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A small but select group of archers turned out at Onchan to take part in the last Sunday shoot before the Christmas break. The round of the day was a WA18 triple face shot as part of the Club’s Handicap League. The scratch scores are adjusted according to an individual archers handicap using a fiendish … Continue reading Club Report 17th December

Numbers were low on Sunday due to bad weather and the proximity of Christmas but a small, dedicated band did turn up to endure the arctic conditions in the Onchan Sports Hub. The round of the day was a Worcester shot as part of the Club’s Scratch League. The Worcester consists of 60 arrows, shot … Continue reading IoM Archery Club Report 10th December

The IoM Archery Club was in action both at home and abroad at the weekend. Seven club members travelled to England to take part in the National Indoor Championships at Stoneleigh; while a small but select band turned out at Onchan to shoot a round as part of the Club’s Handicap League. Junior archers Tilly … Continue reading Club Report 2nd/3rd December

Fifteen club members turned up on Sunday at Onchan to shoot a Portsmouth as part of the Club’s Scratch League. It was nice to see the return of Barebow exponent Colin More, who has been away enjoying himself when he should be suffering with the rest of us. With Rhys Moore away on his annual … Continue reading Club Report 26th November

A total of eighteen archers turned up at the Onchan Hub over the course of Sunday. The round of the day was a WA18 three spot for the Seniors, with a WA18 full face for the Juniors. In the Gents Compound division Rhys Moore, Billy Lightfoot and Pete Mumford duked it out in the morning … Continue reading Club Report 19th November

A small group of archers met at the Onchan Hub on Remembrance Sunday. The eight club members who turned up stood in silence with heads bowed at 11 o’clock to commemorate those who had made the ultimate sacrifice. The round of the day was a Vegas, a round that has not been shot competitively at … Continue reading Club Report 12th November

Nine IoMAC archers travelled to Preston at the weekend to take part in the 41st Lancashire Open Championships. They were blessed with a smooth outward sailing and a straightforward van trip, during which Mr Mumford (designated driver) eschewed the need to veer off in the wrong direction or take a detour to Blackpool. The round … Continue reading 41st Lancashire Open Championships

Nine archers turned up to shoot in the morning session at Onchan on Sunday. Among the small but loyal band was Danny Cowin, who looked very much as one would expect a man to look who had celebrated a friend’s retirement on Friday night and his own 48th birthday on the Saturday night – that … Continue reading Club Report 29th October 

Fourteen archers turned up to shoot over the course of Sunday at Onchan. The round of the day was a WA18 three spot, although juniors and beginners were allowed to shoot on a single full face target. The scratch scores were subjected to handicap according to the fiendish set of tables provided by Archery GB, … Continue reading Club Report 22nd October 

There was another good turn-out at Onchan on Sunday as archers of all ages assembled to shoot a Worcester round as part of the Club’s Scratch League. The Worcester comprises of 60 arrows shot in groups of five, on a black and white target (five spot for Compounds – single face for Recurve and Juniors) … Continue reading Club Report – 15th October