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IoM archers were in action at home and away at the weekend, with David, Ethan and Rhys Moore making a trip to Chippenham to take part in a two-day event. The Double WA 1440 shoot was blessed with decent weather being largely sunny with a few showers over both days. A back injury had meant … Continue reading Club Report 22nd April

Greeba was cold, wet and windy on Sunday but with archers due to travel to competitions in England in the coming weeks it was decided that the shoot would go ahead. The round of the day was a WA 1440, that is three dozen arrows at each of four distances – 90/70/50/30m for the Gents … Continue reading Club Report 15th April

Shooting conditions were near perfect at Greeba on Sunday and several archers took advantage to post personal best scores. A bit soggy under foot due to overnight rain, it was nevertheless several degrees warmer, with none of the biting wind the archers had suffered the week before. The round of the day was a WA … Continue reading Club Report 8th April

The sun was shining in Greeba as the Outdoor season got underway but the freezing east to west wind made the promised 6 degrees feel like a lot less. Unusually the Outdoor season started on a Sunday which meant that newcomers and those with upgraded equipment did not have sight marks. To that end the … Continue reading Club Report 1st April

Twenty archers turned up for the last Sunday shoot of the Indoor Season. The round of the day was a Portsmouth shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. Compound archers shot on triple faces, as usual, with everyone else on single face targets. In the Gents Compound Rhys Moore continued his winning streak to … Continue reading Club Report 25th March

Nineteen archers made it to Onchan on Sunday in spite of the weather. The round of the day was a WA18 three spot for the adults, with the Juniors and Trad bows shooting the larger single face. The round was shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. The Gents Compound was another straight head … Continue reading Club Report 18th March

A total of fifteen archers turned up on Sunday to shoot a round as part of the Club’s Handicap League. The adults, with the exception of Longbowman Graham Makepeace-Warne, shot a Vegas, while the juniors shot a Portsmouth 3 spot. The scratch scores were adjusted by handicap to give the overall result. Only two Compound … Continue reading Club Report 11th March

Twenty archers braved the inclement weather to shoot at the Onchan Hub on Sunday. The round of the day was a WA18 shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. It is the least liked of all the Indoor rounds and there were mixed fortunes for those involved. With Dave Moore still trying to shake … Continue reading Club Report 4th of March

After some intensive training during the annual coaching weekend, the IoMAC archers were once more in competition mode. The round of the day was a Portsmouth Three Spot for adults and juniors alike, shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. It was a straight two horse race between Rhys Moore and Pete Mumford in … Continue reading Club Report 25th February

Club members were in action both on and off the island at the weekend. Two archers travelled to England to take part in a combined WA25/18m round hosted by the Chorley Bowmen, whilst another fifteen shot a Worcester at Onchan. Rhys Moore and Barbara Harris braved extremely rough seas on Saturday morning to make the … Continue reading Club Report 11th February