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Last weekend the archers took a break from competition and utilised the expertise of the English Coaches Clive and Tony. Their annual visit is eagerly anticipated and their skill at ironing out problems with form and fettling of bows is invaluable. It was good to see so many club members taking advantage of this opportunity. … Continue reading Club Report 18th February

Lesley Sleight competed in the IFAA Scottish Indoor Championships held in Linlithgow. She won two gold medals in the open competition. In the morning Lesley competed in the Ladies Longbow class and recorded the highest score in both her own class and the mens class. In the afternoon Lesley shot in the Ladies Traditional Recurve … Continue reading Top Scores for Sleight at Scottish Indoor Archery Championships

The Worcester round of February 12th produced a lot of excitement for one of the oldest club members and one of the youngest but went unreported due to the illness of the Records Officer. The Worcester is an unusual round in that it is shot on a black and white target with scoring zones from … Continue reading Club Report 12th February

The IoMAC Championships took place at Onchan on Sunday and produced some close fought contests. The adults shot a WA18 Triple Face Round in the morning session, while the Juniors shot a Single Face Portsmouth round in the afternoon. Shooting positions were allocated by the drawing of lots. The Gents Compound division produced a nail … Continue reading Indoor Championships 2017

The IoM Archery Club was in action both on and off the island at the weekend. Thirteen archers traveled to the Wigan and Orrell shoot at their new venue in Preston, while eight club members turned out at Onchan – everyone shot a Portsmouth round. At Preston, the competition was delayed by a fatal road traffic … Continue reading Club Report and Wigan and Orrell – 29th January

There was a huge turn-out at Onchan on Sunday as the archers once again put up with the intense cold inside the hall while the refurbishment continues. The round of the day was a Worcester shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League. Apart from the cold the shooting was interrupted by a mobile phone … Continue reading Club Report – 22nd January 2017

There was an excellent turnout at Onchan on Sunday. The round of the day was a WA18 (Compound on a triple face/Recurves on single face) shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. The Gents Compound had only three contestants, Rhys Moore, Pete Mumford and Dave Daugherty. Dave converted to Compound in December without the … Continue reading Club Report – 15th Jan 2017

The IoM Archery Club met at Onchan at the weekend for the first Sunday shoot since the Christmas break. The round of the day was a Portsmouth shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. There were several new faces all of whom gave a good account of themselves. Mike Ryan shooting for the first … Continue reading Club Report – 8th January

​Great night tonight at the Christmas Fun Shoot. Rhys and Ethan share the World Arrow Balancing Championship (stalemate was declared when they were both going strong after 10 minutes)Toby and Danny took first place in the Hit and Miss target comp. Danny, Nell, Stan and Young Aalin won the Connect Four team game, Aaron won … Continue reading Christmas Shoot 2016

​Twelve archers dragged themselves away from the Christmas TV schedules to take part in a Metric round shot as part of the Club’s Handicap league. The round of the day was a WA18 3 spot, with Juniors and those shooting Barebow on a single face target. Rhys Moore once again put in the highest scratch … Continue reading Club Report – 18th December