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The final month of the Outdoor season got underway with the annual York/Hereford shoot. These are National rounds - shot over yards rather than metres, using five zone scoring 9,7,5,3,1. Comprising of 100yds/80yds and 60yds for the Gents (the York) and 80/60/50yds for the Ladies (the Hereford), with six dozen arrows at the first distance, … Continue reading Isle of Man Archery Club York/Hereford Trophy 2021

Sunday saw the running of the annual Windsor Trophy shoot. The Windsor is unique in that it is divided by bow type rather than gender with the highest score taking the win in each bow category. The round comprises three dozen arrows shot at each of three distances: 60, 50 and 40 yards. Being an … Continue reading IoM Archery Club Annual Windsor Trophy

With the Euronations competition at Lilleshall looming on August Bank Holiday Weekend and the squad short on practice, it was decided to hold Sunday’s shoot no matter what the conditions. Major Competitions are rarely cancelled for bad weather except in cases of lightning storms or extreme wind conditions and, with a couple of team members … Continue reading Club Report 15th August 2021

Rain and the threat of lightning caused the morning session at Greeba to be cancelled but, since the thunderstorms proved to be non-existent and the rain dried up, the afternoon shoot was able to go ahead. As the scheduled round was a single distance metric, what used to be designated a 720, no adjustment was … Continue reading Club Report 8th August 2021

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It was the Juniors’ turn to go trophy hunting on Sunday at Greeba. The Junior Championships were held in the afternoon using a Short Metric round according to age group. According to the weather forecast the adults shooting a normal Club League round in the morning would get the worst of the weather, while the … Continue reading Isle of Man Archery Club Junior Championships 2021

Greeba was blessed with one of the most beautiful days of the year for the Senior Club Championships on Sunday. The gusting breezes added a bit of a challenge to the shooting, but it kept the midges at bay and made the heat bearable. The Championships are based on a full day’s WA 1440 round … Continue reading Isle of Man Archery Club Senior Championships 2021

Sunday’s WA1440 was the last chance to shoot a full day’s round ahead of the Senior Club Championships on the 25th. The usual suspects turned up to find that while the temperatures were high, there was a tricky wind blowing across the field at the target end that made things challenging to say the least. … Continue reading Club Report 18th July 2021

Heavy rain in the early part of the day meant the proposed 1440 shoot had to be abandoned and another single distance round was shot in the afternoon instead. The turnout was disappointingly low with only six seniors and one junior making it to Greeba. Those who did turn up expected poor weather with a … Continue reading Club Report 4th July 2021

Competitors were a little short on the ground at Greeba on Sunday with only five archers making it to the morning session, with four others turning up in the afternoon. The round of the day was a 720 – 72 arrows shot at a single distance (70m for Recurve, 50m for Compound). The weather was … Continue reading Club Report 27th June 2021