Author: iomarchery

Onchan was packed on Sunday as eighteen archers turned out to try their hand at a Portsmouth round. Among them was IoMAC alumnus Anne Rutland who put in a very welcome guest appearance. The Portsmouth round was shot as part of the Club’s handicap league. The scratch scores were adjusted by means of a set … Continue reading Club Report 28th October 2018

There was a good turn out at Onchan for the first handicap round of the season. The round of the day was a WA 18 three spot, with the scratch scores being adjusted by handicap to allow all ages/genders/bow types to shoot against each other. The system allows the individual archer to see how well … Continue reading Club Report 21st October

There was a full house at Onchan on Sunday with nineteen archers looking to better their scores. The round of the day was a Worcester, 60 arrows shot in groups of five, with a maximum score of 300. Recurve and Juniors shoot on a single face target with scoring zones from 5 down to 1, … Continue reading Club Report 14th October 2018

Thirteen archers turned up at Onchan for the first Sunday shoot of the Indoor Season. The round of the day was a WA 18, 60 arrows shot in groups of three on a single face target for Recurves and a triple face for the Compounds. It was a day of mixed results for those involved. … Continue reading Club Report 7th October

Greeba produced a cold, breezy morning for the last shoot of the Outdoor season. The round of the day was an American – two and a half dozen arrows shot at each of three distances, 60, 50 and 40 yards, with five zone scoring. Juniors Toby Young and Tilly Ashton were given a scaled down … Continue reading Club Report 30th September

The bad weather forecast for the weekend passed through sooner than expected and Greeba provided almost perfect shooting conditions on Sunday. The round of the day was a WA 1440 (three dozen arrows shot at each of four distances 90/70/50/30 for the Gents and 70/60/50/30 for the Ladies). Only four archers turned up to shoot: … Continue reading Club Report 16th September

Due to adverse weather conditions there was no archery on the island on Sunday, but a small group of archers had travelled to England to take part in the Double WA 1440 World Record Status Competition hosted by Meriden Archery Club. The event was held over two days and Club Members Jane Berry, Barbara Harris, … Continue reading Club Report 2nd/3rd September

Sunday saw the inaugural York/Hereford Trophy Shoot. The round was a traditional one using five zone scoring (9/7/5/3/1) comprising of twelve dozen arrows shot in a 6/4/2 split at 100/80 and 60 yards for the Gents designated a York, and 80/60 and 50 yards for the Ladies designated a Hereford. The juniors shot an equivalent … Continue reading Report 12th August 2018

The skies were overcast but it was hot and humid at Greeba on Sunday. Eleven archers turned up over the course of the day to shoot a Metric round as part of the Club’s Handicap League. The round of the day was a WA1440, with both Joy Gough and Barbara Harris electing to shoot the … Continue reading Club Report 5th August

The skies were overcast at Greeba for the Senior Club Championships, but the conditions were hot and humid. It was wet underfoot after the overnight rain and at least two archers discovered that the shoes they thought were waterproof were nothing of the kind and squelched their way through the day’s proceedings. The Championships are … Continue reading Senior Championships 2018