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Under grey skies, a small group of dedicated archers turned up to shoot what is, arguably, the Club’s most entertaining competition - The Long Haul. Devised by the late Nev Mason, the round is unique to the Isle of Man and consists of three dozen arrows shot at each of two distances – 60 and … Continue reading Club Report 15th September 2019

There was action both on and off the island for the Club’s archers this weekend. A group of four took part in a Double W1440 at Meriden in the UK, while half a dozen others tackled a WA 720 round on home soil. Dave and Rhys Moore, along with Barbara Harris, braved the buckety seas … Continue reading Club Report September 8th

Once again, the weather proved to be a bit of a challenge at Greeba on Sunday. Gusting winds that hit just as the archers were at full draw, made life very difficult everyone concerned. The round of the day was scheduled to be a Metric 1 – 70/60/50 and 30m, but as conditions worsened and … Continue reading Club Report 1st September 2019

Quality rather than quantity was the order of the day at Greeba this week. With adverse weather conditions and road closures which restricted access to and from the field ( a pressing need to inconvenience everyone on the weekend of the Castletown Festival and the Peel Carnival so that a bunch of bicycles could go … Continue reading IoM Archery Club Annual Windsor Trophy 2019

There was a lower turnout for the Club Championships at Greeba on Sunday than had been hoped, with no entries into the Barebow or Longbow categories. However, nine archers did make it to the shooting line to compete in a WA 1440 (36 arrows at each of four distances -90/70/50/30m/for the Gents, 70/60/50/30m for the … Continue reading Isle of Man Senior Club Championships 21st July 2019

Sunday afternoon was devoted to the annual Junior championships but while the rest of the island was baking in the sun, Greeba remained resolutely overcast and dank. The gloomy conditions did not cast a damper on the Juniors’ spirits however and the shoot was good humoured throughout. The Championships were based on a Short Metric … Continue reading Isle of Man Archery Club Junior Championships 14th July 2019

Club members were in action both on and off the island at the weekend. Three of the younger members travelled to Lilleshall in England to compete at the Junior National Outdoor Championships (JNOC); while a handful of Senior archers turned up at Greeba to take part in a Handicap round. Day 1 of the Junior … Continue reading Club Report 7th July 2019

Conditions at Greeba on Sunday could best be described as changeable. It was sunny, overcast, windy, tranquil, cool, wet and scorching by turns and provided a real test to all the archers who turned out. The morning session was devoted to a WA 720 – a single distance round of 72 arrows shot at 70m … Continue reading Club Report 30th June 2019

The archers were promised 19 degree temperatures and light winds on Sunday. What they got was a gusting 26km/h easterly wind which lowered the temperature considerably and made shooting a bit of a challenge. The round of the day was a WA 1440 (36 arrows at each of four distances-90/70/50/30 for the men, 70/60/50/30 for … Continue reading Club Report 23rd June 2019

Other commitments which included off island competitions and a calendar photoshoot, meant that only six archers turned up to shoot on Sunday. Conditions were warm and sunny with no wind to speak of, and even a brief rain shower did not halt the shoot. The round of the day was a WA 720, that is … Continue reading Club Report 16th June 2019