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The last two Sundays of October were quite eventful, so it was a pity the Records Officer was away on holiday and missed it all. The 23rd saw a handful of archers turn up for a Portsmouth. Numbers were so low that the only direct competition came in the Gents Recurve where Ralf Mitchell, Danny … Continue reading Club Report October 23rd & 30th 2022

It was Worcester time on Sunday. An unusual round with arrows shot in groups of five, on a black and white target with zones scoring from 5 down to 1 – maximum score of 300. The target face is exactly the same size as the WA 18 which gives everyone so much trouble, the archers … Continue reading Club Report 16th October 2022

After easing into the season with last week’s Portsmouth, the Records Officer hit everyone with the dreaded WA 18 round. Shot on the smallest of the Indoor target faces, it is the round archers find hardest to cope with. Compounds as usual were on the three-spot face, Recurves on a single. After a good turnout … Continue reading Club Report 9th October 2022

The Indoor season got underway at Onchan on Sunday with the traditional opening Portsmouth. This consists of 60 arrows shot at the largest of the Indoor target faces-single for Recurves and three spot for Compounds. The Records Officer opened proceedings by calling for a round of applause for Danny Cowin who had found his way … Continue reading Club Report 2nd October 2022

Several days of glorious weather culminated in a gorgeous summer Sunday at Greeba. Conditions could not have been more perfect: warm, sunny and without a breath of wind; the stage was set for high scores and good times. Unfortunately, for most of the archers the day turned out to be a colossal disappointment which couldn’t … Continue reading Club Report 14th August 2022

It was trophy time again on Sunday at Greeba with the Annual Windsor Shoot. The Windsor is divided purely by bow type with no gender differentiation. Everyone shoots the same distances 60, 50 and 40 yards (three dozen arrows at each distance) and the highest score in each division wins. The weather was reasonably decent … Continue reading IoM Archery Club Annual Windsor Trophy Shoot 2022

It was Trophy time again at Greeba as the Club held the annual York/Hereford shoot. At one time the York/Hereford was held every other week but was so loathed by the archers that the Records Officer decided to limit the misery to once a year. As it was, none of the Gents fancied trying the … Continue reading Club Report 31st July 2022

With a cycle race causing a rolling road closure on the TT circuit and keen not to lose yet another Sunday’s shooting, the Records Officer pulled the WA 900 round out of the bag. This is a three-quarter day shoot comprising of 30 arrows shot at each of three distances – 60, 50 and 40m, … Continue reading Club Report 24th July 2022

It was the Juniors’ turn to take centre stage on Sunday as they competed in their Club Championships. The children shot Short Metric rounds appropriate to their age group and for the second week running the weather was kind. With the age groups being the way they were, there was no direct competition, each of … Continue reading Isle of Man Archery Club Junior Championships 2022

For the first time this season, Greeba was treated to some decent weather, and it coincided with the Senior Club Championships. The Compound and Recurve archers battled it out over the entire day in WA 1440, whilst the Barebow archers tackled a single distance WA 122-50 to decide their fate. The warm, calm conditions seemed … Continue reading Isle of Man Archery Club Senior Championships 2022