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Ten Isle of Man archers headed off Island over the Bank Holiday weekend to compete in theDurham and Northumberland Archery Association’s Double FITA Star competition, hosted byGreenlane Archers in Ashington. The weekend consisted of a Double WA1440, with a full round shot on both Saturday andSunday. A WA1440 sees archers shoot 144 arrows across four … Continue reading Club Report – 29 th August 2026

At the start of the day, it looked as though the planned shoots might have to be cancelled due to theweather but luckily, the heavy rain that swept through Greeba kept on going, leaving conditionsbreezy but dry. Sunday was a double Championships day, with both The Long Haul and The RogerBrown Memorial Trophy up for … Continue reading Club Report 6th September 2026

There was a lot of archery action across the weekend and beyond as the Outdoor season moved into August. Johnathan Gordon continued to enjoy his off island shooting as he travelled to Cheshire for a two-day competition. The results were broken down into Cheshire archers and visitors, with Johnathan taking the win for the visitors … Continue reading Club Report 2nd August 2026

The big news from the weekend was Johnathan Gordon’s debut at an off-island competition, namelythe Jim Skivington shoot at Penrith. Unfortunately, the fantastic weather the UK had been experiencing for weeks had not made it as faras Cumbria and Johnathan, along with Ethan Moore, were greeted with damp, windy conditionsmaking for a challenging shoot. Day … Continue reading Club Report 25th July 2026

With a number of people otherwise engaged at the weekend turnout was low on Sunday. Nine archers turned up to tackle a WA720 round (72 arrows at a single distance), and, while physical numbers were low, the quality of the shooting was high. The Gents Recurve 70m distance saw the usual suspects of Richard Hainge, … Continue reading Club Report 19th July 2026

Ten archers turned up on Sunday to take part in the annual Club Championships. The Championships are based on a WA1440 round for the Recurve and Compounds, while Bare and Longbow trophies are decided on a single distance of 50m. The weather continued to be good but it was quite breezy, which presented some challenges … Continue reading Outdoor Club Championships 2026

In one of the lowest turnouts ever, seven archers gathered on Sunday to contest the annual WindsorTrophy Shoot. The skies were overcast but the conditions were warm and humid, and the sun dideventually put in an appearance. The Windsor is shot over three distances: 60/50 & 40 yards, with 3dozen arrows shot at each distance. … Continue reading Club Report 5th July 2026

A dozen archers took advantage of the glorious sunshine on Sunday to shoot a mixed bag of metric rounds. The only direct competition occurred in the Gents Recurve, where Matt Smith, Richard Hainge and Johnathan Gordon took each other on in a WA1440 round. All of the men had misses but with Richard and Matt … Continue reading Club Report 28th July 2026

The Club took advantage of the good weather to hold the York/Hereford Trophy shoot. This is a National round shot over yards, with five zone scoring – 9,7,5,3,1. The round is broken down into three distances 100/80/ 60 yards for the Gents York, and 80/60/50 yards for the Ladies Hereford, with 6 dozen arrows shot … Continue reading Club Report 21st June 2026

Nine archers took the opportunity to compete on Sunday before TT brings a temporary halt toproceedings at Greeba. The Gents with a whole day at their disposal, shot a WA1440 – 36 arrows ateach of four distances 90/70/60 & 50m. Emily O’Hara shot a Metric II – same breakdown overdistances of 60/50/40 & 30m. The … Continue reading Club Report 24th May 2026