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A total of thirteen archers turned up over the course of Sunday to shoot a Worcester as part of the Club’s Scratch Leagues. The Worcester is unique in that arrows are shot in groups of five, the target has only five scoring zones (5,4,3,2,1) and is monochrome, although the white centre spot is still referred … Continue reading Club Report 15th November 2020

The turnout at Onchan was low again with several of the usual suspects missing for a variety of reasons. The round of the day for the Seniors was the, mind-bending, Vegas, while the Juniors had the challenge of the Portsmouth 3 spot. Both rounds were shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. As it … Continue reading Club Report 8th November 2020

Ten archers took part in the WA 18 Handicap round on Sunday. Recurves shot on a single face target, while Compounds shot on the triple face. The scratch scores were then adjusted by means of the arcane tables which are in the keeping of the Records Officer, to give the overall results. There was a … Continue reading Club Report November 1st2020

The first handicap round of the Indoor season took place on Sunday, with age groups and bow types shooting a Three-spot Portsmouth. The handicap round gives the archer a chance to see how well (or not) they are shooting. If an archer shoots to his handicap the “magic” tables will adjust the score to 1440; … Continue reading Club Report 25th October 2020

The Indoor season continued with a Worcester round on Sunday. The Worcester is unusual in that the target is a simple black and white affair with scoring zones that run from 5 down to 1. Arrows are shot in groups of five, and the maximum score is 300. In diameter, the target is the same … Continue reading Club Report 18th October 2020

After the gentle start of a Portsmouth, the Records Officer put the boot at the weekend by scheduling a WA 18 Three Spot for both Compound and Recurve archers. This round is generally acknowledged to be the hardest to shoot - a triple target face, scoring only as far down as the 6 zone, allows … Continue reading Club Report 11th October 2020

The Indoor season got off to a gentle start on Sunday by way of a Portsmouth round- 60 arrows, shot in groups of three, on the largest of the Indoor target faces. With many of the archers changing the set- up of their bows (fatter arrows to maximize scoring, different pressure buttons etc) scores were … Continue reading Club Report 4th October 2020

The final shoot of the 2020 Outdoor Season took place at Greeba on Sunday. The round of the day was the WA 900 (2.5 dozen at each of three distances -60, 50 and 40m) with the Juniors shooting a Club ‘special’ dubbed the Manx 600 which meant they shot the two shorter distances). The sun … Continue reading Club Report 27th September 2020

It promised to be a glorious day for shooting at Greeba and everyone was looking forward to basking in the sunshine. Unfortunately, while it was certainly sunny, there was a brisk east wind that chilled anyone stuck in the shade on the shooting line. It was the last chance to have a go at a … Continue reading Club Report 20th September

Everyone’s favourite round of the season took place on Sunday – the fabled Nev Mason Long Haul Trophy. Devised by the late, great Nev Mason to showcase his longbow skills, the Long Haul consists of 36 arrows shot at each of two distances (60 and 40 yards), using full sized targets but employing metric scoring. … Continue reading Club Report 13th September – Nev Mason Long Haul