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With the action settled Indoors for the winter, the Club tackled their least favourite round the WA18. This is 60 arrows, shot in groups of three. The Compounds had to take on the smaller three face option but most of the Recurves elected to do so as well. With Rhys Moore absent the Gents Compound … Continue reading Club Report 5th October 2025

Having gone Indoors the previous week, the Club popped outside again to complete the last of the Outdoor Trophies. The round in question was the Windsor Trophy shoot. This consists of three dozen arrows, shot at each of three distances: 60/50 & 40 yards. It uses five zone scoring: 9,7,5,3,1 and is divided simply by … Continue reading Club Report 28th September 2025

With the weather looking unsettled at the weekend, the decision was taken to start the Indoor season early. To that end fifteen archers assembled at the Onchan Hub to shoot a Portsmouth round. The Compounds are required to shoot on the smaller three-spot target face but three of the Recurves also elected to do so: … Continue reading Club Report 21st September 2025

Rain stopped play again at the weekend, so ten Club members assembled on Tuesday evening to shoot the annual Nev Mason Long Haul Trophy. This is another special club round shot over distances of 60 and 40 yards using Barebows, in memory of the late, great Nev. The call to hold the shoot was made … Continue reading Club Report 16th September 2025

The appalling weather at the weekend meant the shooting had to be cancelled, but with the end of the Outdoor season rapidly approaching and three trophies still up for grabs, the decision was made to hold the Roger Brown Memorial Trophy on Tuesday evening. Sixteen archers gathered in glorious sunshine to vie for one of … Continue reading Club Report 9th September 2025

7 archers from the club made the trip UK for a triple header. The first part was a double 1440 on Saturday and Sunday at Greenlane Archers in Ashington. The weather was kind and hopes were high for good scores. On the Recurve side father and daughter combo Rich and Erin Hainge had a successful … Continue reading Club Report 23rd, 24th & 25th August 2025

The archers took advantage of near perfect weather to shoot a range of Metric rounds at Greeba on Sunday. Jonathan Gordon shot up a storm in the Gents Recurve to record a pb for the WA1440 (90/70/50/30m) and take the win over Richard Hainge who also pb’d. Jonathan has his sights set on the next … Continue reading Club Report 10th August 2025

An even dozen archers turned up at Greeba on Sunday to shoot a variety of metric rounds. The temperature was good to start with, cooled slightly as the wind circled around the field causing a few problems before the sun came out for the afternoon session. Jonathan Gordon went head-to-head with Richard Hainge in the … Continue reading Club Report 27th July 2025

A special shout out must be given to the Compound Team after their magnificent effort at the Island Games in Orkney last week. Shooting over four days in blistering heat, which no one was expecting, and battered by merciless crosswinds, which they were, the Manx archers lifted a total of five medals. Ethan Moore, gradually … Continue reading Club Report 20th July 2025

Erin Hainge had been putting in some stupendous rounds this season and hopes were high as she travelled to the Junior National Championships at Lilleshall, the headquarters of Archery GB. The two-day event consisted of a WA 900 (50/40/30m) on the first day and a Junior Windsor (50/40/30yds) on the second day. With appalling timing … Continue reading Club Report 6th July 2025