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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

Three archers travelled away to shoot the Double WA1440 at Meriden this weekend. Day one saw Rhys Moore shoot the highest score of the three archers with 1319, but more importantly achieved his 3rd world record status master bowman score to solidify his classification for the year. Ethan having not shot much in the previous … Continue reading Meriden Archery Double WA1440 

A small but select band of archers met at Greeba on Sunday in heavy, still conditions to contest a Metric I round. The Metric I comprised of 36 arrows at each of four distances -70/60/50/30m and once again gave the men and women a chance to face off against each other. The shoot was a … Continue reading Club Report – 27th August

An abrupt change in the weather, which had curtailed training during the week, unexpectedly allowed the archers to shoot on Sunday. Initial forecasts had predicted rain all day but by Friday the forecast had changed to sunny spells, turning cool in the afternoon. The handful of archers who turned up on Sunday were treated to … Continue reading Club Report – August 20th

The IoM Archery Club met up at Greeba to shoot a metric round as part of the Club’s Handicap League. Shooting conditions were near perfect as possible and while the ground was soggy underfoot, temperatures were high and there was no wind. The round of the day was a Metric I (3 dozen arrows at … Continue reading Club Report – 13th August

Archers from the Isle of Man were in action at home and abroad at the weekend. Tilly Ashton travelled to Oxford to compete in the UK Junior Masters, while Dave and Rhys Moore went over to Scotland to take part in the 68th Scottish Championships. This only left a handful of archers at home to … Continue reading Club Report – 6th August 

The holiday season took its toll on the number of archers left on Island to compete in the competitions on Sunday.  The weather was almost perfect with a very slight breeze but plenty of sunshine and the round of the day was a WA1440 (36 arrows shot at each distance of 90m, 70m, 50m, and … Continue reading Club Report – 30th July 2017

With the threat of rain and the holiday season underway, it was a select few who turned up on Sunday to shoot the first National round of the year. Nationals are shot over yards rather than metres and employ a five zone scoring system of 9/7/5/3/1, so that the maximum score per six arrows is … Continue reading Club Report 23rd July

Shooting conditions were nearly perfect for the Senior Club Championships at Greeba on Sunday. Temperatures were high but there was a tricky breeze that blew for most of the morning. The turnout was the lowest in recent times with only ten archers competing in the WA1440 (90/70/50/30m for the gents, 70/60/50/30m for the ladies) round … Continue reading Senior Club Championships – 16th July