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With the Club Championships fast approaching everyone was given the chance to get some practice in on the WA 18 that will be shot on that day. Junior Erin Hainge also elected to shoot a WA 18 though her round for the Championships will be a Portsmouth 3-spot. The morning got off to a stuttering … Continue reading Club Report 12th March 2023

It was Vegas time again for those brave, or possibly, mad enough to attempt it. Eight of the fourteen archers who turned out on Sunday gave it a go. Sarah Kennedy and Barbara Harris faced off in the Ladies Recurve where once again Sarah prevailed in spite of having one more miss than her rival. … Continue reading Club Report 5th March 2023

The main event of the weekend took place off island as seven members of the Club travelled to Preston for the Lancashire Open. The competition acted as a showcase for the breadth and depth of talent the Club has as archers took part in Recurve, Compound and Barebow divisions both male and female, across various … Continue reading Club Report 26th February 2023

Competition gave way to the Annual Coaching Weekend at Onchan. Run over two days, the Club plays host to international coaches Tony Drabble and Clive Jeacock who fly into the island to dispense their invaluable knowledge on both technique and equipment. As well as chance to improve, have bows checked and tweaked, and get advice … Continue reading Club Report 18th & 19th February 2023

It was Portsmouth time again at Onchan on Sunday. A decent number of archers turned up over the course of the day to try their hand and a range of bow styles were on display. Ralf Mitchell elected to use his Black Douglas again, which was mistakenly designated as a Barebow in the previous week’s … Continue reading Club Report 12th February 2023

It was back to the dreaded WA18 3 Spot at Onchan on Sunday. The Records Officer had allowed the Recurves the option of the larger single face but they all elected to shoot the harder triple. That left only the Barebow, Tradbow and Junior Erin Hainge to shoot the ordinary version. There were four men … Continue reading Club Report 5th February 2023

There was another excellent turn out at Onchan on Sunday with eighteen archers lining up to have a go at a Portsmouth. Compounds and Recurves were given the three-spot to shoot while the Barebows and Tradbows stuck to the larger single face target. It was a day of surprises: Danny Cowin arrived before the Records … Continue reading Club Report 29th January 2023

It was standing room only as nineteen archers turned up to tackle a WA 18, with some archers three to a boss. The Compounds had to shoot the smaller three-spot targets, but all the Recurves elected to follow suit. The Barebows, Longbows, and junior Erin Hainge shot the larger single face. Having shot largely unopposed … Continue reading Club Report 22nd January 2023

While Rhys Moore was busy getting battered at a Snooker tournament, the Records Officer took the opportunity to run another Worcester without having to listen to his whinging. The Worcester is unique among the Indoor Rounds in that arrows are shot in groups of five instead of three and the monochrome target scores only from … Continue reading Club Report 15th January 2023

The Indoor season resumed at Onchan after the Christmas break with a nice laidback Portsmouth round courtesy of the Records Officer who couldn’t be bothered to shoot anything else. One or two of the usual suspects were missing but it still a reasonable turn out. The largest field of the day was in the Gents … Continue reading Club Report 8th January 2023