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Conditions at Greeba were not as pleasant as they first appeared on Sunday. Clear blue skies and sunshine lulled everyone into thinking that shooting conditions were perfect and scores would consequently be high. This did not prove to be the case, the sun was shining but the there was a cold wind that lowered the … Continue reading Club Report 13th May

Sixteen and a half archers turned up to shoot at Greeba on Sunday. The half an archer was Records Officer Barbara Harris, who had been experimenting with a new champagne-based cocktail the previous evening which appeared to have transported her brain to some parallel dimension. Barbara’s struggles throughout the day were the focus of much … Continue reading Club Report 6th May

There were mixed fortunes for the IoM archers at the weekend with contingents in action at home and away. Three club members travelled over to Newcastle to take part in a two day event; while at Greeba the round of the day was a WA 1440 shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League. All … Continue reading Club Report 29th April

IoM archers were in action at home and away at the weekend, with David, Ethan and Rhys Moore making a trip to Chippenham to take part in a two-day event. The Double WA 1440 shoot was blessed with decent weather being largely sunny with a few showers over both days. A back injury had meant … Continue reading Club Report 22nd April

Greeba was cold, wet and windy on Sunday but with archers due to travel to competitions in England in the coming weeks it was decided that the shoot would go ahead. The round of the day was a WA 1440, that is three dozen arrows at each of four distances – 90/70/50/30m for the Gents … Continue reading Club Report 15th April

Shooting conditions were near perfect at Greeba on Sunday and several archers took advantage to post personal best scores. A bit soggy under foot due to overnight rain, it was nevertheless several degrees warmer, with none of the biting wind the archers had suffered the week before. The round of the day was a WA … Continue reading Club Report 8th April

The sun was shining in Greeba as the Outdoor season got underway but the freezing east to west wind made the promised 6 degrees feel like a lot less. Unusually the Outdoor season started on a Sunday which meant that newcomers and those with upgraded equipment did not have sight marks. To that end the … Continue reading Club Report 1st April

Twenty archers turned up for the last Sunday shoot of the Indoor Season. The round of the day was a Portsmouth shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. Compound archers shot on triple faces, as usual, with everyone else on single face targets. In the Gents Compound Rhys Moore continued his winning streak to … Continue reading Club Report 25th March

Nineteen archers made it to Onchan on Sunday in spite of the weather. The round of the day was a WA18 three spot for the adults, with the Juniors and Trad bows shooting the larger single face. The round was shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. The Gents Compound was another straight head … Continue reading Club Report 18th March

A total of fifteen archers turned up on Sunday to shoot a round as part of the Club’s Handicap League. The adults, with the exception of Longbowman Graham Makepeace-Warne, shot a Vegas, while the juniors shot a Portsmouth 3 spot. The scratch scores were adjusted by handicap to give the overall result. Only two Compound … Continue reading Club Report 11th March