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Under drizzling skies and amid conflicting weather reports, only six members of IoMAC turned up on Sunday at Greeba. Rain showers were supposed to give way to sunshine by midday and the decision was taken to shoot. The round of the day was a 720, that is 72 arrows at a single distance: 70m for … Continue reading Club Report – 16th April

Today David, Ethan and Rhys Moore travelled to the first off island competition of the outdoor season. Meriden's spring WA 1440 is normally good one to start the year off and provided mixed results for the three archers in the baking sun. David and Ethan were tied after the 90m and 70m distances with Rhys … Continue reading Meriden Spring WA1440

A total of eleven archers turned up at Greeba on Sunday to shoot a Metric round as part of the Club’s Handicap League. Conditions seemed perfect to begin with but as the morning progressed the wind became gusty and unpredictable. By the afternoon the weather had deteriorated and the Junior archers who turned up later … Continue reading Club Report – 9th April

The Outdoor Season got underway in glorious sunshine at Greeba on Sunday. There was no wind to speak of and conditions were as near perfect as could be. The round of the day was a WA1440 (90/70/50/30m for the men 70/60/50/30m for the women). shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. In the run … Continue reading Club Report – 2nd April

Only a handful of archers turned up for the final Indoor shoot of the season. The round of the day was a Portsmouth. Rhys Moore once again dominated the Gents Compound division but there was an upset as Simon Musgrove just edged out Dave Moore for second place. The Outdoor season looks like it might … Continue reading Club Report – March 26th

There was a decent turn out at Onchan on Sunday with most of the archers shooting a Portsmouth round as part of the Club’s Scratch League. Conditions within the hall were the best they had been all season but the light in the toilet was not working so Club members had to use their phones … Continue reading Club Report – 19th March

A variety of rounds were shot at Onchan on Sunday as the Indoor season comes to a close. Since it was a Handicap week and the tables return results to a mean standard of 1440, the differing round could be counted against each other. Dave Moore won the scratch contest between Pete Mumford and himself … Continue reading Club Report – 12th March

Fourteen members of the IoM Archery Club turned up on Sunday to shoot a WA18 round as part of the Club’s Scratch League. Conditions were chilly but not as bad as the previous week. Rhys Moore was back on form in the Gents Compound division to take the win. It was neck and neck between … Continue reading Archery Club Report – 5th March

The Isle of Man Archery Club is pleased to announce the Squad for the Island Games in Gotland 2017 which has now been finalised.  The squad will consist of teams in each of the two disciplines, together with a Team Manager and an Assistant Team Manager and a physiotherapist. There will be a good range … Continue reading Archery Squad for 2017 Island Games

Thirteen members of the IoM Archery Club turned up at Onchan on Sunday to shoot a metric round as part of the Club’s Handicap League. The round of the day was a WA18, with the Seniors shooting the smaller triple face target and the Juniors shooting the larger single face. Renovations to the Hall at … Continue reading Club Report – 28th February