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Archery Report

Thu, 20 Mar 2014

The IoM Archery Club met on Sunday to shoot a Worcester round as part of the Club’s Handicap League. The round consists of 60 arrows shot in groups of five at a black and white target. The zones score from 5 down to 1.

The maximum score on a Worcester is 300 and once again Sarah Rigby shot a perfect round. Dave Moore was disappointed to drop a point with his 45^th arrow, but after the handicap was applied he shared second place with Sarah.

Three archers recorded personal best scores: James Hill, Toby Young and Karen Lott. James shot the Worcester for the first time and can now be handicapped for future rounds. Toby added a terrific 35 points to his pb in spite of having trouble with his sight arm which kept working its way loose. Not only did Toby record a new pb but his score after handicap was enough to take the win.

Rhys Moore, who picked up a neck/shoulder injury whilst playing rugby, struggled on Sunday and had to be content with the wooden spoon.

Karen Lott elected to shoot the round barebow, that is with all shooting aids removed from the bow. Karen recorded a score of 229 to break the Club record by 31 points. This is Lott’s second Club record of the season.

Results Worcester Handicap: 1. Toby Young 1470 (51 144 3)pb, 2. S. Rigby 1440 (60 300 60), =2. D. Moore 1440 (60 299 59), 4. B. Harris 1437 (60 272 34), 5. C. Moore 1431 (60 287 47), 6. D. Cowin 1427 (59 240 19), 7. C. Harris 1425 ( 59 247 23), 8. Jack Tyrer 1414 (52 158 7), 9. Josh Trafford 1402 (58 192 14), 10. B. Layton 1394 (55 210 15), 11. R. Moore 1393 (55 224 24).

Also shooting: James Hill 41 112 2pb. Karen Lott 60 229 15 New Club Record.