning … Continue reading Club Report 9th January 2022

The final shoot of 2021 was well attended with 17 archers taking on the WA 18 round of the day, two having a go at the Club speciality – The Rhubarb, and one making her debut shooting a Portsmouth. The Gents Compound division saw most of the usual suspects taking to the shooting line: Pete … Continue reading Club Report 19th December 2021

Numbers generally get a little low in the run up to Christmas, but the added Covid strictures seem to be having an extra impact as attendance reached an all-time low on Sunday. The handful of archers who did show up shot a Worcester round – 60 arrows shot in groups of 5 with a maximum … Continue reading Club Report 12th December 2021

Sunday’s round was a WA18, three spot for Compounds and single faces for Recurve. Mindful of the new guidelines in light of the Omicron Covid variant, archers wore masks at all times except on the shooting line and all the left-handed archers were kept to one side of the hall so that no-one was shooting … Continue reading Club Report 5th December 2021

It was back to a Portsmouth round for the last shoot of November at Onchan on Sunday except for visiting archer, and former club member, Anne Rutland who opted to shoot a WA 18 three-spot. There was a reasonable turn-out for this time of year, but Gents Recurve continued to be light on talent and … Continue reading Club Report 28th November 2021

With a lot of the usual faces tied up with other commitments, numbers were down on Sunday. The round of the day was a Portsmouth – three spot for Compounds, full face for Recurves but with the option to shoot the harder triple face. The absence of Rhys Moore made the Gents Compound division more … Continue reading Club Report 21st November 2021

It was the turn of the dreaded Vegas round on Sunday for the Senior Club members. The Vegas being a three-spot target face for all disciplines, arranged in a triangle and shot in strict order - left, centre right. The Juniors’ were given the challenge of a three-spot Portsmouth. Both rounds were shot as part … Continue reading Club Report 7th November 2021

It was Worcester time again at Onchan on Sunday with a range of bow types and age groups taking part. The Worcester is different from every other Indoor round in that arrows are shot in groups of five, with the scoring zones ranging from 5 down to 1, making the maximum total of 300. Compounds … Continue reading Club Report 31st October 2021