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There was a decent turn out at Onchan on Sunday with most of the archers shooting a Portsmouth round as part of the Club’s Scratch League. Conditions within the hall were the best they had been all season but the light in the toilet was not working so Club members had to use their phones … Continue reading Club Report – 19th March

A variety of rounds were shot at Onchan on Sunday as the Indoor season comes to a close. Since it was a Handicap week and the tables return results to a mean standard of 1440, the differing round could be counted against each other. Dave Moore won the scratch contest between Pete Mumford and himself … Continue reading Club Report – 12th March

Fourteen members of the IoM Archery Club turned up on Sunday to shoot a WA18 round as part of the Club’s Scratch League. Conditions were chilly but not as bad as the previous week. Rhys Moore was back on form in the Gents Compound division to take the win. It was neck and neck between … Continue reading Archery Club Report – 5th March

The Isle of Man Archery Club is pleased to announce the Squad for the Island Games in Gotland 2017 which has now been finalised.  The squad will consist of teams in each of the two disciplines, together with a Team Manager and an Assistant Team Manager and a physiotherapist. There will be a good range … Continue reading Archery Squad for 2017 Island Games

Thirteen members of the IoM Archery Club turned up at Onchan on Sunday to shoot a metric round as part of the Club’s Handicap League. The round of the day was a WA18, with the Seniors shooting the smaller triple face target and the Juniors shooting the larger single face. Renovations to the Hall at … Continue reading Club Report – 28th February

Last weekend the archers took a break from competition and utilised the expertise of the English Coaches Clive and Tony. Their annual visit is eagerly anticipated and their skill at ironing out problems with form and fettling of bows is invaluable. It was good to see so many club members taking advantage of this opportunity. … Continue reading Club Report 18th February

Lesley Sleight competed in the IFAA Scottish Indoor Championships held in Linlithgow. She won two gold medals in the open competition. In the morning Lesley competed in the Ladies Longbow class and recorded the highest score in both her own class and the mens class. In the afternoon Lesley shot in the Ladies Traditional Recurve … Continue reading Top Scores for Sleight at Scottish Indoor Archery Championships

The Worcester round of February 12th produced a lot of excitement for one of the oldest club members and one of the youngest but went unreported due to the illness of the Records Officer. The Worcester is an unusual round in that it is shot on a black and white target with scoring zones from … Continue reading Club Report 12th February

The IoMAC Championships took place at Onchan on Sunday and produced some close fought contests. The adults shot a WA18 Triple Face Round in the morning session, while the Juniors shot a Single Face Portsmouth round in the afternoon. Shooting positions were allocated by the drawing of lots. The Gents Compound division produced a nail … Continue reading Indoor Championships 2017

The IoM Archery Club was in action both on and off the island at the weekend. Thirteen archers traveled to the Wigan and Orrell shoot at their new venue in Preston, while eight club members turned out at Onchan – everyone shot a Portsmouth round. At Preston, the competition was delayed by a fatal road traffic … Continue reading Club Report and Wigan and Orrell – 29th January