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It was business as usual at Greeba at the weekend as far as the weather was concerned, with the scorching temperatures of the Sunday before replaced by leaden skies, a chilly breeze and the threat of rain. The conditions certainly seemed to have a dampening effect on most of the archers. The round of the … Continue reading Club Report 28th April 2019

The Club’s archers endured scorching temperatures to compete both at home and away over Easter weekend. A small contingent turned out to shoot a 720 round at Greeba (72 arrows at a single distance – 70m for Recurve, 50m for Compound, with the children shooting distances according to age group) while an even smaller group … Continue reading Club Report 21st April 2019

The Outdoor season got underway at Greeba on Sunday. The conditions were wet under foot and the sun and high temperatures of Saturday had given way to a cutting wind that made shooting at distance a challenge. The round of the day was a WA 1440 – 36 arrows shot at each of four distances … Continue reading Club Report 7th April 2019

Only ten archers turned up for the last competition of the Indoor Season. Seven Club members elected to shoot the round of the day – a Portsmouth 3 Spot, two juniors tried to improve on their Rhubarb scores, and Danny Cowin played catch up for the Scratch League Trophy. It was the usual three way … Continue reading Club Report 31st March 2019

Numbers were rather low on Sunday which is often the case towards the end of the season, but there was still some decent shooting on display. The round of the day was a Portsmouth: single face target for Recurves, triple face for Compound, shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. It was the usual … Continue reading Club Report 24th March 2019

The Isle of Man Archery Club celebrated St Patrick’s Day in restrained style by shooting a round as part of the Club’s Scratch League. The round of the day was a WA 18 3/s for the Seniors, with a Portsmouth for the Juniors. With Rhys Moore off island having shouted himself horse in support of … Continue reading Club Report March 17th 2019

Sixteen archers showed up to shoot at Onchan on Sunday, though only fourteen of them shot the prescribed round. The round of the day was a Vegas for the Seniors and a Portsmouth Three Spot for the Juniors – shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League. Scratch scores are adjusted by an individual’s handicap … Continue reading Club Report 10th March 2019

The number of archers turning up to shoot remains reassuringly high, with eighteen Club members competing over the course of Sunday. The round of the day was a WA 18 -single face for Recurves and Juniors, triple face for Compound- shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. With both Dave Moore and Billy Lightfoot … Continue reading Club Report 3rd March 2019

After a break for the Club’s annual coaching weekend courtesy of Tony Drabble and Clive Jeacock, the archers were eased back into competition with a Portsmouth round. There was a terrific turnout, with twenty archers shooting over the course of the day. Some of the usual suspects were missing - Billy Lightfoot having gone to … Continue reading Club Report 24th February

It was Senior Championship day on Sunday, with nineteen archers competing in five different categories over the course of the day. The competition was based upon a WA 18 round, with everyone except the Barebow archers shooting on a triple face target. The competition was run on strict time rules – 2 minutes allowed for … Continue reading Senior Archery Championships 2019