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An even dozen archers turned up for the Worcester shoot at the weekend. The Worcester is unique among Indoor rounds in that it has scoring zones from 5 down to 1 (instead of 10 – 1), and arrows are shot in groups of five rather than the standard three. Compound archers utilize a five- spot … Continue reading Club Report 2nd February 2020

Even with a contingent of archers off island at the Wigan and Orrell shoot, there was still a decent turnout at Onchan on Sunday. The round of the day, both on and off the island, was a Portsmouth. The Recurve archers shot on a single face target and the Compounds on a triple-face, though Recurvers … Continue reading Club Report 26th January 2020

There was another good turnout at Onchan on Sunday, with fourteen archers in action over the course of the day. The round of the day was a Vegas for the adults and a Portsmouth for the Juniors, shot as part of the Handicap League. The Vegas is a notoriously difficult round to shoot, in that … Continue reading Club Report 19th January 2020

There was a decent turnout at Onchan for the round of the day which was a WA 18. The Compounds as usual shot a triple face target, the Recurves were only required to shoot the larger single face but of couple of them opted for the three-spot anyway. Juniors of all bow types shot the … Continue reading Club Report 12th January 2020

The Records Officer allowed the membership to ease into the New Year with a Portsmouth round. The compound archers as usual utilized a triple face target, while the recurves stuck to a single face. With Christmas out of the way there was a slightly better turnout, and the round was shot as part of the … Continue reading Club Report 5th January 2020

Only a handful of archers turned out for the last shoot of 2019. The round of the day was a Portsmouth (single face for Recurves – triple face for Compound) shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League. On the compound side of things Joy Gough went toe to toe with Pete Mumford for scratch … Continue reading Club Report 29th December 2019

The last shoot before Christmas attracted only seven die-hard archers, while the rest used the festive season as an excuse to dodge the dreaded Vegas round. The Vegas is comprised of 60 arrows, shot at a triple face target arranged in a triangular formation which must be shot in a specific order (bottom left, top … Continue reading Club Report 22nd December 2019

The Club’s archers were in action both on and off the island at the weekend. Two of the juniors, Toby Young and Nathan Kinrade travelled to Stoneleigh, under the aegis of Pete Mumford, to take part in the Junior Indoor Nationals. Those who turned up at home took part in a Metric round shot as … Continue reading Club Report 1st December 2019

A lot of the usual faces were missing at Onchan this week, but this was made up for by the re-appearance of Chris Addy along with son Dylan who was shooting Indoors for the first time. The round of the day was a Portsmouth, the largest of the Indoor faces, which was just as well … Continue reading Club Report 24th November 2019

It was hoped in last week’s column that the Junior archers were saving their best for the off island competition in Cumbria on Sunday; I am pleased to report that the Club’s hopes were not in vain. Toby Young, Nathan Kinrade, Brandon Gough and Tilly Ashton were shepherded to the annual Northern Counties Championships by … Continue reading Club Report 17th November 2019