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Conditions were perfect on Sunday for the Junior Outdoor Championships at Greeba. There was a smaller turnout than last year, but the quality of the shooting was high, with two Club Records being broken. The competition was run on strict lines with timers and whistles to indicate starts and stops and each target had an … Continue reading Junior Outdoor Championships

The weather if anything was too good on Sunday morning, with most of the archers seeking the shade of the trees to gain respite from the energy sapping heat. In a break with tradition there were two rounds of the day a WA 720 (50m for Compound/70m for Recurve) and a National. Both rounds were … Continue reading Club Report 1st July

Fifteen Club Members turned up on Sunday to enjoy a mixture of sunshine and banter, with a little archery on the side. Conditions were glorious at Greeba and no doubt contributed to the record breaking scores that two of the archers achieved. The round of the day was a WA 1440 - three dozen arrows … Continue reading Club Report 24th of June

A combination of illness, Father’s Day, off island competition and the lure of Ed Sheeran at Wembley meant that the turn out at Greeba on Sunday was very low. The round of the day was a WA 720, that is 72 arrows at a single distance, shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. The … Continue reading Club Report 17th June

The thirteen archers who turned up at Greeba on Sunday were treated to a glorious summer’s day. Conditions were absolutely perfect but a post TT flatness seemed to pervade the shoot. The round of the day was a WA 1440 shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League, with the juniors and novices tackling rounds … Continue reading Club Report 10th June

Once again IoMAC archers were in action both on and off the island last weekend. Barbara Harris joined father and son Dave and Rhys Moore on a road trip to shoot in three competitions across England; while ten Club members braved the conditions at Greeba to shoot a variety of Metric rounds on home soil. … Continue reading Club Report 26/27/28th May

Conditions were bright but quite chilly at Greeba on Sunday. The usual suspects turned up to shoot a WA 720 round as part of the Club’s Handicap League. The WA 720 consists of 72 arrows shot at a single distance – 70m for Recurve and 50m for Compound. The scratch scores are then adjusted according … Continue reading Club Report 20th May

Conditions at Greeba were not as pleasant as they first appeared on Sunday. Clear blue skies and sunshine lulled everyone into thinking that shooting conditions were perfect and scores would consequently be high. This did not prove to be the case, the sun was shining but the there was a cold wind that lowered the … Continue reading Club Report 13th May

Sixteen and a half archers turned up to shoot at Greeba on Sunday. The half an archer was Records Officer Barbara Harris, who had been experimenting with a new champagne-based cocktail the previous evening which appeared to have transported her brain to some parallel dimension. Barbara’s struggles throughout the day were the focus of much … Continue reading Club Report 6th May

There were mixed fortunes for the IoM archers at the weekend with contingents in action at home and away. Three club members travelled over to Newcastle to take part in a two day event; while at Greeba the round of the day was a WA 1440 shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League. All … Continue reading Club Report 29th April