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Sunday saw Greeba play host to the annual Windsor Trophy; a traditional round which comprises three dozen arrows shot at each of three distances 60,50 and 40 yards. The Windsor is divided purely on bow type with men and women shooting against each other. The weather apps suggested that conditions would be overcast with light … Continue reading Club Report 19th August

Sunday saw the inaugural York/Hereford Trophy Shoot. The round was a traditional one using five zone scoring (9/7/5/3/1) comprising of twelve dozen arrows shot in a 6/4/2 split at 100/80 and 60 yards for the Gents designated a York, and 80/60 and 50 yards for the Ladies designated a Hereford. The juniors shot an equivalent … Continue reading Report 12th August 2018

The skies were overcast but it was hot and humid at Greeba on Sunday. Eleven archers turned up over the course of the day to shoot a Metric round as part of the Club’s Handicap League. The round of the day was a WA1440, with both Joy Gough and Barbara Harris electing to shoot the … Continue reading Club Report 5th August

The skies were overcast at Greeba for the Senior Club Championships, but the conditions were hot and humid. It was wet underfoot after the overnight rain and at least two archers discovered that the shoes they thought were waterproof were nothing of the kind and squelched their way through the day’s proceedings. The Championships are … Continue reading Senior Championships 2018

Conditions were perfect on Sunday for the Junior Outdoor Championships at Greeba. There was a smaller turnout than last year, but the quality of the shooting was high, with two Club Records being broken. The competition was run on strict lines with timers and whistles to indicate starts and stops and each target had an … Continue reading Junior Outdoor Championships

It was a busy weekend for the Isle of Man Archery Club, with three of it’s Junior members travelling off Island to compete in the prestigious National Junior Outdoor Championships, whilst the seniors went toe to toe on home soil at Greeba. The Junior National Outdoor Championships were hosted by the sport’s governing body, Archery … Continue reading Club Report 8th of July

The weather if anything was too good on Sunday morning, with most of the archers seeking the shade of the trees to gain respite from the energy sapping heat. In a break with tradition there were two rounds of the day a WA 720 (50m for Compound/70m for Recurve) and a National. Both rounds were … Continue reading Club Report 1st July

Fifteen Club Members turned up on Sunday to enjoy a mixture of sunshine and banter, with a little archery on the side. Conditions were glorious at Greeba and no doubt contributed to the record breaking scores that two of the archers achieved. The round of the day was a WA 1440 - three dozen arrows … Continue reading Club Report 24th of June

A combination of illness, Father’s Day, off island competition and the lure of Ed Sheeran at Wembley meant that the turn out at Greeba on Sunday was very low. The round of the day was a WA 720, that is 72 arrows at a single distance, shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. The … Continue reading Club Report 17th June

The thirteen archers who turned up at Greeba on Sunday were treated to a glorious summer’s day. Conditions were absolutely perfect but a post TT flatness seemed to pervade the shoot. The round of the day was a WA 1440 shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League, with the juniors and novices tackling rounds … Continue reading Club Report 10th June