Ideal shooting conditions at the start of the day on Sunday at Ronaldsway were a very welcome change for the handful of archers who turned out to shoot Fita and Metric rounds. The juniors were due to shoot a short metric round for the Junior Championships in the afternoon session, but the clouds gathered as predicted by the weatherman, and the rain started at 12 noon becoming gradually heavier and by 1.15pm it was clear that the conditions were not ideal and the Championships were postponed until next weekend.
However archers had shot enough arrows in the morning session to record scores for shorter Fita rounds which will count towards the leagues. In the Gents compound division once again there was a good competition between Colin Moore and Peter Mumford and they recorded equal scores at the end of the 90m distance. However, Colin had four poor arrows in the 70m distance allowing Peter to take the lead and he finished 14 points ahead at the end of the round. Dave Moore finished in third place unfortunately having a miss in the 90m distance which affected his overall score and he was unable to make up the difference. Adrian Breed also enjoyed one of his few shoots outdoors this season and he shot a Short Metric round for the first time recording a score of 355.
Sarah Rigby and Joy Gough shot a Long Metric round with Sarah showing her dominant form and easily taking first place although Joy shot her best round this season. The two IOM Sport sponsored George sisters elected to shoot a 50m round and had a close contest. Although Aalin’s consistency gained her a few extra points in each dozen, she only finished up 18 points ahead of younger sister Kirsten by the end of the round – watch out Aalin she is on your tail!
Scores:
Gents Compound – Long Metric
1. Peter Mumford : 72 hits, 611 scored, 15 golds, 2 x-tens
2. Colin Moore : 72 hits, 597 scored, 10 golds, 1 x-ten
3. Dave Moore : 71 hits, 544 scored, 9 golds, 5 x-tens
Gents Recurve – Short Metric
1. Adrian Breed : 59 hits, 355 scored, 2 golds
Ladies Compound – Long Metric
1. Sarah Rigby : 72 hits, 661 scored, 27 golds, 6 x-tens
2. Joy Gough : 72 hits, 636 scored, 22 golds, 7 x-tens
Ladies Compound – 50m Round
1. Aalin George : 72 hits, 647 scored, 20 golds, 4 x-tens
2. Kirsten George : 72 hits, 629 scored, 18 golds, 9 x-tens
As the Records Officer is on holiday, any personal best scores will be notified on her return at the end of the month. Next Sunday the rounds will again be Fita/Metrics with the Junior Championships Short Metric round being contested, and the Seniors getting some much needed practice for the Senior Championships which will be held on the following Sunday. Set up as usual in the morning at 9.30 am for a 10.30 am start, and the afternoon session 1.30 pm for a 2 pm start. Members are reminded that there is a bag-pack being held on Saturday 25 August and are asked to give a help even if it is only for a short time.
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