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Long-Overdue Blog, Bowling, and Personal Update
I have not posted to this blog since October, 2018. I am okay. I am alive! :-) I started this blog to “empower wheelchair users” mostly by sharing that having a recreational outlet at which we can compete on a … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Health and wellness, Life, Recreation
Tagged Bowling, coronavirus, COVID-19, Paralympic Games, Paralympics, Wheelchair
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VIDEO: Quadriplegic converts 3-10 split for a chance at 26th game of 200 or better
This was the (my) shot of the day at Quad Squad bowling on August 11, 2018. I am posting it now to share and preserve it on my blog. I needed to convert this 3-10 split in the 10th frame … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Enjoyment, Games, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Recreation
Tagged Bowling, Paralysis, Paralyzed, Quadriplegia, Quadriplegic, Sports, Wheelchair
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IKAN Have Fun Bowling League – 2017 Quarter 2 – RESULTS!
With the end of June upon us, we are awaiting the second quarter results (Q2: April-June 2017) of our “IKAN Have Fun Bowling League” where wheelchair users (and friends or family bowling with them) can compete from anywhere in the … Continue reading
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Two IKAN Bowler® Users Enter the 200 Club Nine Days Apart
Jesse Collens and Zak Schmoll have not met, and yet they have an interesting connection. They are both wheelchair users who recently joined the “200 Club” for dynamic wheelchair bowling with an IKAN Bowler®. But how they did so is … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Enjoyment, Games, Hobbies, Inspiration, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged 200 Club, Bowling, Muscular Dystrophy, Quadriplegia, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Tetraplegia, World Record
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Quadriplegic misses bowling 300 game by one frame… sort of!
Okay, technically the title of this blog is true. I am a quadriplegic, and I missed bowling a perfect 300 game by two pins in the ninth frame, and wound up with a 264 and 11 strikes. Wait, what? That … Continue reading
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Yet Another New Bowling Record for Wheelchair Users Driving by Head Array
Mike Murach has done it again! :-) Bowling with family and friends recently, Mike literally rolled to a 190 in his second game. In his email to me with the good news, he pointed out the disparity between his first … Continue reading
Another New Bowling Record for Wheelchair Users Driving by Head Array
Mike Murach has upped the record he set in February, and I have a feeling he is not done! (Big smile) For now, the bowling record for a wheelchair user driving by head array is 182. You can see his scoresheet … Continue reading
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Vent-Dependent Quadriplegic Bowls 21st 200+ Game
Many wheelchair users are not aware that a relatively new device exists that enables even people paralyzed from the neck down (like me) to bowl in a way that mimics the able-bodied bowling process. The IKAN (“I can”) Bowler® attaches … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Enjoyment, Entertainment, Games, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Inspiration, Life, Recreation
Tagged Bowling, Fun, Inspiration, Paralyzed, Quad, Recreation, Sport, Tetra, Wheelchair
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Man Paralyzed for Over 31 Years Bowls a 209
My friend Aaron Parker bowled a 209 on March 23rd, 2013. Many people have bowled that well before, but not many — if any — who have lived with paralysis for more than 31 years. Aaron has been a C7 … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Games, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Inspiration
Tagged Bowling, Fun, Recreation, Sport, Wheelchair
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Steve Kettenhoven enters 200 Club — AND sets CP record!
On February 6th, I “introduced” myself (via email) to Steve Kettenhoven, a Wisconsin man who was awaiting delivery of his IKAN Bowler. I just wanted to offer tips or help to make his IKAN experience as fun and successful as … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Enjoyment, Entertainment, Games, Hobbies, Inspiration, Life, Recreation
Tagged Bowling, Cerebral Palsy, Clintonville, Fun, Kettenhoven, Sport, Wheelchair, Wisconsin
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