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Sixteen archers showed up to shoot at Onchan on Sunday, though only fourteen of them shot the prescribed round. The round of the day was a Vegas for the Seniors and a Portsmouth Three Spot for the Juniors – shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League. Scratch scores are adjusted by an individual’s handicap … Continue reading Club Report 10th March 2019

The number of archers turning up to shoot remains reassuringly high, with eighteen Club members competing over the course of Sunday. The round of the day was a WA 18 -single face for Recurves and Juniors, triple face for Compound- shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. With both Dave Moore and Billy Lightfoot … Continue reading Club Report 3rd March 2019

After a break for the Club’s annual coaching weekend courtesy of Tony Drabble and Clive Jeacock, the archers were eased back into competition with a Portsmouth round. There was a terrific turnout, with twenty archers shooting over the course of the day. Some of the usual suspects were missing - Billy Lightfoot having gone to … Continue reading Club Report 24th February

It was Senior Championship day on Sunday, with nineteen archers competing in five different categories over the course of the day. The competition was based upon a WA 18 round, with everyone except the Barebow archers shooting on a triple face target. The competition was run on strict time rules – 2 minutes allowed for … Continue reading Senior Archery Championships 2019

The Hub, Onchan provided the venue for the Isle of Man Indoor Junior Championships on Sunday. There were several trophies up for grabs – overall boy’s and girl’s champion (awarded to the highest scores respectively) and sub categories according to age group. The Championships are based on a Portsmouth round with all ages and bow … Continue reading Junior Indoor Championships 2019

The Club’s archers were in action both on and off the island at the weekend. A group of eight braved the treacherous seas to travel to the annual Wigan and Orrell shoot; while an even dozen made their way around the debris strewn roads of Man to reach Onchan. In both cases the round of … Continue reading Club Report 27th January 2019

A few of the usual faces were missing on Sunday but sixteen archers turned up to pit their wits against the triple face targets that challenged them at Onchan. The Seniors were confronted with the Vegas – three faces scoring from 10 down to 6 arranged in a triangle, while the Juniors took on a … Continue reading Club Report 20th January 2019

Twelve archers turned out on Sunday to take on each other and the rather challenging lighting conditions at Onchan. The lights in the hall, heavily caged to protect them from footballs and basket balls might be adequate for such sports, but when an archer is attempting to hit a Gold with a 2cm diameter, from … Continue reading Club Report 13th January 2019

There was a decent turnout at Onchan on Sunday for the first shoot of the New Year. The round of the day was a Portsmouth shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League, with a total of fourteen archers taking part. The largest field of the day was in the Gents Recurve division. With Dave … Continue reading Club Report 6th January 2019

Eleven archers made it over the debris strewn roads to Onchan on Sunday. The round of the day was a WA 18 three spot, although the Juniors and Barebow archers had the option of shooting the larger single face. The round was shot as part of the Club’s handicap league. The atmosphere was tomblike in … Continue reading Club Report 16th December 2018