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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

The compound squad from the Isle of Man Archery Club travelled to Bowmen of Glen near Leicester for a challenging two-day WA720 & H2H tournament, featuring ranking rounds in the morning followed by head-to-head matchplay in the afternoon. Each morning’s WA720 qualification round determined the seedings for the afternoon eliminations, where archers faced off over … Continue reading Club Report 10th May 2026

With rain predicted for the afternoon, shooting was restricted to the morning session. The majorityof the archers elected to shoot a Long Metric – 90&70m for the Gents, 70&60m for the Ladies.Conditions were not great and the turnout was low. It was a three-way tie between Tom Rogers, Richard Hainge and newcomer Matt Smith in … Continue reading Club Report 17 th May 2026

The weather was changeable at Greeba on Sunday, where eleven archers turned up to tackle a variety of metric rounds. Johnathan Gordon and Richard Hainge faced off in the first WA1440 of the year. This comprises 36 arrows shot at each of four distances 90/70/50 and 30m. It is a true test of stamina and … Continue reading Club Report 3rd May 2026