Author: iomarchery

A small group of archers met at the Onchan Hub on Remembrance Sunday. The eight club members who turned up stood in silence with heads bowed at 11 o’clock to commemorate those who had made the ultimate sacrifice. The round of the day was a Vegas, a round that has not been shot competitively at … Continue reading Club Report 12th November

Nine IoMAC archers travelled to Preston at the weekend to take part in the 41st Lancashire Open Championships. They were blessed with a smooth outward sailing and a straightforward van trip, during which Mr Mumford (designated driver) eschewed the need to veer off in the wrong direction or take a detour to Blackpool. The round … Continue reading 41st Lancashire Open Championships

Nine archers turned up to shoot in the morning session at Onchan on Sunday. Among the small but loyal band was Danny Cowin, who looked very much as one would expect a man to look who had celebrated a friend’s retirement on Friday night and his own 48th birthday on the Saturday night – that … Continue reading Club Report 29th October 

Fourteen archers turned up to shoot over the course of Sunday at Onchan. The round of the day was a WA18 three spot, although juniors and beginners were allowed to shoot on a single full face target. The scratch scores were subjected to handicap according to the fiendish set of tables provided by Archery GB, … Continue reading Club Report 22nd October 

There was another good turn-out at Onchan on Sunday as archers of all ages assembled to shoot a Worcester round as part of the Club’s Scratch League. The Worcester comprises of 60 arrows shot in groups of five, on a black and white target (five spot for Compounds – single face for Recurve and Juniors) … Continue reading Club Report – 15th October 

There was a decent turnout at The Hub in Onchan for Sunday’s shoot. The round of the day was a WA18 shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League. The WA18 comprises 60 arrows shot at a triple face target for Compounds and a single face target for Recurves and Juniors.  Recurvers Dave Berry and … Continue reading Club Report – 8th October

The new Indoor season got underway at The Hub at Onchan on Sunday. The traditional Portsmouth opener was a little low on numbers but it was nice to see new face Eric Lutes, and to welcome Lesley Sleight back from international duties. The Portsmouth comprises of 60 arrows shot at the largest of the indoor … Continue reading Club Report – 1st October

Lesley Sleight competed for Great Britain at the World Archery 3D Championships in Robion, France. Lesley finished in 17th place in the Ladies Instinctive Class just missing out on the elimination round by one place. 318 archers from 30 countries competed in the world event. Great Britain sent a team of 18 archers. Lesley had … Continue reading Great Britain at World 3D Championships

By way of a season finale, two separate rounds were shot at Greeba on Sunday. The morning was taken up with a Western, while the afternoon was devoted to the Nev Mason Long Haul Trophy. Weather conditions were generally good with sunny spells and a light breeze which freshened into the afternoon.The Western round consisted … Continue reading Club Report – 17th September

After being postponed from the week before, the annual Windsor Trophy was held at Greeba on Sunday. The Windsor comprises of 3 dozen arrows shot at each of three distances – 60/50 and 40 yards, with 5 zone scoring (9/7/5/3/1) -  a maximum of 324 points per distance. There were three trophies up for grabs … Continue reading Windsor Trophy