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There was action on and off the island at the weekend, with the Hainge family travelling across to take part in the Northern Counties Indoor Championships, while those on home soil tackled the Vegas as part of the Handicap League. It Marie Hainge’s first major competition and she made things a little difficult for herself … Continue reading Club Report 17th November 2024

The round of the day at Onchan was a WA18, which was scheduled to be shot as part of the Cub’s Handicap League. Unfortunately, the Records Officer went down with the norovirus before she could convert the scratch scores, so the handicap result is currently unknown. There will be an update in a later report. … Continue reading Club Report 10th November 2024

It was back to a Portsmouth round on Sunday at Onchan, but this time it was shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League. Here the scratch scores are adjusted according to each individual’s handicap rating, which allows archers of all bow types, ages and genders to shoot against each other. It also allows each … Continue reading Club Report 3rd November 2024

The latest rotation of the Indoor targets brought up the Worcester. The Worcester is unique among the Indoor rounds in that arrows are shot in groups of five, the target is black and white, and the zones score from 5 down to one, giving a maximum score of 300. Most archers enjoy shooting the Worcester … Continue reading Club Report 27th October 2024

After a week off while the sports hall at Onchan was resurfaced, shooting resumed with a Vegasround. A little cruel perhaps but that is the Records Officer for you. The Vegas comprises of a three-spot target arranged in a triangle, which must be shot in a specific order – lower left, top centre,lower right. It … Continue reading Club Report 20th October 2024

An even dozen archers turned up at Onchan to face the next round of the Indoor season. The round in question was the dreaded WA18, the least favoured of the indoor rounds, unless your Rhys Moore who reserves his hatred for the Worcester because he finds it too easy. The Compounds shot the 3 spot … Continue reading Club Report 6th October 2024

Weather conditions on the island having deteriorated in recent weeks, the decision was made to move inside, so Sunday marked the official start of the Onchan Indoor season. As is traditional, the Club opened with a Portsmouth round, which uses the largest of the target faces to allow the archers to transition to their indoor … Continue reading Club Report 29th September 2024

With the summer, such as it was, crashing to a halt, Sunday’s Long Haul Trophy may well have been the last Outdoor shoot of the season. The Long Haul is one of the Club’s special rounds, devised by the late Nev Mason to test the archer’s skill in its purest form, with the bow stripped … Continue reading Club Report 22nd September 2024

The weather was again unkind at the weekend with the morning session called off in advance and an assembly time of 1:30pm called instead. Conditions were soggy underfoot and but shooting got underway at 2:00 with the small number of attendees all shooting a Short Metric (50/30m) round. The Gents Recurve division provided the only … Continue reading Club Report 15th September 2024

After two halcyon days of summer the weather naturally took a turn for the worse when it came time for shooting. Sunday dawned bleak and cold as the island was battered by high winds, but while the boats were cancelled, a handful of archers turned up at Greeba because at least it wasn’t raining. The … Continue reading Club Report 8th September 2024