[Texas Angel Ang]

Ches, on Feb 28 2010, 11:13 AM, said:

I joined the Turning Point Nation ( www.turningpointnation.org ) Air rifle try outs..competition isnt till the 13th... But Im finding that I enjoy shooting just as much as I did pre injury, takes a little practice to find your balance with a big rifle to hold out in front of you, but it can be done... I even went out and bought a competition gun to practice with out behind the house.. its been filling in many hours of boredom, Im loving it!

Me and Texaswheelz will be representing Dallas in the paralympics to come!!!

cheeeessss totally bad ass... I want to come on the 13th and watch... where is it going to be???

[StillFingers]

Ches, on Mar 1 2010, 11:00 AM, said:

I found the easiest way to hold the rifle is to set your chair at 2 O'clock.. and slouch just a little..
I guess if youre a left eye shooter youd wanna go 10 O'clock.. either way it helps give the steady shot you knew pre injury. I cant do straight on unless theres a stand, or even a table to lean on.

While I don't shoot rifles, I do shoot with some pretty heavy camera gear and both 10 and 2 o'clock are great shooting positions. I've found that twisting my trunk helps with stability, allowing me to use my back/armpit to leverage my chair back. I am a c5/6 quad tho and use a high back chair.

Why don't I shoot guns, lack of finger movement. So how does a non-finger moving quad shoot with a camera, some camera's have an accessory called a remote shutter release, its a small switch with a button on it...so I clench the switch between my teeth and use my tongue to fire the camera, this frees up both hands/arms to steady, focus or zoom...I do look kinda funny with a wire hanging out my mouth, but wtf I get the shot and have a great time getting out...

Ches n TexasWheelz, go gettem, bring back that gold

[gsp23]

StillFingers, on Mar 3 2010, 01:45 PM, said:

Why don't I shoot guns, lack of finger movement.

You can still shoot a gun without finger movement. Here are a couple of different options.

Handi-Cuff

Poor Man's Trigger Adapter

You can shoot bow as well. There is a guy at my same archery range that is a quad and has been in a couple paralympics, he shoots crossbow and pulls back with his teeth. We were talking the other day about different modifications and some quads that have better arm movement use the same release as I do and they tap the release button on their chin instead of pressing with a finger.

[Texas Angel Ang]

StillFingers, on Mar 3 2010, 12:45 PM, said:

Ches n TexasWheelz, go gettem, bring back that gold

Jerry I'm going to go watch them on the 13th!!!! I'll take pics... well somebody will for me...

[NewDisability]

anam, on Apr 9 2009, 08:40 PM, said:

Hey all
wats there for quadriplegics??
Is there any game for them??

I found a cool SELF ASSESSMENT WIZARD on the UK Parasport site that will help you find the right sport for you. You put in your disability (Eg SCI) and then more details (quad or para) and it lists sports which you might want to consider.

However, it limits its recomendations to Paralympic sports and there are only 20+ of them. There are alot more sports around which are not listed there.

Anyway, if you are looking for a sport, it is a good place to start.

[greybeard]

NewDisability, Thanks for the link. It has prompted me to email my nearest archery club to see if they can accommodate me. It's something I've been meaning to do for ages, but never actually got round to until now.

Anyone else into wheelchair archery?

[ADP-10-08-63]

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[climberwoods]

can we get paintball put on the paralympic